Imaging software

bonyolddoc · 01-15-2009, 09:17 PM

A friend of mine has been charged with cleaning up 15-20 laptops (all identical Toshiba's) after the summer break and getting them ready for the year. Last Summer, I helped and we did them one-by-one because that is what her Boss insisted was the only way.
It's going to be different this year.
I need suggestions and recommendations on disk imaging utilities that can be put on a CD or thumb drive. What we are going to do is put a new drive in her laptop, do a clean install, do the updates, install everything that is needed and take it back out and wait for the day to come.
Theoretically, this should be a snap.
So, what utility do you guys suggest and do you have a better way?

Madcatz · 01-16-2009, 09:14 AM

Acronis or symantec ghost work really good.

rbalaji · 01-16-2009, 07:57 PM

Drive Image XML is free and will do the job also. You can get it at www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm

01-15-2009, 09:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
bonyolddoc Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 158 OS: XP Pro My System	Imaging software A friend of mine has been charged with cleaning up 15-20 laptops (all identical Toshiba's) after the summer break and getting them ready for the year. Last Summer, I helped and we did them one-by-one because that is what her Boss insisted was the only way. It's going to be different this year. I need suggestions and recommendations on disk imaging utilities that can be put on a CD or thumb drive. What we are going to do is put a new drive in her laptop, do a clean install, do the updates, install everything that is needed and take it back out and wait for the day to come. Theoretically, this should be a snap. So, what utility do you guys suggest and do you have a better way? __________________ “They who can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” -- Benjamin Franklin

01-16-2009, 09:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,424 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: Imaging software Acronis or symantec ghost work really good.

01-16-2009, 07:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
rbalaji Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,193 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Imaging software Drive Image XML is free and will do the job also. You can get it at www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm __________________ Balaji Ramanathan Computers - You can't live with them, you can't live without them!