Been reading the forums trying to find the answer I'm looking for. The closest thing I've find is here (http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/prep-image-...)
The question I have is with using "Prepare for Image Capture"or not using it really. I would love to simply run a batch script to do exactly what needs to be done to prep the Altiris Agent for capturing an image. I normally don't load the Altiris agent until after a computer has been imaged. I am currently not using Altiris to create or deploy images. I manually run sysprep and capture my own images. However, in an effort to save some time, I'd like to try capturing images with the agent already installed. I know the GUID must be removed.
The question is, can I safely/reliably run the following script then run my normally sysprep command. What exact commands does the "Prepare for Image Capture" execute minus sysprep? Below is the script I created based on another Symantec article I found.
To summarize, if the following works, I'd like to:
Place my customized unattend.xml file in c:\windows\system32\sysprep
Run a .bat file to clear the GUID (coded below).
Run sysprep from c:\windows\system32\sysprep
Capture my image after the computer shuts down
Will this work? I've read others going much further and deleting all types of XML files in the Altiris directory and also the software delivery folder but is that necessary with 7.6?
=================================================================
net stop "Altiris Deployment Agent"
net stop AEXNSClient
REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Altiris\eXpress\MachineGUID
REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Altiris\eXpress\NS Client\MachineGUID
REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Altiris\Altiris Agent\MachineGUID
=================================================================