This post is part of a series about Configuring a Sitecore Workstation. Previous post: Configure Applications.

Image the system so that in the future you could easily restore it to its current state.

• To minimize imaging time, clean up the hard drive to the extent possible.
• Connect an external USB hard drive.
• Install Norton Ghost, but do not install the LiveUpdate component.
• Remember to eject the disk.
• Reboot.
• Image the machine.
• Uninstall Ghost.

When restoring an image:

• Remember to apply Microsoft updates afterwards.
• Uninstall Ghost.
• Eject the disk.

After imaging or restoring an image, rename the machine to identify the organization and include the vendor’s hardware identifier.

On to the next post in the series: Configure a User Account.