Building a system image

Rosco2382

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My company has decided to upgrade all the PC's in the company. We have roughly 60 PC's that will be changed out in the next month or two. I am being charged with all the set ups, we are more of a P2P network.

Is it possible to create a system image from one of the PC's and use it to install on the rest of the new computers we get? I can't see my self having to physically set up all 50+ computers, updating, installing our software, and setting up the user accounts on each PC.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo ThinkCentre
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
Motherboard
LENOVO
Memory
4.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
(1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) Intel(R) Display Aud
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 59 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000AAKX-083CA1
Internet Speed
T1
If the machines are all networked the usual way to do it is via site licensing and creating a boot disk that automatically logs onto the network. You select the option to install and the installer runs over the network. How it's implemented I do not know. That's what IT guys are for. The licensed image is on the server that the boot disk connects to.

As example to install OS/2 on a machine I was given a boot diskette. When I booted it a text menu came up asking what I wanted to install. I chose the number corresponding to OS/2. It did the rest.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Media Center
OS
Windows 7 32 bit
CPU
AMD 5200+ dual core
Memory
2 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVidia GeForce 6150SE 128 MB
Monitor(s) Displays
CRT
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Hard Drives
500 GB Sata internal :

SIIG USB 3.0 docking stations w/WD Caviar Black 6 Gb/s drives
Keyboard
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2 Wheel Mouse
Other Info
SIIG USB 3.0 PCIexpress card.
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