Category Archives: disk imaging

Zenworks 7 Imaging

From evilzenscientist’s blog:
“evilzenscientist :: thoughts � ZENworks 7 imaging: “ZENworks OS imaging has always been based on the Linux kernel - it’s fast, efficient, has a great networking stack and is also extensible. None of the problems of DOS and getting NDIS drivers etc.
Earlier versions of ZENworks - (ZfD 3.x, ZfD 4.0, ZENworks 6, ZENworks [...]

Zenworks Imaging boot cds

I’ve been having fits getting zenworks imaging to work with Dell Optiplex GX280s and GX510s. I finally came up with a solution that works 100% of the time.
Set the SATA drive to compatibility mode in BIOS, and use the BCM57_v753 boot disk. This is the only version that seems to work with the SATA drives [...]

Using Sysprep to Extend Disk Partitions

Just found out that there is a command - ExtendOEMPartition - in sysprep that will allow you to expand NTFS disk partitions. From the Microsoft site:
Using Sysprep to Extend Disk PartitionsWhen installing Windows XP Professional, you might find it necessary to extend the partition of the destination computer. You can use Sysprep with the [...]

Sysprep across multiple machines

I came across this post on Joshers Weblog and it fixed a bunch of problems for me. Disabling the soundcard was a great help - I’ve been trying to get audio to work for about a month, and the solution is as easy as this. Aren’t blogs great?from the weblog:
I have a [...]

isolinux.cfg tweak for bootable CDs

I ran across this interesting article on configuring the isolinux.cfg on ZenWorks imaging CDs to allow booting to the local hard drive after a timeout.