Ghot would be the best way considering you are just replacing the hard drives. This assumes no scsi card changes and you are just going to copy what is on the PC 4gb drive to a new 40gb drive for that same PC.
-----Original Message----- From: Pombo, Tony J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 4:30 a.m. To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: The best way... Sysprep is the only cloning tool Microsoft supports, and it can be automated. Although Ghost is a great cloning tool, SID walker is inferior to Sysprep. SID walker only changes the SID and computer name (if it's the same length). Sysprep can change the name, SID, join the domain, redetect all hardware and install the drivers, alter the video resolution, reconfigure the network settings, change the local admin password, set time zone, set regional and language settings, install printers, install additional software, and more. Any and all of these features can be enabled (and automated) with the settings file you provide. A tool to create the settings file is provided in the resource kit; it's called the Setup Manager, I think. We use a Ghost-type disc copying tool, but we always use Sysprep for Windows "cloning". We use one "image" for every computer at every location at our company. This would not be possible without Sysprep. Even if it wasn't the best tool, we'd use it because being able to contact Microsoft for desktop support is important to our clients. Tony -----Original Message----- From: C.Rajagopalan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 1:34 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: The best way... Hi ! We need to upgrade about 30 client machines in our Division having following config: Existing Config: 64 MB RAM, 4 GB HDD To be upgraded to: 256 MB RAM, 40 GB HDD Rest all, including the Apps, Users, etc. should remain the same in each machine. At the end of the upgradation, there will be only one 40 GB HDD in each. All clients currently run Win 2K SP2. Which is the best way to go about this upgradation, WITHOUT the full re-install of the OS ? Any case studies, experiences, pitfalls, software to accomplish this would be most useful. Thanks in advance. Sincerely, C.Rajagopalan, NW Admin, DPEND, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, TN 603102, India ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************************** This e-mail is not an official statement of the Waikato Regional Council unless otherwise stated. Visit our website http://www.ew.govt.nz *************************************************** ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
