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Actually a lot of companies released "Vista-only" notebooks at the time of launch just to sell Vista. MSI and ECS have done it too. Also don't forget you can see if you can get the drivers from DriverPacks. I downloaded them all and just do a string search for Hardware IDs. Moving to drivers forum.

Did I say that the factory image is an install?!?!? Where did I say that?!? HP recovery partition it is not similar to Vista/Win 7 PE nor based on windows xp's WinPE, it is HP's own proprietary recovery system. You didn't have to say anything about it. I use the same software HP does to make recovery partitions on XP. Anyways, the recovery image is stored as file based, ie you would normally be able to see the factory file structure on the recovery partition. It does not store it in a WIM or a Gho or similar format, it just sits there. But that is the partition itself, I would imagine the CD Builder creates a CD with the same type of format. I always install the CD Builder but I've never actually used it so I am not sure what the CDs look like.

Why is your WIM in the root of C? Have to changed your OS to allow you to put files there? Also make sure to run the PE Tools Command Prompt as Administrator and... post in the correct forum. Moving.

Weird, I never posted a home test before. I just got cable today and disco DSL... which my router said I was getting 900K down. So here is my new test: Work test:

I switched to orange early on because the default you cannot see if someone puts a link in a text. That is something that spammers like to do. With the orange one I can see it right away. It took a little getting used to but now its a perfectly fine scheme. Actually, no I did try Pink originally but Orange is much better...

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I am guessing you are using the blue color scheme. At the top of the forum there is a "Choose Your Color" list you can try different color schemes out. I use the Orange one, for example, because it is easier for me to read links in posts. See if one of the other colors works out better for you.

You can't just install the program to the PE. If it works portable then that would be the best. Otherwise you'll have to log its install on a regular Windows 7 system, then copy those files (and dependencies) and also recreate all the reg keys it uses. You can find instructions to create Windows RE here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744388%28WS.10%29.aspx

I'll move this post to scripting as it appears to be more related to your code than the OS.

Besides pinging it, can it view the computer in Network or be able to access a share on it?

When you get it, the account you create will be an in the Administrators group, but the built-in Administrator account will be disabled. Make sure that everytime the Network selection comes up, you select Public. Install MSE and use a script-blocker for the web browser. That's how I have my PC set up and haven't had any problems. Additionally you can check out the settings in Local Security Policy, which will give you more options you can set as well.

In the Properties of (My) Computer, at the bottom, do you have a link that says Change Product Key?

You can find it in the registry, there is a value that gets changed. But! I have seen a failed sysprep not change that value but actually sysprep the OS. In this case, Windows doesn't work properly. Anyways, if you are in Audit Mode, sysprep.exe should open and appear on the desktop when the OS loads. Also Aero will be disabled, and the UAC will be disabled also. You can also access the Administrator account in C:\Users. And the Panther logs would be able to tell you what state the machine is in, but that could be a difficult read.

I know they aren't typical install cds, but shouldn't be some refference of the pk on one of those two discs? Or on th hp_recovery partition??!? The stored factory image isn't an install. It is image based recovery similar to Vista and Windows 7 RE.

I'd also be "caveat emptor" when blaming HP for what their recovery partition/CDs do. They did not write that software, they are using another company's product that has been branded for HP.

There's Windows Home OEM media floating around on the net. Get on one of the torrent sites and download it. As long as it's a OEM version of Home it should accept the key off the computer. Quoting for reference.

It also sounds like you could make use of EWF (Enhanced Write Filter) or Ram overlay, which will make it so any changes to the system are lost when the PC reboots. It appears that Vista supports this option, but I've only had first hand experience with it on XP Embedded.

Ok here's the deal. I do not know how the older pack-in Recovery disks work. That is, you just got them with the computer. If these discs were created by the user, they are going to work similar to what goes on in this thread: So that is why I asked about formatting the hard drive. If these are the created media, they read info from the MBR to verify that they are allowed to install the OS there. If the info it is looking for is missing or wrong, the CD will not install.

Presuming you actually removed the product key, I would expect the file you uploaded to look like this: <ProductKey> <Key></Key> <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> </ProductKey> but this XML you uploaded, if you actually have your real file looking like this: <ProductKey> <Key /> <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> </ProductKey> It will install Business because you have not told Setup what to install.

Which OS and architecture are you using? Do you get any errors? What programs are you trying to install? We can't help if you do not provide some information.

So did you format the entire hard drive or just the OS volume? If you formatted the entire hard drive (thus recovery partition goes bye bye) then the recovery CDs aren't likely to work IF they are based on the same software as the partition. They aren't typical install CDs. Did you create these recovery discs with the Media Creator?

I would double check the PID in your autounattend file, as it is these items which ultimately determines which OS version is installed. But then again, if Enterprise is the only image in the WIM (it appears that you exported it from the original) I wouldn't know why Business would get installed. Also, modify your answer file (remove the product key) and attach it to a reply. Do not paste the file into the post or copypasta from it in IE. This was we can look directly at the file itself.

But doesn't the logs make record of it working with different languages? The setupact.log in Panther (not UnattendGC) has these at the start and stop of the delay: 2010-07-30 23:18:42, Info SYSPRP SPPNP: Making sure system services have been started... 2010-07-30 23:19:29, Info SYSPRP SPPNP: Reinstalling devices on the system... 2010-07-30 23:19:29, Info SYSPRP Status: Active 2010-07-30 23:19:29, Info SYSPRP Status: Total = 6, Complete = 0, Progress = 0% (0%) // snip // 2010-07-30 23:34:46, Info SYSPRP Status: Active 2010-07-30 23:34:46, Info SYSPRP Status: Total = 208, Complete = 207, Progress = 99% (99%) 2010-07-30 23:34:46, Info SYSPRP Status: Active 2010-07-30 23:34:46, Info SYSPRP Status: Total = 208, Complete = 208, Progress = 100% (100%) 2010-07-30 23:34:46, Info SYSPRP Callback canceled operation, Err = 1223! 2010-07-30 23:34:46, Info SYSPRP DeviceInstallStatusThreadProc failed, Err = 1223 2010-07-30 23:34:48, Info SYSPRP SPPNP: Devices reinstallation completed.

The first thing I want to say is that we can't gauge the 32bit image based on how the 64bit behaves. They aren't the same thing. Now if you were to say a different version (say Home Premium) of 32bit worked fine, that would be a different story. So let's keep 64bit out of the discussion all-together for now. Checking the new setupact.log, it looks like starting around 23:18 and ending around 23:34 it is installing drivers. Definately appears to be the slowest part of the setup. Comparing to my log (I'm at work now, and my install was done with a master image instead of a DVD) only takes 4 minutes to install drivers. You can see this is the period of time that Cluberti may be refering to, which you can find in the UnattendGC\setupact.log: 2010-07-30 23:18:23, Info [windeploy.exe] Launching [C:\Windows\system32\oobe\setup.exe]... 2010-07-30 23:34:59, Info [Shell Unattend] Running 'specialize' pass Presumably, this isn't caused by the total amount of drivers you had installed into the master image.