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1st, your NT server would have to have been installed as primary domain controller during setup to create a domain to logon to. 2nd, your XP computer would join the NT domain on your NT server. XP itself is not capable of creating or becoming its own domain controller so there is no way to create a trust between the two. Instead, the XP computer becomes a member of the NT server domain. As for networking protocols, install TCP/IP, then DNS, DHCP, and WINS services on the NT server that is your domain controller and configure them appropriately. Lots of articles available on how to do that. Next plug XP computer into same network and join it to the NT domain. You will then be able to get an IP address and resolve names on the network with no problem. As for the MAC, I don't believe there is a way to join a MAC to an NT domain. Again you can use TCP/IP or Appletalk to communicate with the NT server but it won't be part of the domain. If you use Active Directory, you could perhaps setup a MAC server with an OpenLDAP directory to communicate and authenticate users to AD from the directory. There are articles on how to do this on the web too. Good luck.

So how would this be different, more or less beneficial than running regular defrag. processes on the system?

Might want to take a look at this to see if will do what you want. http://textver.filehungry.com/english/prod...console_edition

NetNanny and CyberSitter also have that feature and our commercially available.

Look into the /chained command available with .MSI installers. I have used it successfully to install MS Office with MUI Packs etc. and know it to work. Try it and see if does not help you too.

Just one question: Why??

Have a look at Drive Snapshot - http://www.drivesnapshot.de. It is only ~ $40.00 and works like a champ. Best of all it is a single, self-contained executable that does require an install. If you truly want free then look at DriveImageXML, http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm It is slower than DriveSnapshot and requires an install. The good news is that both will work on a BartPE boot CD. Good luck.

I would also recommend removing and reinserting the RAM DIMM's.

SystemState backups will not give you what you are looking for. While Group Policy settings are backed up with a SystemState backup, you would need to use the Group Policy Management Console to do a backup/restore. Or you could use Recovery Manager for Active Directory from Quest Software. (I recommend this product!) As for users/passwords they are not backed up with a SystemState backup. Again, you would need to use Recovery Manager.. to recover an individual account. Check out the tool at http://www.quest.com Good luck.

You would need some kind of 3rd party product to create a boot menu that would allow you to partition the disk first. I would look into Diskpart.exe from Microsoft. Diskpart can read a text file that serves as a answer script to create and format partitions. You just need a utility that will boot the cd and launch the utility for you. Once that task is complete you can have then launch Windows install from there. Good luck.

I have used cusrmgr.exe to change local computer accounts and know it to work the way you would want to use it. Good luck.

This one seems to work for me. [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce] "^SetupICWDesktop"=- Good luck.

Thought about packaging the app. as a .msi with a tool like WinInstallLE? Maybe try that.

Check out www.slipstick.com. You can also try opening Outlook.exe /cleanfreebusy (clears calendar stuff) Or Outlook.exe /SAFE Check out www.slipstick.com. Maybe look at SCANPST.EXE or PFBACKUP.EXE. You can also try opening Outlook.exe /cleanfreebusy (clears calendar stuff) Or Outlook.exe /SAFE I would suggest if you can get Outlook open, that you archive some of the old data. You could also try renaming the original .pst file and creating a new one. Then open the original .pst and try and clean it out.

Try initiating the RunOnceEx from either the GuiRunOnce section of your unattend file or from your cmdlines.txt file. Either should work.

Do a Google search or check Macrovision's website for the /chained option to install the Office MUI during the Office 2003 install. I have done this before when installing Office 2000 with its respective MUI packs and know it to work.

I think jftuga is on the right track. You could also create a separate deployment network or vLAN and deploy images over that, then switch the computer or server to the production LAN when your finished building it. This assumes though that you have managed switch capability.

Why not just use the Office Resource Kit to create a customized Outlook profile with the .mst? Then it will be pre-configured with your Exchange server configuration information.

You could also use WinBatch or vbScript with SendKey(s).

Sure you can use SYSPREP to execute a vbscript like this: Dim adsinfo,nw Set adsinfo = CreateObject("adsysteminfo") Set ThisComp = GetObject("LDAP://" & adsinfo.ComputerName) Set oUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & adsinfo.UserName) wscript.echo ThisComp.Description Thiscomp.put "description", oUser.department & "-" & adsinfo.UserName ThisComp.Setinfo to set the computer description. Call the vbScript from the GuiRunOnce section of the SYSPREP.INF file.

Sure there are registry keys you can set to autologon the computer or you can try tweakui, or the old NT4 Resource Kit utility, NTCONFIG All will allow you to accomplish your goal.

Try Microsoft's free tool WinInstallLE. A Google search will find it for you. However, Office already comes with .MSI files. The free resource kit tools will let you create a .MST file that can customize the install for you. Check out the links above to start then try the web, there is tons of info. on how to push office from the network or on CD.

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You can use either IpodAgent or PodUtil. Do a quick Google search for podutil252setup.exe and/or ipodagent1010.exe. Should find what your looking for.

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