Re: [Unattended] Windows Installer Service

2003-11-06 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
IT Helpdesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Once Windows 2000 (no service pack) has been installed the script > then tries to load Perl obviously but it then fails as it says that > it requires a later verison of the Windows Installer to install > Perl. Shad recently noticed this as well. I guess

[Unattended] Windows Installer Service

2003-11-06 Thread IT Helpdesk
Title: Windows Installer Service Hi I have been using this method for a few months now and think it is fantastic. I have now come across a problem however. I am now using v3.2 Once Windows 2000 (no service pack) has been installed the script then tries to load Perl obviously but it then

Re: [Unattended] Problem with booting from PXE

2003-11-06 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Julien TOUCHE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i know. i just say, if you want (not default in unattended), you can > use pxegrub which doesn't have tsize requirement. Ah, interesting. That will work as long as pxegrub has been compiled with support for your network card. pxegrub does not use the

Re: RE : [Unattended] Opening a img File

2003-11-06 Thread Scott Bruce
You can also use '3com Boot Image Editor' it freely available which can be downloaded here ftp://ftp.3com.com/pub/nic/3c90x/util430.exe website http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/result.jsp?selected=all&sort=effdt&order=desc&sku=3CMBA-D look for the executable called Imgedit.exe Scott Bruce Sy

Re: [Unattended] PARTNERSHIP REQUEST

2003-11-06 Thread Ned Flanders
- Original Message - From: "Martin Buckley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Unattended] PARTNERSHIP REQUEST > Sure - we could all be in with a cut of $13m.. > > >>> Andrew Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/Nov/2003 12:07:41 >>> > Sounds good I say we help :) > > GANI ALABI wrote: GAN

RE: [Unattended] Opening a img File

2003-11-06 Thread Niels de Groot
Winimage is a tool created just for that purpose. See www.winimage.com. Niels de Groot, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van:Steven D. Pretlove [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: donderdag 6 november 2003 16:10 Aan:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: [Unattended] Open

Re: [Unattended] PARTNERSHIP REQUEST

2003-11-06 Thread Martin Buckley
Sure - we could all be in with a cut of $13m.. >>> Andrew Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/Nov/2003 12:07:41 >>> Sounds good I say we help :) Just kidding GANI ALABI wrote: > Union Bank Plc > Nigeria > > I am the Manager Bill and Exchange of the Foreign > Operations Department Union Bank

Re: [Unattended] PARTNERSHIP REQUEST

2003-11-06 Thread Andrew Clark
Sounds good I say we help :) Just kidding GANI ALABI wrote: Union Bank Plc Nigeria I am the Manager Bill and Exchange of the Foreign Operations Department Union Bank Plc Lagos Nigeria. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank with account number: 142552004/wb/t who died

[Unattended] PARTNERSHIP REQUEST

2003-11-06 Thread GANI ALABI
Union Bank Plc Nigeria I am the Manager Bill and Exchange of the Foreign Operations Department Union Bank Plc Lagos Nigeria. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank with account number: 142552004/wb/t who died in November 1997 in a plane crash. Since we got the information

Re: [Unattended] Problem with booting from PXE

2003-11-06 Thread Julien TOUCHE
Patrick J. LoPresti wrote: Julien TOUCHE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: i'm not sure tsize is a required tftp feature here: i'm currently testing unattended on an openbsd server (stock dhcp, tftpd + pxegrub and memdisk) and have no problem with it (and openbsd tftpd does not support tsize; pxelinux

Re: [Unattended] OT: winxpoem bad serial number!?!

2003-11-06 Thread Homer Simpson
- Original Message - From: "Patrick J. LoPresti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Unattended] OT: winxpoem bad serial number!?! > > That is absolutely correct. Just try installing XP from an Acer (Or > > other major brand) onto an IBM (Or other major brand) using the > > ProdID from th

RE: [Unattended] Reboot after Partioning

2003-11-06 Thread Steven D. Pretlove
Looks like a very good reason to push forward the linux boot strap Cheers Steve (01908) 580623 -Original Message- From: Patrick J. LoPresti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 November 2003 16:20 To: Steven D. Pretlove Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Unattended] Reboot after Parti

Re: [Unattended] Reboot after Partioning

2003-11-06 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
"Steven D. Pretlove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If it is impossible, how does windows setup manage it Windows Setup does not run on DOS. It runs on some stripped down variant of Windows itself (WinPE or something very similar). So the other way we could fix our partitioning issue would be to

RE: [Unattended] Reboot after Partioning

2003-11-06 Thread Steven D. Pretlove
Thanks pat, I am already automating it been doing that for a little while, If it is impossible, how does windows setup manage it Steve (01908) 580623 -Original Message- From: Patrick J. LoPresti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 November 2003 16:05 To: Steven D. Pretlove Cc: [EMAIL

Re: [Unattended] Reboot after Partioning

2003-11-06 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
"Steven D. Pretlove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > has any one thought of an ingenious way, so that we don't need to > reboot after setting up the partioning Impossible to do under DOS. This is one of several minor things which would be improved if we switched to Linux for the bootstrap. > it i

[Unattended] Reboot after Partioning

2003-11-06 Thread Steven D. Pretlove
Title: Message Hi all,   has any one thought of an ingenious way, so that we don't need to reboot after setting up the partioning it is the only thing that reduces the pleasure of working with this product     Cheers   _ Steven Pretlove Dominos Pizza Group L

RE : [Unattended] Opening a img File

2003-11-06 Thread Sylvain Faivre
If you don't have time to install Cygwin, you can try winimage. It's a shareware, and it works very well for editing unattended floppy images. http://www.winimage.com/download.htm - Sylvain Faivre EdifiXio - AIH Team +33 1 56 90 51 24 www.edifixio.com > -Message d'origin

Re: [Unattended] Opening a img File

2003-11-06 Thread Eugene Kotlyarov
Steven D. Pretlove writes: Can anyone recommend a windows tool to edit an IMG file mtools can be compiled and used under Cygwin --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive?

[Unattended] Opening a img File

2003-11-06 Thread Steven D. Pretlove
Title: Message Can anyone recommend a windows tool to edit an IMG file   Thanks   _ Steven Pretlove Dominos Pizza Group Limited Infrastructure Support Analyst ( Tel:  01908 580623 ( Fax: 01908 282582 * E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __

Re: [Unattended] netgear model FA510

2003-11-06 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Felipe Navarrete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Has anyone had any success with netgear model FA510 PCMCIA cards. I > downloaded the drivers and made the boot disks but it does not work. The FA510 uses the DEC/Intel 21142/21143 chipset, which should be supported by the dc21x4.dos ("Tulip") driver

Re: [Unattended] Update for winxpsp1-updates.bat

2003-11-06 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Michael Kahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Patrick J. LoPresti writes: > > > We have already added 829558 for the next release, but we did not > > remove 282010 yet. Can you confirm that 282010 is superseded by 829558? > > (It seems likely, but just making sure...) > > I am not certain how I t

Re: [Unattended] Problem with booting from PXE

2003-11-06 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Julien TOUCHE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i'm not sure tsize is a required tftp feature here: i'm currently > testing unattended on an openbsd server (stock dhcp, tftpd + pxegrub > and memdisk) and have no problem with it (and openbsd tftpd does not > support tsize; pxelinux doesn't work with it

Re: [Unattended] OT: winxpoem bad serial number!?!

2003-11-06 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Michael Kahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Let me make sure I understand. Your modified script somehow uses a > particular winxpoem store based on which serial number works with > the setupp.ini in a particular store? Or does the script modify the > PID entry in the setupp.ini file before it st

Re: [Unattended] Don't mess with OEM, keys and activation if you don't have to. You may qualify for VLK

2003-11-06 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Alex Magnay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Microsoft Select License and Enterprise Agreement customers can use > volume licensing media to re-image Microsoft software products > licensed via a finished goods channel, primarily OEM and retail, > with an identical version of the software. I read thi

Re: [Unattended] OT: winxpoem bad serial number!?!

2003-11-06 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
"Curtis Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > That is absolutely correct. Just try installing XP from an Acer (Or > other major brand) onto an IBM (Or other major brand) using the > ProdID from the second machine. That is not what I meant by "BIOS locked"... That is just different XP media us

[Unattended] netgear model FA510

2003-11-06 Thread Felipe Navarrete
Has anyone had any success with netgear model FA510 PCMCIA cards. I downloaded the drivers and made the boot disks but it does not work. Oh and by the way I am using unattended version 2.7. Any help appreciated. Fil --- This SF.net email is s

[Unattended] Don't mess with OEM, keys and activation if you don't have to. You may qualify for VLK

2003-11-06 Thread Alex Magnay
With regards to OEM editions of XP. Check with your software provider if you're entitled to use Volume Licence edition of Windows. Worked for my company. If you've already paid for a licence (with the PC), but you must re-install Windows to corporate standard, then you might be able to use Volume

Re: [Unattended] OT: winxpoem bad serial number!?!

2003-11-06 Thread Pierre Bourgin
Curtis Anderson a écrit: - Original Message - Michael Kahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Today I was testing out the XP install on VMWare when I was greeted with an error during the unattended install of Windows XP. It read, "Error: The Product ID you entered is not valid."! *groan* So

Re: [Unattended] Update for winxpsp1-updates.bat

2003-11-06 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Michael Kahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I was just updating my hotfixes repository for Windows XP... I > couldn't find the file 282010 on Windows Catalog. It looks like > they have updated now to version 8. We have already added 829558 for the next release, but we did not remove 282010 yet.

Re: [Unattended] OT: winxpoem bad serial number!?!

2003-11-06 Thread Curtis Anderson
- Original Message - > Michael Kahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Today I was testing out the XP install on VMWare when I was greeted > > with an error during the unattended install of Windows XP. It read, > > "Error: The Product ID you entered is not valid."! *groan* So my > > ques

[Unattended] US Stock Market: AZAA - Military Aircraft Related Stock...Salvador

2003-11-06 Thread Elliot Joyce
US Stock Market - UP On the NEWS...AZAA BREAKING NEWS - TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arizona Aircraft Spares, Inc. (OTCBB: AZAA) - one of the leading military aircraft spare parts manufacturers - announces it has signed a letter of commitment with Wolfe and Turner Investments to obtain a 6 m

RE: [Unattended] Problem with booting from PXE

2003-11-06 Thread kevin
I am successfully using W2K and the TFTP server that comes with the microsoft RIS setup, from memory I seem to remember that I installed RIS, thought better of it & uninstalled it and the TFTP service remained behind. There was a useful web page on using a RIS server for PXE booting, if I can find

RE: [Unattended] OT: winxpoem bad serial number!?!

2003-11-06 Thread Scott Card
I am interested in seeing the examples of code to query and match asset tag/mac with a key source. I believe it might also be possible to get the asset tag programmatically from the bios (at least on dell machines). Cheers, Scott -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL