automate setup of software on 20 new win 7 pc's

[DougP]

We a getting 20 or computers this summer to upgrade the schools computer lab.
And I thought we could set up the printer install, Office and Adobe reader and whatever else they need without going to each machine and doing it one at a time. we have Server 2003 to put the files on.
I remember from my NT certification days we could make a script or something ( I don’t even remember what it is called now)
Anyway you could install the OS and install software and so on, even drivers as well?
Or can I create a bat file that one at time installs Office,Adove and printers, map drives etc.

Any and all ideas welcome.

TIA


DougP

 

[BadBigBen]

why not use Sysprep...

take a look here for further info on the how to...

How to Sysprep a Windows 7 Machine - Start to Finish V2

http://www.ehow.com/how_5392616_sysprep-machine-start-finish-v2.html

basically you create ONE install image/media, for all the 20 PC's, then you could prep it for installing over the network...

see also:

Step-by-Step: Basic Windows Deployment for IT Professionals

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349348(WS.10).aspx

Ben
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[rclarke250]

You could set up a system deployment image, and use PXE to load it from the serer onto the clients.

 

[linney]

In relation to that earlier dead link see if this helps.

Sysprep a Windows 7 Machine – Start to Finish V2

http://blog.brianleejackson.com/sysprep-a-windows-7-machine-–-start-to-finish-v2

http://www.xmarks.com/site/www.ehow.com/how_5392616_sysprep-machine-start-finish-v2.html