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I have been testing redeploying xp via sccm r2 (beta) and I want to get it working with a single image, multiple HAL and from a vmware image,

I had mega problems with pxe booting and denying and failing, the logs are saying either the netbios or the guid are not matching.. i found a useful post

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/cstauffer/archive/2009/05/11/configmgr-osd-mdt-clear-pxe-cache.aspx

basically, restart the “Windows Deployment Service” on the SCCM machine, this will flush the log and allow the machine to boot..

thanks

I had to install a cm1312nfi on windows 7 x64 as a test for network upgrades..

The normal CD drivers will not load all the software using the normal typical install proceedure, the setup will complain that it wont install as a RUN AS or Windows 7 is not Vista/XP

1. Open Computer
2. Look for HPzsetup
3. Right Click and Select Properties
4. Click Compatibitly
5. Choose windows vista SP2 & runas administrator
6. Click OK
7. done

Easy

I have run Windows 7 on my Sony Z laptop since early beta versions and I have never had a single problem, especially BSOD. Microsoft recently released the final RTM on TechNet, so I decided now is a good time to test it out!

This is where it gets problematic; I am getting so many different errors, like

stop 0x0000000a
stop 0×00000019
BSOD BAD_POOL_HEADER

that’s the ones I remember, So what the hell is going on here? How could windows reject my computer so badly and so randomly? I have been able to get into safe mode only a couple of times and I have reinstalled Win7 about 10 times, Trying different combinations of RAM and Wi-Fi switch states etc.

This is a work in progress but I feel it has to be either the SSD or the WIFI. but being a laptop (Sony) its hard for me to disable/enable hardware before windows has even begun.

I will update..

Update:

I am doing a long extra extended wipe of the SSD, I am probably killing it but why not!

I used a Linux boot cd (Ubuntu server)
got to a shell and ran

dd if=/dev/zero of=dev/sda

so

dd (copy) if(source)/dev/zero (zeros) if(destination)=/dev/sda(SSD DRIVE)

also I am going to install from USB Key THIS ONE and not DVD..

Well that worked?
What was different form last time?

- I formatted the SSD (long)
- I Installed from USB Key
- I installed with the LAN Cable in
- I had the wireless switch off.

So far so good..

Etrust has expanded to a heavy resource hog. Even tweaked to exclude certain files/folders/processes it seems to lag the entire computer down..

Just check the services, count them 5 !

Crazy

Now I know I could most likely trim them down, but I don’t see the point now. CA Etrust is using way over 100mb of ram, that’s not acceptable in any situation and I can feel the computer being pulled into the pits of hell by Etrust, Its time to declaw and uninstall CA Etrust

What are my options?

For now there is only one. ForeFront (read up, Its actually good)

This is going to be a new install and deployment of Forefront to the entire domain, I am testing the rollout now and its actually working pretty well.

As I try to use Systems Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM) for application deployment (among other things) these are the special steps I took

1. Install & Configure Forefront Server (New Physical)
   This is easy, Just follow the prompts and guides from MS
2. WSUS Server
   You need to follow this guide WSUS FCS Updates
3. Follow this guide to deploy FCS Client with SCCM Deploy FCS with SCCM
   The only difference with my installation is that I did not use a TASK Sequence to remove the previous Antivirus. I don’t like the idea of having a system unprotected for any amount of reboots.
4. I created a New Program for the FCS Client that had to run another software package (etrust uninstaller)
5. Etrust remover.bat was basically just a msiexec that called for it to be removed.  here is the BAT if you dare to use it :

net stop ITMRTSVC
net stop InoRT
net stop InoTask
net stop InoRPC
REM ITM
MsiExec.exe /X{847501DF-07C0-4691-B04A-893929F108AE} /qn
REM AV
MsiExec.exe /X{85F88F9C-6EB2-426B-88AB-28DA4A3526B9} /qn
exit

This seems to be effective in removing the old and installing the new.

Microsoft forefront has so many good points its hard to imagine how anyone will compete, the reporting is great! It also scans for security problems (service packs or weak passwords etc) I only hope it will handle viruses better or at least as well as CA, Not that viruses happen very often anyway, due to my heavily fortified virus proof(ish) boundary.

How does FCS seem to me? 43MB service, nice.

EDIT

Here are all the required MSIEXEC commands to remove etrust

MsiExec.exe /qn /X{847501DF-07C0-4691-B04A-893929F108AE}
MsiExec.exe /qn /X{85F88F9C-6EB2-426B-88AB-28DA4A3526B9}

This was the final part of the CA Story, Seems to have only left some empty folders..

Problem, All the XP machines in my domain are rubbish. they are years old and feel sluggish. I have done all the basics and although it has helped, There is always room for improvement.

Problem: How can I disable visual effects accross the domain with SCCM (for targeted & reportable processes)?

Solution: Its a few parts but this is the key parts..

1. Gather required registry settings
2. Create REG file
3. Create software distribution package
4. Create Program, use “regedit.exe /s REGFILE” as the path
5. 

Once deployed to a targeted group, you can just sit back and admire the work of SCCM, or you could use PSTOOLS (psexec) and do it that way.. cheaper for sure

here is the required REG to disable visual effects in Windows XP Pro

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects]
“VisualFXSetting”=dword:00000002

UPDATE: Remember to SPELL correctly regiedit is wrong haha

I always hated how CS4 was bloated so hard, putting little context menus and buttons all over windows,

Like the one here

Easy way to remove it is located here

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=688632

Or you can try this

regsvr32 /u “%CommonProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Drive CS4\ADFSMenu.dll”
or
regsvr32 /u “%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Adobe\Adobe Drive CS4\ADFSMenu.dll”

I just wish there was a better option to remove this stuff..

../

I was playing grid when the power dropped out.. booted and windows was stuck at the welcome screen.. reset a couple times. Same.

A nice extended welcome, Thanks Microsoft

There is nothing different from before the power failure so probably broken file or something…

Booted into safe mode..(f8)

1. Cmd
2. Chkdsk c: /f
3. Yes (do it on next reboot)
4. Reboot
5. Let windows scan
6. let windows reboot
7. Fixed
8. Back to grid

If that failed I would look at the event log and work my way backwards..

It was most likley related to this setting

Enable for Faster Disks & Data Loss

It mentions it in the help section, Basically ticking these will give you more performance but at the cost of reliable data.. in my case I am not running exchange server on this machine so there is nothing I will loose except time.. in this case, around 10minutes

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After some thoughts about this. I wonder how can such small and possibly anoying problems occur in the RTM version of Windows 7? or is it just me.. lets hope for Microsofts sake.

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So everyone knows that one of the biggest bottle necks in a computer is the Harddisk (mostly) and the faster you can make this the better your computer will be, I have always tried to ensure that my computers had at least 7200rm disks due to the faster RPM and inturn better basic performance..

This had been true until I got a proper laptop, where battery life was king, in short I installed a 64GB SSD, Sorted!.

Back to my desktop, as I have been out of the desktop arena for around 5 years I dont fully know about every single new term (read:SATA300) all I know for sure is that a 10,000RPM is better then a 7,200RPM, it has to be, for that money

Strangly its a 2.5″ although its about 50% thicker then a normal one, is that normal?

Fast as 10k can be

It goes nicely into this bay here

antech nice

And install Windows 7 (20mins)

Is it fast? in a word YES, can I prove it.. Ill post some pics.. soon

I saved all my money and then some and got a new computer, desktop. First time in about 5 years! its strange how living in a small room can make you think about laptops differently! anyway, I wanted a good machine that would play Crysis! (I dont play games for years, but wanted to be able to.. haha) so i knew I needed somthing really good.

I went for..

• Intel i7 2.66ghz (920)
• 6x 2GB DDR3
• 2x Nvidia GTX 285 1GB
• Gigabyte x52 Mainboard
• 150GB 10k SATA3 Drive (primary)
• terrabytes of other disks
• Antec Full Tower
• 500W PSU

I had a 24″ Screen (HD) so that was ok.

All in all it was fairly good price and fit togther nicely!

3dmark Vantage = 25000 (approx, will update correctly)

3dmark 06 = 35000 26000

Quake3 Demo001 = 910fps 1152×1024