On Jul 6, 9:45*pm, "Shenan Stanley" <newshel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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No there is no vol. license although each PC has its own copy of
Windows XP (a sticker on the PC). So I would not need a sysprep?

I can change the key to what is on the label, how do I change the XP
key?

What is the SID?...How do you change this? How would I know what to
make each PC's?