Awesome-sauce... The Linux disk doesn't need to be LARGER though, just larger than the installed portion of the target disk right?
Do you have a suggested distro? -Curt Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 22:07:54 -0600 From: Craig <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Virus attack on the Information minister Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:15:19 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 <[email protected]> wrote: > Just replaced a bum hard drive in a classroom computer. > > Using Altiris Deployment Solutions and an image of a "golden" machine > the workstation was back up and running as original in about 20 minutes. After you do a fresh install of Windows and update it, connect the disk to your handy-dandy linux system (with a disk larger than the one with Windows on it) and execute: dd if=/dev/windows-disk of=windows-disk.iso Shut the Linux system down, and put the Windows disk in its computer. Then when Windows barfs, you can quickly get back to where you were by reattaching the Windows disk to the Linux system and executing, dd if=windows-disk.iso of=/dev/windows-disk . At work, I made 13 identical systems this way and only had to suffer through the abominable Windows install once. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
