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Technically, newer (faster) CD drives would be louder, but not at the levels you are talking about. CD drives have a pretty lame lifespan as they often move into the "loud" or "won't eject without a paperclip" phase fairly quickly. In fact the CD drive in my PC needs the paperclip to eject. Fortunately they are fairly cheap (new) enough to not worry about spending money on a new one. The only thing is that most companies are phasing out PATA which could become a problem for people with older hardware. In my experience, Lite-On drives seem to have the shortest lifespan. Usually, once the drive won't eject with the button it is only a matter of time before it goes completely.

I looked at your second picture again. Usually, this type of behaviour can't be captured in a screenshot because the problem occurs while rendering the video. This is because Windows doesn't actually "see" what you are seeing. Have you run sfc /scannow

Also, post your exact Win7 version number. You can find it if you run MSINFO32 under the "Hardware Abstraction Layer" value on the first page that loads up.

I'm sure you are making it correct in the BIOS right? I've noticed that sometimes you get an hour difference on some systems, but not sure why. You could set the BIOS time wrong.

There is a different key used for installations. That one cannot be activated. If you are capturing an image based on an OEM install, it already has the product key in it, and you shouldn't have to do anything about product keys.

This notebook is ACPI compatible... however ACPI is not to Uniprocessor. ACPI is to APIC as Uniprocessor is to Multiprocessor. See here for forcing a HAL during textmode: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299340

Are you certain that the setting did not hold? The reason I ask is because if you use a reg setting to disable the LLTM/R settings, they will actually be disabled but the boxes will still remain checked. You can test this by doing a deployment, reboot into the BIOS and change the date to 2 months ahead, then reboot back into Windows. Sometimes you might have to change to 6 months ahead, as I had found that 30 days isn't always enough.

The type of Windows you are using is different from the OP. The OP can't hide the product key because he is a reseller and using the OPK. The systems you have are using OA from whoever you bought them from. The rules in the OPK would not apply to you in this case because you did not create that image. The image you make will only work on those Lenovo systems and you do not need to specify a product key. The only time activation would be needed is if you tried to put those images on other hardware.

Windows will stay in Audit Mode until you use the sysprep box to change what mode to boot into. It has nothing to do with generalize. Audit Mode is where you install programs to be used in the final image. Drivers will be saved into the image, however after a generalize is done, they are removed from being "installed" but they still stay in the repository as long as they are signed. It is recommended that you either inject the drivers into the image OR use Driver Staging.

Do you have Vista or Win7 on the PC right now?

No you can't put a GUI at that state because the shell hasn't loaded. Try using PSEXEC after boot, not during the machine phase. Also you can specify PSEXEC to run as the system account and be interactive with the user. Look at the -i and -s switches.

It could be. Do you have another one, or onboard to test? Also make sure you check for updated drivers if you can. Here is the link to the overclocking and temperature monitoring software for your video card http://www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia_system_tools_6.06.html

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It is by design that the System account does not interact with the user. It is normally frowned upon to even try to enable such a thing as it can cause some security issues. You can try looking into PSEXEC to run these programs. Here is my point of reference as I just recently learned about it myself.

Looks like I may end up being interested in this answer as well. The answer might end up NOT being something particularly related to WinPE, but more along the lines of making a change to the MBR of the HDD or some other change that can effect a boot sequence to the system. For example, have WinPE copy a file to the local HDD, then write to the MBR (we know this is possible) so that it boots up in a DOS shell and executes a program. This could even be kept in the System Reserved partition.... However the complications of the matter would be to be able to remove the System Reserved partition's boot ability AND make sure it doesn't get a drive letter when Windows boots after imaging. And of course dealing with booting DOS from an NTFS partition could also be an issue. Creating an additional partition at the end of the drive that is FAT for a true DOS environment could be possible. Then script Windows setup to delete that partition and extend the OS partition. Of course this could all be solved for me if there was a program that can write to DMI that can run from either WinPE or Windows itself.

Well a few things first... I'm going to guess you didn't ask this on Dell Tech since XP is not supported on this notebook. But anyways, there are some other questions to be had. First, this isn't a WinPE topic so its moving to XP unattend forum... 1. Dell's site shows there are a multitude of different WLAN cards for this notebook but you haven't told us which one is in the ones you are using. If it is the Intel Centrino, you could try using the driver from Intel rather than from Dell. 2. Have you modified this driver in any way? 3. Have you tried adding the driver into the driver portion of the TS and not elect to install the program?

Is Bluetooth enabled? What kind of PC do you have, a notebook? Does the bluetooth devices appear in Device Manager?

I have a Wind U100 with Windows 7 that is good for travelling because it is small. The only problem I have with netbooks is that the keyboard is very small and inconvenient to type on. Also I can't stand the trackpad so I use a USB mouse on it. I've used EEE PCs too and they are good too, but I've only used the 701 which worked better for Linux. I'm not sure about other models.

If you have Windows 7 installed, press F8 at boot and select to disable automatic restart on system failure. This will let you see the BSOD if you are getting one.

We can't help you with Hirens because it is warez. Please read the forum rules.

I am going to guess you are using MDT or SCCM for this?

If you want to capture it as a WIM you need two things: 1. A WinPE with Imagex on it 2. A place to put the image. There are some WinPE builders out there that can make it for you, but you'll still need to download the WAIK. As far as the place to put the image, it doesn't have to be a network share. You can store it on another drive like a hard drive if you want. Other free programs that make images are Ping and a version of Acronis.

It is in the properties of the User Account in the Local Users and Groups CPL, on the General tab. On a Domain Controller, it is on the Account tab

Conficker/DownadUp was one of the viruses that is known to create hidden recycle bins. Usually has a GUID on it that does not match the any of the user GUIDs of the host OS. Easier to spot that way.