Unattended, A Windows deployment system.

PangingJr · Oct 25, 2004, 08:29 PM

Unattended, A Windows deployment system.
http://unattended.sourceforge.net/

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What is this?
This is a system for fully automating the installation of Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

Features include:

* Automated install of OS, hotfixes, and applications
* Full documentation and source code
* Support for floppy, CD-ROM, and "nothing but net" installs
* True unattended installation, not disk imaging
* No Windows servers required; use your Unix servers instead
* No Unix servers required; use your Windows servers after all
* Completely free

When you are finished setting up Unattended, you will be able to boot any PC from a floppy, from a CD-ROM, or directly from the network, answer a few questions, and come back an hour or two later to a fully-installed Windows workstation.

No_Style · Oct 26, 2004, 05:10 AM

Have you tried this? Looks interesting, but the manual method of making this is pretty much as simple as 1-2-3 to me.

HsuGotaQ · Oct 26, 2004, 05:37 AM

Nice little gadget, but I do prefer the Ghost + Sysprep combo with Symantec Ghost 8 Corp. I can get 110 machines up and running in 20 minutes (ok... 50 minutes, but that's because of 5 old PII). Just ghost a system that has the lowest CPU / HDD, run sysprep and multicast ghost to all the pc's you need and voila, a clean validated network (FDA approved too). Faster deployment and safer than updating systems with patches manually or by deploying them silently.

No_Style · Oct 26, 2004, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by HsuGotaQ

Nice little gadget, but I do prefer the Ghost + Sysprep combo with Symantec Ghost 8 Corp. I can get 110 machines up and running in 20 minutes (ok... 50 minutes, but that's because of 5 old PII). Just ghost a system that has the lowest CPU / HDD, run sysprep and multicast ghost to all the pc's you need and voila, a clean validated network (FDA approved too). Faster deployment and safer than updating systems with patches manually or by deploying them silently.

It really depends on the type of situation you're in. Sysprep+Disk imaging is great if the systems are relatively the same. I still adore my unattended DVD

pr0digal jenius · Oct 26, 2004, 06:22 AM

unattended DVDs rock

windows, drivers, Office, spyware stuff, and all my documents, pics, etc.....at the push the power button

PangingJr · Oct 26, 2004, 07:33 AM

Don't compare the method or a way of doing thing to another method.

Don't tell me that one method is easier than the others

How long before you find or get used to whatever method that you are using ?

Oct 26, 2004, 05:10 AM	#2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Have you tried this? Looks interesting, but the manual method of making this is pretty much as simple as 1-2-3 to me. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Oct 26, 2004, 05:37 AM	#3
HsuGotaQ Hydrogenated Dumbass Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canuckland Posts: 755 Rep Power: 0	Nice little gadget, but I do prefer the Ghost + Sysprep combo with Symantec Ghost 8 Corp. I can get 110 machines up and running in 20 minutes (ok... 50 minutes, but that's because of 5 old PII). Just ghost a system that has the lowest CPU / HDD, run sysprep and multicast ghost to all the pc's you need and voila, a clean validated network (FDA approved too). Faster deployment and safer than updating systems with patches manually or by deploying them silently.

Oct 26, 2004, 06:22 AM	#5
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	unattended DVDs rock windows, drivers, Office, spyware stuff, and all my documents, pics, etc.....at the push the power button

Oct 26, 2004, 07:33 AM	Thread Starter #6
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	Don't compare the method or a way of doing thing to another method. Don't tell me that one method is easier than the others How long before you find or get used to whatever method that you are using ?