paul814 wrote:
> I have just setup a brand new DELL PC. It came with Windows XP.
> Usually when I get a new Dell it never asks me to activate, this one
> did not either.
>
> Anyway, I have configured it with all of my programs, joined it to
> my domain, etc.
>
> I have 15 more brand new DELL PC's same exact PC's they were all
> bought at the same time. I need to ghost the one I configured onto
> these other 15. My question is Do I need to use sysprep or can I
> just create a ghost and load onto these other PC's?

Do you have a Volume licensed copy of Windows XP you are installing upon
each of these Dell PCs?

If not - then at the very least - for each one you apply the image to- you
should change the product key to whatever is on the sticker for that
particular Dell system. Joining to the domain pretty much gets around the
'same SID' issue - but I's suggest changing that too - to stay consistent.

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