RIS & Sysprep, both with Windows server, handles making the "image" - in quotes because they aren't true images the way RIS works - and deploying it. MSDN and TechNet have some pretty informative stuff about RIS. Drew -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Berry Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 5:35 PM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Laptop/Notebook Management -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Lane, Mark wrote: | I used Ghost in the past. Now I use Remote Installation Services (RIS) | since it is part of Windows Server. Price is right since dollars are tight. I thought RIS was only for deployment, you still need something to make the images right? What are you using for that? - -- Chris Berry chris_berry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Systems Administrator JM Associates & Coast Business Service "This message written on our state-of-the-art beowulf cluster of nitrogen cooled, overclocked C64's" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBE/l/kAS13ByzgbsRAjusAKCstkuYxGT9eIQu7sVdSuHRlHeCYACg5APq uEvPRCKHTlTZcb/hAsN2vNU= =GEO2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm