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Imaging & Deployment with Dells
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dumas, Tony)
Fri Mar 22 11:47:55 2013
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Traditionally we load our imaging systems (Microsoft Deployment 2012) with =
the contents of the Dell OEM media, to use as a source for reloading servic=
ed computers. Our process has been compliant with Dell's published whitepa=
pers in this regard. As of Windows 8, Microsoft has implemented the new OE=
M 3.0 Activation methods for licensing and activation, which now pulls uniq=
ue product keys directly from the BIOS and does not use standardized keys a=
nymore like Vista and Windows 7 did.
The problem we are seeing now is that the imaging process does not seem cap=
able of pulling the key from the BIOS, and therefore the OEM activation is =
not preserved. Loading the computer from the Dell Win8 DVD works fine thou=
gh, which suggests that the mechanism for retrieving the key is built into =
the disc somehow. Has anyone figured out a way to image Dells and preserve=
/re-establish the OEM activation with the supplied OEM media?
Tony Dumas
University of New Hampshire
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Traditionally we load our imaging systems (Microsoft=
Deployment 2012) with the contents of the Dell OEM media, to use as a sour=
ce for reloading serviced computers. Our process has been compliant w=
ith Dell’s published whitepapers in this
regard. As of Windows 8, Microsoft has implemented the new OEM 3.0 A=
ctivation methods for licensing and activation, which now pulls unique prod=
uct keys directly from the BIOS and does not use standardized keys anymore =
like Vista and Windows 7 did.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The problem we are seeing now is that the imaging pr=
ocess does not seem capable of pulling the key from the BIOS, and therefore=
the OEM activation is not preserved. Loading the computer from the D=
ell Win8 DVD works fine though, which suggests
that the mechanism for retrieving the key is built into the disc somehow.&=
nbsp; Has anyone figured out a way to image Dells and preserve/re-establish=
the OEM activation with the supplied OEM media?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Tony Dumas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">University of New Hampshire<o:p></o:p></p>
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