Comments for Adam Leinss' Tech Tips http://www.leinss.com/blog There are 10 types of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who don't. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:11:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Quick and Dirty ImageX by CypherBit http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-7597 CypherBit Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:11:36 +0000 http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=173#comment-7597 Adam, I actually found the post: http://www.msfn.org/board/WinPE-20-GimageX-COM-based-HTA-t97512.html&st=220 Please take a look when time permits. Adam, I actually found the post: http://www.msfn.org/board/WinPE-20-GimageX-COM-based-HTA-t97512.html&st=220

Please take a look when time permits.

]]> Comment on Quick and Dirty ImageX by CypherBit http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-7596 CypherBit Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:32:39 +0000 http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=173#comment-7596 Hmm, I actually used the exact same tutorial to build my WinPE 2.0. I tried to mount a .wim using the files you so kindly put up, but it still fails. The command I'm using is simple (and works just fine on any machine I have WAIK installed, but not under any WinPE 2.0 I've build): imagex.exe /mountrw c:/winpe.wim 1 c:/testmount The error I get each and everytime is: Error mounting image (RW): The system cannot find the file specified I know I saw a thread on www.msfn.com/board a while back, where someone said they couldn't mount it under WinPE 2.0 and this has been confirmed by multiple people (I naturally can't find that thread now). Hmm, I actually used the exact same tutorial to build my WinPE 2.0.
I tried to mount a .wim using the files you so kindly put up, but it still fails.

The command I’m using is simple (and works just fine on any machine I have WAIK installed, but not under any WinPE 2.0 I’ve build):
imagex.exe /mountrw c:/winpe.wim 1 c:/testmount

The error I get each and everytime is:
Error mounting image (RW):
The system cannot find the file specified

I know I saw a thread on http://www.msfn.com/board a while back, where someone said they couldn’t mount it under WinPE 2.0 and this has been confirmed by multiple people (I naturally can’t find that thread now).

]]> Comment on Quick and Dirty ImageX by Adam Leinss http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-7595 Adam Leinss Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:29:39 +0000 http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=173#comment-7595 Actually, I have. I just built a WinPE 2.0 disc from the instructions at http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/winvistape2.htm this morning. I then editted the startnet.cmd file in C:\windows\system to automatically map a network drive to my Ghost server and run the image menu. I zipped up the files I am using and placed them here for you: http://www.leinss.com/files/winpe_imagex.zip. These files are from SCCM 2007 which uses a different WAIK then what is Microsoft is hosting now, but I don't think it should matter. Actually, I have. I just built a WinPE 2.0 disc from the instructions at http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/winvistape2.htm this morning. I then editted the startnet.cmd file in C:\windows\system to automatically map a network drive to my Ghost server and run the image menu.

I zipped up the files I am using and placed them here for you: http://www.leinss.com/files/winpe_imagex.zip. These files are from SCCM 2007 which uses a different WAIK then what is Microsoft is hosting now, but I don’t think it should matter.

]]> Comment on Quick and Dirty ImageX by CypherBit http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-7594 CypherBit Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:13:55 +0000 http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=173#comment-7594 Adam, I'm just curious have you been able to mount an existing image using ImageX or GImageX for that matter under WinPE 2.0? If you haven't already I'd greatly appreciate if you try. I think you have all the required files (listed in your post), but I think one of those needs to somehow be added as a driver. I'm asking since I've tried multiple times, but never had the ability to mount an image under WinPE 2.0. Thanks in advance. Adam, I’m just curious have you been able to mount an existing image using ImageX or GImageX for that matter under WinPE 2.0?

If you haven’t already I’d greatly appreciate if you try. I think you have all the required files (listed in your post), but I think one of those needs to somehow be added as a driver.

I’m asking since I’ve tried multiple times, but never had the ability to mount an image under WinPE 2.0.

Thanks in advance.

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]]> Comment on Robert Galle: Rude Dude of WhereIsIt by Adam Leinss http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=153&cpage=1#comment-6822 Adam Leinss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:02:34 +0000 http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=153#comment-6822 I'm sure if I had a stolen credit card I could just go to another e-mail provider, setup a fake e-mail account and then try to commit the supposed fraud he is talking about. In the 10+ years on the Internet doing business with various places, this is the first vendor I've had a problem with. If he thinks Tuffmail is a freemail provider, then he should be checking the address that gets input into the order form or provide a list of no-no e-mail providers. He goes through a 3rd party for payment processing. Doesn't this 3rd party processor do fraud checking? He's now a disk catalog programmer and a fraud detective? Bottom line is Robert is rude and he needs to come up with better system for his customers. I’m sure if I had a stolen credit card I could just go to another e-mail provider, setup a fake e-mail account and then try to commit the supposed fraud he is talking about.

In the 10+ years on the Internet doing business with various places, this is the first vendor I’ve had a problem with. If he thinks Tuffmail is a freemail provider, then he should be checking the address that gets input into the order form or provide a list of no-no e-mail providers.

He goes through a 3rd party for payment processing. Doesn’t this 3rd party processor do fraud checking? He’s now a disk catalog programmer and a fraud detective?

Bottom line is Robert is rude and he needs to come up with better system for his customers.

]]> Comment on Robert Galle: Rude Dude of WhereIsIt by timk http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=153&cpage=1#comment-6819 timk Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:39:54 +0000 http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=153#comment-6819 Aside: oddly, tuffmail addresses occur in other banned lists, I just tried to cancel the free tuffmail account I created to test the above proposition... but my regular email service will not send to tuffmail addresses! Error status follows: The message could not be sent because one of the recipients was rejected by the server. The rejected e-mail address was 'support@tuffmail.net'. Subject 'cancellation', Account: '02 08V1 xxxx.xxx@vfemail.net', Server: 'mail.vfemail.net', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.5.3 - chkuser)', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 553, Error Number: 0x800CCC79 Aside: oddly, tuffmail addresses occur in other banned lists, I just tried to cancel the free tuffmail account I created to test the above proposition… but my regular email service will not send to tuffmail addresses!

Error status follows:

The message could not be sent because one of the recipients was rejected by the server. The rejected e-mail address was ‘support@tuffmail.net’. Subject ‘cancellation’, Account: ’02 08V1 xxxx.xxx@vfemail.net‘, Server: ‘mail.vfemail.net’, Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: ’553 sorry, that domain isn’t in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.5.3 – chkuser)’, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 553, Error Number: 0x800CCC79

]]> Comment on Robert Galle: Rude Dude of WhereIsIt by timk http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=153&cpage=1#comment-6818 timk Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:19:09 +0000 http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=153#comment-6818 Although the replies sent by Robert Galle seem to be a little blunt, I believe english may not be Robert's first language. None of us want our credit card details to be used fraudulently, and I think we should respect that this vendor has a rather robust policy designed to reduce the risk of this happening. As for tuffmail addresses, in general it is quite possible to create one for free (ie untraceable webmail) even if only on the 30 day basis, in which no billing information needs to be confirmed. I believe this is why Tuffmail is listed as a 'freemail' provider. Personally I have been using whereisit for more than 5 years, and consider it to be an excellent and extremely useful tool, and I have always received prompt replies to technical enquiries with this vendor, more so than with many other programs in fact. Personally I have found it refreshing and satisfying to deal with a small (1 person?) software company. Just wanting to put a balanced argument... - Tim Knights Although the replies sent by Robert Galle seem to be a little blunt, I believe english may not be Robert’s first language.

None of us want our credit card details to be used fraudulently, and I think we should respect that this vendor has a rather robust policy designed to reduce the risk of this happening.

As for tuffmail addresses, in general it is quite possible to create one for free (ie untraceable webmail) even if only on the 30 day basis, in which no billing information needs to be confirmed. I believe this is why Tuffmail is listed as a ‘freemail’ provider.

Personally I have been using whereisit for more than 5 years, and consider it to be an excellent and extremely useful tool, and I have always received prompt replies to technical enquiries with this vendor, more so than with many other programs in fact. Personally I have found it refreshing and satisfying to deal with a small (1 person?) software company.

Just wanting to put a balanced argument…

- Tim Knights

]]> Comment on The Final Chapter on Windows XP Images by taftosterone http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-1786 taftosterone Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:58:53 +0000 http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=125#comment-1786 This just saved me many hours. Thank you! This just saved me many hours. Thank you!

]]> Comment on Making a Windows 2000/XP Hardware Independent Ghost Image by Adam Leinss http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=7&cpage=1#comment-677 Adam Leinss Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:31:41 +0000 http://www.leinss.com/blog/?p=7#comment-677 I did play around with WDS a bit, but for our Vista deployment, I discovered WDS is really not needed. I just use Windows PE to connect to the BDD share and pull down the image that way. I have taken my universal XP image and successfully placed it into SMS 2003 WIM format, so I do know that at least works. The closest thing you can probably get is using the BDD 2007 LTI, capture your universal XP image into WIM and use Windows PE to deploy it baremetal. I did play around with WDS a bit, but for our Vista deployment, I discovered WDS is really not needed. I just use Windows PE to connect to the BDD share and pull down the image that way. I have taken my universal XP image and successfully placed it into SMS 2003 WIM format, so I do know that at least works.

The closest thing you can probably get is using the BDD 2007 LTI, capture your universal XP image into WIM and use Windows PE to deploy it baremetal.

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