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I think a better alternative for testing would be to invest in VMWare Workstation, or try VMWare Server (it is free). Makes testing things like this a snap!

not possible to have both IP's active at a time. You can however write a batch file to change the ip settings on the fly. Do a google search for changing ip address with a batch file. Why don't you just put a second NIC in it?

A shot in the dark here.. You don't by chance have a blank password for the user on the notebook do you? If so, assign a password to the account and try again.

Make it easy.. get yourself a wireless router/access point. I will have switch ports on it for hard wired use.

For remote desktop, you need to open port 3389 on your router to the system he will be connecting to.

I feel your pain, and have a couple of ideal solutions for you.For starters, it helps if all of your PC's are at least the same brand and or model.Lets just assume they are Dell Optiplex, say.. GX260's. Best Method:Software Required: Bart Pe Norton Ghost 8.0 (you will need ghost32.exe and a couple other files from it) You will need the network drivers for the workstation PC's. That's why it helps if they are all the same or similar. Read the Bart Pe Docs for detailed instruction on this. Create a network share on your server to store the ghost images.When you get the Bart Pe disc all set up, boot from it. If all goes well and you have followed instructions you will have network support and can map a network drive to the ghost image network share, thus you can ghost your images there and retrieve them when needed. One evil to consider... WindowsXP activation. Once you run sysprep on a system you will be required to reactivate it unless you have a Volume License edition. Method 2: Ghost 2004. Make a drive mapping boot disk and pretty much do the same thing as above.It's a bit more intricate though. The BartPe method is MUUUUCH easier. It goes without saying that there are far more in depth steps to take, but I will assume since you administer so many systems you will have the knowledge needed to proceed. If not, let me know and I can help you further.

You will need to use the administrative tools instead of gpedit.msc. Change your Domain Security Policy, Security Settings, Account Policies, Password Policy.

Oh, it will install on a non-dell system, but you will have to activate it.

Hmm.. 2 ideas at first. 1. "Line 1 of the inf file \i386\winnt.sit is invalid <--- winnt.siT (was this a typo) 2. SetupMgrTag BY screamer <--- Have you tried taking the BY screamer off? I have not tried DVD method, only CD so that's about the extent for me..