> As has been stated on this forum, it can be slow to build guest operating
> systems. As a technical author, my courseware currently relies on scripted
> windows builds on blank machines for classroom labs. I am in the process
> of
> switching to self study materials relying on VPC. However, building is
> slow.
> I need 3 or 4 VPC per student machine. I guess once I have built one
> machine
> with it's four VPC on WIndows XP as host, I could simply disk image for
> the
> other student computers. However, what's the quickest way of buidling each
> VPC.
>
> So far what I've done is build one, and sysprep it. Copy the VHD file 3
> more
> times, build three new VPC for these VHD and run sysprep -mini-setup to
> finish. However, what a fiddle. Any quicker ideas?
>
> Rabitt

> As has been stated on this forum, it can be slow to build guest operating
> systems. As a technical author, my courseware currently relies on scripted
> windows builds on blank machines for classroom labs. I am in the process of
> switching to self study materials relying on VPC. However, building is slow.
> I need 3 or 4 VPC per student machine. I guess once I have built one machine
> with it's four VPC on WIndows XP as host, I could simply disk image for the
> other student computers. However, what's the quickest way of buidling each
> VPC.
>
> So far what I've done is build one, and sysprep it. Copy the VHD file 3 more
> times, build three new VPC for these VHD and run sysprep -mini-setup to
> finish. However, what a fiddle. Any quicker ideas?
>
> Rabitt

> If you make sure that Additions are installed first - that will speed up the
> sysprep process. Also - Sysprep can be scripted so that it has no end user
> interaction - so you would just copy the VM and boot it.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Benjamin Armstrong
> ======================
> Virtual PC Program Manager
>
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>
> "Rabitt" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > As has been stated on this forum, it can be slow to build guest operating
> > systems. As a technical author, my courseware currently relies on scripted
> > windows builds on blank machines for classroom labs. I am in the process
> > of
> > switching to self study materials relying on VPC. However, building is
> > slow.
> > I need 3 or 4 VPC per student machine. I guess once I have built one
> > machine
> > with it's four VPC on WIndows XP as host, I could simply disk image for
> > the
> > other student computers. However, what's the quickest way of buidling each
> > VPC.
> >
> > So far what I've done is build one, and sysprep it. Copy the VHD file 3
> > more
> > times, build three new VPC for these VHD and run sysprep -mini-setup to
> > finish. However, what a fiddle. Any quicker ideas?
> >
> > Rabitt
>
>
> I apologise for goofs - fairly new to messaging so please bear with.

>
>
> "Benjamin Armstrong [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > If you make sure that Additions are installed first - that will
> > speed up the sysprep process. Also - Sysprep can be scripted so
> > that it has no end user interaction - so you would just copy the VM
> > and boot it.
> >
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Benjamin Armstrong
> > ======================
> > Virtual PC Program Manager
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights. You assume all risk for your use.
> >
> > "Rabitt" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> > news:(email address - cut out)...
> > > As has been stated on this forum, it can be slow to build guest
> > > operating systems. As a technical author, my courseware currently
> > > relies on scripted windows builds on blank machines for classroom
> > > labs. I am in the process of
> > > switching to self study materials relying on VPC. However,
> > > building is slow.
> > > I need 3 or 4 VPC per student machine. I guess once I have built
> > > one machine
> > > with it's four VPC on WIndows XP as host, I could simply disk
> > > image for the
> > > other student computers. However, what's the quickest way of
> > > buidling each VPC.
> > >
> > > So far what I've done is build one, and sysprep it. Copy the VHD
> > > file 3 more
> > > times, build three new VPC for these VHD and run sysprep
> > > -mini-setup to finish. However, what a fiddle. Any quicker ideas?
> > >
> > > Rabitt
> >
> >
> > I apologise for goofs - fairly new to messaging so please bear
> > with.
> Virtual PC appears to be good work , however, unless I'm really thick
> or just missing something, (both possible) Where are the
> ADDITIONS?????
>
> Allan

> As has been stated on this forum, it can be slow to build guest operating
> systems. As a technical author, my courseware currently relies on scripted
> windows builds on blank machines for classroom labs. I am in the process of
> switching to self study materials relying on VPC. However, building is slow.
> I need 3 or 4 VPC per student machine. I guess once I have built one machine
> with it's four VPC on WIndows XP as host, I could simply disk image for the
> other student computers. However, what's the quickest way of buidling each
> VPC.
>
> So far what I've done is build one, and sysprep it. Copy the VHD file 3 more
> times, build three new VPC for these VHD and run sysprep -mini-setup to
> finish. However, what a fiddle. Any quicker ideas?
>
> Rabitt