Hello, I'm having some difficulty replicating a process we used to do in our XP image deployment with our Vista image deployment. We have 57 different schools, each with their own 3 digit identification code, but we only keep 1 master desktop image. To help identify the machines, we prefer to have them named
[3 digit code]-xxxxxxxxx
This was easy to do in XP imaging, I would use rdeploy to image a computer, then before rebooting in to the newly imaged computer, I would use FIRM to copy in a custom sysprep file that was located at the school. The sysprep file has the OrgName="003" in it. This would then correctly name the computer for that school.
My issue with Vista sysprep is that it appears to lock in sysprep settings at the time of capture, when I'm building the master desktop image. Is it still possible to deploy the vista image using altiris and imageX, and copy in a custom autounattend.xml to have it use those settings instead of the ones it got when I did the original sysprep and capture?
My Procedure:Capturing the master image from a source computer-Install OS, applications, and all customizations
-Copy my sysprep file to the source source computer (C:\autounattend.xml)
-Execute BCDEdit to prepare for imaging
-Run sysprep c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep /generalize /oobe /reboot /unattend:c:\autounattend.xml
-Capture using ImageX
Deploying Image-Apply image to drive using ImageX
-Copy and replace with custom sysprep file? Is this possible in Vista?
.\rdeploy\windows\firm.exe copy f:\school\custom_sysprep\autounattend.xml prod:\autounattend.xml
Please let me know if I can clarify what I am trying to accomplish further. Thank you for any assistance you might be able to share!
Jason