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Yes, I've found all of those solutions - believe it or not, I actually do some research before I post Unfortunately, they require the computer to be restarted before the new name can be applied, which doesn't work out for me. With NETDOM, I use NETDOM ADD to add the machine with its current name, and then give the user the option to rename the computer (and its corresponding Active Directory account) with NETDOM RENAMECOMPUTER. Thanks, I might try that method. I'll post back with my results.

Yes, I mentioned that in my first post, but Add-Computer does not offer the ability to rename the computer, as NETDOM did.

So in XP and Vista, I use NETDOM after imaging to join the computer to the domain and then rename the computer (and its AD account) if necessary. I noticed that Win7 didn't work with the old copy of NETDOM that I used for XP and Vista, but I see that a copy gets installed when you install the RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools). However, if you take the RSAT copy and move it to another machine that does not have RSAT installed, it doesn't work - when you launch it, it just exits without any output. (As a matter of fact, even if you move it to a different machine that does have RSAT installed, it still doesn't work!) I would use the PowerShell cmdlet Add-Computer, but I need to rename the computer in the same operation without restarting, which I was able to do under XP and Vista with NETDOM (NETDOM ADD and then NETDOM RENAMECOMPUTER). Any ideas, or has anyone else experienced this issue? If you add your machines to the domain post-imaging, how are you doing it?

I have been fighting with this problem for a while...hope someone here can help. I am working on a Vista image and everything has been successful besides the unattended install of Intel chipset drivers. During the auditSystem pass, when the drivers are being installed, I get two warnings about unsigned drivers. I have narrowed it down to the Intel INFs; all other drivers install correctly without incident. Of course, Vista no longer has the option to ignore the unsigned driver warning as XP had Here is my unattend.xml, if it helps: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> <settings pass="specialize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <ComputerName></ComputerName> <ProductKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</ProductKey> <RegisteredOrganization>Org</RegisteredOrganization> <RegisteredOwner>Owner</RegisteredOwner> <TimeZone>Central Standard Time</TimeZone> </component> </settings> <settings pass="generalize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpSysprep" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <PersistAllDeviceInstalls>false</PersistAllDeviceInstalls> </component> </settings> <settings pass="auditSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <DriverPaths> <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1"> <Path>C:\Drivers</Path> </PathAndCredentials> </DriverPaths> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <AutoLogon> <Password> <Value>*******************</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </Password> <Domain></Domain> <Enabled>true</Enabled> <LogonCount>1</LogonCount> <Username>Administrator</Username> </AutoLogon> </component> </settings> <settings pass="oobeSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <OOBE> <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage> <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation> <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE> <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE> <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC> </OOBE> <RegisteredOrganization>Org</RegisteredOrganization> <RegisteredOwner>Owner</RegisteredOwner> <OEMInformation> <Manufacturer>Manufacturer</Manufacturer> <SupportURL>URL</SupportURL> <Model>Model</Model> <Logo>C:\windows\oemlogo.bmp</Logo> </OEMInformation> <FirstLogonCommands> <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <CommandLine>C:\installs\guirunonce.bat </CommandLine> <Order>1</Order> <Description>guirunonce</Description> </SynchronousCommand> </FirstLogonCommands> <AutoLogon> <Password> <Value>*************************</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </Password> <Enabled>true</Enabled> <LogonCount>1</LogonCount> <Username>Administrator</Username> </AutoLogon> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <SidebarOnByDefault>false</SidebarOnByDefault> <SidebarVisible>false</SidebarVisible> </component> </settings> <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/program%20files/windows%20aik/install.wim#Windows Vista ENTERPRISE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" /> </unattend> Thanks in advance! Brendan