[Unattended] My network bootdisk

2003-07-05 Thread Pablo Manzanera
Hey all, Here's a disk that I am hoping some of you might find useful. It is a hybrid that I made from a NT server Network Installation Startup Disk and one that I found on bootdisk.com.The company I work for currently uses it to image all the workstations we use (around 7000 machines.) It

Re: [Unattended] Linux boot rather than DOS?

2003-07-05 Thread Pablo Manzanera
I think an interesting fourth alternative would mix the first and third approach. That would be to have the Linux Disk prepare the drive, access the network, and then copy the files to where they need to go in order to skip the first step of the Microsoft setup process, reverse engineering the wor

RE: [Unattended] Installing from DVD

2004-03-08 Thread Pablo Manzanera
I'm using a system to do this right now, although I only use half of the system. Here is my process (just the windows updates and configuration): - Machine arrives on site with standard manufacturer image - Technicians unpack system, initialize OS with product key and second username - Insert DVD

RE: [Unattended] Installing packages depending on the model of the PC.

2004-04-15 Thread Pablo Manzanera
One way would be to have a vbscript check the model of the pc, and then launch the package if it matched a regular expression. Here's a little script that will pull the model number right out of WMI: - On Error Resume Next Dim strComputer Dim objWMIService Dim colI