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    FOGPREP VS SYSPREP WINDOWS 7 64

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    • Tom ElliottT
      Tom Elliott
      last edited by

      Well said,

      I don’t think you’ll get any flak for that Jaymes.

      As Jaymes said,

      FOGPrep and Sysprep are two different things. It is my understanding that FOGPrep only cleaned up a couple things to prepare the system for upload. It isn’t needed anymore, but won’t hurt anything to run it either.

      That said, I don’t think, if you were to be sysprepping the system, that you would need to use FOGPrep at all, even in the older versions of FOG. This is because Sysprep would clean all the UID/SID information and prepare the system to an out of box state. I doubt it would’ve hurt to run FOGPrep [b]BEFORE[/b] Sysprep, but there may be issues if you ran it [b]AFTER[/b] sysprep. This is because the items that it is cleaning should no longer exist.

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      • Jaymes DriverJ
        Jaymes Driver Developer
        last edited by

        Ahh good point I didn’t tell them when to run the FogPrep OOPS 😛

        WARNING TO USERS: My comments are written completely devoid of emotion, do not mistake my concise to the point manner as a personal insult or attack.

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          Alonsogye
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          Very much appreciated for the information i was under the impression that Fogprep would do the same as sysprep… I really was trying to avoid sysprep since for about two years i had no problem in my domain environment, i just ran NewSid right after cloning a computer. i guess i am going to have to look into sysprep.

          Again thanks much

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          • Jaymes DriverJ
            Jaymes Driver Developer
            last edited by

            Set up a virtual machine and play with sysprep a bit, you will learn the ins and the outs fast. The hardest part of sysprep is learning to set up your answer file correctly. (Use snapshots and revert back to them, I hate to admit it but I doubt you get it right on the first try). If I remember correctly, it took me a good 3 weeks of fiddling to find the right set up.

            A number of us here use sysprep so if you get stuck just holler we will do out best to help you.

            The nice part is (i noticed in your other thread you spoke of using different images) once you get the answer file set up, you can re-use it in each of your windows 7 images 😉

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              Alonsogye
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              Thanks Jaymes… i haven’t deploy to users any Win7 am still in the testing face. I will work on a virtual machine better, i have a feeling i will mess up for some tries !!!

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              • Jaymes DriverJ
                Jaymes Driver Developer
                last edited by

                I have a few walk throughs from my journeys into Sysprep, if you are interested just let me know and I will get them to you.

                WARNING TO USERS: My comments are written completely devoid of emotion, do not mistake my concise to the point manner as a personal insult or attack.

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                  Alonsogye
                  last edited by

                  That would be awesome !!! this are my first steps going into syspreing and unattended files. I am following this tutorial [url]http://blog.ibuddy.info/index.php/2011/05/fog-29-my-windows-7-guide-3264-bit-docv1/[/url] which is pretty cool and am going through the xml file modifying what i think i need for my environment.

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                  • Tom ElliottT
                    Tom Elliott
                    last edited by

                    If you need help, please ask and we’ll do our best. I’m not the best of documenting things, but I do have some scripts to help during the sysprep process. I think I gave one to Jaymes, or somebody, on the forum that basically tries to automate the installation of drivers into the system.

                    While I know we have the SAD2 method, I think having the drivers in the system before sysprep is much quicker than having the system load the drivers after the upload completes. To each their own though.

                    Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG! Get in contact with me (chat bubble in the top right corner) if you want to join in.

                    Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

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                      BigMan99211
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                      I just came across this post.

                      For drivers, we create a “DRIVERS” folder in C:\ that has sub folders for each model of machine that runs that particular image. Then, inside each model folder, we have sub folders with each driver. Then, we follow: [url]http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753716.aspx[/url] to add the folder locations to the default driver search path. This way, all drivers are installed on the first reboot, after imaging, during initial setup. It takes a little longer for the setup to run, but it won’t require multiple reboots, as no system devices are being utilized yet.

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                        Alonsogye
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                        Thanks [SIZE=12px]Tom Elliott if you don’t mind i will appreciate the help.[/SIZE]

                        BigMan99211 very much appreciated as well for the tip i will try it.

                        I was looking into the market for a commercial solution and definitely even some may say that their GUI is “easier” i am completely sure that FOG by far is the best solution as far as cost effective. The commercial companies charge per computer which is a ridiculous amount of money. I know this is an open source solution but i would most definitely donate so that the developers can keep the excellent job. If anyone knows a secure way to contact them please share it… I just feel like sharing this !!! have a nice weekend everyone.
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                          PHIL EATON
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                          [quote=“Jaymes Driver, post: 22588, member: 3582”]I have a few walk throughs from my journeys into Sysprep, if you are interested just let me know and I will get them to you.[/quote]

                          Jaymes- Id love to see your walkthroughs if still available. My email [email]psimms555@gmail.com[/email] Thx in advance!

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                            PHIL EATON
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                            [quote=“Alonsogye, post: 23379, member: 22000”]Thanks [SIZE=12px]Tom Elliott if you don’t mind i will appreciate the help.[/SIZE]

                            BigMan99211 very much appreciated as well for the tip i will try it.

                            I was looking into the market for a commercial solution and definitely even some may say that their GUI is “easier” i am completely sure that FOG by far is the best solution as far as cost effective. The commercial companies charge per computer which is a ridiculous amount of money. I know this is an open source solution but i would most definitely donate so that the developers can keep the excellent job. If anyone knows a secure way to contact them please share it… I just feel like sharing this !!! have a nice weekend everyone.
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                            BigMan- what commercial solutions did u find that rival Fog? What prices? Just curious. Thanks!

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