Tripredacus

Most problems with Windows are usually present longer than you'd expect. Things do not typically "just happen" out of nowhere. Your first place to look for clues would be in the Event Viewer.

You are recommitting the Ultimate WIM back into the full source. Why not try to export the Ultimate WIM first, then make your changes, then export it again. But I am wondering why you are trying to make the WIM smaller...

Next time, ask for a move before crossposting.

You will need to take the install.wim (and possibly boot.wim) from the install DVD, and modify them with the Windows 7 WAIK. You can inject the drivers using DISM: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744355%28WS.10%29.aspx You will then need to rebuild a new DVD using those new files. Moving this topic to Windows 7 unattend forum.

Yes it is a lot slower. I do my mounting/unmounting using the server (imagex.WDS.local) in the "My Servers" link in my sig. A Win7 image takes about 1 minute to mount and about 2 minutes to save and unmount. I've just learned to live with it.

You may have missed those words at the top of the forum with the big red letters. Moving to Networking forum.

This is up on the front page as well: http://www.msfn.org/news_story/microsoft_announces_hardware_accelerated_html5.html I tried it out here: http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Default.html This only will install on Vista and higher, so no XP! It is definately interesting what they are doing with the DOM and CSS3, but the SVG stuff is way old. Perhaps the only difference is that it has built in SVG support without having to use the Adobe SVG Plugin. Not all of the demo worked for me. I encountered a script error on the bubbles graphic demo. However I then scored 57600 on the SVG-Roids game!

Please post the OS you are using. 2008 or 2008R2?

You are going to want to look at Local Security Policies for this. I had done some research in the past on how to make some prompts go away, but you may try researching them to see how to use them in your favor. Here are some keywords to get you started: CheckEXESignature RunInvalidSignature HighRiskFileTypes LowRiskFileTypes

So you are using a Linux PXE server? I have no experience in that, only with Server 2003 and 2008. I am sure people who do know Linux OS will probably ask you what version of Linux you are using, and any other versions of things you used to start it up. Oops! This is a cross-post! Do not crosspost, thanks.

Ha ha Eagle, it was in the documentation! However, I also did it wrong the first time too before I found it.

Hmmm... I don't know, I know plenty of people who make mistakes that haven't tried anything new.

Invaders!

i tried to convert it to gif....but its getting much grains Have you tried PNG files or do you require animation?

Welcome to the MSFN!

The "Dr. Guard" program was the key. This is from the new strain of fake antivirus/antimalware programs. Some are smart, some are stupid. Most work extremely well (what they were designed to do that is) on XP, but not so much on Vista or 7. #1 thing, these programs use registry settings to block your programs. The first variation would only use the Image Execution Options lists. Renaming the installer and EXE bypassed this. The second wave would terminate programs that tried to open/modify/delete the files it used/needed. This even included Notepad or in some cases even explorer.exe. In these cases, if renaming does not work, only WinPE or NTFSDOS are your saviours. Then after you remove "part" of the problem, can you run Gmer or MBAM (still renamed to be safe) to remove some more. Yet you described something on 7, which so far I have not encountered a problem removing. Rest assured, these programs are a lot easier to remove from Vista or 7 than XP. Also, never forget about using cacls (or xcacls) to change the ACLs on files you need, or files you don't want running. Denying SYSTEM access to files is often a great way to disable these programs.

The results of those tests might also depend on the network and the server's capabilities. My server's TFTP speed is less than 10 seconds, I'd like to say 6 seconds but I haven't timed it, just a guess.

You have a syntax error. Try this: [LAUNCHAPPS] x:\windows\system32\startnet.cmd x:\windows\system32\wpeinit.exe, "/unattend=X:\Windows\Displaychange.xml" x:\windows\system32\cmd.exe Notice the quotes I added. winpeshl requires quotes after the comma. Another example here: http://www.passmark.com/forum/showpost.php?p=7183&postcount=7

g-force is right to start you on the PID route, because there is no garauntee that the Windows on the notebook is the one it came with. Your COA sticker on the notebook itself might be enough for you to find out, but at least you have other things to learn about. If you are able to boot into the OS, you can tell if its the originally loaded OS by looking at the Properties of My Computer. OEM/System Builder companies are required to include their name, product name, company logo and/or support information on that screen. The first thing you need to do is figure out the shape of the sticker. If it is a rectangle, then we're talking about OEM pre-loaded software, whereas the best bet is to acquire a recovery CD. If it is a weird bulbous looking sticker, you should be able to use OEM/DSP install CD. If there is a sticker on the notebook, its not likely a retail copy, but as noted before, there is no garauntee its the same version it was loaded with. Here is a pictoral guide to the different types of COA stickers: http://www.microsoft.com/howtotell/content.aspx?pg=coa&displaylang=en

It seems to make a diiference if you start "explorer.exe" from "system32" of using your program. Maybe your program "Run" adds some parameters, I don`t know. Search for "explorer.exe" on your system (there are different "shortcuts") and execute them by using your "Run". I am certain g-force means 'iexplore.exe' instead of 'explorer.exe'

I've recently moved to Windows 7, using a bit of hardware from my XP build. That includes 2 IDE/ATA Hard Drives. Both drives are Maxtor (20GB and 80GB) at least 8 years old but have lasted this long. Now that I have Windows 7, a default power management settings will put those drives to sleep when not in use, and as expected, wake them up when in use. This use can either be running a program, opening My Computer or when MSE decides to scan things. My question is, concerning these drives, is about extending life even more. I sometimes think hard drives are like cars, but I may be wrong. Is it better for the drive to spin down when not in use, and spin up when needed instead of letting it spin all the time? I will say, my computer gets really quiet (or even more quiet) when those things go to sleep.

If you have solved the problem, it would be good to post your fix in case it may quickly help another person who looks up this problem.

Make sure you are using the Windows 7 version of the software and driver package from Creative. If you do not know how to get it, post your SoundBlaster model. For example, my soundcard is SoundBlaster Audigy Gamer. I downloaded the full package for Audigy on Windows 7 (includes drivers, Audio Console and Alchemy) and my sound works fine. However, the Audio Console did not have an option for me to set up Surround Sound, and I had to do this with the Windows option instead. This was unlike XP where the Creative software handled everything through the Audio Console. I know full well Creative's website can be confusing!

I am thinking that 7 detects devices that the drivers support, not so much just ones that are physically present. For example, I have a sound card and it detects an SPDIF (or Digital Out) type of speaker choice but my sound card doesn't have any plugs for such a thing.

Right-click on the Start "Orb"/button, select properties. You should be on the Start Menu tab. Click the Customize button. You will see there is a Devices and Printers option (as well as many others). If you uncheck that, it will go away.