Building workstation install images.

[Joseph Forbes <jftitan () gmail com>]

Hey Everyone! 

  I know many of us have wanted to do this, and even have done setups
like this, I even had many opportunities during my schooling at which
I volunteered to help reimage HDDs for each quarter. So machines would
be spyware/crap & more crap free.

  I am wondering what would be the most effective way to build HDD
images, of 3 different installs (example: 2 types of Dell GX
workstations, and 1 type of Dell server)  Including security
templates, to secure the workstations (Not on a AD), etc.

  I am currently using Norton Ghost, to build the images of the three
different machines. Before making the images, I step by step configure
the machines to the way I want them. But the way I am doing it, is
slow, and manual.

Question is...  Is there any administrative (wizard) that will help be
build the images, but have them be installable (example: When you
power on a new dell for the first time you do a installation process,
which as well configures the machine with its service tag, etc) As
well having the administrative templates installed.

Any tips, or suggestions on what anyone else has done to prepare HDD
images for workstation installs.

-- 
Joseph Forbes  "Don't Forget to Salt the Fries!"
Network Security Administrator
SwapNEtwork eXtreme, Inc. 
jftitan () satx rr com (jftitan () swapnetx com)
cell 210.834.3450 fax 775.415.9280