Reducing Image Count

You can reduce the number of images you maintain by creating one master image to install Windows XP Professional on destination computers that may use different mass-storage controllers. Table 15-2 describes example scenarios.

Table 15-2. Mass Storage Controller Scenarios

Controller Used to Create the Master Installation

Controller on the Computer

Sample Scenario

IDE

IDE

Created the master image on a computer that uses a PCI IDE controller; the destination computers use an Intel IDE controller.

IDE

SCSI

Created the master image on a computer that uses a PCI IDE controller; some of the destination computers start from a SCSI controller such as an Adaptec 7800.

SCSI

SCSI

Created the master image on a computer that uses an Adaptec 7800 controller; ...

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