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Scripting and scheduling

You can download Microsoft System Preparation Tool from

extract from deploy.cab located on Windows XP installation CD.

Below is a brief instruction on how to prepare your hard disk for cloning or

transferring to another PC:

1. Create Acronis True Image Server bootable media using the corresponding

wizard in the Acronis True Image Server menu.

2. Run sysprep.exe. You can specify the following as command line parameters:

-nosidgen — if you plan to delete all data from the old disk and/or don't plan

to use the old and new disks in different PCs simultaneously;

-mini — if you plan to transfer your OS to a PC with different hardware.

3. Insert Acronis True Image Server bootable disk into the drive and load the

program to create an image of the prepared disk.

4. Install the new disk into your PC or provide image access from the new PC.

5. Boot from the bootable disk again and restore the image to the new disk or PC.

6. Reboot.

We recommend you to read Microsoft's sysprep articles available to the following

OS: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows 2003.

How can I burn Acronis True Image Server images to DVD discs?

Acronis True Image Server can burn images to DVD discs under Windows, if you

have DVD UDF recording software installed. The DVD disc must be formatted.

Currently the program supports at least the following DVD recording software:

• Roxio DirectCD — optional component of Roxio Easy CD Creator;

• Ahead InCD — available on Nero website freely for Ahead Nero Burning Rom

users (usually bundled with Nero);

• Veritas DLA and all its OEM versions (e.g. HP DLA);

• Pinnacle InstantCD/DVD.

In general the program also supports all other DVD UDF burst recording software,

but the aforementioned applications was tested by Acronis for compatibility with

Acronis True Image Server .

To enable image recording to DVD in Acronis True Image Server you should do the

following:

• Install DVD UDF recording software;

• Format DVD discs. DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs can be formatted in any of the

aforementioned applications, while DVD-R and DVD+R formatting is currently

supported by Roxio DirectCD only;

Acronis True Image Server User's Guide

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