Monday, March 14, 2011

Installing Windows XP on multiple pcs through Ubuntu?

I am wondering what kind of hardware/software I may need for this task to be completed with some bit of haste; I have about **240** boxes that need to be wiped and installed with XP SP3. I am not positive as to how to conquer this large number other than taking them on one by one. I am not opposed to having to do that, but I would like to finish this task as quickly as I can!

I am currently offering my services through my own residence. Minor things mostly: virus removal, reformatting and installing, physical repair, physical mods-but I have never attempted to run a simultaneous, mass install and I want to try it. I am not yet sure if these machines will all be "hardware-ically" similar, otherwise I would just run a clone.

Is this something I would be able to do with the software included in the default Ubuntu 10.10 installation? Would I need the server edition to do so? If so, would it be something I could figure out rather simply?

As I said I am not familiar with running servers, etc. I have a large 24-port Netgear switch here at my disposal.

The only reason I ask if this is possible with Ubuntu is because I don't have any funds available at the moment to buy software :

ANY help with learning how to do this would be EXTREMELY appreciated! grin

THANKS FOR READING!

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