Problem:  Need to setup multiple workstations that are all configured the same but can’t afford the per machine license costs of software like Ghost or Acronis.
Solution:  Clonezilla, an open source solution that met my imaging needs:

Clone an entire XP setup and save it to the network (haven’t tried vista)
Image the same or like machine from the [...]

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Problem:  Installing updates on a new Dell box and after installing SP3, I get the “Some updates were not installed” error and no matter what I do, the updates fail.  At first, I thought this was any issue with SP3 again but found that others had the same issue with SP2. 
Solution:  Had to do a [...]

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Lately, I’ve been frustrated with the bloated nature of CD burning software like Nero and Roxio.  Both have added so many features that making a simple data CD/DVD or burning an ISO image can be an huge ordeal.  Not to mention the programs running in the background that wast processor and memory resources.  About [...]

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Problem: Reinstalled windows XP on a workstation and installed Service Pack 3.  Tried to use Automatic Updates and Windows Updates after the SP3 install but it kept on failing.  I would get an error stating that “the following updates were not installed” and a list of all the updates appears.  No matter what you try, [...]

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