Comments on: Ideas For Baselining Windows XP http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/ideas-for-baselining-windows-xp/ Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:05:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: ghostsword http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/ideas-for-baselining-windows-xp/#comment-39966 ghostsword Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:48:25 +0000 #comment-39966 Go here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/windowsxp/secwinxp/default.mspx Download the security guide and then modify the security templates to your own content. Luis Go here:
 <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/windowsxp/secwinxp/default.mspx" title="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/windowsxp/secwinxp/default.mspx" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securit…</a>

Download the security guide and then modify the security templates to your own content.

Luis

]]> By: wolfeee http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/ideas-for-baselining-windows-xp/#comment-39967 wolfeee Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:31:23 +0000 #comment-39967 If you have the same type systems, (All Micron Clientpro 325?s for example) once you get a good baseline, Ghost that image and then update the image periodically as various software patches are released. As you probably know Ghosting the image on the system can save you a lot of time rather than performing the same processes on each system individually. Also, if you are going to use Ghost you need to run a SID changer program or use Sysprep, so you don?t end up with a bunch of systems with the same SID. If you have the same type systems, (All Micron Clientpro 325?s for example) once you get a good baseline, Ghost that image and then update the image periodically as various software patches are released. As you probably know Ghosting the image on the system can save you a lot of time rather than performing the same processes on each system individually. Also, if you are going to use Ghost you need to run a SID changer program or use Sysprep, so you don?t end up with a bunch of systems with the same SID.

]]> By: spadasoe http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/ideas-for-baselining-windows-xp/#comment-39968 spadasoe Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:09:39 +0000 #comment-39968 Another good benchmarking tool is Sandra from Sisoft http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/. Try the lite version to see if it will deliver what you want Another good benchmarking tool is Sandra from Sisoft
 <a href="http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/" title="http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/</a>. Try the lite version to see if it will deliver what you want

]]> By: FlyNavy http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/ideas-for-baselining-windows-xp/#comment-39969 FlyNavy Thu, 19 Jan 2006 08:42:16 +0000 #comment-39969 If you are a company, you may have to pay for some of these. The leading performance benchmarks are SYSMark by BAPCO and Business Winstone from Veritest. This link has a list of perfomance benchmark tools that are pretty good. http://active-hardware.com/english/benchmarks/benchmarks.htm. It breaks the benchmarks down into specific areas you want to evaluate. If you are a company, you may have to pay for some of these. The leading performance benchmarks are SYSMark by BAPCO and Business Winstone from Veritest. This link has a list of perfomance benchmark tools that are pretty good.  <a href="http://active-hardware.com/english/benchmarks/benchmarks.htm" title="http://active-hardware.com/english/benchmarks/benchmarks.htm" target="_blank">http://active-hardware.com/english/bench…</a>. It breaks the benchmarks down into specific areas you want to evaluate.

]]> By: Infinitarchitect http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/ideas-for-baselining-windows-xp/#comment-39970 Infinitarchitect Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:53:38 +0000 #comment-39970 Thanks for the quick reply that's a great link thanks. Actually my initial thought was more focused towarded baselining performance and tuning on the WinXP desktop, if anyone had anymore thoughts let me know. Thanks again for the security link. Thanks for the quick reply that’s a great link thanks. Actually my initial thought was more focused towarded baselining performance and tuning on the WinXP desktop, if anyone had anymore thoughts let me know. Thanks again for the security link.

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