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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2c Release
.borders {border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid white; padding-left:.62em; padding-top:.2em; padding-bottom:.25em; padding-right:.13em} Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2c has released to manufacturing and will be available to system builders Read More...
Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager
If you are using USB keys to boot WinPE, you should take a look at this tool. One thing that I have observed is that it boots the USB key much faster. It also has a lot of configurable settings and it works on a great deal more USB keys than formatufd. Read More...
Windows Vista Deployment Center is Live!!
It’s been in the works for a while and now we are proud to present the Windows Vista Deployment Center . It may seem strange to think about it this way, but the OEM System Builder Technology Team has worked hard to make deployments simple, or at least Read More...
Hey System Builders, the Windows Vista Deployment Center is here!
Hello everyone! The Windows Vista Deployment Center is finally here. The comprehensive site, designed to save you money by showing you how to reduce the time to deploy Windows Vista, includes step by step procedures for deployment, customization, WinRE, Read More...
Updated Windows Vista OPK Documentation
This documentation release is an English-only update and includes revised content that addresses the following: Known issues Workarounds Information from published addenda to the OPK The update consists of the following files: OPK.chm Unattend.chm Revisereadme Read More...
Hotfix Resolves Windows Vista Sysprep Fatal Error
When running the System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) on a Windows Vista-based computer, a fatal error may occur. An update for Windows Vista resolves this issue. Available for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems, the update can be applied to all language Read More...
Troubleshooting Windows Vista OPK Deployments
Many of you guys have been asking lots of great question on Windows Vista OPK. Because of this, I figured it would be a great idea to do a troubleshooting webcast on Windows Vista OPK deployments. If you are having issues or want great insights on Windows Read More...
Audit Mode locking you out when screensaver kicks in?
When you run Windows Vista in audit mode for a long time, the computer enters standby or hibernation. By default, you are then prompted to perform an administrator logon after the computer resumes. Because the administrator's account is disabled, your Read More...
64 bit WinPE not showing up in WDS?
For the missing x64 WinPE image, see this article: http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/9e197135-6711-4c20-bfad-fc80fc2151301033.mspx?mfr=true You have to enable the x64 detection. From the article: • x64-based client computers do not Read More...
Windows Vista Network Deployment Scripts
These are the scripts used when creating a custom WinPE for network Vista deployment. startnet.cmd - <Capture an Image> @echo off @echo Initializing network... wpeinit @echo Waiting for network services... :StartMon ping -n 1 wds > NUL if not Read More...
Automate your Vista Factory Installations
Copy the following text to notepad. For the product key, enter the product key that corresponds to the version of Windows Vista you want to install. Vista Default Product Keys: Business - 4D2XH-PRBMM-8Q22B-K8BM3-MRW4W HomeBasic - RCG7P-TX42D-HM8FM-TCFCW-3V4VD Read More...
Basic Unattend Factory Installation
The simplest method to install Windows on new hardware is to start directly from the Windows product DVD with an answer file, autounattend.xml, saved on a USB flash device (UFD). This method is commonly known as the DVD boot method, and provides flexibility Read More...
Is Windows Vista wiping out their out-of-box drivers? Here's how you preserve it!
In your autounattend.xml, add the Microsoft-Windows-PnpSysprep component. Set the PersistAllDeviceInstalls value to True . Here are the details. PersistAllDeviceInstalls PersistAllDeviceInstalls indicates whether all Plug and Play devices will be uninstalled Read More...
Office Ready... Make sure you have all the pieces
Hopefully by now you have ordered your Office Ready Master Kits and are ready to get going selling new systems with Vista and 2007 Office using the new Office Ready technology to enable the 60-Day trial mode. One important thing you need to know is that Read More...
WebCast - Windows Vista Deployment End to End Series
Are you ready to pre-install Windows Vista? Do you know there is a new OPK for Vista that improves the efficiency of deploying Windows? Want to learn how to use image base technology to deploy Windows without media? Learn how to install Windows Vista Read More...
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