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Check http://www.appdeploy.com Lots of good stuff on application installs.

You could check out, Drive SnapShot, http://www.drivesnapshot.de. Will work with WinPE and BartPE as well.

Sometimes you can get away with changing the registry key to reflect a different product version so the installation can complete while thinking it is Windows XP for example and not Windows Server 2003.

try running the sp2 setup from a run command line with the /log:<path> to create an installation log. it may give you a clue as to why the installation is failing.

Would you mind terribly sending me a copy of how you built your CD with kind of a step by step or how-to guide? PM works for me.

I believe the latest version of Symantec Backup Exec 11 also provides support for x64 machines.

You might also try GPINVENTORY.EXE to gather a listing of what is already in place.

Windows 2000 Advanced Server would be what you want. Apply Service Pack 4 then the Security Rollup Package 1 and then run WindowsUpdate. All good then.

Has anyone tested this tool with HP servers or Professional Workstations? SATA and RAID drivers both. Please send me a pm if you know it will work and have tested it. Thanks!

Instead of doing what sounds like a repair to iTunes have you tried just going to Apple.com and downloading the executable to reinstall over the top of your current installation? Sounds basic but if you haven't tried it give it a whirl. Otherwise send me a PM and I'll try and help however I can.

after the setup.exe type PIDKEY=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX with your correct key. good luck

Are you pinging the clients by computer/netbios name or by IP address? Try both and post the results. Are the DHCP options set to automatically register the client with a DNS and/or WINS server? Check those options as well.

Check out Daniel Petri's website http://www.petri.co.il Lots of good info. on how to do what your looking to do. ADUC is only one place you'll need to look to transfer the FSMO roles. You will also need Domains and Trusts and the you'll need to register schmmgmt.dll using regsvr32 then open the AD schema in MMC to transfer the Schema Master thru a GUI unless you prefer to do everything through command line with like NTDSUTIL.

Don't forget the post-sp4 cumulative rollup too. You can launch it as well from cmdlines.txt etc. Works fine especially with SP4 files integrated into source. Will also shorten amount of time and number of hotfixes to apply after install.

Try this link for starters: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/...l=/technet/pr... nol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/techref/W2K3TR_Fnlvl_how.asp Ldp.exe for ADSIEdit may be required, but I would not necessarily trust these tools to work as timing, permissions, and operational status are all required to make them work.

You may need a WinPE or BartPE install disc to run Diskpart first that would remove the Ext 2/3 partitions and allow you to install. A boot floppy could be used to do the same thing too but it won't be 100% hands free. This issue comes up all the time. Search the forum, I'm pretty sure there are solutions on there.

Instead of copying the files locally for office then running the setup why not run the office install straight from the DVD? The unattended.msfn.org site explains how to run apps from CD to help you get started. Good luck.

You could also remove the sysprep.inf from the image, put the file into a floppy image and/or floppy disk after it is modified the way you want and saved, then attach or place in drive when mini-setup runs. Thats the way I do it and it works great. Very flexible. No issues such as those you face.

Do a search on Dell Computer's support site for single or one server image. They have a whitepaper on how to create a single image for their hardware. Sorry I don't remember the URL off the top of my head. It does exist. If you can't find it, send me a PM and I will see if I can find my copy of the .PDF and I'll send it to you. Good luck.

Try creating a custom IE build with the IEAK from MS. Then call the custom setup from your cmdlines.txt file.

Try this vb script: ON ERROR RESUME NEXT if Wscript.arguments.count<1 then Wscript.echo "Script can't run without VolumeProductKey argument" Wscript.echo "Correct usage: Cscript ChangeVLKey.vbs ABCDE-FGHIJ-KLMNO-PRSTU-WYQZX" Wscript.quit end if Dim VOL_PROD_KEY VOL_PROD_KEY = Wscript.arguments.Item(0) VOL_PROD_KEY = Replace(VOL_PROD_KEY,"-","") 'remove hyphens if any for each Obj in GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}").InstancesOf ("win32_WindowsProductActivation") result = Obj.SetProductKey (VOL_PROD_KEY) if err <> 0 then WScript.Echo Err.Description, "0x" & Hex(Err.Number) Err.Clear end if Next

You could try having them use offline files. You could try having them use SyncToy 1.2. You could use another third party replication tool.

Not exactly, integrating the drivers means including them as part of the source files that are used to load the operating system onto your hard drive. There are several ways to do this. You can find them in the Device Drivers section of this forum. If the driver(s) you require are not part of the operating system you will have to integrate them. In the case of disk drivers you must provide them or you will not be able to install the operating system. Good luck. Do some searching on the forums here, you will find your answers.

Just an FYI along these lines, if you remove a DC or DCPROMO it out of the domain, you may still need to go into Sites and Services and remove it manually from there as well.

You can also set the SNMP settings via a .REG file. Send me a PM if you want an example of how I do it.