How to customize COMPUTERNAME on vista image ?

[rikayar]

My goal is to create a Vista image and deploy it to ~1000 computers.
each computer is located in different site.
I would like that a machine that deployed in Amsterdam Site will have
a computername with the Prefix of that location: for example: AMS-
USERNAME-##

anyone have any idea how can I acomplish it?


TIA

 

[Guest]

My goal is to create a Vista image and deploy it to ~1000 computers.
each computer is located in different site.
I would like that a machine that deployed in Amsterdam Site will have
a computername with the Prefix of that location: for example: AMS-
USERNAME-##

anyone have any idea how can I acomplish it?


TIA

Very interesting project... I believe there are indeed ways to deploy
windows on such a large scale using tools.. however I have never needed to
do that !!! lol

may I ask why are you going to do that on such a large scale? what is the
purpose?

thanks

 

[Tim Judd]

My goal is to create a Vista image and deploy it to ~1000 computers.
each computer is located in different site.
I would like that a machine that deployed in Amsterdam Site will have
a computername with the Prefix of that location: for example: AMS-
USERNAME-##

anyone have any idea how can I acomplish it?


TIA

Any NT-based OS Microsoft has released keeps a unique identifier (SID)
that separates one from another. Typically, there has always been a
tool to remove this identifier and it gets reestablished on next boot.
So, just like imaging 1000 computers with windows 2000 or XP, you would
probably need to follow that same structure.

Look for tools on the installation DVD. The familiar names that come to
mind is "sysprep". Being Vista, it may have been renamed. Searching
Microsoft's site for tools will probably eventually get you the answer
you're looking for.

Good luck, and remember that one flaw in the image means you have to
correct it 1000 times, so make sure the image is perfect...
(re-)re-imaging the original as many times as it takes.