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Of course they can. The 965 chipset officially supports any Core 2 CPU using up to a 1066MHz FSB, including the Q6600, Q6700, QX6700 and QX6800. Some 965 based motherboards even has BIOS updates for unofficial 1333 support for the QX6850. At this point though, on a new system I wouldn't look at anything lower than a P35 or P45 based motherboard. I sometimes forget that other board makers besides Intel use Intel chipsets with different capabilities. Plus at least all the 965 Intel boards we deal with here aren't specd for a quad core. They are the 965RY/SS and 965GFE.

As for the motherboard, don't bother with the 965. In fact, I wasn't aware that any of them (at least that I use) can support a quad-core. Also, a lot of the 965 boards are going EOL, we can't even order any more of them!

Here's a question for you guys. I currently have an XP image for a notebook. This notebook model seems to have some problems with the integrated NIC, whereas sometimes it does not recognise that the ethernet cable is connected during boot. In each case where PXE responds with a "Media Disconnected" message, after it boots into Windows, the NIC works properly. I am guessing that this is a problem with how the NIC is controlled during the boot process of the computer. However, the reason for this question is that the WIM I had made (originally) is of a completed XP Pro install in Factory mode. While I am able to deploy it using WDS to new machines, it is on a count-down timer. There are now less than 20 days left in the activation timer. I wanted to know if it were possible to sysprep the image in the WIM without deploying it to the machine. My issue with the machine is that I can deploy it, sysprep it, but can't reupload it back to the WDS Server in any reliable fashion. By sysprepping the image, I would be able to use it past the 30 day activation period, as Sysprep will reset the grace period. So, does anyone know the best method for sysprepping the image in offline editing mode? I am very familiar with mounting the image with the PE Tools Command Prompt. The other option could be to use VPC2007, but I do not know how to set up a hardware profile for the VM to use. Anything regarding either of these topics will be valid for this thread. Thanks.

Yep I saw that. The only machine that we needed the lower resolution was the EEE PC 701. With the recent news that the new EEE PCs will support 1024x768, this becomes a non-issue.

My first thought is that the Account you are accessing the Scheduled Tasks window with is not the account that is set to run the tasks.

Currently we install vista using SIM'd Vista install DVDs or with Generalized Sysprepped images captured with Ghost. While we do have a WDS server running, we only use it to image machines that do not work with Ghost. We are supposed to be moving from Ghost to WDS but I have not been alotted the time away from my regular tasks to start the process. Also, if you are having trouble using Vista with Ghost, you might be doing it wrong. After you get your machine all set up, you need to Sysprep it with the Generalize box checked. Then when you image it, you will keep the HAL-less mode and be able to use that image on any machine. If you don't Generalize it, you are locking Vista into the selected HAL and HDD Controller, and when you deploy it, you'll get a stop error on the first reboot.

You know after you install winders, you go through that Blue welcome "setup your computer" type deal? That thing.

Have you tried out Safe Mode yet?

Wow, 50+.... that ust mean I am REALLY old...

Urban Terror? Actually I don't like games "like" Counterstrike... If its tactical squad based stuff in particlar, check out the newer Rainbow Six and SWAT titles.

You know what, we learned the hard way that Sysprep is designed to disable the NIC at the time of activation. Perhaps that is what you are experiencing?

I just realised that I have a WIM file that requires a more descriptive name for one of the images in it. I know that the WIM has an XML file for the image name/description, but how do I modify that? It cannot be done by mounting the image... EDIT: dopey me... I asked because I was using the imagex tool but it wasn't working. Here is the code: imagex /info e:\images\a410xp.wim 1 "XP Home Drive C" imagex /info e:\images\a410xp.wim 2 "ETC XP Pro Drive C" where 1 or 2 is the image index number, and the part in quotes is the new name. You can check that you updated properly by not having any args after the image name.

Not only did I find that out... I figured that the volume ID would start at zero but it starts at one instead. I also realised that since I wasn't creating an EFI or other special partition, the recovery partition wasn't required to be part 1, so I changed the pathing and it now works properly.

Also check the motherboard manual for slot placement.

I wasn't aware that WMP had the ability to play Flash movies... The stand-alone Flash Player gets installed when you install Flash (not Shockwave and not the plug-in) or you can get the new version called Adobe Media Player: http://www.adobe.com/products/mediaplayer/

I believe you are referring to the Site License version of XP.... "Corporate" edition is the term for pirated versions of Windows and probably isn't allowed to be discussed here.

Thanks Cluberti, Its the Barracuda that we use. I was trying to remember it earlier but kept getting it confused (in my head) with a device I had used at a previous job... Which was the ADC Cuda 1000 CTMS.

I like them actually. I learned a lot by looking up those hex codes and errors and whatnot. Its better than getting a bomb or a question mark on a Mac where your fix is to reboot and hope for the best, or run the repair with the CD. I like getting in there and fixing those things. I remember when Windows 2000 came out, Microsoft used to run 2 page (gatefold) ads with a BSOD on it. I remember cutting all those out and covering my cubicle with them at the time.

As great as the reviews of their previous Raptor drives were, I couldn't get over the amount of noise these drives generated. Hopefully these smaller ones will be quieter.

I think the switch I'm using is unmanaged. It is a Netgear ProSafe 24 Port Gigabit Switch, model JGS524. There is another server in the environ, and it is also a 2003 Server Standard. Its primary function is to act as DHCP, as I set this up the same as the tutorial I wrote a while back in the WinPE forum. It isn't anything close to being reliable, which is why it only does DHCP. It was our old Ghost server and we kept it around because it locks up when you try to copy anything off of it in large numbers. It also has a RAID array (i forget which number... the one that takes multiple drives and creates one volume) but its currently missing about 1/4 of a TB because at least one drive had fallen off the array. I am not sure if this other computer is capable of being a "transport server" as I am not entirely certain what that entails. I can't make any changes to this environ ATM because I am deploying an image to machines we can't otherwise image.... Ones with those garbage software controlled by the BIOS Broadcom 57 NICs that aren't compatible with the version of Ghost we use.... When that order is finished then I will try to get my hands on a PC to put 2k8 on.

I've never actually used My Documents to store anything. All of my experiences using profile storage at companies ALWAYS had some sort of rule or regulation that data be kept somewhere else. Either on a network share, or with one company, in c:\data. So I only keep my stuff in c:\data if I am keeping anything on the C drive. Other drives just act like a big data folder to me. I've had to learn the hard way of keeping stuff in the profile storage, or at least not me but users I had supported.

Unfortunately, I live in an old house that doesn't have a lot of power outlets, so we can only have 2 PCs set up... and a port for a third (notebook) if needed. Verizon DSL | Linksys BEFSR41 | | | XP Pro PC XP Pro PC So we don't have much going on there. I've got about 8 other computers I'd like to at least try using but like I said, the power situation is pretty lacking.

I don't see a place where there is a list of the supported CPU models like that. You are using the NL site which is a little different than what I am used to. We never used a Yonah CPU before, and frankly this was the first time I'd heard of it! Is there a big difference in those two CPUs?

and This is from the WinPE doc under ImageX Command-Line Options.