Need some advice with XP please

  • Thread starter Thread starter chris
  • Start date Start date
C

chris

I have about 20 pcs that just came in and they have XP on
them. I know how XP has a specific license number for each
PC and without a valid one, the pc cannot receive any
updates. Here is my question. I would like to image one of
the XP boxes after I load the programs I need on it and
then load the image on the rest of the pcs. However, the
other PCs will not have a unique license number. Is there
a way to change that number after the image to the correct
number so I can run any future WIndows Updates? Also, is
there anything else that I should be concerned with when
making an image of an XP machine? Thanks for the info.



Chris
 
Description of the Windows XP Corporate Deployment Tools and Documentation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321880&Product=winxp

How to Use Sysprep: An Introduction
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/itpro/deploying/introduction.asp

How to Use Sysprep with Windows Product Activation or Volume License Media to Deploy Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299840&Product=winxp

How to Use Sysprep for Auditing Installations
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/itpro/deploying/auditing.asp

Automating Windows XP Installations
http://www.labmice.net/WindowsXP/Install/unattend.htm


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"chris" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message:

| I have about 20 pcs that just came in and they have XP on
| them. I know how XP has a specific license number for each
| PC and without a valid one, the pc cannot receive any
| updates. Here is my question. I would like to image one of
| the XP boxes after I load the programs I need on it and
| then load the image on the rest of the pcs. However, the
| other PCs will not have a unique license number. Is there
| a way to change that number after the image to the correct
| number so I can run any future WIndows Updates? Also, is
| there anything else that I should be concerned with when
| making an image of an XP machine? Thanks for the info.
|
|
|
| Chris
|
 
Back
Top