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When I was looking after this task my XP image (built on very basic hardware, tweaked, sysprepped and then Ghosted) only contained the basic OS with SP2, a load of drivers plus a couple of packages that were very tricky to deploy using MSIs - such as VNC. I think the image was about 1.8Gb. This blew onto a decent spec box in about 5 mins over a 100Mb link. Patches were deployed via WSUS and other apps were deployed afterwards using Active Directory. That stage was the bit that took the time but I was only installing a handful of machines at a time so it wasn't a problem. I found that deploying apps before imaging led to issues when it came to updating or removing those apps through AD. Tim. Tim Wiser Technical Support email : [log in to unmask] ddi : Orchid Business Computing Limited Technology House Mallard Way Pride Park Derby DE24 8GX Tel : 01332 36 00 99 Fax: 01332 36 05 09 www.orchidbc.com This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may be monitored. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Therefore, we do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions that are present in this message, or any attachment, that have arisen as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required, please request a hard-copy version. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Registered address : Technology House, Mallard Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8GX VAT Registration Number : 690 1615 41 Company Registration Number : 3337756 E&OE From: Support issues for windows in UK HE & FE [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of COXON M.A. Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 9:57 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Supplementary question re delivery of applications to student desktops Our XP images are just over 1Gb, Vista images are just over 2gb using Imagex, these are slightly smaller (about 600Mb) than our old Ghost XP images. Very little is added to the vanilla install, extra drivers, VNC, few tweaks. All applications are delivered when joined to the domain.