Tripredacus

When you say "one of each" you mean a 4GB and a 2GB and the system can POST? What is the part number on the Ripjaw stick?

It is potentially more work to try to make one universal XP WIM instead of separate ones for each config. Have you looked into the other options like installation via Distribution Share, or using RIS or MDT/SCCM to deploy XP?

Megadeth - Family Tree

While the idea of installing 2008 on Windows 2000 era hardware doesn't seem to be the greatest idea to me, wouldn't it be possible to create a VM, install Server 2003 to it, and transfer the roles to it from the 2000 Server? Then install 2008 and tranfer the data from the 2003 to it?

Extendo-Sports

Possibly a sector based imager, like Ghost, would be the best to image the system. The other problem is that if you just capture the partition it may be difficult to get it to work properly again, since we don't know exactly how it works. Since you are already considering doing things to void your warranty anyways, wouldn't it just be safer to put a different hard drive in there and install XP on that?

Oh so a 1TB boot partition? It seems most BIOSes have a 128GB limit for a USB boot volume. You should create a 1-2GB partition at the beginning of the drive to use as your WinPE. More infos here: http://reboot.pro/11684/

A stock WinPE boot.wim boots to the command prompt. What do you want it to do?

Looks like the Felix link still works.

What OS?

Well the Assist button is not a function key. It may be related to HotStart, or it could just have a macro assigned to it by the OS. The instructions say that the notebook needs to be on to use it. By "on" does it mean when you are in Windows? Or does it work if you are in the BIOS? So we would need to know exactly how this button works, in addition to how recovery works on this notebook. If it is controlled by Windows (or HotStart) the removal of said Windows would make the button inoperable. Can pressing any other button during boot get into recovery too? What about using F8, do you see the "Repair your computer" option in the Windows 7 boot manager? TBH since the possibility of losing the ability to use your recovery partition is possible in this case, it is advisable to connect a USB DVD-RW drive and burn those Recovery Discs as a fallback.

It is possible that some of those GPOs that Server 2003 uses are deprecated in Windows 7. You won't be able to use Windows 7's updated GPOs from a Server 2003 domain controller, as it is not forwards compatible. It appears the interim method (before going to a Server 2008 DC) is to add a 2008 R2 or Win7 system into the domain and install RSAT on it. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/thread/846e1ccb-c9ba-474f-81ee-7106be104d39

Since it seems that Sony uses a separate method for booting, we couldn't say exactly how that recovery software works. What is the assist key? Is it a function key?

Few people drink straight egg nog. Most drink as an excuse to be able to drink booze on Christmas morning, which seems silly. Just ditch the egg nog and drink that booze straight.

I am plagued by this also, HOWEVER it seems to be the case that not all sound cards (or maybe even drivers) allow for the ability to see that option. Mine certainly doesn't (SoundBlaster Audigy Gamer PCI) however I know that it is enabled. I have known for some time that Windows seems to "deaden" certain sounds and my other software can't do anything about it. One glaring example is that certain bass frequencies cause the overall sound volume to drop for the duration of that particular sound. As a comparison, here is my speaker properties. You will notice it doesn't have the Enhancements tab... And in this example, disabling the Enhancements option does nothing. Although I did find this reg key online might be helpful. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/MMDEVICES/AUDIO/RENDER

Well it sounds like a problem with that particular drive then. If it is an Intel board, 3 beeps means there is a memory error.

One of those "read all before continuing" things. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverMigration/thread/0e668993-5201-486b-8502-c7b2a5c23901/

What kind of beeps? Does it beep if you don't have the UFD plugged in? Also, how big is your boot.wim?

What errors are you getting?

So you say that some of your XML is processed on a stock WinPE boot? I was under the impression that the XML is only used by Setup.

Are you using speakers in Stereo mode or one of the surround options?

DigeratiPrime?

Iron Maiden - Gangland

When you use #include, the compiler looks for the file specified in c:\program files\autoit3\include. So if it isn't there when you compile, it won't be able to include that code. Although, you may find that the compiler gives you an error.

Is your question about 7Customizer?