Image or Migrate from external HD

I need to setup over 30 macs in the next few weeks and i want the easiest way to do it.
i have an external HD with "User" folder on it.... can Migration Assistance on boot up see this and migrate from HD? or do I have to do a full install of Leopard on that HD first?
second, what about a disk image... what's the best method.
i need to keep this image updated constantly and distribute to new units we get.
all of the will have same user name, password and network settings.
thank you

A server is only needed if you want to do network installs.
Migration Assistant is intended for moving user folders not entire system installs.
Yes, you can simply clone a default system to an external drive and then clone that system to each of the computers. You can use SuperDuper, Carbon Copy Cloner, Disk Utility, or any other utility that can create bootable clones.
As I suggested, however, you should visit Mike Bombich's site. Lots of useful information and tools for what you want to do.

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Now, i suppose i can use Migration Assistence chosing the external HD, (the one with Leopard and software tested) to import to the new iMac Intel*, what i weiting for, (*just come with Leopard installed),
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Hi Allan Eckert,
thanks in advice.
I buyed CS3 p., so i don't want migrate CS2 and Studio 8 on the Intel unit, but only the user.
I precise, when i updated one of the two partition of the external HDwd
i have made TimeMachine on USB external disk, i migrate from here?
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It would be a good idea since this question is not identical to the one originally posted in the topic if you were to start your own topic on this subject. Somebody may have an answer for you but since it isn't the topic here they will never see your post.
I also recommend you post this question in the itunes forum. There's lots of people there who answer this kind of question all the time, but they run different operating systems from Tiger and almost never post on this forum and will never see your question.
I see the duplicates resolution thing too. It looks like itunes just relies upon artist and name as the criteria. It would be nice if one could activate album as being part of this but I haven't come across it and it might be a good thing to post though the Apple feedback website as a suggestion.

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Im planning on upgrading to a MacBook Air 13' from MacBook (Late 06 running 10.7.5)
I would like to know if I unmounted my MB hard drive from the computer and put it in an enclosure with USB connection.
Would I be able to use Migration Assistant on the MBA with selecting Time Machine or other discs? Is this method considered as a 'clone' as I have read in several comments in this forum?
If not, is drag and drop the best option for me if it must be USB connecting method?
What I am mostly interested in moving over from the enclosed HD to MBA are :
Some applications (Hoping I can just migrate and use it on MBA as left off from MB)
Settings for the OS X such as Wifi Passwords,
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Documents
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Your idea of removing the MacBook hard drive and placing it into an external enclosure is not a clone but it will work. A clone is an exact copy of your computer's hard drive. You'd be using the hard drive itself. Since the MacBook's hard drive is easy to access and is a user upgradeable component there's no problem. But I think a better idea would be to purchase a USB external hard drive (assuming you don't already own one) and back up your MacBook with it using TimeMachine (or a clone program like SuperDuper!) and then migrate using it.
After migrating you will have to re-enter your passwords for email and you may have to reserialize a few programs. Depending on how you've been keeping up to date some of your software may need to be updated.

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Hi Heather - how did you create your backup on your external drive? Did you make a bootable clone (using software such as CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper) of your old internal drive? If so, then all you need to do is boot from the external drive (hold down option key on startup and chose the external drive as startup disk). Then you can run CCC or SuperDuper again to clone the external back onto the new internal drive.
If you just drag and dropped your data files to the external drive as backup, then you'll have to first install the operating system on the new internal drive. For that, you need the original installation disks that came with your Mac. Once the system is installed, you can then move your data files back to the internal drive.
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I selected copy applications and not copy files. It did something for over an hour but I'm not sure exactly what. It did copy MS OFfice which I already installed maybe a few other programs like Bbedit which was good but I need Quicken and Quickbooks apps which I will just reinstall from the CD.
Is there a way to uninstall programs or do you just delete them?
I wanted the email contacts from Mail and also from Entourage. It did not copy those lists, neither did it give me my iTunes music. Shouldn't Apple be able to get those contacts lists and the iTunes merged into the new computer apps? I also need the Quicken and Quickbooks data but there is probably a backup somewhere on the hard drive. I will look for it.
I would be satisfied with my emails and contacts. Maybe it can't do it from an external hard drive? In any case as I mentioned in another post. I had a g4 with a dead logic board so I took out the hard drive and put it in an external drive.
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The reason those components weren't copied is because they are not in the Applications folder. Those files that contain you mail, bookmarks, Entrourage data, iTunes library, etc. are all located in your Home folder and /Home/Library/ folder. Since you didn't copy any of that they are now missing.
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In your /Home/Library/ folder:
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
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/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
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/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder)
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/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
/Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
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/Home/Library/Applications Support/FireFox
/Home/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist
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