I am looking after migration from Windows XP to WIN7 how machines name retains same. If PXE (fresh) how to add machine name

several ways to do this, but in your case you can use a script to prompt for computername see the post below for details of how to do that Setting computername during deployment Using the OSDComputerName variable Step by Step ConfigMgr 2007 Guides | Step by Step ConfigMgr 2012 Guides | I'm on Twitter > ncbrady

Niall's method works well and gives you a way to enter it before launching the entire OSD process. Another point is how do you name your machines. We name them by hardware type (Laptop vs Desktop), the site and the serial number. This is all sorted out in our customsetting.ini file and assigned to the OSDComputerName variable as part of the gather step. We have some other outside tools that manage imaging for remote sites and so forth, but the above works for imaging new machines. Again, it depends on your naming standards.

Just have a look at my blogs also: Before OS deployment: http://henkhoogendoorn.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-assign-computername-before-os.html During OS deployment: http://henkhoogendoorn.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-assign-dynamic-computername.html Or you can import the devices with ConfigMgr manually or by CSV file also.My blogs: Henk's blog and Virtuall | Follow Me on: Twitter | View My Profile on: LinkedIn

Just have a look at my blogs also: Before OS deployment: http://henkhoogendoorn.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-assign-computername-before-os.html During OS deployment: http://henkhoogendoorn.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-assign-dynamic-computername.html Or you can import the devices with ConfigMgr manually or by CSV file also.My blogs: Henk's blog and Virtuall | Follow Me on: Twitter | View My Profile on: LinkedIn