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yeah, but some people might not want it pushed onto them i still know people who use and prefer IE6... I'll stick with FireFox myself cheers anyweb

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look at this post http://www.myitforum.com/forums/m_163614/printable.htm does it help ? cheers anyweb

after the restart you see this followed by some registry settings update and then completing installation (takes some time...) followed by another reboot followed by some first use preparation (startrek anyone ?) enter your user and computername info.. then password enter your product key then decide on what level to protect windows review time and date settings... (deja vu) what network to use ? finalizing settings and finally the desktop itself

however here's what it looks like when you boot a pc with the dvd in the drive booting... this bit is cool, the Windows logo vibrates in and out slowly.... very nice now to the install, back to reality... more installing setup is starting... accept the EULA choose install type (upgrade or custom) tell setup where to install windows files get copied and then expanded... and finally a restart...

some screenies... if you are running Windows XP and you insert the DVD you'll see this or you could just brose the dvd directly and start the install

you'll have to give more info than this if you want any advice on the problem such as, what hardware setup ? cheers anyweb

thanks for the update and i'm glad it's working now cheers anyweb

thats normal, the shares are created by SCCM itself so you don't have to worry about that, try recreating the package that it's complaining about instead cheers anyweb

i've triple checked your logs its failing on that point everytime see here it refers to the 3: itteration of that package so i really do think you need to start that package again (delete it, recreate it, redistribute it, re update the dp) also read this > http://www.myitforum.com/forums/m_177318/m..._/tm.htm#177318 cheers anyweb

locate the package in SCCM and verify it has a distribution point if you check package status logs you should see some info in there about that specific package without knowing more info about your setup it's hard to say what is wrong but as before i think its either 1. this package is not distributed properly (try re-distributing it) or 2. the network drivers for your client hardware are not imported into boot.wim and as a result Windows PE cannot continue and unfortunately... reboots the computer without telling you, therefore the only way to find out is reading your logs, press F8 and see can you PING the SCCM server at this point cheers anyweb

Reviewing the first beta of an important release like Windows 7 is never an easy job to do. A confouding factor is that many people have already made up their mind about Windows 7; not because they have tried it, but because it's a Microsoft product, and therefore it sucks. At OSNews we try to judge products by their own merits, not by the parent company that created it. Read on for a set of impressions regarding the Windows 7 beta. read more > http://osnews.com/story/20722/Review_Windows_7_Beta

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I think this is your problem verify that you have actually distributed and updated the distribution point for that package (IHR00003) if it is updated and distributed then your network drivers are required in boot.wim cheers anyweb

yup look at SMSTS.log as detailed in the link i gave you, i'll edit that post to make the LOG file name clearer cheers anyweb

enable F8 support and post the log here, i'm sure its a network related problem

sorry it's not my area i'd suggest you ask the Gurus on myitforum.com cheers anyweb

you can set the type of advertisement to be mandatory and set it to 'reinstall if failed' keep that test collection as a place for testing new packages until you get them right then use another collection for package deployment cheers anyweb

well to rule out any boot.wim related problems, please use either the Windows Server 2008 DVD OR use the Windows Vista SP1 dvd, if your 'ultimate' dvd is not sp1 then DONT use it cheers anyweb

via neowin

you should probably be creating msi packages then cheers anyweb

are you using the windows vista SP1 dvd to get the boot.wim or some other dvd...

did you follow ALL of the steps outlined here ?

Several Microsoft watchers have speculated that Microsoft may release the Windows 7 beta to Microsoft Action Pack subscribers on or before the 5th January. Microsoft posted a note to its partner site regarding the latest Microsoft Action Pack Subscription quarterly update kit. In the update Windows 7 is included as "download only". The packs content is due to start shipping on "January 5, 2009, depending on region, and continues with the first month of each subsequent quarter (January, April, July, and October). Allow 15 to 30 business days to receive your kit." Despite the rumours we still believe that little will occur over the holiday season and Microsoft will make Windows 7 beta 1 available at Steve Ballmer's CES keynote on January 7th. Microsoft recently sent beta invites to potential testers and Microsoft employee Scott Wylie revealed build 7004 in a blog posting last week. According to sources, Microsoft has finished the Beta 1 bits and they have been signed off as build 7000. Build 7001 and 7002 have been reserved (skipped) and 7003 onwards marks the new RC branch. Ballmer is widely expected to announce the beta to a packed hall full off CES attendees on January 7th 2009. via neowin.net