C0deBreaker Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Here is the problem in a nutshell. I have slipstreamed sp1 into an unattended install of xp. I followed the guide and looked through the forums for a solution. I made sure that I was using the right version of psshutdown.exe. PSShutdown will not work in the load once everything is installed - it gives an error about contacting the service and closes the cmd box. When I try to run it manually by itself it gives me the syntax for the command (thus verifying that it is installed) but when i use psshutdown.exe -r OR pssshutdown.exe -r -t 60 - both of these give me the same error message.This is the exact text below:Error establishing communication with pssshutdown service one MYHOMEPC: The network location cannot be reached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 are your Network Card drivers installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0deBreaker Posted July 31, 2003 Author Share Posted July 31, 2003 Ummm...no - but i will try this now and let you know - I was not aware that it was device-dependent. Thanks for the suggestion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Yeah, I had the same problem in Windows Server 2003 where the Netgear FA311 card wasn't installed by Windows Setup, and psshutdown failed to function.EDIT: Just got an email from SysInternals, and they say that a NIC is required for PsShutdown to function. If you don't have a NIC, or are unable to get the drivers installed during Windows Setup, then you're out of luck I'm afraid :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0deBreaker Posted August 4, 2003 Author Share Posted August 4, 2003 It was indeed the nic driver causing the problem. Thank you for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaosratt Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I find that very strange, why must you have a functioning NIC for the program to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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