Skip the sysprep after you copy the default profile and test it. I think you will find sysprep is blowing out that setting in the default profile. That was the conclusion I came to. Not an answer but it might be a clue.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Wilhelm, Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:56 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Windows 7 Black Screen > > There's logon scripts & things like that running, but nothing that > would affect logons. > > They are being imaged through Altiris. We have set everything up > through a set profile, > copied it over to default, sysprepped them, and then pushed them out > to labs in groups. > And each time we do, it seems that random ones are getting the black screen. > > Scott > > > ________________________________ > > From: Andrew S. Baker [[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:50 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Windows 7 Black Screen > > > What settings are you applying to the machines? > > > How are they being imaged? > > > I've had about 50 machines upgraded to Win7 or with clean > installations of Win7 and I > haven't seen any black screen problem. > > > > ASB (My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> Exploiting > Technology for Business Advantage... > > > Signature powered by WiseStamp > <http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install> > > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 7:05 AM, Wilhelm, Scott > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > We are currently setting up multiple labs with a Windows 7 image, and after > working out most of the bugs, we're currently stuck with an issue with > the black screen > that seems to plague a lot of Windows 7 users. When we log in, with > or without a > privledged user, the background images is removed and there's just a > black background > with the rest of the OS loaded fine. > > > > We have tried the shell fix by Previx, which ended up blowing away our > dontdisplaylastusername group policy (don't ask me how it superceded it.still can't figure > it out), which we had to reset on each machine. After hacking it and trying all sorts of > fixes, we decided to reimage the machines. Which, still leaves the > issue unresolved. > > > > Out of 20 computers, only 6 of them did not have a black screen after being > reimaged, all with the exact same hardware, image, etc. > > > > Has anyone found a fix to the black screen? > > > > Thank you. > > > Scott > > > > --- > > Scott Wilhelm > > Computer Technician > > Massena Central School District > > St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES > > (315) 764-3700 ext. 3046 > > > > "The harder I work, the luckier I get. " Samuel Goldwyn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
