I'll see what he's got for documentation... On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Any suggestions would be wonderful. If you wish, send them off list. > > Thank you. > > --Matt Ross > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steve Ens > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tue, 13 May 2008 > 14:14:36 -0700 > Subject: Re: Windows Vista Sysprep Woes > > > > I just had my technician go through the WDS rigamarole...he did run into > > problems, but seemed to come up with a solution. Let me if you want his > > suggestions. > > > > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Matthew W. Ross < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hey List. > > > > > > So, we're looking at deployment options for Vista. > > > > > > Looking at Microsoft's Windows Deployment Services (WDS), and found it > to > > > be very complicated... > > > > > > So, I've got a base WinPE 2.0 up and running, and now have imagex.exe > > > accessible from a server. (Maybe later I'll get it in the PE itself, > but > > > this is good for now.) I can Sysprep a Vista machine, and make an > image of > > > it... works great... but I want to automate it a little bit more. > > > > > > I took a look at how Sysprep does things differently from XP to > Vista... > > > Whoa boy... new XML file format and everything! Okay, but what are the > > > settings I can set? > > > > > > WDS's Windows System Image Manager seems to be the Microsoft > Prescribed > > > method of creating an unattended.xml file... but the documentation > is... > > > well... WDS centered. I don't want all that. I just want to make a > > > self-imaged system to be easier to start up. > > > > > > If I could, I'd only ask that the OOBE ask me for the machine's name, > then > > > do everything else... including bind to the domain. I've seen some > example > > > unattended.xml files on the web, but nothing that seems easy enough > for me > > > to digest. > > > > > > Any good resources for Vista Syspreping? Anybody here have experiance > with > > > this without going through the entire WDS process? > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
