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I was doing a deployment test when I saw this thread so I had to wait until it was all done. I installed Windows 7 Professional SP1 x86 with drivers for about 12 boards, Office 2010 and Windows Live Essentials 2010 installed: So 30GB with a stock OS should be enough to hold the OS, but I would recommend an 80GB personally.

Yes you can't set compatibility options with the DISM in the Windows folder because it is marked as "coming with the os"... However wouldn't your option still work if you set a pre-requisite that the user installs the WAIK, and then have it run the DISM that comes with the WAIK?

You can try adding an install key to your XML. What type of license is your OS using?

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Well if you want to get technical, the short version of "Hard Drive" is HDD (Hard Disk Drive), as it related to FDD (Floppy Disk Drive) and ODD (Optical Disc Drive)... Also, PS2 (aside from Playstation 2) isn't the short for the input device, that is PS/2 which is the IBM Personal System/2. The reason why PS/2 is used for keyboard and mouse input is because those ports first appeared on the IBM PS/2 systems. Even the laptop to notebook terminology isn't just a change of words, but the entire portable system designed had changed. Laptops and Notebooks really are two different things.

Oh I wish I could.... My motherboard is the Intel DQ35JO, no legacy I/O ports. I will try to build a CD at work tomorrow that will initiate a bugcheck.

Added link to WDS F11 Server Selection: http://www.deployvista.com/Default.aspx?tabid=70&EntryID=99 Basically you add additional WDS Servers into your main WDS screen. The only thing you should configure in the additional servers is to specify the AD Server to make things faster. Then when you PXE boot a client, you are given the option to press F11 to select between deployment servers, or press F12 to boot off the primary server. This only works on Server 2008 R2. I have tested it out and seems to work.

You don't have that option with UAC on I have the UAC on my normal workstation and I have the option:

Not knowing if you have WEE or WES, or how documentation applies to an end-user perspective, I can only provide this link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms950428.aspx The websites I use for Embedded are in the Embedded Channel. If you are a Microsoft Partner, you may be able to log into the Partner Portal and find these additional resources.

Ok I will try doing that, however how can I cause the system to bugcheck if the keyboard input does not work? Maybe burn a CD that autoruns something?

There are two different versions of XP Embedded, one is componentized and the other is more like regular XP. In either one the Embedded Partner (that created the image) can lock the OS down. Typically any XP driver can work on XPe, although some companies do have XPe specific drivers for some reason or another. So basically, this won't end up being about driver compatibility, but rather you have an XPe that has certain functions restricted, and it is also possible that they have enforced RAMoverlay on the OS so that changes you make won't be saved on a reboot. These protections are put in for a reason, and helping you get past them (while not against the XPe license agreement which I have read) is probably a violation of the license terms that came with the system. What I can recommend as the legal course of action would be to contact the company that has sold you the appliance and request for a future version of the appliance support the device you are trying to use. This way, they can go back to the Embedded Partner or OEM to see about getting the support in there.

I've done it on deployment only, not on a live OS. If you deploy the reference image without the SR part you do not need to run the command.

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My computer has been locking up lately. It does maybe once a week or so and so far has only happened 3 times. How can I go about troubleshooting this? Here are the facts: - Windows 7 Professional x86 - Currently not using ReadyBoost - Mouse arrow still moves around - Start menu/Taskbar does not work, hover or click. - Always locks up with Firefox (PaleMoon) open - Keyboard does not work, ie: NumLock does not work - Windows itself isn't frozen - No event logs prior to lockup within say 10 minutes I have not installed SP1 yet. The interesting thing is that it always happens when using PaleMoon, but has happened while using 3 different websites so far. As noted, Windows itself isn't frozen, as hitting the power button will initiate a normal Shutdown. Also, event viewer does note the time of the manual power off or reset. I already went through my plugins. I have the Java SDK disabled and everything is up to date. PaleMoon is also fully updated. There are things I can think to do, but maybe someone else has a suggestion? - Use ReadyBoost again - Install SP1 - disable the JRE plugin.

Can't you check the box on DISM to run as admin?

This is incorrect. In the process of building images I go from having the partition, to not, to having it again with no problem. If you do not have the partition, you deploy OS to the first partition and that's it. If you have a System reserved (or other) partitions before the OS part, you need to run BCDBOOT C:\WINDOWS after deployment and before reboot.

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