best way to make an image

_Jimlad_ · 7 Nov 2008 at 12:39

I have 3 laptops all the same spec and wanted to make a cd/dvd image of one once I have installed SP3 and all the drivers and updates, anyone know any good software, hopefully free that will do this for me? So I can either do clean install and then apply everything at once, or ideally do an clean install with the image disc and have everything on there. I won’t have an issue with network id as they are all stand alone and going to diffirent people.

jbloggs · 7 Nov 2008 at 12:50

If you have a comp with either a Seagate/Maxtor HDD, simply download and install either DiscWizard or MaxBlast, make a bootable CD, and use that to make a Backup Image of one of the laptops (after install) in DOS, could store on external HDD, which can then be put onto the other 2, via boot CD, or if you already have ATI installed on a comp. make a boot CD and use that to make you backup image in DOS etc...also have a look at DriveImage XML

knowlesy · 7 Nov 2008 at 12:54

acronis but youd have to pay .... or nlive or vlite which is free

bledd · 7 Nov 2008 at 12:55

that's not what nlite and vlite are for, totally different.

do what bloggs said

knowlesy · 7 Nov 2008 at 12:57

yeah but he could create a new image and add all drivers and software to them .....

_Jimlad_ · 7 Nov 2008 at 14:52

jbloggs said:
If you have a comp with either a Seagate/Maxtor HDD, simply download and install either DiscWizard or MaxBlast, make a bootable CD, and use that to make a Backup Image of one of the laptops (after install) in DOS, could store on external HDD, which can then be put onto the other 2, via boot CD, or if you already have ATI installed on a comp. make a boot CD and use that to make you backup image in DOS etc...also have a look at DriveImage XML

will this work without a seagate or maxtor?

_Jimlad_ · 7 Nov 2008 at 15:02

na i need a seagate or maxtor