What can you do with Post Installation

[Guest]

Hello to Everyone
I will explain to you what I am looking for and you can tell me if your
product is compatible.
I am a small business in developing and selling software/hardware solutions.
Due to the rapid rate of growth, I must purchase computers already built with
XP Pro installed. When I was building my own systems, I used a ghost image
and that worked great for me. I am used to having all my systems configure
the same. Trying to get all the computers the same is tedious.
I would like to stay away from re-imaging.

Here’s a list of what I need to configure;
• Windows Explorer
o In the advance setting the ability to change the check box to our specs
o Set all folders to a detail list
o Add some new files type list
o Add and Change default; open with program list
• Change desktop background
• Add user with permissions
• Change computer Name
• Change work group
• Change admin password
• Change network setting to static ip
• Turn off all Security Alerts
• Turn off Firewall
• Turn off Auto Updates
• And more

I know that I can do this manually; but this takes too much time and it’s
not consistent.
I would like to automate this process.
Can this be done and how?
Thanks for any suggestions.

Don V.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Hello to Everyone
I will explain to you what I am looking for and you can tell me if
your product is compatible.
I am a small business in developing and selling software/hardware
solutions. Due to the rapid rate of growth, I must purchase
computers already built with XP Pro installed. When I was building
my own systems, I used a ghost image and that worked great for me.
I am used to having all my systems configure the same. Trying to
get all the computers the same is tedious.
I would like to stay away from re-imaging.

Here's a list of what I need to configure;
. Windows Explorer
o In the advance setting the ability to change the check box to our
specs
o Set all folders to a detail list
o Add some new files type list
o Add and Change default; open with program list
. Change desktop background
. Add user with permissions
. Change computer Name
. Change work group
. Change admin password
. Change network setting to static ip
. Turn off all Security Alerts
. Turn off Firewall
. Turn off Auto Updates
. And more

I know that I can do this manually; but this takes too much time
and it's not consistent.
I would like to automate this process.
Can this be done and how?
Thanks for any suggestions.

Research.

Unattended Help web pages:

By CD/DVD...
http://unattended.msfn.org/

By network...
http://unattended.sourceforge.net/

Application switches and such...
http://appdeploy.com/

Your other choice might be to create a universal image - but I think you
would get more flexibility with an unattended installation.

http://www.leinss.com/uniimg.html
(See the WinXP Blog addition - imaging with universal image)

http://www.gc.peachnet.edu/www/wbeck/W2KXP.htm#Master
(More on building and ghosting a master image)

Something "extra" - to lock down these systems if needed.

Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...56-E3DA-42EA-857D-92B716077A84&displaylang=en