MrJinje

Wouldn't hurt to run a chkdsk /F. That will rule out a bad sector on your HDD where you HIVE's are located.

I can't get $OEM$ to work from PXE boot either. Maybe PXE/WDS/$OEM$ does not play nicely. Instead of OEM method, you should just install your software normally and capture a configured/sysprep machine. PXE can handle pushing customized wim images that way.Or you will need to do some trial and error and report back the correct way to $OEM$ a PXE install (didn't mention PXE in first post, so you got some misguided advice). But I think capturing an image will be the easier method.

Because I used Powershell in DISM Tool. and it is set up to recurse through an entire folder drivers, so he is doing things right. My guess is he needs to look into the permissions on C:\Mount, or something else is up with his ACL somehow. (based on error in his jpg) Can you try mounting to a different folder other than C:\Mount. or maybe delete and re-create that folder before trying again. Are there any spaces in your path to your DVD\Sources\Install.wim ??? Some people have trouble when the path has spaces. C:\users\my username\Desktop\My DVD\Sources\Install.wim which causes errors. So I have them move to a path with no spaces.

My method was to repackage your updates and use the Push method to install Applications using Group Policy. It can push any MSI packaged installer. It has nothing to do with Windows Updates or WSUS. It will work for you if you repackage your EXE properly.

Yes of course, Microsoft encourages software pirates to update their clients and fully supports automatic updates even on pirated systems. This is not a joke. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/te...urity-updates/1 The only limitation is that you will not be able to get Optional Updates, only updates deemed critical are provided. This has been since the XP days.

Just to add to what Trip says, If you can track down the silent install switches, you can likely re-package them as an MSI using this. After they are in MSI format you can use the Group Policy Application Management features. http://www.tothepc.com/archives/convert-ex...cation-package/ http://www.qwertylab.com/FreeTools.aspx

Sounds like you grabbed a multi line snippet and the URL was on the second or lower lines. See how in the pic I grabbed the invisible first row, you have to be mindful not to grab more than one line, that bug/feature of windows really used to bother me, but since I moved to Windows 7 and Firefox, it does not occur.

Why not read up on NETSH and tell us if that is what you are looking for. http://ss64.com/nt/netsh.html As for the "kinda domain name" do you mean your WorkGroup name ? You can do that very easy, just right click Computer > Properties > Change Settings and set your Workgroup that way.

read closer, I answered this question before you aksed. Run the resource monitor on your server and report back any spikes in networking around the time when people boot up. Obviously if it goes to 100% and starts dropping packets left and right you have your answer, I cannot guess if that is the problem, you actually have to test for this if you want proof. Otherwise, report any "Application Management" events in the log of a failed client machine, wasn't sure if you only checked the server-side logs, probably should check it at the client side as well.

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18408 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=141765

Please do not quote the entire post, it makes the thread look next time use the Add Reply or Fast Reply buttons. The SetupComplete.cmd runs in an administrative capacity before the first user account is created. It runs with full permissions by design so you should have no problems (except with editing HKCU settings, ask if you need the method).

Hmm, sometimes it is slow network, but cannot be sure. Would it be possible to run resource monitor on the server overnight. Not sure what OS your servers are or your clients, got any more details. There is a known SNAFU, Read this article and see if it applies. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278472 Do those events occur in your logs on failed machines ?

You cannot integrate $DOCS directly into a user account that does not yet exist. Windows will see an existing folder and avoid using it (thus defaulting to micheal.pc) The work-around is either to make you changes to the Default User profile or the All Users profile.

I'm guessing no. If you fully removed it from the DISK, you likely have to re-vLite to get it back. But if you are adventurous, you could take an untouched DVD and try to add the package via DISM. (using ImageX + InstallWimTweak.exe) Just a thought, not even sure it is possible or not. Report back if it works.

Use DISM Tool. You need to mount boot.wim Image # 2 and use the Add-Driver button to integrate your RAID or other boot-critical drivers. I think most of the other UA programs can do this now, check the stickies in the Unattended Windows 7 section.

No worries mate.

Open Powershell and run this snippet. Should tell us the basic details of the Q: drive. Get-WmiObject -class Win32_Volume | where-object {$_.Caption -eq "Q:\"}

Do you want the folder that runs the same script for every single start-up. C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Scripts\Startup Or are you talking about a one-time use script running during installation. I usually run these scripts from SetupComplete.cmd, but you may want to use a first login script, depending on your needs. $OEM$\$$\Setup\Scripts Which is the same as mounting the WIM and editing the files here. Mount\Windows\Setup\Scripts

I couldn't seem to find any Group Policy that would do this, so my guess is no, you cannot do it that way. Here are a couple of alternative solutions. Use what works for you. 1) Delete all local user accounts. 2) Change local Administrator Password. 3) Place Domain\User accounts in local users group (non-admin) so they cannot create new local accounts. 3a) If Disabled, enable caching of Domain Credentials so users can log into the domain when offline. The GUI for the login screen was in winlogon.exe, maybe someone could patch the buttons there. The quick and dirty method would be to run a CMD or VBS logon script that logs off any local administrator accounts. (only allowing Domain logon) Question: Does anyone remember where the last logon domain is stored in the registry ? Could pushing that setting, pre-populate the field on a newly provisioned machine, and possibly help the OP ?

Please attach - Not PASTE - your XML EDIT: I remember that thread now, here is the CloseWIN.vbs. Set WshShell = Wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Do While Not Wshshell.AppActivate ("Set Network Location") Wscript.sleep 100 Loop Wshshell.AppActivate "Set Network Location" Wshshell.SendKeys "%{F4}" http://blogs.msdn.com/7/archive/2009/12/03...audit-mode.aspx

Wrong section, one of the SMODS will move this to the Customizing Windows section. (no need to start a new thread) Maybe one of those Customizing guys can answer it off the top of his head. Or just search that forum, it is likely the same procedure as it was in Vista. http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=40 Tried to use search to find you the Vista link but URL processing will not be working until after the upgrade is complete. (think 2-3 more days)

It's my assumption that those filenames were for descriptive purposes only. I'm waiting for him to come back and say that it is not restricted to single letter files/folder names (or even names without spaces for that matter) and cannot be hardcoded as such. My guess is his intentions were that it would read the folder name, then if a file exists matching the foldername +".exe" format delete it, yada yada yada. Is that what you were really asking for ? Does it have to be a batch file or would a VBS script be acceptable ?

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=141697 I don't think starting a new thread will get an answer any faster.

You will have to edit the samples on this page to fit your needs. http://www.robvanderwoude.com/battech_convertcase.php

If you cannot attach it to USB and get it online, then your only option that won't void your warranty is to find a company that provides Degaussing service, if you are in a bigger city, there will likely be a local computer store that can do this. http://www.garner-products.com/Degserv.htm But if you didn't have to worry about your warranty, a few drill holes and a sledge hammer will make things very hard for any but the most well funded forensic teams.