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Although I've been imaging some time, I've never quite fully understood adding Sata/chipset drivers to Winnt.sif (and sysprep). I have a new Lenovo T400. In the BIOS if I set the SATA controller mode to Compatibility, my unattended installation seems to work with no problems. I obviously need to load Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver. When I download them from Lenovo, it tells me it has newer drivers in Windows and asks to use the Windows ones or the included ones. No matter which I select, I get the BSOD 0x0000007B (0xF78B2524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000,0x00000000) I'm stumped on what I am doing wrong. I know the obvious easy solution is to switch it to compatibility mode, but that doesnt mean its the right/best way. I know I could also do compatibility mode, install the drivers, then it'll be ready for sysprep. winnt.sif

I think I may have gotten myself confused. I'm in the middle of updating my image to provide more current drivers. In my SYSPREP file, I have the following lines: I downloaded a newer iaahci.inf from Intel, so I have the most recent Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Des...al〈=eng So I did a search of my system to see if I had existing drivers for this, (or I missed it somehow in the new iaahci.inf) and I found the device ID inside my new intel chipset drivers, version 9.0.0.1008 inside the following files: ich6ide.inf ich6id2.inf PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2652.DeviceDesc="Intel(R) 82801FB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2652" Does this mean I can point the line in my sysprep file to ich6ide.inf? And why doesnt the new version of iaAHCI.inf contain the line for PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2652&CC_0106?

THe drivers work and the device works. I have to 'wait' for it to finish resolving itself. I've had this BootCD work on everything from Lenovo A30s to HP DC5800. I did finally get the driver loaded, but that message first pops up.

I just got a new T400, but it lags in getting an IP address. It say: Any ideas what could be causing this? Could it be IPv6?

I've tried that, but the default doesnt seem to change. I am trying to change the screen saver, and after i drop the updated WIM file down, the new changes aren't there. And I know I've made it right as I see the changes under HK_USERS\.DEFAULT, but it doesnt take on a new profile

Dumb question. What is the difference between System32\config\systemprofile\ntuser.dat system32\config\default DocSettings\Default User\ntuser.dat

To clarify more...when the image is dropped on a machine, there is a script that is manually run. In that script, I change registry settings. The problem is that when I change something to HK_USERS\.Default..... it doesn't take to the registry when it is loaded. So is the HKEY_Users\.default\ NOT the location for the profile to be loaded from. I could check the hives under the config folder. That'll be my next step.

I have a solid working image, as a WIM file. When the techs roll it out, they run a file batch script which configures certain settings. But it seems anytime I change anything in the HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT registry, it doesnt apply to new logged in users. Is the default registry stored somewhere else? I'm trying to change the default screen saver for a user.

I was just using a batch script based on user input echo [Guiunattended] >> sysprep.inf echo TimeZone=35 >> sysprep.inf or something similar

Can I have multiple entries for certain categories- for example [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="blahblah" AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=2 EncryptedAdminPassword=No OEMDuplicatorstring="XP Build 3.2" OEMSkipRegional=1 OemSkipWelcome=1 and then further down in the file, have [Guiunattended] TimeZone=35 Reason being, I have a boot cd which users choose their location. I can have a command which based on user input, will added guiunattnded/timezone to the end of the sysprep.inf file, therefore eliminating certain registry keys I program.

I am trying to run a simple task before logging in. I want to delete the Documents and Settings\Administrator profile. (so it gets recreated next time the account is logged in). I've read about I tried loading a test command, with no success- There was no RunServicesOnce so I created it. c:\test.cmd @echo off ECHO "Hello world" > c:\test.txt So I'm a bit stumped...

How do I run that script? Where do I run it? I've been looking for this functionality for a while!

So that's some kind of 'bulk app deployment' system? Like addons for nLite? I'd like to know more to see if I can find a GPL/freeware version. Altiris is one of several desktop management suites out there. Also is SMS, LanDesk (which we use). What you are referring to is called provisioning. We do manual provisioning, as we only recently started doing a standard image. We are working our way up to provisioning though.

I am responsible for the image in my company. I have a script which create shortcuts based on some selections the user makes. (OU Placement, etc). How does your company handle shortcuts for webapps? do you give all users all apps, or just specific users get specfic shortcuts?

I am trying to create a multiple boot CD, so I can incorporate several boot cds into a single one with a menu. I want to include: 1. WinPE 2.0 (All set to go) 2. SpinRite 6.0 3. SafeGaurd Easy Emergency Toolset 4. Any future boot cd... I can follow tutorials/guides well, but I've never used linux or built a multiple boot cd... any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

I have a script which compiles my PE. (as im sure most do). Here is the list of removed files. Add suggestions would be helpful, as the slimmer the better. Has anyone had any success getting a DOS emulator (such as DOSbox) to work on PE? I want to run a 16-bit program through PE, with no success.

I am trying to add the Emergency Tools to my WinPE 2.0 Boot CD. FAQ: Emergency Disk for SafeGuard Easy 4.40 I added the files to the system32 directory, but when I try to run, I get the following error: The system cannot find the file: X:\windows\system32\sgeasy.exe. And I am calling sgeasy.exe from X:\windows\system32\ I'm stumped...

I have an unattended installation and when I update drivers for new hardware, I end up having to update OEMPNPDriversPath in the sysprep.inf file, and the winnt.sif file. Is there a way to have a single common place for that list of paths, and have both of those files reference that list?

I used: start /wait wpeinit ipconfig /renew *Local* Then I got: An error occurred while renewing interface Local Area Network Connection: unable to contact your DHCP server. Request has timed out. As soon as I ran IPCONFIG /RENEW manually again, it took an IP address...

I have successfly got it working on all my other machines. This is a brand new, obviously, its a beta. I got this error before, but i added the ipconfig /renew and it seemed to work. I'll start the star /wait.... Also, I'm using the Vista drivers...as I believe I should be

It appears after I wait a few minutes, it then gets an IP address. I started my startnet.cmd with a ipconfig /release *LOCAL* and /renew *local*, with no avail. It told me: An address has not yet been associated with the network endpoint. So it seems the network adapter needs to "initialize" or something

It does find an IP, but not right away. I get a 169.* IP, and then I get the DHCP error

I have it in there. And actually, after a few minutes, it seems to find the IP. It just needs to wait, and I don't know how to stall my script for that.

I had a perfect working Vista PE boot CD that seemed to get an IP when any computer booted from it. I got a new HP DC5800 that I am testing on, and recieve the following error message: My Startnet.cmd begins with: @echo off TITLE Boot CD v 3.1 wpeinit :Menu CLS REM Makes sure that an IP has been obtained ipconfig /renew I checked with our network guy, and this computer doesn't even show up on the network... Any ideas?

I am using a batch script with PSEXEC to deploy some images. I need to check for a file on a remote system. Is there a command line tool or command to facilite this? I know I can use IF EXIST on my local machine..but what about a remote one?