imaging the machines. My organizationis working on this using
Clonezilla and I am happy to pass along any tips and tricks.
Regarding the KMS server, you can request MAK keys through
Micrososft's e-Open site to get around the re-authorization every 180
days.
But keep in mind that KMS licensing might not be a bad idea in some
environments. Say you have a small lab that you only need at various
times. Rather than using up all your MAK keys, you can use KMS. When
those machines expire, you get the licenses back for other uses.
Better than having to call licensing support when you need to reclaim
licenses.
TJ
On 10/2/09, Smith, Greg <SmithG@notredameprep.com> wrote:
> For those going to windows 7, how are you handling imaging each machine?
>
> Greg Smith
> Notre Dame Preparatory School
> Towson, MD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Mergy [mailto:jmergy@lwhs.org]
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 1:16 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: XP, Vista and Windows 7
>
> Marty,
>
> We were waiting to go from XP to 7 but really had to get some new PCs
> for a
> couple of locations so we went with Vista recently on the new ones. They
> will go to 7 later on, but all is not horrible with Vista now and add
> SteadyState, and they have been fine. If you are imaging anyway and will
> blow the images away in the future, I would just go straight to 7 when
> the
> time to move makes sense. Again, I was trying to eek out some more time,
> but
> the deals were pretty good and they came with upgrades to 7 when we want
> to
> move to it.
>
> Jonathan
> ................................
> Jonathan Mergy <jmergy@lwhs.org>
> Director Of Technology
> Lick-Wilmerding High School
> 755 Ocean Ave, SF CA 94112
> P:415.585.1725 x365
> http://www.lwhs.org
>
>
>> From: Marty Hankins <mhankins@theodysseyschool.org>
>> Reply-To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
>> Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:59:19 -0400
>> To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
>> Subject: XP, Vista and Windows 7
>>
>> We have replaced some XP machines with Vista machines, but are looking
>> toward the future and Windows 7. Are schools moving directly from XP
> to
>> Windows 7 or moving to Vista and then Windows 7? We image all our
> machines.
>>
>> marty
>>
>> Marty Hankins
>> Director of Learning and Technology
>> The Odyssey School
>> Stevenson, MD
>> 410-580-5551 x1014
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