> I see two difficulties with this. 1) How is this easier than PXE booting? On
> some computers, like the ones I deal with, there are only two key presses to
> PXE boot rather then from the disk. 2) How do you update this "recovery
> partition"?
>
> The way that unattended seems to be designed, a network seems to be assumed.
i am thinking about the recovery partition some OEM manufacturers do/create on
clients PCs. In a context of a computer shop, clients come in to fix there
computers or just reinstall windows from scratch, they hook their computers to
the computer lan and they redo the installation themself entering their
information like user data and windows serial number, they sit down watch tv,
read, have lunch or browser for new upgrades for their computers while their
systems is being updated and reinstalled automatically, which takes arround 20
minutes, once everything is completed they can activate their system right at
the store if they want and leave with a new system. I could become another
source of business for the computer shop and less time consuming for the
clients doing installations and updates there after.
> Can't you do this one already with the ISO that is there?
i wasn't aware of the possibility for this. i am a new unattended user for
about a week and a half now and to tell the truth i have some hard time with my
linux box booting from PXE, for now i am using a windows box to boot PXE data
and a linux box for smb shares.
cheers,
Israel
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:03:50 -0600
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 09:21:40PM -0700, Isra S.O. wrote:
> > Will it be possible to add an option for a " recovery partion " for later
> > reinstalling windows without using any pxe, cd or floppy if something bad
> > happens ?
>
> I see two difficulties with this. 1) How is this easier than PXE booting? On
> some computers, like the ones I deal with, there are only two key presses to
> PXE boot rather then from the disk. 2) How do you update this "recovery
> partition"?
>
> The way that unattended seems to be designed, a network seems to be assumed.
>
> > A hidden partition or read only partition or something to
> > prevent virus infection on a later date...
>
> You could probably do this already. Assuming that you had a boot loader that
> would boot that partition, etc. you could probably just copy the files
> from the CD to that partition.
>
> > or perhaps even better, create
> > a recovery iso file placed in the administrator desktop advising him/her
> > to burn it to reinstall windows themselfs ?
>
> Can't you do this one already with the ISO that is there?
>
> Allan.
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