mark.roberts

When it is time for me to update the VM (patches, program updates etc) and platform packs do I need to recreate the boot media? I generally patch my VM, shut it down and then run the capture wizard replacing the old one with the same name. I also update my platform packs regularly, i have them all combined into a default.ppk and then delete and import the new ppks I am wanting to update in the default.ppk. If I keep everything with the same name and file location - do I need to recreate the boot media each time I update the Image or PPKs? Thanks, Mark

Hi Thanks - I confirmed for myself by imaging a PC with the default ppk and imaging one that only had the single model's ppk and it was the same size drive space usage after the image. Thanks, Mark

I have a Default.ppk that I use for all my standard Desktop/Laptop Models (13 different Dell models) currently the ppk file is about 2.7Gb obviously this will generally only grow bigger as we add new Models. Does the size of the ppk incease the size of the deployed Windows image significantly? (10GB+) Or is it minimal (1GB)? I will try a test and image with a single ppk of a laptop model vs the Default.ppk and see what the C: drive space used comes out to be. I have jsut noticed my default image size for W7 64bit is up to 30GB. Granted that has Office 2010, plus all the normal Ninite apps I use on top the of the latest Windows updates. Loving the product so far - what a breath of fresh air compared to Ghost/Acronis! Thanks, Mark