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Comment on Using Windows XP with NLA by Alix

Alix — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:43:02 +0000

Thanks a lot !

Comment on Unattended XP Installs with Windows Deployment Services by LFC

LFC — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:17:46 +0000

I got some help that solved my issue. It turns out WindowsPE was running a command called startnet.cmd that was overwriting my sysprep.inf. I then found a batch script that removes the two lines in startnet.cmd that are causing the problem.

Comment on Unattended XP Installs with Windows Deployment Services by LFC

LFC — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:27:21 +0000

I have also been having trouble getting XP SP3 to deploy unattended. The sysprep.inf file that I have at C:\sysprep\sysprep.inf works perfectly when I deploy the syspreped image with Acronis.

However, when I build a configuration and then a deployment set in RPK 3.4, the ensuing image does not use my sysprep.inf for an unattended setup. I am trying to use the xml posted to generate a usable XPUnattend.xml, but I have not been able to get that working.

If any of the previous posters could let me know how they got their deployments working I would be forever grateful.

Comment on Apply an update to an offline WIM image by bookgrub

bookgrub — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:42:03 +0000

Thanks WordPress!

Between that first set of quotes, and before the \%i, should be the full path to the folder you have the msu files in.

Comment on Apply an update to an offline WIM image by bookgrub

bookgrub — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:40:29 +0000

Eric C, I just use a for /f command for this. Has worked so far.


dir /b "" > d:\out.txt

for /f "delims=" %i in (D:\out.txt) do dism /Image:D:\Mount /Add-Package /PackagePath:"\%i"

Comment on Apply an update to an offline WIM image by Joshua Lyndon

Joshua Lyndon — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:20:52 +0000

Clear, concise, and immensely time-saving. Thanks Rob.

Comment on Apply an update to an offline WIM image by Marc

Marc — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:05:32 +0000

Hi,

It appears that the command below will add a set of drivers rather than one-by-one:-

dism /Image:D:Mount /Add-Driver /Driver:c:driverpackage -recurse

This is assuming the top-level folder structure ends where you state, so for a Dell driver package, it would probably read:

D:DriversWin7x86 -recurse

I’m not sure if the -recurse command works with update packages, but will be trying next week.

Comment on Script: Auto-generate Outlook Signature by Nassoro

Nassoro — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:54:34 +0000

Hi All,

I need help to create auto reply to my office “help desk email”.
I want auto reply to happen between 5:01pm to 8:00 am then switched off during working hours *8:01am to 5:00pm everyday.

Thanks

Comment on Windows Server 2008 Core – Useful Commands by Volverin Aaryan

Volverin Aaryan — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:18:11 +0000

Awesome one dude.. I had been using linux and windows was the thing not a piece of cake for me in the initial stages… but found out your blog… Man its very impressive, really appreciate your work nad cheers to the efforts you made for arranging the commands.. thanks…

Comment on Dual booting Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 by Rob

Rob — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:10:45 +0000

Hi John,

Not entirely sure – are both Windows 7 and Server 2008 x64 editions? With Windows 2008, you have to not only install the WLAN role but start the service too – it won’t be started automatically if I remember rightly. Other than that, Windows 7 has more drivers out of the box than Windows 2008 (assuming you’re not using R2) – have you applied SP2 for Windows 2008? Have you tried searching on both Windows Update and the manufacturer’s website for drivers?

Hope this helps,

Rob