what is the Standard imaging software for deploying new PC's
I remember years ago using Ghost to deploy systems but it looks more like a home user product now
am I mistaken ? or has the product been renamed?
we are gong to be purchasing over 30 systems and want to install a standard image with all our custom software
I want to be able to deploy a image form a server to several systems at a time to make the process more streamlined
am I mistaken ? or has the product been renamed?
we are gong to be purchasing over 30 systems and want to install a standard image with all our custom software
I want to be able to deploy a image form a server to several systems at a time to make the process more streamlined
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Hyper-Me
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If you already have a 2003 or 2008 server why not use Windows Deployment Services? its free. -
mrmcmint
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If you already have a 2003 or 2008 server why not use Windows Deployment Services? its free.
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We use WDS and it works really well. -
forkvoid
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I remember years ago using Ghost to deploy systems but it looks more like a home user product now
am I mistaken ? or has the product been renamed?
we are gong to be purchasing over 30 systems and want to install a standard image with all our custom software
I want to be able to deploy a image form a server to several systems at a time to make the process more streamlined
Symantec Ghost and Norton Ghost are different products for different markets. You want Symantec Ghost. I use it and WDS. I prefer WDS much more.The beginning of knowledge is understanding how little you actually know. -
bjaxx
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Symantec Ghost and Norton Ghost are different products for different markets. You want Symantec Ghost. I use it and WDS. I prefer WDS much more.
Altiris Deployment Solution if you can float the cash."You have to hate to lose more than you love to win" -
veritas_libertas
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Symantec Ghost and Norton Ghost are different products for different markets. You want Symantec Ghost. I use it and WDS. I prefer WDS much more.
That was what I was thinking. I didn't know to much about WDS though... -
Zartanasaurus
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Another vote for WDS.Currently reading:
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crrussell3
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WDS or Altiris get my vote. Haven't used Ghost in a long time to say if its still any good.MCTS: Windows Vista, Configuration
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jojopramos
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Windows Deployment Services is great for image deployment.... easy to configure and you can install many different image depends on per department or per location image configuration. -
NightShade03
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We used ghost for a few months until we got SCCM up and running and I would never look back. The hardware required to run this and software costs usually turn people away when WDS is free but this is a great product. -
Hyper-Me
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NightShade03 wrote: »We used ghost for a few months until we got SCCM up and running and I would never look back. The hardware required to run this and software costs usually turn people away when WDS is free but this is a great product.
SCCM is fantastic when you get past about 500 machines. Up to that point WDS works well.
I don't think SCCM should be looked at as a competitor to WDS but rather an advancement and enhancement of the technology for a bigger entity.
