the problem is if you have two different files with the same name. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ara Avvali To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:18 PM Subject: RE: sysprep and dell oem
Hi I cheated a bit maybe it helps. Rand a search on folder for *.* so it shows all files. Then I copied all files to c:\drivers and point the sysprerp to it. Basically no more folder structure, everything runs from root folder. Let's see if it helps. Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Rob Bonfiglio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 28, 2008 10:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: sysprep and dell oem I'm not real strong on knowing the ins and outs of sysprep, but I found this article that will hopefully help you: http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1703&page=9 On Jan 28, 2008 10:01 AM, Ara Avvali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello everyone, I am creating a master image to be used for cloning xp sp2 on dell machines. These are stapes I have taken * Installed windows and did all updates and applications I wanted to be on image. * Created a subfolder on C: and called it sysprerp. Then copied everything from inside deploy.cab on xp cd * Ran the setup manager and created the answer file * Went to dell site and downloaded all drivers for stations (3 types) * Extracted all of them under a folder called Dell under C: so it looks like c:\del\12345 and so on * Run the sysprep, say to use minisetup and reseal. Works perfectly except the problem it doesn't automatically pick up and install oem drivers. I did it based on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314479 This is what my answer file looks like. Any idea what is wrong? Thanks ;SetupMgrTag [Unattended] OemSkipEula=Yes InstallFilesPath=C:\sysprep\i386 TargetPath=\WINDOWS OemPnPDriversPath = Dell [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=NO AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=1 OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=35 OemSkipWelcome=1 [UserData] ProductKey=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA FullName= OrgName= ComputerName=* [Display] BitsPerPel=8 Xresolution=800 YResolution=600 Vrefresh=60 [TapiLocation] CountryCode=107 AreaCode=416 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 SystemLocale=00001009 UserLocale=00001009 InputLocale=1009:00000409 [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes [Branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes [Proxy] Proxy_Enable=0 Use_Same_Proxy=0 [sysprepcleanup] ~ 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> ~
