Re: XP OEM

"Daniel Sinclair" <danieljsinclair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Either we're talking at cross purposes, or maybe I'm being dumb, but what
> is it about "being in a domain" that makes it easier to "deploy 150
> workstations" without SysPrep? How are you planning on deploying the
> machines and making the SID changes?

That's the point - he erroneous assumes that as a machine joining a domain
gets a new Domain SID that the local SID is not relevant; so he thinks he
can just brutal clone the machines, ignore the SYSPREP and SID regeneration
and join the domain thus saving some time.

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"Daniel Sinclair" <danieljsinclair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23ch6KkPbFHA.1360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Either we're talking at cross purposes, or maybe I'm being dumb, but what
> is it about "being in a domain" that makes it easier to "deploy 150
> workstations" without SysPrep? How are you planning on deploying the
> machines and making the SID changes?
>
> "Jetro" <somewhere@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uAmLW0KbFHA.1148@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Because there is no point. It's possible to deploy 150 workstations
>> faster
>> than to prepare 50 diskettes :o) If you know the point then show me.
>>
>
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