"New Orleans Novice" wrote in message
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Using XP Home and Acronis True Image Home

What is the best method to install XP home or Proff each day on a new HD ?
I buy used PC's with the legit 25 install key either for Home or Proff.
Most are Dell or Compaq.

Can Acronis True Image Home be used to clone the hard drive after the
initial install before any program or drivers is added to it?
Then use Acronis True Image Home to restore the XP Clone to the new HD ?

Can the Cloned HD be restored on a new HD in a Dell or Compaq PC but not
necessarily the same make and model PC ?
Should the Acronis True Image Home be used to CLONE a HD in a Generic No
Name PC for future RESTORE in a Dell or Compaq ?
What would you do ?

Thank you from New Orleans

I don't see why not, but you may need separate images for Dell and Compaq.
We did pretty much the same thing with Norton Ghost. I would set up one PC
with all the drivers and software installed, make a ghost image of it, then
apply that image to however many of like blank PC's I had to do. The only
thing I had to do to them after writing the image to them was to change the
PC name before connecting to the internet. Of course, we had a business
license with X number of installs per key. The only real problem I see would
be applying the separate keys after the restore. Maybe someone has an idea
on how to handle that aspect of it.
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SC Tom