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Imaging Student Computers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andy Voelker)
Fri Mar 9 09:10:01 2012
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I'm doing some research on imaging student computers and wanted to get peop=
les' weigh-in. Here is our situation:
- Students bring their own computers. They bring what they can af=
ford and we service whatever they bring. We have standards, but they are v=
ery... shall we say... accommodating. This means that we service 83279423 =
different brands and 8907248928749837283 different models.
- We provide Microsoft Office for all students. We also provide S=
ymantec antivirus (which will hopefully change soon)
- Currently we are making slipstream windows discs with all servic=
e packs and most updates included. We then dump this on to a high speed fl=
ash drive and install it from there.
- We then install the operating system, get any drivers off devid.=
info, run the office installer, and the antivirus installer
- Finally, for all those additional pieces of freeware we run a st=
andardized Ninite package. Done.
- We probably perform about 6 reformats per week, average.
This process doesn't take too long, but I'm sure it could be a lot better. =
The problem is making a generic image that will run well on 89072489287498=
37283 different models of computer.
My questions are:
is it worthwhile to upkeep generic images for Windows 7 32-bit, 7 64-bit, V=
ista 32-bit, Vista 64-bit, and XP?
What is your imaging solution?
Are the generic images as stable and well performed as a clean format?
-- Andy Voelker
avoelker@email.wcu.edu
Manager of Student Computing in the Technology Commons
Western Carolina University
Be sure to check out the WCU TechTips Podcast at http://www.youtube.com/Wes=
ternCarolinaU!!
Check the status of your IT requests at any time at http://help.wcu.edu/ !
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nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>I’m doing =
some research on imaging student computers and wanted to get peoples’=
weigh-in. Here is our situation:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoListPar=
agraph style=3D'margin-left:20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 l=
fo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style=3D'f=
ont:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> &nbs=
p; </span></span><![endif]>Students bring their own computers. =
They bring what they can afford and we service whatever they bring. W=
e have standards, but they are very… shall we say… accommodatin=
g. This means that we service 83279423 different brands and 890724892=
8749837283 different models.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoListParagraph styl=
e=3D'margin-left:20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if =
!supportLists]><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "=
Times New Roman"'> </=
span></span><![endif]>We provide Microsoft Office for all students. W=
e also provide Symantec antivirus (which will hopefully change soon)<o:p></=
o:p></p><p class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'margin-left:20.25pt;text-inden=
t:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D'mso-l=
ist:Ignore'>-<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>  =
; </span></span><![endif]>Currently we =
are making slipstream windows discs with all service packs and most updates=
included. We then dump this on to a high speed flash drive and insta=
ll it from there.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'margin=
-left:20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLis=
ts]><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New R=
oman"'> </span></span=
><![endif]>We then install the operating system, get any drivers off devid.=
info, run the office installer, and the antivirus installer<o:p></o:p></p><=
p class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'margin-left:20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;=
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignor=
e'>-<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> &n=
bsp; </span></span><![endif]>Finally, for all those=
additional pieces of freeware we run a standardized Ninite package. =
Done.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'margin-left:20.25p=
t;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span st=
yle=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> =
; </span></span><![endif]>W=
e probably perform about 6 reformats per week, average.<o:p></o:p></p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>This process does=
n’t take too long, but I’m sure it could be a lot better. =
The problem is making a generic image that will run well on 89072489287498=
37283 different models of computer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p=
> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>My questions are:<o:p></o:p></p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal> is it worthwhile=
to upkeep generic images for Windows 7 32-bit, 7 64-bit, Vista 32-bit, Vis=
ta 64-bit, and XP?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal>What is your imaging solution?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal> Are the generic ima=
ges as stable and well performed as a clean format?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>-- Andy Voelker<o:p>=
</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>avoelker@email.wcu.edu<o:p></o:p></p><p clas=
s=3DMsoNormal>Manager of Student Computing in the Technology Commons<o:p></=
o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Western Carolina University<o:p></o:p></p><p c=
lass=3DMsoNormal>Be sure to check out the WCU TechTips Podcast at <a href=
=3D"http://www.youtube.com/WesternCarolinaU"><span style=3D'color:blue'>htt=
p://www.youtube.com/WesternCarolinaU</span></a>!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D=
MsoNormal>Check the status of your IT requests at any time at <a href=3D"ht=
tp://help.wcu.edu/"><span style=3D'color:blue'>http://help.wcu.edu/</span><=
/a> !<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><br cle=
ar=3Dall> =
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