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Some questions for now: 1. Have you previously set any registry settings regarding the network manually or via a .reg file? 2. Do you have any active GPOs? 3. Are you using a modified OS created from using one of the "lite" tools or something similar? 4. What version of Windows 7 are you using?

From what I understand concerning Microsoft Policy, these rules are primarily aimed at businesses such as resellers or the enterprise. For the most part, MS doesn't care what the end-user does with their PC, just that it has been delivered using those rules. The only exception is where redistribution happens, either as warez or using parts of the OS in other applications (in whole or in part) so that it would be possible (theoretically) to run that software on a different OS.

Really, they actually have imagex.exe in there? Don't forget, they could also use an answer file to define partition data if they need to do something custom. But, for the most part even a Setup based recovery doesn't do anything with the partition... in fact I'm not even sure if they even format it. You'd have to test because a stock recovery partition backs up the entire OS volume and puts it into C:\Windows.old. If you end up having a Windows.old with the old C: drive stuff in it, its likely using one of the Setup.exe in there. If not, then it could be using a custom thing. Basically, what I'm getting at is that the partition layout may not ever be changed by the recovery software, and may have been that way from the factory.

This should be the same even with Vista or Windows 7. I imagine this is why if you deploy Windows to Audit Mode, aero is disabled. But maybe this change you are seeing is because Aero is not in Windows 8 anymore.

This thread here has some programs that can do it. I link to it only because the Microsoft tool doesn't work in all situations.

For this PC that I am working on, has 4GB (4x1GB DDR2) in it, I get these values: Win32_ComputerSystem: TotalPhysicalMemory = 2613805056 / 1073741824 = 2.434295654296875 GB Win32_ComputerSystem: TotalPhysicalMemory = 2613805056 / 1048576 = 2492.71875 MB Task Manager values for Physical Memory (MB) Total: 2492 It is only a guess for me that my missing ~708MB RAM (3.200GB - 2.492GB) is due to the video card. I do not know why your WMI query works for you but mine does not.

I tried that one and did not get the actual physical memory, but what Windows saw as the total after ignoring the 32bit limitation, and whatever (must be) allocated to video.

There are 2 things I can think of. First is to monitor the registry for the changes made when you select the grayscale box. Then export those keys and import the .reg into another PC to see if it changes it. As read about here. The other thing is to use wmic to change the color setting. See Win32_PrinterConfiguration's Color object. This is example code, since I don't actually have your printer. I can't test it exactly myself since I do not have a color printer. wmic printerconfiguration where "name='HP Color LaserJet CP 3525'" set Color=1 Now the value of "name" should match the name it has in Printers and Devices, otherwise you'll have to check the WMI yourself to see what name it actually has if that doesn't work.

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Hmm why didn't I think of that? Using Win32_MemoryArray ... Round ( EndingAddress / (1024^2)) Gives me "4" on a 4GB PC and "8" on an 8GB PC. This might just be the thing to use.

I'm writing a new program that needs to read how much RAM is on a PC, and then create a disk partition that matches that size. The problem I am encountering is that I cannot find exactly the correct class in WMI that has this information. Using my own PC as an example, I have 2 different memory amounts. 1 - 4.00 GB is reported as "Installed memory" on Computer Properties 2 - 2.43 GB usable in the same place, also matches Task Manager's Performance tab of 2492 Total Physical Memory. I want to get this 4GB value that I see in Computer Properties, but all I can find is the lower number. Examples: Win32_ComputerSystem: TotalPhysicalMemory = 2613805056 Win32_OperatingSystem: TotalVisibleMemorySize = 2552544 Win32_PhysicalMemory: Capacity = 2147483648 Win32_PhysicalMemory: Round(Capacity / (1024^2)) = 2048 The only thing close I can find is Win32_MemoryArray (or MemoryDevice): EndingAddress = 4194303. That is presuming that number is showing me the RAM address. I tested on a 1GB system and it returns a 1xxxxxx value. So where can I get the Installed Memory size data from?

This is incorrect. You can buy an over-air HD tuner that definately has an antenna but they usally aren't very good. When I used to have one, I built my own antenna using a speaker, a VHF TV antenna, an Atari VCS RFU switch and a metal coat hanger. It didn't look very good, but the picture quality was awesome.

Batman XP does appear to be some warez version of Windows XP...

It may be similar to a problem I experienced earlier.

Looks like its EOL, so to speak. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-performance/windows-8-developer-privew-restart-automatic-evrey/42078f08-9cc9-40ed-9551-627d43cc1450

Yes, from what I can tell the installer is some early version of what Vista uses.

I'm not sure if Server 2012 will become a viable desktop replacement OS (as people tend to do with Server OS) since some features are not enabled if you do not use Desktop Experience. The only one I can think of off the top of my head I saw at ADKFest when they couldn't use the projector without enabling Desktop Experience. I'm sure some list of things you can/can't do with Server 2012 w/o Desktop Experience will come out at some point and I'd be surprised if using a projector is the only thing.

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I found a tutorial about adding a custom DHCP option here: http://www.tcpdump.com/kb/virtualization/virtual-desktop/deploying-thin-clients-with-vmware-view-vdi/dhcp-boot-options.html and here. But on my DC I do not see this type of option. BUT: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412988.aspx If you right-click your protocol (IPv4) I do see this ability!

Ok, so its branded. Now my question is, on the COA on the netbook have MSI or Microstar name on it? It usually would appear below the OS name. See the "new COA" picture here: http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/antipiracy/pages/COA_hologram.aspx Where it just says "original equipment manufacturer" under "Windows 7 Home Premium." XP should be the same, I've got an XP PC here that has Dell name under the OS name.

There is a list but you need to have a Microsoft Partner account to (potentially) get there. Usually, most communications and support for Embedded products go through an Embedded Partner. There are some differences with POSReady 2009 than just XP. As an example, some drivers that work fine in XP won't work on POSReady 2009. And there are differences with the updates. You definately can't just put a POSReady 2009 update onto XP, you typically get that "minimum requirements" error.

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From your screenshot, we can see you are trying to sysprep an OS that is not in Audit Mode. This, in itself, is not the recommended way of creating an image. Either way, the error log leads me to believe that a Network Location was selected for the OS at some point. Information about Network Location: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Choosing-a-network-location Here is what the Network Location prompt looks like: http://www.trickday.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/6d866_windows-7-set-network-location_1.png Bottom line, you cannot sysprep an OS that has a Network Location set, even if that location isn't actively being used. Any attempt to sysprep an OS with a Network Location set will generate this error. This is commonly referred to either the DRM or Network Location bug, that has gone "unfixed" since the release of Vista. You can see others have experienced this as well:

Well MSI is an OEM as well, so maybe I am confused about what kind of disc you actually have. Does the COA on the netbook say MSI (or Microstar) on it? And the XP Home disc you have, is it a hologram disc? If it is a hologram disc, you shouldn't have any problems but if it is not the standard hologram disc then you might have some extra work to do. Well its obviously no secret that they exist. Its not even really a big deal since that distribution model isn't used anymore.