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XP Pro Installation
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I just installed XP Pro from a windows disk all was going well until it had trouble finding a file on the disk, the file was there a browsed to it, but i gave up and contiued without it. pc seems...

Trouble installing Xp SP#2
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I have a new shuttle SN 26p. When I try to install XP my keyboard won't work once I get to the screen that asks whether to install or quit. My keyboard works before this as I can go into theBios. Any...

boot sequence
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 5 Comments

Anyone know how to change my computer's boot sequence so that my CD-ROM drive is the first drive my computer looks for when starting up? I need to run a RAM diagnostic from a CD.

Setup XP Home Edition
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Just installed Windows HP Home edition - used New installation thinking it would remove my old 98 operating system but its seems to have left it on one of the hard drive partition. Is it because C:...

Strange XP Pro Install CD Behavior
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Trying to reinstall XP Pro (after software testing) - deleted my 40GB partition, booted from the CD, got "Setup is examining your hardware..." tehn the screen goes blank. That's it. This is the...

Sysprep'd image, event 10020
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 6 Comments

I setup a machine, and included IIS. Then Sysprep'd. All machines brought to life with this image are logging the following error in the event log. I assume this has something to do with the...

The Perfect Clone: Am I doing this right?
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 6 Comments

Okay, I think I have this sysprep/ghost stuff figured out...having never done this before (I'm the parent-volunteer IT guy for my daughter's grade school - with just enough knowledge to be...

SYSPREP removing devices
Posted on February 3rd, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi, Weve been using sysprep and drive imaging for our remote unattended XP deployments successfully for some time but have recently started having some device installation problems. Examining...

Help me understand the Sysprep three (3) times limit
Posted on February 3rd, 2006 | 4 Comments

I'm trying to understand the three-time limit when using Sysprep. I'm trying to build a 'golden' image of a machine to be cloned out to a small computer lab at a school (20 machines). I'm working...

How automatically make mapped network drives come online after log
Posted on February 3rd, 2006 | 2 Comments

I have a synchronisation software that mirrors given folders from one PC to another through mapped drives that are reconnected when logged on. These network drives however stay offline until I...

Installing problem
Posted on February 3rd, 2006 | 1 Comments

I just purchased all the parts to build my computer and they are all compatible with windows XP but when I try to install it sometimes it will get as far as restarting and sometimes when is says it...

Sysprep + SATA RAID + Failure at Mini-Setup
Posted on February 3rd, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hello All, Currently I am trying to setup a moderate field deployment to convert boxes over to Win XP in the field. There are 2 types of workstations using different SATA RAID controllers. I have...

Hard Drive Letter Designation -
Posted on February 3rd, 2006 | 3 Comments

Had to replace my hard drive and re-install 'XP' - I won't bore you with how this happened, BUT my new hard drive got designated as drive letter 'E' instead of the normal master/boot drive letter...

who can i contact
Posted on February 3rd, 2006 | 1 Comments

my computer crashed and im trying to set it back up but i lost the windows code of activatiion swho can i contact do i call microsoft and or poeple who installed the software the first...

USMT Reinstall
Posted on February 3rd, 2006 | 1 Comments

can I use USMT of FSTW to restore all my programs links when I reinstall using a new XP disk...I lost the orignal -- cj

RIS 2003 hangs at reformatting client HD
Posted on February 3rd, 2006 | 0 Comments

I am running RIS on Windows 2003 Server without sp1. It was distributing to XP and 2000 clients ok. Now RIS will work right up to the point where it needs to reformat the client computers hard disk...

Are OEM Product Keys scanable?
Posted on February 3rd, 2006 | 4 Comments

I'm going to be deploying about 50 new computers that will all have Windows XP OEM. I want to build a database with the product keys so I don't have to crawl under the desks with a flashlight if I...

Bare Metal Box XP w/apps Installaiton
Posted on February 3rd, 2006 | 3 Comments

What is the best way to do a bare metal installaiton on a pc? I am currenlty working with one hardware vendor for all of the hardware but now business has it to use a diff vendor for hardware I am...

FastTrack 66 -- Too Old?
Posted on February 2nd, 2006 | 1 Comments

I had the array set up -- built it just fine. I tried to install XP, using the F6 option; inserted the Promise driver, it installed -- then I was told: no disk on your system. Is this RAID...

display change
Posted on February 2nd, 2006 | 1 Comments

In control panel>settings>display i had an option for my display driver that said something like display windows in monitor or something roughly similar (i cant check this cause i cant re-access it...