How to create a single XP Image for diffrent Machine models.

>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Newbie" wrote:

>> Hi,
>> I am having diffrent Dell Machines & would like to

>> a single XP Image which should be hardware

>> am looking to deploy same image on Dell Optiplex

>> GX110,GX 150, GX 240, etc). Can any one help me in

>> how to acheive this ? When i created an image it works

>> one model but the system crashed when deployed on

>> model. I am able to create same using Windows 2000 &

>> works fine.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Sagar.

>
>
>I am sorry to inform you that what you want to do is

>Or, at least, Microsoft considers it illegal, and it has

>Windows XP to thrwart efforts such as yours. Microsoft
>wants you to buy a license for each installed copy of its
>operating systems. I know that there is such thing as a
>"laboratory version" of XP which allows the copy to be

>on an unlimited number of machines within one laboratory
>(such as a university teaching lab), but you must prove

>will be used that way and it is not cheap. If you want

>information, perhaps to allow you to use one copy on many
>identically-configured machines, try another newsgroup.
>Most of the really knowledgeable people in this newsgroup
>don't want to offend Microsoft. Try newsgroups with
>"hardware" or "storage" or "dell" or "homebuilt" in their
>names.
>
>*TimDaniels*
>
>.
>

>
> "Newbie" wrote:

> > Hi,
> > I am having diffrent Dell Machines & would like to create
> > a single XP Image which should be hardware independent. (I
> > am looking to deploy same image on Dell Optiplex Machines
> > GX110,GX 150, GX 240, etc). Can any one help me in knowing
> > how to acheive this ? When i created an image it works on
> > one model but the system crashed when deployed on other
> > model. I am able to create same using Windows 2000 & it
> > works fine.
> >
> > thanks,
> > Sagar.

>
>
> I am sorry to inform you that what you want to do is illegal.
> Or, at least, Microsoft considers it illegal, and it has designed
> Windows XP to thrwart efforts such as yours. Microsoft
> wants you to buy a license for each installed copy of its
> operating systems. I know that there is such thing as a
> "laboratory version" of XP which allows the copy to be run
> on an unlimited number of machines within one laboratory
> (such as a university teaching lab), but you must prove that
> will be used that way and it is not cheap. If you want more
> information, perhaps to allow you to use one copy on many
> identically-configured machines, try another newsgroup.
> Most of the really knowledgeable people in this newsgroup
> don't want to offend Microsoft. Try newsgroups with
> "hardware" or "storage" or "dell" or "homebuilt" in their
> names.
>
> *TimDaniels*
>