PC imaging across platforms..

[chiners_68]

right. i know this has been spoke about before but the information I have got is flakey & all over the place..

Basically im create a base image sysprepeing & imaging using powerquest drive image 6.0

i have several P4 workstations including laptops which should take the same image if done correctly.

the problem i have is information on what HAL to use or when/how to modify to go across the platforms.

i have dell Laptops & base units of roughly the same spec but different models

Do I need to use a specific hal on my base image which will work on all these P4 machines or will I need to inject a hal through sysprep some how..? What is the best way to do this..

Ive also seen that i will need to change the IDE ATAP controller to a standard one before taking the image so it works axcross the other platforms. Is this corect & what is best to set this too..?

Mark.

[exrcizn]

Forget imaging and create an unattended install CD that will work for any hardware.

[chiners_68]

imaging is quicker for our base image. we then have different departments with different packages we then deploy to the PC's.