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At work we are currently using a bottable USB VistaPE 2.0 solution to prep our computers. The PE has the following functions: 1) Automated formatted of HDD 2) Connect to a server with RDP 3) Automated ghost tasks I am not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question. I was wondering if there was a linux alternative to building LinuxPE. If so, where can I go about to find info about creating one. I have already googled a great deal with no luck. I bascially want to see if I can reproduce a similar solution in Linux format. And If I can, I want to see if it will be lighter andfaster to load because our VistaPE solution sometimes takes upwards a 1.5 minutes to load on a computer.

I solved this problem this morning. Create a Winbom.ini file and place it C:\sysprep. Refer to ref.chm for the contents of Winbom.ini. I ran sysprep with the factory parameter and it read my sysprep.inf file. Now my only trouble is that at each logon the sysprep utility runs automatically.

There is a mistake on the Microsoft article for changing the position of the drive letter. Was [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer] "ShowDriveLettersFirst"=dword:00000004 Should be [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "ShowDriveLettersFirst"=dword:00000004 Christian Corriveau Network Software Analyst Canadian Department of National Defence

Found the solution. Here is the Microsoft article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;330193 This registry fix requires XP SP2. It worked wonders for me. Christian Corriveau Network Software Analyst Canadian Department of National Defence

I made an unattended XP SP2 disk and is works amazingly. One thing that was noticed in XP is the way that computers are displayed in Network Places in a domain. In the attached jpg you see the Description followed by the Computer Name. Description (Computer Name) I would need that to be inversed like this Computer Name (Description) The same applies in My Computer with the mapped drive letters. I looked through Technet, MSFN forums, Kelly's Korner as well as scores of google search results with no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Christian Corriveau Network Software Analyst Canadian Department of National Defence

check out www.istop.com All ports are open and they charge 30$/month. I like the service very much. You can also get a static IP for 5$/month or a one time charge of 50$. They are based out of Ottawa but they are available in Quebec in Ontario. Hope this helps

I found a solution. I put sleep.exe to good use. REG ADD %KEY%\026 /VE /D "Microsoft Office 2000 SP3" /f REG ADD %KEY%\026 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\Office2000SP3\setuppro.exe TRANSFORMS=GPNET.MST /qb-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\026 /V 2 /D "C:\Windows\System32\sleep.exe 200" /f

I have my RunOnceEx.cmd installing many tools that work because I have tested the CD/DVD many times now. I added Office 2000 and Office 2000 Multilanguage pack. Usually RunOnceEx install the first item, when finished installs the next and so on. When it gets to Office, the install starts, but then the next item on the list starts up as well. I re-arranged my install order but I would like to know how to permamnently fix this. Here is my runonce.exe =========================================== cmdow @ /HID @echo off FOR %%i IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\CD.txt SET CDROM=%%i: SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installation D'Outils de Support ADS 2003" /f ;REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1" /f ;REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\NetFramework11\netfx.msi /quiet /norestart" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /VE /D "Group Policy Management Console" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\GPMCSP1\gpmc.msi /qn" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /VE /D "Windows 2003 AdminPak" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\Adminpak2003\adminpak.msi /quiet /norestart" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /VE /D "XP Support Tools (KB838079)" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\SupportTools\suptools.msi /quiet /norestart" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "Windows 2003 Resource Kit" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\ResourceKit\rktools.msi /quiet /norestart" /f REG ADD %KEY%\026 /VE /D "Microsoft Office 2000 SP3" /f REG ADD %KEY%\026 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\Office2000SP3\setuppro.exe TRANSFORMS=GPNET.MST /qb-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\027 /VE /D "Microsoft Office 2000 MultiLangue" /f REG ADD %KEY%\027 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\Office2000MUI\langpack.msi TRANSFORMS=MUI.MST /qb-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\028 /VE /D "Windows XP MultiLangue" /f REG ADD %KEY%\028 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\MUIXP\muisetup.exe /i 040c /d 040c /r /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\029 /VE /D "Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.05" /f REG ADD %KEY%\029 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\Acrobat505\Acrobat.msi /qn /norestart" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /VE /D "Modifications de Registre" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /V 1 /D "REGEDIT /S %CDROM%\Applications\tweaks.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /VE /D "Nettoyage et Redemarrage" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Applications\cleanup.cmd" /f EXIT ======================================= So Office 2000 and Office 2000 MultiLangue installations start, but RunOnceEx does not wait to start the install of the next item. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Hi Dahi, I have pined throw all of the search results. I even tried the link you gave me to Argon's explanation. I also verified the links for the Microsoft's websites and found nothing to specify the InputLocales. And still no luck. I appreciate the help.

Can someone please show me the code to put this in my winnt.sif file? In Regional & Language Options I need to have 1) English (Canada) with Canadian Multilingual Standard Keyboard 2) French (Canada) with Canadian French Keyboard. This is what I have so far LanguageGroup=1 SystemLocale=00011009 ;French Canadian UserLocale=00011009, 00000409 UserLocale_DefaultUser=00011009 I cannot seem to find a resource for the value of InputLocales. I even looked through TechNet. If someone would be so kind to help me out it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you