Image disks

[Dando]

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

[iamtheky]

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.

[strel]

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

I cannot add any reference about how it works.

[Tripredacus]

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

[IcemanND]

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.

[jaclaz]

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

[strel]

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

Edited September 5, 2009 by strel

[IcemanND]

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

[jaclaz]

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