[WEB4LIB] Re: Software distribution/image tool

[Masters, Gary E]

Dell puts a Ghost  image of every system it sells in a hidden directory.
Several times I have used it to save a system I had morphed into fault.

I have Ghost at home and at work.

Gary


Gary E. Masters
Librarian (Systems)
CDRH - FDA
(301) 827-6893 

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Linda Grenz [SMTP:grenzl at lanecc.edu]
	Sent:	Friday, August 31, 2001 2:01 PM
	To:	Multiple recipients of list
	Subject:	[WEB4LIB] Re: Software distribution/image tool

	I upgraded from Ghost 5 to Ghost 7 this summer.  I am very pleased
with the functionality of Ghost 7.  Multicasting,  easily creating network
bootup disks to image to and from (newer p&p Nics), and the Ghost Explorer
are wonderful.  It was a bit of a learning curve, but well worth my time.
Our computers with similar hardware are group together and run the same
software.  We have approximately 30 computers and 4 ghost images.  The
biggest challenge was loading the NIC drivers for some non P&P cards to
create the network boot up disks.  Besides that, Ghost has not been too
problematic for me.   



	Linda Grenz
	Computer Support Specialist - Library
	Lane Community College
	http://www.lanecc.edu/library/library.htm
	(541)726-2220  x 2640

	>>> Grace Agnew <grace.agnew at library.gatech.edu> 08/31/01 08:16AM
>>>
	Everyone,

	We are looking for a software distribution and workstation image
creation
	package that is not as problematic as Ghost.  We has some problems
	installing Ghost in test and some of the problems other users on
campus
	have shared with us have put us off.  We really want something
	problem-free, not just for software distribution but for the ongoing
use of
	workstation images problems with it. Our campus IT department is
using
	PictureTaker by LANovation, a commercial solution that IT recommends
as
	much easier and more robust than Ghost.  At $2800, it is rather
expensive,
	however.

	Does anybody else have other suggestions?  --Or do you have
experiences
	with either Ghost or PictureTaker to share?  Is PictureTaker worth
the money?

	Thanks!

	Grace Agnew