If you've got volume license keys for windows and office, you can use sysprep, but if it's oem or retail keys, I think you're stuck installing old fashioned style.
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Vic Drecchio" <vic.drecchio@...> wrote:
>
> You know, one thing I didn't think of is how does this work with Windows 7
> licensing? And even MS Office licensincg, too. I'll obviously have valid
> licenses for all, but when I clone "Drive 1" and clone it to Drives 2 - 20,
> they'll all have the same Windows 7 license and MS Office key. How do I
> work with that? Thanks.
>
>
>
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> cubcrafters_it
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 6:42 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Re: OT: Disk Cloning Software (ie, "Ghost")
>
>
>
>
>
> I like Clonezilla too, however if you're cloning a bunch of Windows PCs, in
> the past you had to sysprep the master image so that the domain didn't have
> a fit with SIDs and licenses and whatnot.
>
> It's been a few years since I've had the need to do a cloned rollout, so I
> don't know if anything has changed in that regard.
>
> But I continue to use clonezilla to backup and restore hard drive images.
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> , "Vic
> Drecchio" <vic.drecchio@> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks to everyone for the recommendations.
> >
> >
> >
> > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
> Behalf Of xorone
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 3:42 PM
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Vantage] Re: OT: Disk Cloning Software (ie, "Ghost")
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > acronis is what I have used in the past.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Tim Vonderhaar <tvonderhaar@
> <mailto:tvonderhaar@%20%3cmailto:tvonderhaar%40forcecontrol.com>
> <mailto:tvonderhaar%40forcecontrol.com> >
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 3:23 PM
> > Subject: [Vantage] Re: OT: Disk Cloning Software (ie, "Ghost")
> >
> >
> >
> > I have used CloneZilla numerous times and highly recommend it. The only
> things to keep in mind, if the destination disk is larger than the source
> disk, CloneZilla will not automatically extend the partition to use all of
> the disk space. You will need to do that manually after the cloning
> completes.
> >
> > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> , "Vic Drecchio" <vic.drecchio@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Here's my OT email of the week: I am getting ready to roll out about 20
> > > identical PC's. I'd like to configure one PC perfectly and then clone
> the
> > > drive and copy it to the others. I don't need bells and whistles or
> > > anything relating to the cloud. I've used Ghost in the past and also see
> a
> > > freeware open-source version out there called Clonezilla.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'll probably never use the software again after this roll-out, so I'm
> > > looking for any input you all may have.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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