I have a strange request and if someone doesn't mind taking a few moment to get me pointed in the right direction I would appreciate it.
Using XP for training Windows 7 normal machines Have a WIM of each
not very formiliar with WIM's on ways to update them and still be able to keep it deployable.
So I need to build like near 180 laptops for training class , and like somewhere between 5 and 50 for a totally different training class different software etc not to mention some normal new hires a few every week.
I'm wondering which is a better way I could reduce these down to a simple ghost image or WIM that I can apply the monthly security updates to the image in some form so I don't have to like install months and months of updates or am I looking at needing to keep like a build machine i update every month and regenerate a new image ?
Ultimately I would like to get to where I have a easy manageable pre built image for each department that I can just drop it down and be like run the join domain scripts and not have to mess with each and every departments various needed app's. (AKA this department uses this app configed this way that department app configed something completely different) ,
In lou the fact the place has no sharepoint / Altiris
Or am i just borked to days of boardem :P
Thanks