IcemanND

Sure, you could put it in a CMD script and push it as a startup script via GPO.

That's what we get for bringing it to the attention of the manufacturer to make sure it was the real deal. Oh, well.

net user <username> <password> /add Creates an account on the machine it is run on net localgroup <GroupName> <UserName> /add Adds the specified accoutn to the specified group, domain or local. use Domain\UserName for <UserName> option to add domain users to specified group.

The short answer is you can't you an answer file and have the repair option. The longer answer is you can create a dual boot CD that would give you both options, an UA install and the repair option. Or you could use something like nLite to set up the work around. There are numerous post here about the dual boot option.

It depends upon the device. Check the information label on the device/power adapter. If the input is 100-240v 50-60Hz then you only need the pin adapter. If it is 100-120v only then you will need a converter.

So you set your machine up as a dual boot system? Left the XP drive in as the primary drive, installed the second drive and in stalled Vista, which is drive D: in either os? If this is the case then you will not be able to format c: as the boot information for Vista is contained on this drive.

Check out the Script repository in the Technet ScriptCenter http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcen...t.mspx?mfr=true They have a large selection of Active Directory scripts to choose from. Though to do what you want with looking up the groups the machine you run this on will need to be a member of the domain. At least I have never found a reliable way to be off the domain and populate information about OU's & Groups.

While correct it might also be helpful to put the user in a group. net localgroup <GroupName> <UserName> /add

use a similar method as finding you cd-rom drive. Look for a specific file on the secondary drive so that you can determine the drive letter. Once you have the drive letter the rest should be easy.

According to Norton's web site the current Ghost Solutions Suite (v2.5) is compatible with 2003, and I can't imagine that any other version before it would not be, especially if it was released after Windows 2003. http://www.symantec.com/business/products/...&pvid=865_1 Which version of Ghost are you trying to use?

Cloning is copying disk A to disk B. Imaging you create a single file image of the hard drive to the copy to another or multiple machines. Like an ISO of a CD.

OSCDIMG is not what you want to use. ImageX would be the correct tool out of the WAIK to use. It will create a file base disk image of your selected drive/directory in the Windows Image (WIM) format. I have a guide here on using ImageX with XP: http://www.msfn.org/board/GUIDE-Creating-W...-X-t101383.html And I know you didn't want a 3rd party tool but since people have bugged me about mentioning my guide without mentioning this list here it is: http://www.msfn.org/board/Disk-Imaging-Software-t100299.html

with ghost 8 you have to create the boot floppies and then you create your bootable cd. Use the first disk as the boot image for the cd and copy the contents of the second disk to the cd and burn. Much easier with newer versions of ghost.

Have a major issue arise that one of your projects would have prevented, or solves. Works every time.

The original url, while suspicious looking, especially with its location and not being mirrored on other Acronis sites is a valid site. I received confirmation from Acronis today. "It is legit and we will honor it. It is not eligible for free upgrades though." http://www.acronis.net/ati4free

Any Enterprise version of Ghost 8 or greater should work with any version of windows. Some slight expections when it comes to Vista and version 8.x, as I recall Vista was not officially supported until v10 (solutions Suite 1.x)

You can us the Ghost Boot Wizard to create a boot floppy that will handle more than one NIC, you may have to find the NDIS or acket driver for your device if it is not included but it makes them quite well. If you can get a newer version of the Ghost solution suite it will create ISO's for you to burn. As a matter of fact the disk you have was created with the boot wizard.

Ah yes, but it's tough to recover something without first backing it up. And as Larbac wants to be able to restore or recover his windows operating system.

Because I always forget about that one. And I use that WIM guide on an almost weekly basis personally so it's fresh in my mind. http://www.msfn.org/board/Disk-Imaging-Software-t100299.html

Well, If you SATA->IDE converter handles either cable select or Master/Slave jumpers you should be able to hook two converters to single dual connector IDE cable. But it will be a function of the converter whether it will do it or not. I have a couple hooked up this way on occasion for data transfer when my SATA system is not available do to other work.

usually all you need to do is run a chkdsk with repair to fix this issue. create a bootable usb drive you can run chkdsk from and try a repair.

By default in XP Wireless does not connect until after a user logs in. Some wireless card manufacturers have additional utilities that will make the connection before login. Usually called prelogon or power on connect. It will only connect to a previously configured wireless network.

You could use Windows Images (WIM), free from Microsoft. http://www.msfn.org/board/GUIDE-Creating-W...st&p=674778

Well not with VMWARE Workstation, it know that it is a VM and won't let you install VM Workstation inside the VM. Tried once for the fun of it.