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ceez Thanks for your response, prior to my involvement Windows Updates had been set for manual download and installation so im not sure this would still be an issue. Guess i will keep an eye out again this wednesday just incase. Thanks Rob

Well, again i would like to say thank you, dissabling ASR has solved the problem. This morning the server hadn't rebooted like it normaly would have done on a wednesday and i have + kudos at work . Cheers Rob

Finaly got the oppertunity to change the bios setting on Monday, guess i will find out tomorrow morning if it has fixed the restart problem, thanks.

Thanks everyone for all the response, there is some down time scheduled in for the end of the week so it look like I’m going to get to check these settings sooner than I thought, as soon as I have checked over the settings will update the post. Thanks once again Rob

I have been thinking power supply as i has a similer problem with a desktop machine about a year ago, however the company im working for seem to dismiss hardware problems as a myth. There are no dump files generated but the server is HP so i will definatly check the BIOS and dissable ASR. As soon as i have any further info i will update. Thanks Rob

Thanks for the input, its def not automatic updates because this is done through WSUS and updates are then installed manualy on the servers, as for ASR i will check it next time the server reboots, we dont have any other servers available at the moment to take over the roles and with our busy environment i cant just go shutting down a server whilst i have a poke about. Cleaning lady is also a no go as the server room is locked and no one has access to it through the night. As soon as i have anymore information i will update the post. Thanks again Rob

Hi all, hope someone can help shed some light on this problem I’m having. I just recently started a new job and have been having a few problems with one of the servers here. Every Tuesday/Wednesday for no apparent reason the server reboots and when I arrive on Wednesday morning I have to go in and check all services etc are running correctly. There is no event in event viewer showing a shutdown has occurred and when I 1st logon I have to give a reason for an unexpected shutdown. I have spoke with other engineers here and they say it has been happening for quite a while and they haven’t been able to solve the problem. There are no scheduled tasks or scripts running that might cause this, and nothing that specifically happens between Tuesday and Wednesday either. The server O/S is 2003 Sp1 fully patched, Dual 2.4 Xeon HT CPU's and 3GB RAM. It is currently configured as a terminal server and is also used to run certain bespoke applications, IIS & SQL Server 2000. Unless I really have to I would like to check all O/S & software related possibilities 1st before checking hardware. Does anyone have any idea where i can start my search for the cause of the problem, or am i going to have to delve right in and start thinking hardware? Thanks for any advice offered Rob

Oh well, never managed to get it working before i left, maby next time Thanks for help

Still the same - User not permitted to join the machine to the domain, here are my curent .sif settings [data] floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 [SetupData] OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [Unattended] OemPreinstall = yes OemPnPDriversPath = \DR\NIC;\DR\NIC\DELL;\DR\obvideo;\DR\IntelInf FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 TargetPath = \WINDOWS OemSkipEula = yes InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" LegacyNIC = 1 DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore [UserData] ProductKey =xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx FullName ="Admin" OrgName ="The Norton School" ComputerName = %MACHINENAME% [GuiUnattended] OemSkipWelcome = 1 OemSkipRegional = 1 TimeZone = %TIMEZONE% AdminPassword = "xxxxxx" AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=1 TimeZone=85 [Display] BitsPerPel =16 XResolution =1024 YResolution =768 VRefresh =60 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 SystemLocale=00000809 UserLocale=00000809 InputLocale=0809:00000809 [Networking] [NetServices] MS_Server=params.MS_PSched [Identification] DoOldStyleDomainJoin = Yes JoinDomain =%MACHINEDOMAIN% [RemoteInstall] Repartition = Yes UseWholeDisk = Yes [OSChooser] Description ="Windows XP Professional Flat Image" Help ="Automatically installs Microsoft Windows XP Professional Flat Image without prompting the user for input." LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType =Flat Version="5.1 (2600)" The installers group has delegated control to add computers to the domain, and permissions to Reset/Change Passwords & Create/Delete computer Objects. It's the end of the day here for me so will have to pick it back up tomorrow. Im leaving for pastures new on Friday, nice new contract to get my teeth into. Thanks for all the help, Rob

I hadnt delegated control to the installers group so have done that now (sry for missing it in your post, tired eyes ), however for testing purposes i was using the admin account and i have had it working previously using that account but with duplicate's in AD. Am currently testing with the new settings and will update when done. Hope i get this finished by tomorrow as its my last day (had to tell someone as im bursting here ) Thanks, Rob

Hi, Yeah, i applied these allong with 'Change Password' and 'Reset Password' I have noticed that i am getting a different problem if i add DoOldStyleDomainJoin = Yes, it doesnt create the duplicate account but instead tells me the account im using doesn't have permission to join machines to the domain. Im currently trying without the DomainAdmin and DomainAdminPassword settings. Will update when i know more. Thanks Rob

Hi Andy, Just gave that a whirl and i still get the same problem,

Thanks for your reply Andy, Im relying on RIS Joining the PC to the domain, As far as im aware im just passing the variable and not performing a serverside action, i will post a copy of the OCS screen so you can see how im doing it. Yes, both computer accounts by default go to the Computers container. code from pickname.osc <OCSML> <META KEY=ESC ACTION="REBOOT"> <META KEY=F3 HREF="OSCHOICE"> <TITLE>Client Installation Wizard Choosing Names</TITLE> <FOOTER> [ENTER] continue [ESC] Reboot [F3] Pick Install</FOOTER> <BODY left=5 right=75> <br> <br> Type the Machine name you require <br> <br> <FORM ACTION="WARNING"> Machine Name <input NAME="MACHINENAME" VALUE =%MACHINENAME% maxlength=20><br> %OPTIONS% </SELECT> </FORM> </BODY> </OSCML> .sif file [data] floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 [SetupData] OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [Unattended] OemPreinstall = yes OemPnPDriversPath = \DR\NIC;\DR\NIC\DELL;\DR\obvideo;\DR\IntelInf FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 TargetPath = \WINDOWS OemSkipEula = yes InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" LegacyNIC = 1 DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore [UserData] ProductKey =xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx FullName ="Admin" OrgName ="The Norton School" ComputerName = %MACHINENAME% [GuiUnattended] OemSkipWelcome = 1 OemSkipRegional = 1 TimeZone = %TIMEZONE% AdminPassword = "xxxxx" AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=1 TimeZone=85 [Display] BitsPerPel =16 XResolution =1024 YResolution =768 VRefresh =60 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 SystemLocale=00000809 UserLocale=00000809 InputLocale=0809:00000809 [Networking] [NetServices] MS_Server=params.MS_PSched [Identification] JoinDomain =norton.local DomainAdmin=risman DomainAdminPassword=xxxxxxxxxxxx [RemoteInstall] Repartition = Yes UseWholeDisk = Yes [OSChooser] Description ="Windows XP Professional Flat Image" Help ="Automatically installs Microsoft Windows XP Professional Flat Image without prompting the user for input." LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType =Flat Version="5.1 (2600)" Hope the extra info helps, Cheers, Rob

Hi, im having a problem getting my machines joined to the domain during RIS install, i have setup and OCS screen to input the desired machine name before the installation kicks off and all this works fine. The problem is that when i press enter to move to the next screen an account is created in AD so when the computer tries to join to the domain during install there is a duplicate computer account and it fails. Everything works fine if i remove the 1st computer account created when i choose the name on the OCS screen however i want to be able to just walk away after the OCS screens and not have to do any more. I have an installers security group setup that has permissions to create and reset computer accounts and the correct user accounts are added to this group, but this still isnt getting me any further. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as this seemingly simple problem is soon going to start making me nuts. Hope i have provided enough information if not let me know. BTW, RIS Server and DC are both Windows 2003 Thanks in advance for any help