RogueSpear

Perhaps this where I was confused. It seemed as though you were saying that the code above was running from GuiRunOnce. RunOnceex.cmd, if it's code from post #1, will not run the batch files, but rather it will set them to run from RunOnceEx. So it does not appear as though anything is running from GuiRunOnce - at least not from what you've described thus far. If there is a problem with sanupdate.bat, then perhaps you would like to post that code. How and when are you getting the SanKit\5.26\InstallScript directory on to your system drive?

Just so we're on the same page here... the code you posted should take a fraction of a second to run and I'm guessing it runs fine. The sanupdate.bat file that you mentioned is having problems is running from RunOnceEx. Since GuiRunOnce and RunOnceEx kick off at essentially the same time and you're intructing RunOnceEx to launch sanupdate.bat, then you'll have to reboot for sanupdate.bat to run. I would suggest running the code you posted from cmdlines.txt if you want the RunOnceEx settings to take effect after the first reboot.

You may trust your own common sense. I certainly trust mine. I hardly ever have any sort of firewall or antispyware running since it all seems to take up too RAM, particularly when I'm using hogs like VMware or Visual Studio 2005. However, I am assuming that others here set up computers either for family or professionally. As much common sense as my family has and as well educated as they all are, "common sense" in the area of the Internet is not so common after all. And as far as a work environment goes, you'd be derelict to not provide the protection.

@Yurek3, wrong reg entry.. go to the one where there is a space between "Windows" and "NT": [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]

I've done a lot of work where I set up a network with DHCP reservations. That way you can document and map out the network a bit better but still have the ability to push certain configuration changes to your clients (like a new DNS server, etc). You may not get any answers, but it shouldn't hurt to inquire with your ISP if they've recently implemented anything in an attempt to thwart P2P/BT traffic.

Well you need the text mode network drivers just to do a RIS install at all. But the text mode drivers are entirely different than the drivers for PnP enumeration. The text mode drivers are simply to connect to the RIS server via TFTP to download the image. During PnP enumeration, the network drivers are installed to the operating system. So the short answer is no, you cannot do it that way. I've found the easiest method of incorporating drivers into your RIS install is to do a method 2 integration using Bashrat the Sneaky's DriverPacks. This can be a little bit tricky to do for someone new to the DriverPacks let alone someone new to RIS. And it was also one of the inspirations behind my making AutoRIS and later, AutoImage. If you were to do a method 1 integration, which more follows Microsoft's prescribed practices, you will run into a couple of issues. First you'll end up copying down an extra 6,000 or so files with each RIS client install. Second is that if you find that you need to use all of the DriverPacks, or even some of them but with the addition of some third party DriverPacks, you'll overextend the path limit of 4096 characters imposed by OemPnPDriversPath in your .SIF file.

Actually RIS does not look to the network for drivers during at the T-39 stage of setup because the network is not yet available. All of the drivers that you need must be on the hard drive during setup.

If you use the DriverPacks with my utility AutoImage, I think you'll get what you're looking for.

Update - 20060725 Updated FileZilla to V2.2.26a Updated VirtualDub to V1.6.15 Build 24442

Man you just don't get it..

Update - 20060724 Added FastStone Capture V4.2 Fixed all of the problems with the ieSpell links, versions, MD5s, etc. Updated GrabIt to V1.6.2.940

Update - 20060724 Added Wireshark V0.99.2 (replaces Ethereal) Updated TaskSwitchXP to V2.0.10 Updated TrueCrypt to V4.2a

The way the diagram is now, you'd have to enable internet connection sharing on PC3. It'll work, but I've never been a huge fan of ICS and there's a catch - your router must be capable of using a subnet other than 192.168.1.0 because I think that's the only subnet ICS can use. I could be wrong as I've actively avoided using ICS at all costs. My personal preference would be to get a wireless bridge for your other segment and just hook that into your switch.

Update - 20060723 Updated QuickTime Alternative to V1.71 Updated Real Alternative to V1.49 Note: If you downloaded the updates to Crap Cleaner or SyncBack shortly after they were posted, you should check your MD5's. If they don't match that means you should download them again. I had to fix them because I upgraded to AdminStudio 7.5 which apparently cannot deal with unadvertised shortcuts on it's own. I just knew when Macrovision bought out InstallShield that things would start to go down the crapper.

Update - 20060723 Updated Crap Cleaner to V1.31.325 Updated RogueSpear's Runtimes Installer to V1.2 Updated SyncBack to V3.2.11

If you want to do that then you need to download the Microsoft Installer version from Cisco. I think I had mentioned that earlier in this thread. And about the profiles.. you'll need to incorporate a batch or something similar to make them read only if you have a user password saved.

I don't know what to tell you muiz, it installs perfectly for me. As far as decompiling the whole thing, I did check the box to allow decompiling. Perhaps there's a problem with the version of scite that I'm using.

This is known as "prestaging". Take a peek here.

So long as you have SNMP properly configured on all of your networking hardware, OptiView can pretty much do anything. I believe they now have software agents you can push to servers for data collection. But for all of the bells and whistles you'd really want their tablet device that is seriously unlike anything I've used before. Last I checked it retails for around $25,000. I'll take two

Fluke OptiView is the best I've ever used. Just in case you're not totally made of money, SolarWinds EE has always served me well.

Ok, you're not in an AD environment it sounds like. In a nutshell, Active Directory is Microsoft's management and configuration service for enterprises.

Don't take this answer as authoritative, but I'm going to guess no.

The proposed method sounds almost exactly like what I have implemented. Our Exchange server (still 2000) is on the inside and I have another server in the DMZ running Aladdin eSafe. For the most part it's been a fairly reliable setup. There was a time when eSafe was having horrible difficulties with getting hung up on certain kinds of attachments. Whatever their problem was, it seems to have been resolved. I don't care what Microsoft says, it's not secure enough to be facing the Internet in my eyes. I would rather have a go between that would need to compromised first. And it's much easier to properly hunker down a dedicated SMTP relay in your DMZ than to try and work out all of the connection rules and protections of a naked Exchange server. I'm actually looking to go in the opposite direction you are. We were recently accepted as a beta site for Google's Gmail hosted service. Unfortunately I can't get Google to give me any firm answers regarding what the cost will be, etc. So in the end, as much as it kills me, I may end up just sticking with Exchange. Some things to keep in mind with Exchange. However much storage space you think will be enough, double it. Consider what you will need for a backup solution. If you already have something in place, then it should be a minimal cost for an Exchange back up plugin, but then the questions turn to tape capacity and / or how long will the backup take. Training. How well versed are you with Exchange? As a Microsoft centric admin, I can tell you that Exchange operates a lot differently than most other Microsoft server products. There's a reason that they now have a whole separate certification for Exchange propeller heads. If something were to ever go seriously wrong with my server I'd be screwed. We would have to get in some specialists for sure. Cost. It's expensive as hell. Not only to be properly licensed with everything (CALs, AV, Spam, backup, etc) but the cost in terms of labor. It's not a "set it and forget it" proposition. If you forget it, something will surely come up and bite you in the butt. I'm not meaning to scare you away or anything, but there's an awful lot to consider. Much more to consider than what I had considered when I decided to implement Exchange.

That looks great

You know I haven't had the opportunity to play with WPI yet, however in the RyanVM Integrator V1.4, there is a WPI plugin and I did implement support for that. As I stated I have not played with WPI yet, so I really can't vouch for how well everything will go. As far as Office goes, if you're doing RIS then you're probably in a domain. Which means you'd likely be better off using Group Policy or if you're lucky enough to have it, use SMS.