RGB09 1 Report post Posted June 18, 2009 Hi Guy's this is just a simple question, and maybe someone can help me with some tips and suggestions. I have been trying to deploy/capture an XP image from a HP DC7900 ultra-slim form PC. I have deployed images before with RIS with no problems, but now I am trying to use WDS to image and deploy to the aforementioned PC's. I have follwed the instructions on this site, I have even managed to inject the NIC drivers, unfortunately I am still trying to find the correct ones. A couple of questions to start with; 1- if I want to capture an XP machine, does it have to have the pre-installed version of XP, the one that is on the recovery disc, or can I use any ISO version? 2- has anyone successfully captured and deployed an XP machine? if so how did you do it? Sorry to be a pain, but I have serched the net for this but everything thing seems to be on deploying Vista or Server 2008.... Any help would be appreciated Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anyweb 477 Report post Posted June 19, 2009 the capture WDS should function just as stated in the guide, have you tried it yet ? what problems did you see ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGB09 1 Report post Posted June 19, 2009 the capture WDS should function just as stated in the guide, have you tried it yet ? what problems did you see ? Thanks for getting back so quick, I think my problem is a driver issue if I have understood it right. I get as far as loading the image I want to capture window, and when I try to copy it to the server after a while it errors and say's "The network location cannot be reached". I never had this problem before in my previous place of work. Would you know which *.inf file or drivers I have to inject for a HP DC7900 ultra-slim form PC? which runs Windows XP SP2? I have tried both the vista and xp drivers. Help!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anyweb 477 Report post Posted June 19, 2009 you need to add the Windows Vista network drivers for your computer to the BOOT.WIM file that you created in this post you can use imageX to do that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGB09 1 Report post Posted June 20, 2009 you need to add the Windows Vista network drivers for your computer to the BOOT.WIM file that you created in this post you can use imageX to do that Once again thanks... I will try to locate the correct drivers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGB09 1 Report post Posted June 22, 2009 Once again thanks... I will try to locate the correct drivers This is proving more difficult than I thought! I have installed/injected every Vista NIC driver for this PC and I still get the error message... does any one have any other suggestions I could try... this is now getting really desperate!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGB09 1 Report post Posted June 26, 2009 Still no luck on the drivers front, I have tried injecting drivers from the Intel site and also the HP site, I even tried the XP drivers for RIS to see if they made any difference! Is there anyone out there who has successfully deployed and captured an image for the HP DC 7900 ultra-slim or slim form PC? CAN ANY-ONE HELP....PLEASE!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anyweb 477 Report post Posted June 28, 2009 give me a download link for the driver you tried please Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGB09 1 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 give me a download link for the driver you tried please Thanks for your help... here is the HP link http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechS...&taskId=135 I ended up injecting all the drivers from here in the end Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anyweb 477 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 you only need to add NETWORK drivers to boot.wim (or storage, but thats not your problem) whcih boot.wim file did you update ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anyweb 477 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 ok i've created a boot.wim file for you to import into WDS and test to create it I used my windows server 2008 DVD, i then imported the boot.wim file from the dvd into wds and once in there i made the boot.wim file OFFLINE i then located the file and it's location was d:\remoteinstall\boot\x86\images\boot.wim i then created a temp folder on c: called c:\mount i then opened an Administrator command prompt and changed directory to the WAIK imagex tools here are the commands I used to inject the 4 INF files into the boot.wim, first though you have to identify the boot index number from within the boot.WIM file Imagex /info Drive:\remoteinstall\boot\x86\images\boot.wim Notes: • Drive:\remoteinstall represents the path at which the Remoteinstall folder is installed. • Boot.wim is the name of the boot image. Note the boot index number of the bootable image that is displayed. To identify the boot index number, locate the line that contains "boot index: X." Note X is the boot index number. The number indicates that image number X is marked as bootable and that the image is to be updated. The second image is the default image that you would typically modify. C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86> imagex /mountrw d:\RemoteInstall\Boot\x86\Images\boot.wim 2 c:\mount ImageX Tool for Windows Copyright © Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved. Mounting (RW): [d:\RemoteInstall\Boot\x86\Images\boot.wim, 2] -> [c:\mount] Successfully mounted image (RW). C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86>cd .. C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools>cd PETools C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools> peimg /inf=c:\imagex_temp_driver_folder\Win32\E1E6032.INF "c:\mount\Windows" Preinstallation Environment Image Setup Tool for Windows Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Installing INF package: c:\imagex_temp_driver_folder\Win32\E1E6032.INF PEIMG completed the operation successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools> peimg /inf=c:\imagex_temp_driver_folder\Win32\E1K6032.inf "c:\mount\Windows" Preinstallation Environment Image Setup Tool for Windows Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Installing INF package: c:\imagex_temp_driver_folder\Win32\E1K6032.inf PEIMG completed the operation successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools> peimg /inf=c:\imagex_temp_driver_folder\Win32\e1q6032.inf "c:\mount\Windows" Preinstallation Environment Image Setup Tool for Windows Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Installing INF package: c:\imagex_temp_driver_folder\Win32\e1q6032.inf PEIMG completed the operation successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools> peimg /inf=c:\imagex_temp_driver_folder\Win32\E1Y6032.INF "c:\mount\Windows" Preinstallation Environment Image Setup Tool for Windows Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Installing INF package: c:\imagex_temp_driver_folder\Win32\E1Y6032.INF PEIMG completed the operation successfully. C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools> cd.. cd x86 C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86> imagex /commit /unmount c:\mount ImageX Tool for Windows Copyright © Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved. Unmounting: [c:\mount]... Successfully unmounted image. I've copied the file onto my server here, please download it and verify if it resolves your problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGB09 1 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Hi this is great, I will try this tonight and let you know what happens... thanks for all your help. BTW which drivers did you use in the end??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGB09 1 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 IT WORKS!!!! this is great, I have managed to capture an image and also deploy an image successfully... I have followed your steps closely about injecting drivers and they are the same steps I used! Did you copy all the drivers into the boot.wim file? Now I just have to see if I can image some Toshiba Laptops I'll let you know how I get on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anyweb 477 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 great stuff. always when injecting drivers into boot.wim verify that the file date changes afterwards (and size) imagex /unmount c:\mount will not commit any changes you make unless you do it as follows imagex /commit /unmount c:\mount Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGB09 1 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 great stuff. always when injecting drivers into boot.wim verify that the file date changes afterwards (and size) imagex /unmount c:\mount will not commit any changes you make unless you do it as follows imagex /commit /unmount c:\mount This is interesting, I have just re-read your instructions for injecting drivers, does it make any differance that when I injected the inf files I used *.inf rather than name the .inf files individually? I can't see how that makes any differnce, or does it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anyweb 477 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 i don't think it should have made a difference, my guess is you just forgot to commit the changes, can you verify ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGB09 1 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 i don't think it should have made a difference, my guess is you just forgot to commit the changes, can you verify ? Yes you were right I checked my other notes and I did not have the commit switch... again thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malik4u 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 Hi Does the same commands and options work if i go for VISTA or Server 2oo8 ? I mena on Server 2008 server install WDS and capture image of Vista runing of compaq laptop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anyweb 477 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 it should work as long as you do what has been explained in the posts here have you tried it yet ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laxman 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 Hello Admin I Want to install xp using wds server 2008 i want to install os on c:\ partition without change of other drive. is this possible or not ! if Yes how? Plz reply Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
