imaging issues

About this tag
This tag covers discussions about imaging issues, particularly when deploying cloned or pre-configured system images across multiple identical computers. In the featured thread, a user reports that after reimaging ten identical Dell XPS 8300s with Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit, two systems consistently experience BSODs with errors in ntoskrnl and hal.dll, while the other eight work fine. Troubleshooting steps include reformatting with a fresh install disk and applying all Dell drivers, but the problem persists. The tag is relevant for IT professionals and advanced users dealing with image deployment failures, driver conflicts, or hardware-specific quirks that cause instability in imaged systems.
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    Windows 7 New Dell XPS 8300s - both with BSODs ntoskrnl+71f00 and hal.dll+12903

    Hey folks. This one is wierd because I had 10 new Dell XPS 8300s, Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit. Identical ssytems. I reimangined them with the same image. 8 are fine but 2 just will not be happy throwing very regular BSODs. To rule out bad image (though other 8 fine) tried a reformat on them...