Windows 7 and Sysprep
Hi Guys
Im about to start testing imaging windows 7 ready for deploying images and i wanted to how people go about changing the name of the computer and joining it to the domain when deploying an image?
At the moment we use Windows XP and it will prompt for a computer name and then join it to the domain as part of the sysprep file.
Can i still use this method when syspreping Windows 7? or is there a better way?
If i re-image a machine and i want to keep the same name, i use the "collect and apply computer name" tasks
Many Thanks
Im about to start testing imaging windows 7 ready for deploying images and i wanted to how people go about changing the name of the computer and joining it to the domain when deploying an image?
At the moment we use Windows XP and it will prompt for a computer name and then join it to the domain as part of the sysprep file.
Can i still use this method when syspreping Windows 7? or is there a better way?
If i re-image a machine and i want to keep the same name, i use the "collect and apply computer name" tasks
Many Thanks
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Posted by:
dchristian
12 years ago
Can you give us your naming convention?
That'll help us point you in the right direction.
That'll help us point you in the right direction.
Posted by:
mattygarland
12 years ago
The computer name would be the type eg DT for desktop or LT for Laptop, room number eg G001 and the number of the computer in that room. So an example would be DT-G001-01
Hope this makes sense
Hope this makes sense
Posted by:
ericwalrod
12 years ago
Do you need to be prompted for the host name, or could you use some programatic logic to name the systems?
If you reall need to be prompted you could look at using MySysprep2 with sysprep:
http://www.tsaysoft.com/mysysprep2/
Just a thought.
Sincerely,
Eric
If you reall need to be prompted you could look at using MySysprep2 with sysprep:
http://www.tsaysoft.com/mysysprep2/
Just a thought.
Sincerely,
Eric
Posted by:
dyehardfan
12 years ago
Use WSName.
Do a search and you'll find a ton of info on in it.
Do a search and you'll find a ton of info on in it.
ORIGINAL: ericwalrod
Do you need to be prompted for the host name, or could you use some programatic logic to name the systems?
If you reall need to be prompted you could look at using MySysprep2 with sysprep:
http://www.tsaysoft.com/mysysprep2/
Just a thought.
Sincerely,
Eric
Posted by:
ericwalrod
12 years ago
Matty's original question was how to prompt for a computer name in Sysprep. Either will work.
KBOX 2000: Image Deployment: How to rename a computer and join it to a Windows domain in the KACE K2000 appliance as a post installation task
KBOX 2000: Image Deployment: How to rename a computer and join it to a Windows domain in the KACE K2000 appliance as a post installation task
ORIGINAL: dyehardfan
Use WSName.
Do a search and you'll find a ton of info on in it.
Posted by:
mattygarland
12 years ago
MySysprep works well but will it work with the "Collect" and "Apply Computer Name" Tasks on the KBOX?
I dont really want to have two images, one for normal sysprep and another for mysysprep.
Thanks
I dont really want to have two images, one for normal sysprep and another for mysysprep.
Thanks
Posted by:
dchristian
12 years ago
Mattygarland,
As long as your deploying sysprep'ed image, you should be able to use the collect and apply computer name.
The only time you would need to do something special is for "new" machines that haven't had your naming convention applied.
As long as your deploying sysprep'ed image, you should be able to use the collect and apply computer name.
The only time you would need to do something special is for "new" machines that haven't had your naming convention applied.
Posted by:
CordlezToaster
12 years ago
Prior to using kace we used MYSYSPREP along with ghost.
It allows the prompt for computer name.
We had to enter %Please input a computer name% in the computer name section of the sysprep file.
More info on this site.
http://www.tsaysoft.com/mysysprep2/
Of course this would require use of system images, and not scripted installs.
Im not sure how well it works with kace as we ditched mysysprep in favor of the solution mentioned above.
It allows the prompt for computer name.
We had to enter %Please input a computer name% in the computer name section of the sysprep file.
More info on this site.
http://www.tsaysoft.com/mysysprep2/
Of course this would require use of system images, and not scripted installs.
Im not sure how well it works with kace as we ditched mysysprep in favor of the solution mentioned above.
Posted by:
garneyflanch
10 years ago
In small environments I would use Windows Deployment Services setting - require administrator approval... and then click 'Approve and Name' on the pending device.
You could also prepopulate the computer in AD, but then you need to type the GUID.
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