Unlike other drive-cloning products, ImageCast includes a security ID (SID) creation function that automatically creates unique SID tokens, saving you a step during the cloning process.Īfter creating the disk image, I was given the option of extracting it to various PCs on the network. The entire process ran for about 10 minutes, resulting in a perfect copy of the hard disk contents. Within the ImageCast Client, depicted in Screen 1, the Save to File function let me create the proper disk image. To create a 500MB image of a basic client machine (NT Workstation, Win95, and Office 97, all preinstalled), I launched the ImageCast Client by booting off the client disks (created with ImageCast's ClientBuilder).
The key to ImageCast's power is its simplicity. The Controller utility is a network-centric Windows application that lets you create and copy disk images on remote systems. The ClientBuilder is a DOS program that lets administrators create images locally, rather than consuming precious bandwidth over the network.
ImageCast's functionality is distributed across two applications: the ClientBuilder and the Controller utility.
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In general, you can preload programs onto a hard disk in two ways: You can install and tweak everything manually, or you can use a drive image duplication program, such as Micro House International's ImageCast. The same applies for network administrators trying to create standardized systems that are easier to support (for instance, when designing a training course). The people working on the vendor side know that preloading software is far from easy. Customers often take the preloaded software for granted, usually without regard for how it got on the hard disk. Each machine you ship includes Windows NT or Windows 95, Office 97, and miscellaneous applications. Let's suppose you're a computer reseller.
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