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Not that familiar with XPLODE but maybe you could create a batch file, launched by GuiRunOnce, that calls sleep.exe for say 60 seconds then proceeds to execute the process which launches XPLODE. Maybe give it a try. Good Luck.

I'm sure most everyone knows the addage, 'Age is mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.'

Check to make sure your domain group policies are not overriding this setting and removing your access to it.

I call shutdown.exe from my cleanup.cmd file that executes at the end of my RunOnceEx installations. Works like a champ.

I use batch files, vbscripts, and msi's in my RunOnceEx.cmd file. I have attached a copy for your reference. RunOnceEx.cmd

You can do all those things using diskpart.exe, xcacls.exe, javascript, and a few batch files. I set up my servers using these tools and assign rights as I see fit. If interested, PM me and I can send you the files I use etc.

Are the workstations set to receive DHCP addresses? Are the static IP addresses you gave the PC's outside of your DHCP scope? If not, change your scope IP range. Also, you might want to look at the registry keys for TCPIP HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP Check the Parameters key and the Interfaces key underneath parameters and delete the any IP address info. from there. Then try renewing your address. As always backup the registry before making changes. Good luck.

Small Business Server is a kind of a unique product. You probably do NOT need to run adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep in this scenario. If you were installing Exchange to a larger environment with stand alone ADC's you would need to run it as it expands the Active Directory schema and creates objects that are needed. Hope this helps.

I agree with Yzowl, there is already a very lengthy forum of registry tweaks. Generally these tweaks should be posted with a small text file for reference. @Aegis and traker1001 - please consider forwarding your tweaks to Prathapml I believe he is the one who started the thread on registry tweaks. Also try and search the forum for this type of info. in the future to avoid duplicate posts. Great stuff, thanks for the info.

If you are running network based installs vs. cd-rom based, you can use a .udf file to specify the computername. Otherwise you may be looking at creating a custom boot loader.

If you have not already done so, try %CDROM%

IRQ conflicts maybe?

Most likely a problem with the disk or controller drivers. Are you using SATA or SCSI disks/controllers? If so, check the device driver forum for the how-to's on integration for your configuration. Good luck.

It will cost you $$ but Winternal's Software's ERD Commander will do what you want. Though it kind of sounds like the utility you used, NT Key, may have corrupted the SID for the Administrator account. In this case, you might go looking for a back door account to get in if you can't repair the PC. Any chance a Ghost or other utility took an image of the hard drive before all this happened?

Check out Microsoft's diskpart utility. It can do what your looking for and you can create a script file with the parameters you want to do anything to your hard disk(s).

Put the sysprep.inf in the c:\sysprep directory, then execute.

It might be that your denial of access to the C:\ drive is preventing users folders from being copied or directed to the alternate location. Totally restricting access to the drive can cause many problems for instance updates and software installations may fail if the user cannot access the drive, if not during installation, during the initialization of the app. for first time use. It depends on your environment as to what security you need to implement but just thought I'd share these thoughts.

Scan for SPYWARE ????? perhaps.

Logon to???? or connect to???? Just delete the old mapping or connection from the server to the workstation and re-create it with the new ID and password. net use /delete f: (where f: maps to \\server\share) net use f: \\server\share /user:USER /password:PASSWORD

@Marsden - he won't be able to swap another NIC as the HS20's don't have NIC's on the blades themselves. They connect to the backplane which shares a common gigabit switch which usually trunks to your core switch. @ bertovic - Have you tried hard coding the port speed of the NIC in the adapter settings and on the switch configuration? If not, maybe consider that. Broadcom's network utility will also work to configure the port speed of the NIC on the blade. Outside of that the other's suggestions to check the logs and try manual replication are good ones. Also check the adapter binding order in the Advanced Properties of Network Connections. If you are teaming NIC's make sure your team is setup correctly, refer to IBM/Broadcom documentation. Hope this helps.

Since there appears to be no way to 'copy' a user locally through Win XP, you can create the user account you want, set the password, and add to the administrators local group. Then logon once as that user to create the profile. Logoff and logon as Administrator, open Explorer, copy the Administrator profile to your new user profile and you should be set.

Yes for the most part it will work to install the OS, however to get component listings and settings information, refer to the ref.chm help file from the Windows Server 2003 Support Tools --> Deploy.cab. I used the same guide successfully to setup and configure both Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 unattended installs.

Are you looking for your mate to be able to run applications on or administer the server? If so, Terminal Services is the way to go. If you are just looking for him/her to be able to connect to the server and logon for say remote control you can use UltraVNC, it is free. Google for it you will find it.

For home use you can try NetNanny or Cybersitter. For business use you can try Microsoft ISA Server, SurfControl or Websense.

When you removed the computer from your domain did you remove the computer account from AD? If not, try that. All else fails, rebuild workstation from scratch.