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But windows backup will make "normal" .vhd files and NOT .wim ones, AFAIK. Question is seemingly about .wim images jaclaz In Backup and Restore, on the left there are two options: - Create a system image - Create a system repair disc The System Repair Disc requires a Windows DVD to read from first in order to create. The "System Image" is indeed a WIM file. I had used this once, but never tested the ability to use this WIM with Windows Backup and Restore on other systems. I'll do a test real quick to confirm if it is a WIM or not. Edit: Jaclaz is right, it makes a VHD. I don't know where I figured it made a WIM, but either way a DVD can still be made.

Does the Windows 7 that is installed work? As far as getting new media, only the recovery partition could make the DVDs. However, you might be able to purchase the DVDs from Toshiba. Otherwise you can try the Microsoft method: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246

WinRE should just give you the binaries to run RECENV.EXE. I haven't tried that package so I'm not sure.

Did you get the recovery DVD with it?

Wouldn't it be easier to join one of the existing projects and help them complete those goals?

Are there no silent install switches for this program? Can you open the "Set-up.exe" with WinRar to find the real installer?

The situation you are running into is hardly rare. In my last company and my current company I always have to tell our techs that if an image fails, try it again. If it fails again then there is something wrong with the system. This is because the images (and boot environments) are known to work across multiple hardware platforms. If the problem is persistant, get that PC into repair to find out what is wrong and get it fixed.

Windows 98 isn't dead by a long shot. The reason you have been finding these problems is because you are trying to use Windows 98 like you would a current OS. What you need to do is find a use for 98 instead. For example, it is still perfectly fine for my purposes: - media server for the lan (I'm in process of moving this role to another PC) - MAME - Quake 3 Dedicated Server I do not try to use it as an every day system, I have Windows 7 for that, and before that it was XP. As soon as my Win98 became my secondary computer, it became more of an appliance for me, and it has worked out fine for that. I did use it as my backup system (I've even had to use it to post here when my PC was dead) prior to me getting a netbook.

OP can use Windows Backup, which is designed for this function. It doesn't matter that there are programs installed elsewhere, or how you manage their backup strategy. The use of Windows Backup is hinted to in the What Is Windows RE? article on Technet. I have seen the automatic prompting of using a recovery image after running WinRE, but never made it do that on purpose.

This type of install will creates an ini file in the Temp folder, which it uses as its answer file. It makes it based on the choices you make in the GUI. I didn't see any other switches that let you provide an answer file, also not even the /Chrome one you mention. The main setup uses something called "SFXSTUB" while looks to just do an extract, however the files it extracts doesn't have a normal .exe from what I can see.

I'll check it out again this weekend. I totally forgot about winipcfg!

Oh yeah, definately didn't think about if you are trying to script concurrent installs or not. All my installers will use RunWait() and rarely have to script any waiting like Iamtheky recommends.

Well first, you'd need to research what kind of installers you are using. Also, you can check any logs in the Windows folder, you may find something there.

I did a test install that did not install chrome, however GoogleUpdate.exe did appear in Task Manager but this system did not have access to the internet. setup_av_free.exe /silent /oem Available switches: /silent /verysilent /oem /msi /autorun I didn't try /msi or /autorun to see what that did.

Enable logging on those installs if possible. Also you can write to a log file or the Application Event Log with AutoIT as well.

I understand that idea, but I hadn't restarted into DOS mode or anything, just opened "command" from the run box.

I am actually surprised with the low minimum requirements of Deus Ex Human Revolution...

Also, if you search for 'recovery' in either the Unattended XP or Vista forums you will find a bunch of topics about this already.

I'll have to check those out when I get home. KC & the Sunshine Band - That's the Way (I Like It)

Ooops. I get used to referring to my computers by their names... Shiva is my Win98FE computer.

after installing my nic drivers in shiva, i can't run ipconfig or ping from command. i get the message "cannot run in dos mode." these can be run from the run box, but that doesn't do me any good. i was able to verify the ip from the router's dhcp table and was able to connect to it from a windows 7 pc using unc, so the underlying networking is working. any ideas about this error? ps, i'm using on-screen keyboard on another pc and i'm too lazy to use shift... i could use caps lock if that would be preferrable

Shiva got networking installed and doing a file transfer to Wind. keyboard in pic is from my regular pc so i'm typing this post with the on-screen keyboard! B)

Consider that I had used MBR to zero out the "mbr" on the disk (array) before attempting my test run of the RAID install prior to doing it. The subsequent IDE install was don't after both the MBRFix as well as deleting the array. Surely, deleting the array would have the same effect of erasing the MBR as well, then again it is Intel's IRST (Desktop) RAID which isn't the greatest in the world and is also primarily software based, especially the fact that if you use non RE drives you can break a mirror by simply restarting Windows. I will do an additional test tomorrow of zeroing the mbr, then capture the first track again. It could be that the mbr program is lacking in removing enough data? Since I brought it up, the test machine we are using has 2 WD RE4 drives in it.

Here is an idea about why it could be different. In each case (RAID or IDE mode) there is one difference in the setup. Since we are using the default pressed CD, it will get a 0x7B STOP error if we boot off the SATA ODD with RAID enabled. If we make a USB Key to install instead, the included WinPE will read the USB key as a hard disk. The "browse for Mass Storage driver" function that this Setup has is not a literal browse. It will search for a USB key with INF files in a folder called "drivers" and just shows a progress bar during this. Because of the limitation stated before, the browse will fail and the drivers cannot be loaded. So when doing a RAID install, we have to boot off a USB ODD and have a USB key inserted that just contains the drivers. When I do an IDE install, I can use the original CD in the SATA ODD. Seeing how it is already obvious to me that there are flaws in this entire process (USB key boot) is it possible that this is related to the MBR being written incorrectly?