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There is only one hard-drive in this model. I am certain that its simple IDE controller wouldn't support RAID even if you managed to hook up two hard drives into it. In the BIOS, does it allow you to change the drive configuration? If so you may have a choice of IDE or AHCI, although considering the age of the notebook, I don't know if AHCI would even be an option anyways. Does the XP CD not find the hard drive if you do not do the F6?

Also, if you aren't using a switch or router, and just a cable connecting the two computers, you are going to need a crossover cable.

If you want to remove the partition, I recommend you do so using diskpart and fdisk, for example. The only thing you are going to have to worry about is that the program that made the recovery partition writes to the MBR. Using either FDISK or DISKPART won't change the MBR but it still has that info in there. Its because of this that I tell our guys here to to use FDISK if they need to reimage a machine that has the recovery partition on it. We use the same software here as Dell to make recovery partitions. I wanted to add that the MBR will only cause you a problem because you can still hit whatever key at boot and it will try to boot to the partition that you removed. I don't know what Dell uses, F10 or something.

OK I edited the offline registry via a WinPE boot CD. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DevicePath = %SystemRoot\inf No FactoryPreInstallInProgress or AuditInProgress listed in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Factory They were listed in HKLM\System\Setup and were set to 01 (Binary). I set them to 00 (Binary). I also changed the GlobalDisableSerNumGen to 0 in each of the CCS listed. On the reboot I chose last known good, but it didn't seem to allow the keyboard to work. I tried both the mouse and keyboard in new ports, or boot up without them connected and plug in after Windows loads but no good. *** Since those two "InProgress" keys were present in System\Setup, is this to say that Sysprep did not run correctly? Shouldn't they be at 0 if Sysprep was run? There is no Sysprep folder on the C drive either... *** I didn't give it enough time lol. It works now... It took like 5 minutes to install the drivers. Since I can't see what Windows is doing (explorer isn't the default shell) I couldn't see that it was actually doing something. After about 5 minutes the "Your hardware has finished installing, would you like to reboot the computer" message came up and the keyboard (and Serial Mouse we connected) were working. I said no, replugged the USB Mouse and that installed properly as well. As a final test I am rebooting the thing to make sure it will still work. Since editing the registry worked, this confirms it to be the customer's image, which I am going to recommend they rebuild. It adds way too much time on a build to take the thing apart and boot from CDs and whatnot. The final question about the InProgress keys still stands, however.

OK I wasn't 100% accurate when I said they are inaccesable. We can access the HDD in offline mode using NTFSDOS. I have been given a lead regarding this issue, a file called INFCACHE.1. It is also covered here: http://www.msfn.org/board/Can-I-safely-del...he1-t39966.html I did a search and found this file in two locations: c:\pnpdrivers\net c:\windows\inf The first folder is created by our autounattend, it is a legacy feature that wasn't removed from our media when SP2 came out. I tried deleting the file in both places (probably shouldn't have) and it did not resolve the issue. I will continue digging.

I use VPC 2007 on XP. It has an NT4 Workstation, NT4 Server, Server 2003 Standard and Windows 2000 Pro. I use it just for fun or when i'm bored.

I'd drive one and want to do it one day, but with an exception. I don't like how all custom cars are pretty blah in comparison with each other. Like I want to custom up a car to make it look like a race or rally car, but only drive it on the street. Then again a lot of people custom the worst cars ever where I live. Like a car with a wrong color replacement door, tons of rust, total junkers you wouldn't pay more than $200 for, but they have chrome rims, a system and a lift kit... I can't figure it out really. Then there are the random ricers with the muffler sound thing to make them sound like an RC car, I don't get that either. Whatever happened to Monster Camaros?

If you sell the ISO, it's illegal. Ya ok, when you buy Windows you don't buy the disc. The disc is free. You pay for the license. So based on that you could make 100 copies of Windows and give them all away for free. You can't sell them and you can't give out CD Keys with them. That's the deal really.

Not a boot-strapper but a wrapper it sounds like. You can do this with AutoIT, InstallShield or AdvancedInstaller to name a few. So I guess you mean launch a program then wait and launch another one?

I think what he is trying to do is a manual WinRE...

The best practice (which I never use) is the following: 1. Uninstall any software package from Add/Remove Programs (or Programs and Features) for the specified device. 2. Restart into Safe Mode and remove all instances of the driver from Device Manager. 3. Restart into Normal Mode. 4. Cancel the Add New Hardware Wizard (if new drivers have no installer) 5. Install the new driver package installer 6. Restart

Greetings, I am trying this app out on a freshly installed MS-163a (MSI GX600) Notebook. I am not getting the expected results. Things I notice: 1. If you choose to change the config from within the app, it does not make those changes to the XML file, and it does not save those settings if I were to go back into that menu again. 2. It does not copy the driver files to the hard drive. 3. It stops at the point in the included screenshot. Here is the XML file: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <settings> <basic_configuration> <choice>manual</choice> <window_managing> <hardware_wizard> <wizard_use>Yes</wizard_use> <wizard_title>Found New Hardware Wizard</wizard_title> <wizard_button_cancel>Cancel</wizard_button_cancel> <wizard_button_next>Next</wizard_button_next> <wizard_button_finish>Finish</wizard_button_finish> </hardware_wizard> </window_managing> <share_configuration> <use_mapping>No</use_mapping> <map_network_drive> <drive_1> <share_path>\\127.0.0.1\c$</share_path> <domain_username>EM\MadBoy</domain_username> <domain_password>SuperPass</domain_password> </drive_1> </map_network_drive> </share_configuration> <drivers> <drivers_method>New</drivers_method> <drivers_database_use>Yes</drivers_database_use> <drivers_database_recreate>No</drivers_database_recreate> <drivers_database_path>$ProgramDir\hardware_database.db</drivers_database_path> <drivers_directory_path>$ProgramDir\drivers</drivers_directory_path> <drivers_packed>No</drivers_packed> <drivers_copy>Yes</drivers_copy> <drivers_copy_path>C:\PnPDrivers</drivers_copy_path> <drivers_copy_delete>No</drivers_copy_delete> <options> <method>RegistryDevicePath</method> <registry_path>Begin</registry_path> <problem_ids>01,10,18,24,28,37,39</problem_ids> <update_all>No</update_all> <plug_and_play> <option>Internal</option> <time_to_wait>15</time_to_wait> </plug_and_play> <shutdown> <auto_reboot_when_necessary>No</auto_reboot_when_necessary> <auto_reboot_when_done>No</auto_reboot_when_done> <auto_login>Yes</auto_login> <notify_when_done>Yes</notify_when_done> </shutdown> <time_to_run>0</time_to_run> <force_run>No</force_run> <device_manager>No</device_manager> </options> </drivers> <log> <log_overwrite>No</log_overwrite> <log_to_file>Yes</log_to_file> <log_filename_path>$ProgramDir\hardware.log</log_filename_path> <log_option>Debug</log_option> </log> <gui> <hide_legacy_devices>No</hide_legacy_devices> <fade_in_effect>No</fade_in_effect> <hide_views>No</hide_views> </gui> </basic_configuration> </settings> here is the hardware.log Also, how do I use the .db file? I can't figure out how to create it. Thanks.

I will note that if I have to rebuild the image. Right now the two remaining machines are inaccessible. Right now I am looking for causes to the issue so I can hopefully correct them when I make new XP images.

Selected Items isn't in the preview picture. Not all options are in the preview for some reason.

IIRC if you manually run CHKDSK in Windows, it runs as read-only. Standard mode is only available during the boot-up. I've never used Acronis before, but only Partition Magic to create additional partitions.

I believe you can enforce QoS policies on either each computer, or you need a managed switch instead of the standard one to enforce QoS.

Sure you have! All iPods with a screen are MP4 players!

I am supposing that your motherboard doesn't support Memory Mirroring (RAID) settings?

UHCI --------------► older USB 1.x OHCI --------------► Newer USB 1.x EHCI ---------------► USB 2.0 So I think mine USB may be 1.1 !! .I don't have the problem with making my USB flash driver a bootable one. The problem is my BIOS don't support boot from USB flash driver so it is not available in the boot order. Well at least VIA, SIS and ALI Open Host Controllers were USB 1.0. I remember battling them when I worked for Iomega.

I saw the new preview images of the Aero interface. On the main Explorer window, it had the info bar and it said the name of the workgroup. It would be nice if you could configure what shows up in that box. For example, I would think being able to see your IP address would be more beneficial than the domain/workgroup.

OK I just tried to boot to the Recovery Console using a CD Drive. Mind you, this is a notebook CD drive and using USB Floppy drive, but Windows Setup does not see the USB Floppy.... I checked the BIOS and you cannot enable or disable USB. I guess it makes sense because there are no PS2 ports on the thing, so if you were to disable the USB ports you'd have some problems! The only USB option is in Power Management, which is Allow Resume from USB Keyboard. Yes these are all the same BIOS version. Although we have encountered this issue before with other motherboards, this particular model is causing me the problem right now. It is the AOpen DE965-HG. http://vip.aopen.com/products_DE_DE965HG.htm As far as keyboard/mouse goes, we always plug in the keyboard into the bottom port, and mouse into the top port on the back. We only use the front USB Ports for licensing and additional software via UFD. The actual use upon delivery is inputless. Their software searches for a server on the network, and once it finds it, it downloads and runs the applications that the servers sends to it. We've worked with these types of machines before, but this is a newer model. We did not have these problems with the older Digital Engine products.

I work for an OEM, like Dell or HP. All of the computers we build get shipped to other companies. After I am done with them, they go into a QC Phase where all the USB Ports are tested. Typically I am not the one to run into this particular problem, except this time the USB isn't working after I put the image on them. Yes, they all have USB enabled by the 'Optimal Defaults' which are loaded before the date and time are set. There are other annoyances with these motherboards, however, such as their inability to boot off a USB CD-Drive. I am convinced that this is a problem with the XP Image, which was created by our customer. Its just annoying because of the ten or so that we have done, there are two left that refuse to work. They also have Remote Desktop enabled on them, but I can't connect to these last two. There were originally four that had this issue, but I resolved two of them already by using RDP on them to install the drivers.

This is only happening with keyboards and mice.

Some DSL modems will block the internet connection through a router unless DHCP is turned on. This happened to me when I got a new Verizon modem. If I used static IP and even the same info that the modem sends (like DNS, gateway, DNS Suffix, etc) it won't let you connect to the internet or even ping the modem itself. It also could be that your router needs a firmware update.