[Technical] Off Topic - Windows XP and Serv Pack 2 Incompatibility

[Kevin Feely]

Hi Con
Wipe and reimage?
I HATE that - for some reason the reimage process is an ANATHEMA to me.
I guess having 3 or 4 images that have fixed software is not flexible 
enough for me
if we get new programs these have to be  incorporated and it is untidy!
 
But we need to do it around once every 2 to 4 weeks depending on the 
classroom
Senior PC labs - once maybe a term, not really necessary just do it for 
end of term procedure.
Junior PODS every fornight?
Trying to get the ZenWorks workstation image and automatic repair system 
going.
In this way workstations image is matched to server and new software can 
be efficiently rolled out.

regards


Con Zymaris wrote:

>On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 03:29:42PM +1000, Kevin Feely wrote:
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>>These are only workstations, do not hold data only as  small a number of 
>>applications as possible
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>makes sense.
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>>As we try to buy same componentry we are able to have a small number of  
>>"images" to dump to workstations via ghost, setting up a new workstation 
>>does not take that long.
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>So, new hardware really means new Ghost images? And different images for 
>different hardware sets?
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>>4 hours to test and update an image, then 2 hours to roll it out to the 
>>50+ machines
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>How often do you need to wipe & re-image?
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>>>This 120 hours is per 50 machines per year? Per machine per year?
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>>I  guess around 2 - 3 hours per machine per year, it is the flippin 
>>teachers with their notebooks that drive us crazy.
>>Also printing and Internet charging, lost passwords, new initiatives, 
>>student acceptable use etc etc.
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>All the usual suspects ;-)
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