How to format a remote PC

MAK · 10-17-2006, 04:11 AM

Hi, I have No. of PCs on a network on remote locations, is there a way I can repair or format a PC and setup WindowsXP remotely without visiting their locations.

crazijoe · 10-17-2006, 05:31 AM

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../remoteos.mspx

You can use either Win2K server or Win2K3 server to push out images.

MAK · 10-17-2006, 02:13 PM

Thanx a lot.

**bilbus** · 10-18-2006, 08:08 PM

arconis will do that to you just need to mail out a boot CD and ask the person to click acronis boot agent

crazijoe · 10-19-2006, 06:10 AM

@ bilbus
This is just a personal question for me but how does acronis handle SIDs. I know that this was a big issue with Ghost and you had to use Ghostwalker to change the SID on the remote computer. This can to be more of a hassle than what is was worth. Does acronis give out different SIDs for each computer or is it just an image of the host computer?

**bilbus** · 10-19-2006, 06:30 PM

it does not handle sids at all.

I use newsid.exe from system internals and execute that on each pc before i deploy it out. Take about 5 mins to run, makes a random SID and also changes PC name

**bilbus** · 10-19-2006, 06:31 PM

if you have an important pc you can set it to do an online backup image of the pc every night. It does it in windows, no need to take pc/server down to image.

10-17-2006, 04:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
MAK Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2 OS: winxp	How to format a remote PC Hi, I have No. of PCs on a network on remote locations, is there a way I can repair or format a PC and setup WindowsXP remotely without visiting their locations.

10-17-2006, 05:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../remoteos.mspx You can use either Win2K server or Win2K3 server to push out images. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

10-19-2006, 06:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	@ bilbus This is just a personal question for me but how does acronis handle SIDs. I know that this was a big issue with Ghost and you had to use Ghostwalker to change the SID on the remote computer. This can to be more of a hassle than what is was worth. Does acronis give out different SIDs for each computer or is it just an image of the host computer? __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

10-17-2006, 02:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
MAK Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2 OS: winxp	Thanx a lot.

10-18-2006, 08:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
bilbus TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 949 OS: OS2 Warp	arconis will do that to you just need to mail out a boot CD and ask the person to click acronis boot agent

10-19-2006, 06:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
bilbus TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 949 OS: OS2 Warp	it does not handle sids at all. I use newsid.exe from system internals and execute that on each pc before i deploy it out. Take about 5 mins to run, makes a random SID and also changes PC name

10-19-2006, 06:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
bilbus TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 949 OS: OS2 Warp	if you have an important pc you can set it to do an online backup image of the pc every night. It does it in windows, no need to take pc/server down to image.