Also look into the benefits of products like Altiris for this kind of = deployment. It has a SID changer tool which automatically does SID changing on image = deployments if you configure the Aclient correctly. Very nice product and doesn't cost a hell of a lot. Check it out at www.altiris.com and look at the deployment suite of = products. Could save you a bucket of money and time. Tony Lyne Senior Systems Engineer=20 Computerland Central=20 P O Box 1470=20 PALMERSTON NORTH Telephone (+64) 06 3537300 Facsimile (+64) 06 3566800 Mobile (+64) 0274 720696 E-mail Tony.Lyne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Internet http://www.computerland.co.nz CAUTION: This e-mail message and accompanying data may contain = information that is confidential and subject to privilege. If you are = not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, = dissemination, distribution or copying of this message or data is = prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me = immediately and delete all material pertaining to this e-mail. Thank = you. =A0 -----Original Message----- From: Rick Fogarty [mailto:rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2003 3:38 a.m. To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: sysprep $60 an image is what they quoted us.... -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jonathan Kadoo Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:24 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: sysprep I didn't realize Dell would do that. That is great. Thanks for the =3D info. -----Original Message----- From: Sullivan, Glenn [mailto:GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D3D20 Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:47 AM To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [windows2000] Re: sysprep If you do not run sysprep, all or your machines will have the same SID. = =3D And all of your local admin accounts will look the "same" to each other... = =3D i.e., you may change the password on a local account on one machine but not = =3D the other... but the old password would work sometimes because the SID of = =3D the account is the same. A crappy explanation, but I can't think of a better one. In the future, talk to Dell about loading on your corporate version of = =3D XP pro, which has a VLK and does not require activation. They can do it = =3D for little or no more money... Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA David Clark Company Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Kadoo [mailto:jkadoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 9:27 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] sysprep I just got a bunch of new dell workstations. I want to create an image = =3D and then put the image on all the workstations. I was just wondering if I = =3D have to sysprep the workstation that I create the image from? What are the downsides to not running sysprep first? =3D3D20 The reason I ask is that = =3D Dell installs Windox xp pro on the workstations but I am required to activate = =3D the machine with MS. I am trying to avoid the hassles of doing that. = =3D3D20 =3D Thanks for you help in advance =3D3D20 Jonathan =3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D= 3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D=3D 3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D= 3D =3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D= 3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D=3D 3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D= 3D =3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D=3D3D3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D= 3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm