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tawxic: hate to burst your bubble dewd, but the new sig policy doesn't allow you to have a sig that big.

I am sorry, but it is against the licensing of the software to distribute it to anyone who is not a Volume License customer. I can not "share" it. It is not the version that you guys have, it is the unattended package provided directly by Microsoft for Select Partners and such.

I guess I am just lucky enough to be a Volume Licensing customer... I have access to the licensed unattended installation file. It sucks that you all have to go though this though...

ipierce: I also wanted to mention... by using one flat image and scripting the whole thing you can use it for desktops and laptops and any other configurations you might want. SysPrep is limited with what you can do.

Oh yeah... BTW... welcome ipierce! Just noticed you joined today.

GreenMachine: RIS is a totally different beast, and because it's in a corporate environment and there is a lot of licensing you have to deal with, hacking up the files is not really an option and I definately wouldn't recommend it. ipierce: The reason I asked you about RIS is because I use it myself. I have a technique that I use that does not require you to use RISPREP. I do not like the idea of using anything other than a base image because every time you need to change something you have to redo the image. You can find a HOW TO for RIS that I am working on currently here on my website. It is not completed yet, but there is a lot of information. There is a complete section for RIS as well as a section for automation. To give you an idea of what I do... I use a base Windows image with no service packs installed. If you have tried to slipstream SP1 you have probably run into the problem with BSOD on the boot to GUI mode. This is caused by the lack of SP4 on your domain controller. It's possible that you haven't tried this, or that you aren't using 2000 Server as your domain controller... I was just pointing that out. Anyways... I have edited the Client Installation Wizard screens to allow for customization, asking versions of different software that you might want to install, and questions such as PC type (laptop, desktop...) and remote locations (we have 14). Using a method I devised (Microsoft and everyone else I have spoken to said it wasn't possible) I pass those variables to the registry for use later... During the GUI Mode setup when cmdlines.txt runs I install the VLS package for DirectX9.0b as well as our IEAK package and any HKCU keys. On GuiRunOnce I have it launch a file that installs SP1, places an item in the RunOnce and reboots the PC. Second boot the RunOnce item runs and installs all hotfixes (rollup, critical, recommended), places another item in the RunOnce and reboots again. Third reboot the RunOnce installs all of our standard software that goes on every PC and then launches a script that pulls the variables passed in the CIW and installs the specified versions, places another item in RunOnce and reboots again. Final boot RunOnce installs HKLM REG keys, moves the PC to the correct OU (dependant on the variable for remote location from the CIW), creates a log file locally and on the server, sets the local adminstrator password and cleans all of the temp files and folders off of the PC and reboots again. I would be more than happy to give you a hand in setting something like this up. I love to help and RIS is my forte. Later!

I think you are a little mistaken about this. Let me know what your problem is in a little more detail and maybe I can help you.

Noone ever told me to get off my computer when I was younger... And I am glad. I now work in the industry and I owe it all to my sister (I lived with my sister from 12-18) letting me sit at my computer 22 hours of the day! My sister is the one who bought me the computer... Good Ole' Tandy. 486SX, 4MB RAM, 512MB HD At the time it was "top of the line" and had a $5000 price tag on it.

Nothing special except the background... but it spans 3 monitors http://www.anythingit.org/home/images/desktop.jpg

Give this a go... @echo off TITLE Hotfix Installation Script - by Donald Freeman echo Collecting list of current hotfixes... echo @echo off>>%systemdrive%\hotfixes\hotfixinst.cmd echo echo Please wait while current hotfixes are being installed. This may take awhile!!!>>%systemdrive%\hotfixes\hotfixinst.cmd for /f %%i IN ('dir %systemdrive%\hotfixes\1 /b') Do @echo start "" /wait %systemdrive%\hotfixes\1\%%i /passive /norestart>>%systemdrive%\hotfixes\hotfixinst.cmd for /f %%i IN ('dir %systemdrive%\hotfixes\2 /b') Do @echo start "" /wait %systemdrive%\hotfixes\2\%%i /q /r:n>>%systemdrive%\hotfixes\hotfixinst.cmd for /f %%i IN ('dir %systemdrive%\hotfixes\3 /b') Do @echo start "" /wait %systemdrive%\hotfixes\3\%%i -u -n -z>>%systemdrive%\hotfixes\hotfixinst.cmd for /f %%i IN ('dir %systemdrive%\hotfixes\4 /b') Do @echo start "" /wait %systemdrive%\hotfixes\4\%%i /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n" /q>>%systemdrive%\hotfixes\hotfixinst.cmd echo echo - Completed>>%systemdrive%\hotfixes\hotfixinst.cmd echo exit>>%systemdrive%\files\hotfixes\recommended\hotfixinst.cmd echo - Completed echo. START "" /wait %systemdrive%\hotfixes\hotfixinst.cmd shutdown.exe -r -t 10 -f -c "PC must reboot to make changes. This is part of the unattended installation. Please do not disturb." :end exit Place hotfixes in the directories accoring to the switches needed to install... 1 = /passive /norestart 2 = /q /r:n 3 = -u -n -z 4 = /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n" /q c:\hotfixes | |--1 |--2 |--3 \--4 There ya go!

I would say that this thread shows appreciation...

where did he go in the first place? I saw stuff in a couple threads about him leaving, but must have missed the thread about why...

No need to be patient... just do as ckrough said. But I would recommend you set the permissions on the complete directory instead of the EXE. If it's just one user do it per user, if it's more than one user then create a group and add them to it.

Just use the method detailed in the deploy.cab file on the Windows XP CD. You can activate your installation during installation, automatically. The method you are suggesting is not a legal way of activating your product.

Some people like to keep legal versions. For him the Dell CD is the only legal version he can use.

Windows home edition does not have Group Policy editor. Only professional and Windows 2000.

I spoke to Dave a little more through IM. He isn't using a router, he is using ICW. I believe that he has figured it out and has it up and running (according to another thread). Dave, let us know if you still need help!

DPR: That is a fantastic solution! Awesome. This method could be used to gather any variable by editing "REG_SZ" to be just "REG_" (just a note for everyone else if you want to use this in a different way)

first I would recommend that you review the EULA. Office does not give you the permission to install Access on one PC, Word on another, Excel on another and only use one license. That is actually 3. Then I would recommend that you create the admin point using SETUP /A from the CD root. If it is an OEM or RETAIL version it will not allow you to create an admin point. Then you should download the admin kit to create the MST files needed for each type of installation. Good Luck! BTW! Welcome!

do you have info on what router you are using?

You need to set the switch to forward the FTP port to the internal IP address. By default the IP address is 21. You may also need to open 20 because that is the FTP data port.

I work in a corporate environment and we are a Microsoft Select Partner so EULAs have a completely different meaning to me than most "home users." I almost find it funny that many people spend more time creating and updating thier unattended CDs than it would have taken them to reinstall it every time they want. I can understand it though. Some people do it just to know that they can. Other do it just because they want to minimize their downtime. Everyone has their reason.

There is a much easier way.... rd /s /q c:\folder

DPR: such a method would not be optimal for someone who has more than one PC. The configurations may be different. The batch file method works good and should work every time, every configuration.

There is no guarantee that such information would not be used for ill purposes, that is why most forums do not allow such questions. But, they must allow it here. Everything you need to know has already been explained. Read the thread again and you will get your answers