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you'll have to mount the WIM file using imageX and add them, then unmount it. cheers anyweb

Will there be a specific windows 7 SKU tailor-made for netbooks, or not? Until recently, that seemed very likely, but as time went on, the answer to that question got muddy again. During the past few weeks, Microsoft has been very adamant to reiterate that all Windows 7 SKUs can run on netbooks, and that it will enable customers to upgrade to higher SKUs easily. Recent comment by Steve Ballmer, however, indicate that Microsoft is still thinking about a specific netbook edition. more >> http://osnews.com/story/21105/Microsoft_St...s_7_Netbook_SKU

so what was the solution then in case others might have a similar problem ?

here you go http://www.windows-noob.com/downloads/BDD2007_x86.msi good luck with the exam cheers anyweb

first of all please understand that the BDD msi is out of date as it's been replaced by MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit), essentially it's the same thing just with a different name however i do have a copy of BDD which i used for all the howto's here, if you still want it then let me know cheers anyweb

in order to troubleshoot your problem i need more info about what you've done and how your network is setup etc..

you can use sccm to create bootable cds, usb keys, dvds so no need for pxe at all the following post will show you how to create one from start to finish cheers anyweb

excellent edit and THANKS for the info, !!

here's the SIF [data] floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 ;DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1 [setupData] OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [unattended] OemPreinstall = yes DriverSigningPolicy=ignore OEMPnPDriversPath=drivers\D531\amdcpu\Driver\32-Bit\enu;drivers\D531\atismbus\SMBUS;drivers\D531\atismbus\SBMini-IDE\XP;drivers\d531\input\R146464;drivers\d531\network\R140745;drivers\d531\network\R145165;drivers\d531\Security\R143898;drivers\d531\Security\R144793;drivers\d531\Security\R145573;drivers\d531\storage\R146877;drivers\D531\modem\R147115; FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 TargetPath = \WINDOWS OemSkipEula = yes InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" ;LegacyNIC = 1 [userData] ;FullName = "%USERFIRSTNAME% %USERLASTNAME%" Fullname = D531XPSP2 OrgName = "%ORGNAME%" ComputerName = %MACHINENAME% ProductID = "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx" [GuiUnattended] OemSkipWelcome = 1 OemSkipRegional = 1 TimeZone = %TIMEZONE% AdminPassword = "*" AutoLogon=Yes ;AutoLogonCount=99 [GuiRunOnce] ;"Regedit /s C:\drivers\D531\Setup\custom.reg" ;"Regedit /s C:\dell\dell_wallpaper.reg" "C:\drivers\D531\Setup\install.bat" [Display] ConfigureAtLogon = 0 BitsPerPel = 32 XResolution = 1280 YResolution = 800 VRefresh = 60 AutoConfirm = 1 [MassStorageDrivers] "ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform" = "OEM" "IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)/PCI IDE Controller" = "RETAIL" ; Use info from the Txtsetup.oem file [OEMBootFiles] ahcix86.inf ahcix86.cat ahcix86.sys Txtsetup.oem [Networking] [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup = 1 Language = 00000409 [TapiLocation] [Fax] [Win9xUpg] [systemFileProtection] [Components] ; accessopt = On ; calc = On ; cdplayer = On ; certsrv = Off ; certsrv_client = Off ; certsrv_server = Off ; charmap = On ; chat = Off ; deskpaper = On ; dialer = On ; fp = Off ; freecell = On ; hypertrm = On ; iis_common = Off ; iisdbg = Off ; iis_doc = Off ; iis_ftp = Off ; iis_htmla = Off ; iis_inetmgr = Off ; iis_nmtp = Off ; iis_nmtp_docs = Off ; iis_pwmgr = Off ; iis_smtp = Off ; iis_smtp_docs = Off ; iis_www = Off ; indexsrv_system = Off ; media_clips = On ; media_utopia = Off ; minesweeper = On ; mousepoint = On ; mplay = On ; msmq = Off msmsgs= off msnexplr = Off ; mswordpad = On ; netcis = Off ; netoc = On ; objectpkg = Off ; paint = On ; pinball = On ; rec = On ; rstorage = Off ; solitaire = On ; templates = On ; TSClients = Off ; vol = On OEAccess = Off Zonegames = Off [shell] ;DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes ;DefaultThemesOff = Yes [NetServices] MS_Server=params.MS_PSched [identification] JoinDomain = RIS DoOldStyleDomainJoin = yes ;CreateComputerAccountInDomain = 0 [RemoteInstall] Repartition = Yes UseWholeDisk = Yes [OSChooser] Description ="Dell Latitude D531 SATA - Windows XP Pro ENG-SP2-VLK." Help ="SIF/Win2k3/This is for Dell Latitude D531. SIF file created by niall_brady@windows-noob.com" LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType =Flat Version="5.1"

here's the SIF [data] floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 ;DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1 [setupData] OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [unattended] OemPreinstall = yes OEMPnPDriversPath=drivers\d520\nic\WinXP\v4.25;drivers\d520\network\bluetooth;drivers\d520\network\wireless;drivers\d520\chipset\XP\SP;drivers\d520\system;drivers\d520\audio\wdm;drivers\d520\modem\addon;drivers\d520\security\onboard;drivers\d520\video\win2000; FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 TargetPath = \WINDOWS OemSkipEula = yes InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" ;LegacyNIC = 1 [userData] ;FullName = "%USERFIRSTNAME% %USERLASTNAME%" Fullname = d520XPSP2 OrgName = "%ORGNAME%" ComputerName = %MACHINENAME% ProductID = "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx" [GuiUnattended] OemSkipWelcome = 1 OemSkipRegional = 1 TimeZone = %TIMEZONE% AdminPassword = "*" AutoLogon=Yes ;AutoLogonCount=99 [GuiRunOnce] ;"Regedit /s C:\drivers\d520\Setup\custom.reg" "Regedit /s C:\drivers\d520\Setup\intel.reg" "Regedit /s C:\dell\dell_wallpaper.reg" "C:\drivers\d520\Setup\install.bat" [Display] ConfigureAtLogon = 0 BitsPerPel = 16 XResolution = 1400 YResolution = 1050 VRefresh = 60 AutoConfirm = 1 [Networking] [NetServices] MS_Server=params.MS_PSched [identification] JoinDomain = RIS DoOldStyleDomainJoin = yes CreateComputerAccountInDomain = 0 [RemoteInstall] Repartition = Yes UseWholeDisk = Yes [OSChooser] Description ="Dell Latitude d520 - Windows XP Pro ENG-SP2-VLK." Help ="SIF/Win2k3/This is for Dell LAtitude d520. SIF file created by niall_brady@windows-noob.com - Mar/27/2006." LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType =Flat Version="5.1"

here's the SIF [data] floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 ;DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1 [setupData] OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [unattended] OemPreinstall = yes DriverSigningPolicy=ignore OEMPnPDriversPath=drivers\D531\amdcpu\Driver\32-Bit\enu;drivers\D531\atismbus\SMBUS;drivers\D531\atismbus\SBMini-IDE\XP;drivers\d531\input\R146464;drivers\d531\network\R140745;drivers\d531\network\R145165;drivers\d531\Security\R143898;drivers\d531\Security\R144793;drivers\d531\Security\R145573; FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 TargetPath = \WINDOWS OemSkipEula = yes InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" ;LegacyNIC = 1 [userData] ;FullName = "%USERFIRSTNAME% %USERLASTNAME%" Fullname = D531XPSP2 OrgName = "%ORGNAME%" ComputerName = %MACHINENAME% ProductID = "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx" [GuiUnattended] OemSkipWelcome = 1 OemSkipRegional = 1 TimeZone = %TIMEZONE% AdminPassword = "*" AutoLogon=Yes ;AutoLogonCount=99 [GuiRunOnce] ;"Regedit /s C:\drivers\D531\Setup\custom.reg" ;"Regedit /s C:\dell\dell_wallpaper.reg" "C:\drivers\D531\Setup\install.bat" [Display] ConfigureAtLogon = 0 BitsPerPel = 32 XResolution = 1280 YResolution = 800 VRefresh = 60 AutoConfirm = 1 [Networking] [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup = 1 Language = 00000409 [TapiLocation] [Fax] [Win9xUpg] [systemFileProtection] [Components] ; accessopt = On ; calc = On ; cdplayer = On ; certsrv = Off ; certsrv_client = Off ; certsrv_server = Off ; charmap = On ; chat = Off ; deskpaper = On ; dialer = On ; fp = Off ; freecell = On ; hypertrm = On ; iis_common = Off ; iisdbg = Off ; iis_doc = Off ; iis_ftp = Off ; iis_htmla = Off ; iis_inetmgr = Off ; iis_nmtp = Off ; iis_nmtp_docs = Off ; iis_pwmgr = Off ; iis_smtp = Off ; iis_smtp_docs = Off ; iis_www = Off ; indexsrv_system = Off ; media_clips = On ; media_utopia = Off ; minesweeper = On ; mousepoint = On ; mplay = On ; msmq = Off msmsgs= off msnexplr = Off ; mswordpad = On ; netcis = Off ; netoc = On ; objectpkg = Off ; paint = On ; pinball = On ; rec = On ; rstorage = Off ; solitaire = On ; templates = On ; TSClients = Off ; vol = On OEAccess = Off Zonegames = Off [shell] ;DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes ;DefaultThemesOff = Yes [NetServices] MS_Server=params.MS_PSched [identification] JoinDomain = RIS DoOldStyleDomainJoin = yes ;CreateComputerAccountInDomain = 0 [RemoteInstall] Repartition = Yes UseWholeDisk = Yes [OSChooser] Description ="Dell Latitude D531 - Windows XP Pro ENG-SP2-VLK." Help ="SIF/Win2k3/This is for Dell Latitude D531. SIF file created by niall_brady@windows-noob.com - 4/april/2007." LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType =Flat Version="5.1"

heres the SIF [data] floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 ;DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1 [setupData] OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [unattended] OemPreinstall = yes DriverSigningPolicy=ignore OEMPnPDriversPath=drivers\d630\bluetooth\2KXP\Drivers;drivers\d630\chipset\all;drivers\d630\nic;drivers\d630\upek;drivers\drivers\d630\wireless\XP\Drivers;drivers\d630\smartcard\WinXP; FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 TargetPath = \WINDOWS OemSkipEula = yes InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" ;LegacyNIC = 1 [userData] ;FullName = "%USERFIRSTNAME% %USERLASTNAME%" Fullname = d630XPSP2 OrgName = "%ORGNAME%" ComputerName = %MACHINENAME% ProductID = "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx" [GuiUnattended] OemSkipWelcome = 1 OemSkipRegional = 1 TimeZone = %TIMEZONE% AdminPassword = "*" AutoLogon=Yes ;AutoLogonCount=99 [GuiRunOnce] ;"Regedit /s C:\drivers\d630\Setup\custom.reg" ;"Regedit /s C:\dell\dell_wallpaper.reg" "C:\drivers\d630\Setup\install.bat" [Display] ConfigureAtLogon = 0 BitsPerPel = 32 XResolution = 1280 YResolution = 800 VRefresh = 60 AutoConfirm = 1 [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel® 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E/M)" = "OEM" "IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)/PCI IDE Controller" = "RETAIL" ; Use info from the Txtsetup.oem file [OEMBootFiles] iaahci.cat iaahci.inf iastor.cat iastor.inf iastor.sys Txtsetup.oem [Networking] [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup = 1 Language = 00000409 [TapiLocation] [Fax] [Win9xUpg] [systemFileProtection] [Components] ; accessopt = On ; calc = On ; cdplayer = On ; certsrv = Off ; certsrv_client = Off ; certsrv_server = Off ; charmap = On ; chat = Off ; deskpaper = On ; dialer = On ; fp = Off ; freecell = On ; hypertrm = On ; iis_common = Off ; iisdbg = Off ; iis_doc = Off ; iis_ftp = Off ; iis_htmla = Off ; iis_inetmgr = Off ; iis_nmtp = Off ; iis_nmtp_docs = Off ; iis_pwmgr = Off ; iis_smtp = Off ; iis_smtp_docs = Off ; iis_www = Off ; indexsrv_system = Off ; media_clips = On ; media_utopia = Off ; minesweeper = On ; mousepoint = On ; mplay = On ; msmq = Off msmsgs= off msnexplr = Off ; mswordpad = On ; netcis = Off ; netoc = On ; objectpkg = Off ; paint = On ; pinball = On ; rec = On ; rstorage = Off ; solitaire = On ; templates = On ; TSClients = Off ; vol = On OEAccess = Off Zonegames = Off [shell] ;DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes ;DefaultThemesOff = Yes [NetServices] MS_Server=params.MS_PSched [identification] JoinDomain = RIS DoOldStyleDomainJoin = yes ;CreateComputerAccountInDomain = 0 [RemoteInstall] Repartition = Yes UseWholeDisk = Yes [OSChooser] Description ="Dell Latitude d630 AHCI - Windows XP Pro ENG-SP2-VLK." Help ="SIF/Win2k3/This is for Dell Latitude d630 with AHCI SATA. SIF file created by niall_brady@windows-noob.com - 2/july/2007." LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType =Flat Version="5.1"

heres the SIF file [data] floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 ;DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1 [setupData] OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [unattended] OemPreinstall = yes DriverSigningPolicy=ignore OEMPnPDriversPath=drivers\d630\bluetooth\2KXP\Drivers;drivers\d630\chipset\all;drivers\d630\nic;drivers\d630\upek;drivers\drivers\d630\wireless\XP\Drivers;drivers\d630\smartcard\WinXP; FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 TargetPath = \WINDOWS OemSkipEula = yes InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" ;LegacyNIC = 1 [userData] ;FullName = "%USERFIRSTNAME% %USERLASTNAME%" Fullname = d830XPSP2 OrgName = "%ORGNAME%" ComputerName = %MACHINENAME% ProductID = "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx" [GuiUnattended] OemSkipWelcome = 1 OemSkipRegional = 1 TimeZone = %TIMEZONE% AdminPassword = "*" AutoLogon=Yes ;AutoLogonCount=99 [GuiRunOnce] ;"Regedit /s C:\drivers\d630\Setup\custom.reg" ;"Regedit /s C:\dell\dell_wallpaper.reg" "C:\drivers\d630\Setup\install.bat" [Display] ConfigureAtLogon = 0 BitsPerPel = 32 XResolution = 1280 YResolution = 800 VRefresh = 60 AutoConfirm = 1 [Networking] [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup = 1 Language = 00000409 [TapiLocation] [Fax] [Win9xUpg] [systemFileProtection] [Components] ; accessopt = On ; calc = On ; cdplayer = On ; certsrv = Off ; certsrv_client = Off ; certsrv_server = Off ; charmap = On ; chat = Off ; deskpaper = On ; dialer = On ; fp = Off ; freecell = On ; hypertrm = On ; iis_common = Off ; iisdbg = Off ; iis_doc = Off ; iis_ftp = Off ; iis_htmla = Off ; iis_inetmgr = Off ; iis_nmtp = Off ; iis_nmtp_docs = Off ; iis_pwmgr = Off ; iis_smtp = Off ; iis_smtp_docs = Off ; iis_www = Off ; indexsrv_system = Off ; media_clips = On ; media_utopia = Off ; minesweeper = On ; mousepoint = On ; mplay = On ; msmq = Off msmsgs= off msnexplr = Off ; mswordpad = On ; netcis = Off ; netoc = On ; objectpkg = Off ; paint = On ; pinball = On ; rec = On ; rstorage = Off ; solitaire = On ; templates = On ; TSClients = Off ; vol = On OEAccess = Off Zonegames = Off [shell] ;DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes ;DefaultThemesOff = Yes [NetServices] MS_Server=params.MS_PSched [identification] JoinDomain = RIS DoOldStyleDomainJoin = yes ;CreateComputerAccountInDomain = 0 [RemoteInstall] Repartition = Yes UseWholeDisk = Yes [OSChooser] Description ="Dell Latitude d830 - Windows XP Pro ENG-SP2-VLK." Help ="SIF/Win2k3/This is for Dell Latitude d830. SIF file created by niall_brady@windows-noob.com - 1/july/2007." LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType =Flat Version="5.1"

did you name it System Managment or System Management ?

Details are scarce at the moment, but testers familiar with the recently leaked Windows 7 build 7048 confirm that Internet Explorer 8 is now an optional component in Windows 7. This is most likely a direct consequence of the EU investigation into the bundling of IE. Still, a few questions remain. more >> http://osnews.com/story/21079/Microsoft_Ma...al_in_Windows_7

do you want the program to install itself without asking the user ? have you tried removing every check mark from the interaction step ? cheers anyweb

youll need to create a new program for your current applications package, the new program should contain the uninstall string necessary to remove the software, then target the users with that software cheers anyweb

Based on all the user feedback ignited by the Windows 7 beta, Microsoft has made a set of tweaks to the release candidate of Windows 7. The Engineering 7 weblog details 36 of those tweaks, in quite some detail actually. Let's take a look at some interesting ones. The Aero Peek feature has been received quite positively, as it really can be quite useful when working with lots and lots of windows. It reminds me a lot of Expose - not in how it works, but in how useful it is. When I first heard about Expose, my reaction was "meh". It felt like useless eye candy for Apple Store owners. However, as soon as you started using Expose, it became clear it's a massively useful feature, and I still consider it one of the best additions to window management since, like, forever. Aero Peek falls in the same category: looks gimmicky at first, but once you're used to it, you don't want to live without it. In the RC a much-requested addition has been made: Aero Peek can now also be triggered by the alt+tab switcher. Another addition that really makes me happy (and I'm sure lots of other users as well), is the ability to drag/drop a file on a task bar item and have it open the dropped file in the program you dropped it on. For instance, if you have Notepad pinned to your taskbar, and you drop a html file on it, it will open that file in Notepad. This behaviour is not default, however; you need to press shift as a modifier. Still, a very welcome addition, as it allows for an easy way to open fiels with non-default applications. full story > http://www.osnews.com/story/21050/Microsof...s_7_Beta_and_RC

It's been nearly two months since the beta of Windows 7 was officially released to the general public, and some of us have been getting fidgety to know just what bugs have been reported and what will be fixed. Microsoft was biding its time, letting the information collect and nearly stagnate, when we finally got official word on some of the results of the testing process. The reason it took so long, so says Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president for Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group at Microsoft, is from the sheer feedback, and apparently not just from the Send Feedback option on every Windows 7 program title bar. What we can say for certain, is that we are listening to each and every comment, blog post, news story, MS Connect report, Send Feedback item, and of course all the data and telemetry. So if you want to get a word in to Microsoft, don't shoot an email. They won't read it. Instead write a blog post including the term "Windows 7," and you'll be set. full story > http://www.osnews.com/story/21052/Windows_...d_You_Found_One

had another few today 1. very simple fix, just create the X86 Windows PE boot environment for SCCM boot image and create a new DP and update the DP, in other words, make sure your server has BOTH X64 and X86 boot images even if you are only deploying X64 computers... 2. Contacting Server (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) ..... the dots go on for ever and your SMSPXE.log will say things like Device has been accepted but nothing else to give you a clue as to what is actually wrong, the solution in my case was to reset the PASSWORD in AD users and computers for the user i specified in the MDT VBS filter (SMSinstall) once done, error gone cheers anyweb

ok thanks, next time try to remove those watermarks, i fully appreciate the time and effort you obviously put in to do this but no one needs the watermarks, we know you did it, and thats enough, i'll even link your site here ok ? anyway, in my experience with HyperV recently I noticed that when I powered down a two month old virtual machine with many snapshots that it said 'merging 1%'.... and this is not documented anywhere that i could find, long story short, let it merge, it will merge the snapshots and make your vhd a bigger file, if you want to make a backup copy of your vhd *like i did* then do this * take a snapshot just before you power down the virtual machine. * let the merge complete to 100% * copy/backup the contents of your vhd folder to somewhere safe cheers anyweb

nice !

A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to Betanews this afternoon that the first release candidates (without numerals) for Service Pack 2 for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will be released to the general public for testing next week. This after private testers with the MSDN and TechNet services receive their copies first. more > http://osnews.com/story/21040/SP2_RC_for_V...oming_Next_Week

the best way is to completey uninstall wsus and reinstall cheers anyweb

anything inside that System Management container ?