First of all, with Windows 7 around the corner, why are you wasting time with Vista?
Just go to the Microsoft website and download the copious information available to you for all aspects of Windows 7 migration. Microsoft are very keen to encourage users to move to Windows 7, so there is no shortage of information at all levels free to download.

For a start, grab a copy of the Windows Automated Install Kit (WAIK) for Windows 7. This is a significantly improved tool compared to anything previously made available for XP, and simplifies the integration of new drivers and support for different hardware platforms. The company I am currently at, is an early adopter for Windows 7, and are using the WAIK to support over 20 different hardware platforms.

MAK and KMS are supported as for Vista, and you can research the benefits and features of either scheme by simply looking at the Microsoft licencing information. Mr GOOGLE will also give you plenty to look at if you ask him nicely.

Also, depending on your deployment environment, don't ignore or overlook the tools that Microsoft provide - Imagex in my experience gives smaller images than Ghost as it excludes content that is unnecessary in an image. If you use SMS or SCCM, you can also handle image deployment through these tools.

So go ahead and do some research according to your needs!!

Hi EdT

I know I didn't mention this earlier, but there is a very good chance that we will be installing Ubuntu on the same systems as a Dual Boot option with Windows 7.

If Microsoft ImageX is the direction I should be looking at, will it support Linux Partitions?

Microsoft's technet article on ImageX, under the Limitations section, says the following:

You can mount an image only from Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), or Windows Vista.

And from a not reliable source:

WIM is a Windows Imaging format, and you will not be able to create an image of a Linux OS.

Thanks for the info
Much appreciated :)