What is out there that I can use to create an image disk that would install on any computer with different hardware profile?

nothing is going to get you past a completely different HAL.

We have had great success with both Altiris and Acronis across our laptops, only minor driver installs required after the fact.

If you want to spend some bucks, I recently had notice of Universal Imaging Utility.

I cannot add any reference about how it works.

You can do this with WinPE 2+

http://www.msfn.org/board/wds-winpe-and-ha...ta-t115243.html

http://www.msfn.org/board/6-t101383.html

I've used the Universal Imaging Utility, it provides a database of drivers for mot machines, and it's own methods for changing the HAL. Making images compatible with any of the ACPI compliant HALs. I works pretty well if you are not interested in collecting drivers and scripting around the HAL switching issues, etc.

If you want to spend some bucks, I recently had notice of Universal Imaging Utility.

nothing is going to get you past a completely different HAL.

Hmmm, I would say NO, and NO .

Have you guys tested/seen this? :

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showforum=43

B)

The UIU is priced IMHO a little more than "some bucks", the "combined effect" of "minimum 100 seat license" with "$20.14 per seat" makes a nice minimum of $2,014.00+S&H, which I would instictively define as "a lot of money", to which you would probably want to add a $20 for the manual and/or $ 10 for "Processing Fee for orders not requiring a DVD (download version)".

Of course the more machines you have, the more sense it makes spending that amount of money.

Since besides being notoriously cheap, I am also picky , I would point out how the pricing scheme creates a "saw-teeth diagram", where you pay:

• same price for 182 or 250 seats
  
• same price for 428 or 500 seats
  
• same price for 899 or 1000 seats
  
• same price for 1792 or 2000 seats
  

They must have used the same guys that make cellular phone rate plans....

jaclaz

I didn't know its features, thx; and haven't realized of the "price per seat"

Edited September 5, 200916 yr by strel

You can get a site license for the UIU if you are going to want it for a corporate type environment.

You can get a site license for the UIU if you are going to want it for a corporate type environment.

I guess yes, though that is not written on their sales page:

http://www.binaryresearch.net/products/the...tility/purchase

From it it seems like the "CALL" starts from 5000+ seats.....

jaclaz