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The article on "Building a Standard Vista Image" said that "comparing the advantages and disadvantages of WIM versus traditional imaging formats is beyond the scope of this document". So here is a rundown of the major features of Ximage (WIM) vs. Rdeploy.

When Upgrading Patch Management from 6.1 to 6.2 you may want to upgrade your NS server and then upgrade your Software Update Agents on your client machines at a later time.

If you ever need to execute a method against different DS servers when using the Web service in the ASDK use this code to switch between servers. This is useful when you need to find out which DS server a computer is located on and then execute a method against that computer.

There is a KB article available for "Common problems for very large environments" and is #26878. Particularly interesting is the last item under NS relating to IIS and .NET's debug mode for asp pages.

The network discovery process is a great feature in Altiris, but you can only input ranges to include or exclude one at a time. The console does not have an option to allow you to enter a list of ranges.

Ever seen "Pimp my ride"? This takes it to a whole new level. This is the last of a three-part installment for Pimp my Console.

With this SQL code you can customize your console header. You could use if for something cool like in the screenshot or something functional in case you run multiple NS Servers and need something big to tell you where you are at. IE "Altiris Server A".

Ever seen "Pimp my ride"? This takes it to a whole new level. This is the second of a three-part installment for Pimp my Console.

Have you ever wanted to customize your background on your console from blue to something cool?

Ever seen "Pimp my ride"? This takes it to a whole new level. This is the first of a three-part installment for Pimp my Console.

Have you ever wondered what Rollup you were running on your console but didn't remember what version it was? Now you can modify your page to display this.

After repackaging an application, do you find it a pain to go change 10 different settings inside of the Windows Installer Editor? Here's a tip that's sure to help.

Many times packagers use merge modules for applications to prevent conflicts when uninstalling that application later on. Here's a "best practice" to keep in mind when using merge modules.