IcemanND

there is a checkbox at the top of the add/remove programs window to show/hide windows updates.

Can you give an example of what you mean by this? I currently have a single image which I have used across Dell, IBM(Lenovo), and Gateway machines without any issues. The only vendor specific anything I have to deal with is the cd-burning and dvd player software since I we use what comes with the machines instead of a commercial version we have to detect the machine manufacturer to install this software after imaging.

How are you building you UACD? Are you trying to move the Docs & Settings folder to a different drive?

That dll is the HAL that is loaded on the machine. It will be renamed to HAL.DLL.

and they said I was having a bandgasm.

OK, you only have 11 posts. Not like you have hundreds to go through. Unfortunately the easiest way to test is to use F6 and a floppy to make sure the drivers you have work first of all. I've had problems with certain versions of Intel and VIA drivers in the past with SATA controllers. I'm assuming you have tried the instructions on http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/36/

Depends upon what you mean by accurate. It will have more or less of them. But you should be able to find all of them there.

Am I missing something? Why not use the %PATH% variable? @echo off rem I used DoesNothing value while testing but will use the Path value set Sysenvt=HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment reg add "%SysEnvt%" /v DoesNothing /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%PATH%;%%ProgramFiles%%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools" /f I'm assuming this is still your testing code since 'DoesNothing' should be 'Path' if you are really trying to add this to the 'Path' variable.

First, how are you partitioning your drives so that the lettering is not as desired? second, you have a couple of possible options. 1. Use WinPE and partition and format before performing the installation. 2. run a diskpart script from DettachedProgram to partition and format the rest of the drive. (may cause a roblem depending upon you cd drive letter(s))

how about the update catalog through the windowsupdate site under "use administrator options" you can search by OS xp SP1 and by date if desired. then select the ones you want from the list and download. Be sure to have your popup blocker turned off or allowing microsoft.com, or you get to start over unles they changed it from the last time I used it. That should get you the majority of them, then you can search for the remaining ones by KB number and download them all at once.

It's not liking your SATA drivers for some reason.

Probably less of an issue now than in the past, but PSU like to have a load to power. If that is all you want find an old AT power supply either from an old machine, or out of a external drive cage like an external cd or hard drive than isn't used anymore. Then you don't have to short out two pins or add a switch, the old AT power supplies had their own on/off switch.

I sold WD for 8 years. RMA'd less than a dozen of the thousands of drives sold. Had nothing but problems with Maxtor drives in sizes from 1gb to 10gb and finally gave up. Still have a 500mb drive from Maxtor thats 15+ years old and runs great, loud, but they all were back then. Back then WD was the drive to stay away from and Maxtor was the cream of the crop. It's really a tie for me between Seagate and WD. Laptop drives are a whole different story, haven't found a manufacturer that I like or trust yet.

what view are you looking at? Under view menu: Normal, Web Layout, Print Layout, Reading Layout, or Outline? If you want to see the margins on screen you should be in Print Layout view mode.

Get yourself a PSU tester. Plugs in and has a button that when pressed give indicators if voltages are correct etc.

why not run win98 in a VM? Then you don't need to worry about the drivers.

have you tried deleting the registry keys associated with the service? Or try deleting all permissions to the key so that even system cannot read it then reboot make sure that the service is not started. And delete it. Another option. Find the associated files, delete all permissions for the file, reboot. Then return to the file give only the current logged on user the minimum rights to delete the files and delete them. then remove the remaining juck left behind.

which drivers are too many? the MSD list is created by sysprep. the other driver list is shorter than any I've ever used. It may be one of you drivers though, I wouldn't think the MSD would be a problem, but you might try deleting half of the other drivers and testing. if it works, then replace the half you left behind with half of the drivers you took out and continue until you find the offending driver. Also have you tried it without using the BDD?

try a different power supply. I've seen issues like this where the power supply takes a longer than normal time to come fully online and provide the motherboard with a power good signal. Or test your power supply with a power supply tester.

There are two things which cause this not to work. The installed HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) and the Hard disk controller. There are seven different HAL's provided by Microsoft for Windows XP and compatibility between them is impossible, or limited depending upon the HAL you started with and what you are trying to go to. Then by default Windows only knows about the HDD controller that it was used when Windows was installed. SO if the target machine has a different controller Windows will not be able to boot once drivers start to load. This is the cause of the lovely 0x000000b7 BSOD. You can do an install of XP and use the ACPI HAL and it will work in ACPI, ACPI Uni-processor, and ACPI Multi-Processor machines but you may lose some power management features and you will not get the full potential of the processor, especially on muti-processor(core) systems. You may also have some problems with drives loading under the standard HAL when they are expecting the UNI or MULTI type HAL's. You can also manually preinstall additional HDD controllers. This does not work for all controllers but will for some. The easiest way is to do this is to right click the appropriate INF file and select install. Your other option is to use sysprep, you can install all of the HDD controllers using sysprep. It also has the ability to Upgrade/downgrade the HAL but this is limited to changing between uni and multi processor HALs.

same problem still applies to pdf printing if it's not installed and they have no admin rights you are stuck. hence:

Say what? These are direct attach network printers, ie Laserjet 4000 series. No permission to set expect for the ability to change the configuration, otherwise anyone can print to it if they are on the subnet. Or install software for that matter, which is what the HP printer wizard does. WHat I mentioned above is a website, or a network appliance. Does not issue a token to the machine it accepts a document then prints it when the user releases it. Did you even look at the products. FollowMe is a little different but also not designed for a hotel situation. Now to install a printer in windows XP you have to have admin rights.

We are talking about GUESTS in a hotel. How can I elevate their permissions? These are not my machines they belong either to the user or the company they work for. The whole point is to make it as painless and simple as possible. Basically all four products I posted earlier you either visit a website and submit the document or send an email to a specific address. your are then given a release code you use when you go to the printer to finish printing your documents.

not if the user does not have admin rights. can't add a printer without either special permissions, or admin rights. common problem with guests visiting using corporate machines.