Windows xImage and WIM

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited March 2006 in Science & Tech
how cool is this? This sounds like it's going to change vast aspects of my business, and that excites me....

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  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited September 2005
    Holy... how cool is that! :eek:
    The WIM image format allows you to service an image offline. You can add or delete certain operating system components, patches, and drivers without creating a new image. Rather than spending a few hours updating an image, which you do now with Microsoft Windows XP, for example, you can update an image in minutes. For example, to add a patch to a Windows XP image, you must boot the master image, add the patch, and then prepare the image again. With Windows Vista, you can simply service the image offline.
    That rocks!
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited September 2005
    That will save a lot of time for a lot of people. Maybe I will make an image now that it will be easier to keep it updated.
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited March 2006
    As of right now... I have to do at least 1/2 day testing and adding the patches to my slipstream CD... pain. This looks like a real boon for IT!!!
  • TheHeartSmasherTheHeartSmasher
    edited March 2006
    I wish I worked for your company. I just wish there were more details on the site and pictures about the datacenter, plans, etc.

    This sounds great no more crazy ghosting over and over again. My College is updating things right now so I hope SMS will do it's job but the images sound better than trying to send out packages to every pc/server/dns on the network.

    Will this be the end of long waits and sleepless hours of testing.:celebrate
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