Utilising Migration assistant as part of SOE deployment

Just wondering if anyone has used MA in this way ?
I have 90 machines to take to 10.4 and CS2 and a bunch of other apps but need to retain as many existing settings and files as possible to make the deployment easy ( not a nightmare ! )...
Initial idea is to build an SOE and put it on a Netboot server then mount the server on each machine needing upgrading. The only thing I need to work out is how to retain the existing data BEFORE I wipe the machines and install the SOE!
Any input appreciated !
Mitch
G4/733-1.5Gb Ram 2x80Gb HD + iBook + Dell Laptop   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

Hello baltwo,
An SOE is short for Standard Operating Environment.
Widely used to standardise the applications, look and feel and settings when you've got a large number of computers to administer.
You can walk up to any mac and it will have the same apps, fonts, dock etc. so that operators can move from machine to machine and be able to easily work anywhere !
I am looking at updating 90 machines but would like to keep as many existing settings as possible.
I tried it last night and worked, not exactly as I had hoped but showed me some issues I'll need to overcome !
Bye !
G4/733-1.5Gb Ram 2x80Gb HD + iBook + Dell Laptop   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

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