# IT Guys: Desktop Deployment/Imaging **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-guys-desktop-deployment-imaging/250061 **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic **Created:** [February 1, 2010, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-guys-desktop-deployment-imaging/250061 "2010-02-01T12:42:16Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya) #### Post date: [February 1, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-guys-desktop-deployment-imaging/250061/6 "2010-02-01T14:16:04Z")
> [@YTMND FTW!!!!!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ytmnd-ftw/4920/24): > > sysprep and ghost it at that point. then apply ghost image to new HD and complete mini setup wizard. Thats how we did them, now we use Microsoft sms/sccm or some shit to make a task sequence and pull images down. i dont work in that dept so i dont know. > > If CRD is watching this he might know, thats what he is suposed to be doing while at work. lol That’s what I do. I sysprep then use Acronis before it starts to boot to the mini-wizard. But whatever sysprep does wipes out my intel drivers on most of my models and does other stupid things like reset the pagefile settings, etc. It pisses me off. > [@Going car shopping tomorrow. Give me tips.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-car-shopping-tomorrow-give-me-tips/28667/64): > > I’ve always just used ghost… > > I havent had to do much imaging other than here and there… but IIRC don’t you have to put in a CD key regardless if using sysprep? Correct. That’s why I HAVE to use Sysprep. Because, really, that is the only way to maintain unique SID’s and key’s. I just wanted to know if anyone had a ‘non-official’ workaround. I re-did the imaging ‘ways’ here at this company (they used to use scripting) to make it faster (can have a machine on a desk in under an hour as opposed to more than 4hrs) but I hate sysprep lol. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-guys-desktop-deployment-imaging/250061)._