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Also, is there a reason listed, like IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL...? What do the event logs look like, any errors or apps/services hanging? More input!!

Mass Storage Controller drivers have to be present on the disk and in sysprep.inf BEFORE running sysprep. Otherwise, the Critical Device database never gets the basic info needed to preload the required drivers. Just placing them in the image is not enough in this case since they are needed before the OS is running fully. I've never used a 3rd party app to try injecting Mass Storage drivers, but it may be worth a shot. As a fallback you can just update the system to fix it before syspreping again.

Mass Storage Controller drivers have to be present on the disk and in sysprep.inf BEFORE running sysprep. Otherwise, the Critical Device database never gets the basic info needed to preload the required drivers. Just placing them in the image is not enough in this case since they are needed before the OS is running fully. I've never used a 3rd party app to try injecting Mass Storage drivers, but it may be worth a shot. As a fallback you can just update the system to fix it before syspreping again.

I'm not very familiar with debugging Windows, but this makes me think you have a problem with the dialog library msgina.dll. Did you install any kind of VPN software that may have replaced this dll or be causing your issue?

Microsoft and other reputable security firms publish security guidelines that cover protecting your system from unwanted intruders. If you're at a company and working in a domain environment then I would recommend contacting your Administrator to discuss your concerns. If you're at home and worried about the exposure from the internet then I would recommend reviewing the security guidelines and implement most of them, depending on what works for what you're trying to do. And get/configure a firewall, other than the software firewall that comes with Windows. Either setup a linux box running iptables or get a small wired (not wireless) router that has a firewall.

The image file itself cannot be booted from in that state since it is not an image that can be directly used as an OS like an ISO or LiveCD could. Theterm is throwing you I think since it is not an "image" similar to a CD image, but rather is a collection of tokenized data and references to rebuild the mass of files on a drive or partition. Think of it more like a zip file of your drive that may or may not also contain the MBR. You need to create a bootable media (CD, DVD, USB drive, etc) to boot from initially and then call the Ghost executable to restore the image file to a drive. It's not going to get much simpler than that.

I'm not familiar with PC Tools OnDemand but I think you reacted to a false positive. You need to disable the PC Tools OnDemand and copy the missing msiexec.exe from %WinDir%\System32\dllcache. I admire your vigilence and care, but since you were in the process of installing an application from an assumed trusted source like Microsoft, you should have let it go and investigated the issue first. These apps are nice to help people out, but they are not 100% all the time. It probably picked up the installer as a false positive and now that you've Quarantined it, it isn't about to let it be restored. Also, the installer service is normally stopped in Manual and only started when needed for an installation.

Just my 2 cents, but other than some nagging quirk about the actual name of the directory, is there any reason you want to attemptthe existing system. to alter the entire system and the referenced location of all of those required files? What you're asking is entirely possible, just not by a novice and not w/o expecting the first attempt to totally trash the existing system. If it really bugs you, I'd recommend taking the time to setup an unattended install and change the default install directory there so the entire system gets built using that reference. In the long run, it's the easiest and most efficient solution.

Or reset it using a linux bootdisk like Peter Nordahl's utility

Disabling the IRQ's won't take it off the bus so XP finds it, but it prob has a bang next to it in Device Manager. I thought there might be an actual option to disable the card in the BIOS. What MFR/Model are we talking about anyway?

Have you tried disabling the card in the BIOS?

How did you go about integrating the AHCI drivers and which ones did you use?

I believe it should be in %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Business Contact Manager and http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/...1134931033.aspx makes it appear that you can export the data to a csv. Normally, you should be able to do things like that even in safe mode.

No problem. While tweakUI can do a number of things far easier, I've always believed that if you know how to do it the hard way first, you can then go with the easy route/tool. Otherwise when some tool like tweakUI has a problem, you're kinda lost and have no idea why things are not working. Teach a man to fish..., so to speak

Before we go down this long road of possible Ghost/Vista issues, maybe EGOvoruhk could tell us if he is making an image of just a partition or the entire drive? Maybe even list the options/commands he is using so we can see exactly where the problem lies?

fwiw, Ghost Solution Suite is the corporate version that has GhostCast server, AI builder, Ghost Console, etc for managing systems in a large environment. Thanks for the head's up on the new version. Unfortunately, Symantec uses the same Ghost name for the commercial version that is intended primarily for home use to backup a system. In this instance, either products will provide the correct executable needed to create an image. If EGOvoruhk's problem is that it's not bootable, then he most likely created an image of just the partition, which would not include the MBR.

fwiw, I prefer Classic. Not that I'm adverse to change or something new, but when it comes to the desktop/menu I don't need a lot of eye candy. I just need it to work. If I was not in IT it would probably be different, but then again I'm one of those 4 bit color guys. There is no such color as teal, it's green people. As for the folder UI being a thing of the past, again it depends on the needs of the user. There is no good or bad when it comes to UI design, just what works for a specific application. I would hate to not be able to organize my stuff and just crossed my fingers hoping the search feature actually found what I needed. imho, the Vista menu, and to some extent XP menu, caters to a group of users that want a good balance of color and style that provide the functionality to meet their needs. I'm not like that, so Classic suits me jsut fine even though it will probably be killed off in the next iteration.

While it's not as intuitive, or GUI centric, as it is on Vista it's still QED. I'd recommend using the following steps: If you don't already have an alternate account, create one and add it to the Administrators Group Reboot (this clears any locks on the profile you want to move) Log in under your alternate account In Folder Options set/check Show hidden files and folders Right-click My Computer and select Properties On the Advanced tab, click the Settings button under User Profiles section Highlight the profile you want and hit Copy To Browse to new location and hit OKNote: Make sure you specify a FOLDER and not just the drive [*]Specify your normal account in the Permitted to use field and hit OK [*]Open regedit.exe [*]Browse to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList [*]Look for the key named for your account SID that has a value named ProfileImagePath that references the original profile location e.g. %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\JustinTyme [*]Right click on the SID key and export it to a reg file to the root of C:\. This will be a backup just in case. [*]Change the ProfileImagePath value to the folder that you copied the profile to above [*]Exit and reboot [*]Log in using your previous account [*]It should look just like before, but let's check [*]Open a command prompt (Start->Run->CMD) [*]Type "set u" (w/o the quotes) [*]Make sure the value for UserProfile references the new profile location [*]Review your data and applications to make sure everything is working [*]If you created the alternate account for this, then delete it, or at least remove it from the Administrators group [*]When you're comfortable all is well, delete the old profile directory If you have problems logging in using the new profile location, log in under your alternate account and merge the backup reg file in C:\ to restore your profile to it's original location. You have to do more of this manually than you would in Vista, but it works like a champ. If you want a simpler solution, You can right-click your My Documents folder and redirect it to a new location. This way your data is moved but not all of the application settings and what-not. It just depends on how far you want to go to work from an alternate location.

WAIK is on Technet. However, Ghost has been doing what you ask for years. I think you may have just created a partition image, which does not capture the MBR, rather than a disk image. Just a slight difference in terminology, but a big difference in the results.

Well, since I've posted this I tried applying the hotfixes mentioned in the event log entries (other than SP1) and I get a message saying the update is not required. Odd, but since I couldn't track down file version info for the ones I was working with I'll assume the update actually was applied, but the system wasn't correctly updated for some reason. To avoid further complications, I'm doing a wipe and rebuild. Hopefully, I won't encounter this again. If anyone does find a reason/solution, please let me know.

I have a Dell D630 running Vista Enterprise and every time I try to install SP1 it gets to step 3 of 3 (100%) then hits a problem and rolls back. The Event Log is full of these Windows Servicing errors and I'm not making much headway on this. I have: 30GB free disk space Checked the %Temp%/%TMP% paths exist Registered wuapi.dll Renamed/created blank CatRoot2 and SoftwareDistribution folders Used SP1 5 lang pack from MSDN and MS Download Centers Used MSCONFIG to try Clean Boot mode Stopped the AV (TrendMicro) Checked HDD for errors Ran System File Checker tool Ran the Memory Diagnostic Tool and I'm not any closer to finding a solution/cause for the errors. I tried Windows Updte but it doesn't show that SP1 is available or needed so I'm really confused now. Any help would be much appreciated. VistaSP1errors.txt

I learned a lot when we put in our WLAN so I'm glad to help. Actually, I wouldn't get so creative on connectivity on the wireless side. I'd setup a separate subnet for the clients and then handle the connectivity to other subnets/devices internally through the router the same way you would if the network was wired. Much easier solution and all you have to deal with are AP's and their physical placement and channel overlays. That's also why I recommended hiring a professional to come in and do a full site survey, rather than run around w/netstumbler on your laptop. For a business, the cost vs the quality of the information gathered is well worth it. We paid $2500 and rcvd recommendations on AP placement, channel selections, a signal strength diagram and radiation pattern, plus they also reviewed external signal strength to see how much was accessible outside of the building skin and much more that I hadn't even thought of. Things like that take time for one person to do. Just to clarify, 802.11i is a security amendment to the standard, not an entire communication methodology like a, b or g, and replaced WEP. WPA is a subset of 802.11i and the full implementation is known as WPA2 (which uses the AES cipher). Definately go with this if the clients and AP's can use it!

Since the 802.11 standard doesn't define a wireless bridge you have to assume it's just your normal network bridge. But if you configure your AP's to overlap coverage area, but on different channels, you can cover a large area that will be seemless to the connected users (dependant on signal strength of course). If you have something like a wireless point to point link, like between buildings, then you could use a bridge to connect to the LAN.

As long as the wireless connection is not configured to automatically connect, restarting on the wired network is the easiest way for the users to switch between the two w/o having to explain what a layer 2 loop is and why that's a bad thing. We run a customized XP install and have a custom service running so it has been extended to include monitoring the connections and switching between the two as needed. I'm not sure if there is a commercial alternative for that, but afaik something like that would be your alternative if you didn't want to have the users shutdown.

I've never used that before but I have seen it used when I'm on RDP sometimes. I would think it should translate the domain prefix regardless of the DefaultDomainName setting.