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Do you get your DNS server info from DHCP or are you using Static info? If using Static, set your internal DNS server as the first, and the 4.2.2.2 as the secondary. Is this network your own personal network or is it at a school/business?

It is just for fun. I don't think I've seen any sort of research done to show that the WEI Score is directly related to performance... or that WEI would ever replace benchmark tests. In other words it is just a general indicator of what you have. And of course gaming graphics get higher scores than workstation graphics, and as CoffeeFiend points out, you can get a higher score with a $60 video card than I get with a more expensive card, such as the one I have in my work PC.

Daniel Bernstein - Pestis Cruento Its the first (second) CD track from the Blood game for DOS. The music from that game is great for Halloween time. Also the memories of being able to put your game CD into your CD player and listen to the music!

I just want to toss in there that some BIOSes are configured like this. I had encountered a Compal notebook and another board (some mini-ITX I forget which one) that wouldn't allow a boot to ODD or Network if an OS was on the HDD. Also, the notebook I am working on now (MSI MS-1761) will NOT allow a boot to anything except the HDD (even it will ignore a boot menu request which is F11) if the OS is in Hibernation. Not to confuse the issue...

Wiederherstellungsvorgang = RecoveryOperation. On a fresh install, while still in audit mode, the Recovery Operation value is 4 and the BCD Id is all 0s. After sysprep /oobe, Recovery Operation = 4 but the BCD Id has a new value. I can't do a recovery test on this system because I need it for other things atm. I wonder if that BCD Id ever changes after a recovery... but its obvious that Sysprep makes some changes once it goes into oobeSystem pass. Anyways, I don't think ScheduledOperation state is the amount of recoveries run. Perhaps 0 is an invalid value? I've seen online some examples of 3, 4 and 5. Also Reagent.dll has the ability to write XML, so maybe if it sees an invalid value it changes it to whatever the default is?

Informatik - Peril Eyes

It gets the information from the BCD. If you type BCDEdit into your command prompt, you will see the data. Here is an example I had from previous troubleshooting. Has a recovery partition: Doesn't have a recovery partition:

I am working on getting my media PC up and running and getting it prepared to be put into service. I plan on having this in my network's DMZ so I figure I'll need a good firewall. I'm interested in something that blocks EVERYTHING except what ports I want open. It has Win XP Pro SP3 and 1GB RAM if that helps.

Post your operating system and sound card. I'm sure those will be factors.

You would normally run Reagentc /info from Windows and not the PE. What version of Windows 7 are you using?

That looks like a good tool for alternate uses. Unfortunately, I can't use it in production since we need to use the official programs. Even MSI doesn't list LockIndicator as a required program, its an optional utility. However, after using this notebook for a couple days, not knowing the lock status is annoying. At the moment (if it can't be figured out) I've sent along instructions to manually install it during deployment. I'll take a look into InstallRite and see if I am allowed to use it in this case, but I still haven't heard back from MSI yet.

It has nothing to do with Documents. Those shortcuts with the arrows show you that there is a history of using files with those programs. I'm not sure if you can "create" those types of shortcuts. I can see from my own Start Menu that not all programs support this function. Of the most "active" programs that appear in my Start Menu, these can be expanded to view recent documents: Notepad, SciTE, Word, Excel, Fireworks, etc, but my other apps like Leetch, the in-house RDP app and my compiler do not have those arrows.

Nine Inch Nails - Closer (Precursor)

I'm trying to figure out how to do a silent install of a program called LockIndicator. Main DL page: http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GT780DX.html#/?div=Utility&os=All Link to DL: http://www.msi.com/service/download/utility-17253.html The installer is InstallShield12, but seems to be built inside of a web-installed called OCI or One-Click-Installer. It does not appear to accept any switches. Anytime a switch is used, Setup opens, extracts everything, and then exits. If you run the setup normally, the program installs and works. I've tried with both the main setup, and also the one that gets extracted into the Temp folder. Neither of these setups seem to accept switches. Being connected to the internet doesn't seem to have anything to do with it. It won't install using a switch, but will if using the GUI. Have you ever seen an installer like this?

While that is true, the public version does retain some of the functionality of the OEM version whereas if you install it in Audit Mode, it will run its own OOBE after sysprep /oobe is run on Windows.

It varies by manufacturer. Some have a cable that has similar connectors on both ends. There may be a small PCB where your ports are, and also may have AV jacks on it too. I know Chenbro and Inwin FP aren't held in by glue, but you'd have to take your front cover off to see how yours is. They may also be held in with plastic clips. Here is an example one from a desktop system: And here it is disconnected, connectors at bottom and the actual panel I put in the empty bay. Its all I had since the cables were tied up.

Setup can install it, but if your captured image used /unattend switch with sysprep, the answer file is ignored. Your image (after setup) will boot to OOBE and all settings that would normally be done during sysprep first boot (Specialize, oobeSystem) are ignored.

I read each of your posts in this thread. I agree with allen, I have no response because, while I do set up and maintain various Server 2008R2 systems, I have no particular experience with what your project has become.

For syntax highlighting, SciTE supports a lot of languages: The # means it is commented out. This is located in the SciTEGlobal.properties file. I had to edit mine (on another PC) when I wanted to use SciTE for website editing, but my UltraEdit key couldn't be used because I already have it installed at home.

This reminds me of something dumb but I didn't do it, but I did get to fix it. At my old company, we had a file server set up where the IT dept got to put files. This was not on the domain network at the time as we had two networks (and two internet connections). One was for sales and the outward facing servers, the other was for the tech department PC and the deployment network. At some point we decided to redo the network and move this file server onto the domain. So we hooked a monitor up to it and booted it up to join it to the domain. Well that's when we discovered the problem. The original user account that it was set up with didn't exist, and the default one was suffixed with "II" ... so we couldn't log into it. After we got into the OS, a horrible truth was discovered.... This particular PC (being headless) had been running as an Unreal Tournament dedicated server for at least 5 years! After all the data was backed up, we wiped it out and reloaded it, and put all the data back. Since I was in charge of naming the servers in the tech department, I wrote up a survey with a list of possible names and passed it out. When I collected all the results, the new name became "Redeemer" which was appropriate considering the prior circumstances.

The big difference between the two options is that if you use winpeshl.ini, you don't get the command prompt. This is a much better option if you don't want the end-user to have access to the prompt, say if you were making a recovery partition.

Check your Device Manager! Either you may not have the network driver installed, or sometimes the stock Vista drivers do not work very well.

The problem with using something like Driver Magician, is that it doesn't grab the programs, just whatever files are referenced by the INF. In cases where the drivers alone are not enough, I have my deployments scripted to install the appropriate software. I only have to do this for Notebooks and motherboards with ATI or nVidia graphics.

You'll have to save your jabbing stick for later!

Matt Uelmen - Siege You may know this as being music from Diablo II, in the Lord of Destruction expansion, it is when you need to go destroy the catapults in Act 5. Wow I miss playing that game a little.