damadi

Hello to all,
maybe you can help me with this nasty problem or have an idea what else to try.

we created an rdeploy image of windows xp in DS 6.9 using sysprep.

I modified the sysprep\standardxp.inf so that the computername should be something random (I also tried with the ds-variable for the mac adress) - but it simply ignores it.

[Unattended]
OemSkipEula=Yes
InstallFilesPath=%BOOTDRIVE%Sysprep\i386
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
OemPnPDriversPath=drivers\D500_pro100;drivers\D500 _pro1000;drivers\D500_nvidia;drivers\DC5800_Grafik \graphics;drivers\DC5800_chipset;drivers\DC5800_pr o1000;drivers\DC5800_TPM;drivers\DC5800_HECI;drive rs\DC5800_hdaudio
UpdateInstalledDrivers=Yes
EMSSkipUnattendProcessing=Yes
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=cr0ss0ver
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=%TIMEZONE%
OemSkipWelcome=1
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=3
[UserData]
FullName=%USER_NAME%
OrgName=%ORG_NAME%
ComputerName=*
ProductKey=%PROD_LIC%
.......
[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=ALTIRIS

when I create the image and the sysprep.inf is generated, it correctly shows up with computername=*.
But when deploying the image and mini-setup runs, it simply uses the computername as it was named in the original image.
Taking the computer into the domain using sysprep didn't work either, but that was easy to solve by running a "change konfiguration"-job afterwards.
I looks like sysprep ignores the whole network section in the .inf, since the workgroup name isn't what is specified in the .inf either.

Does anyone have an idea?

we need to deplay hundreds of boxes next days, and I stuck at this name-conflict problem...

Thank you,
-- Markus

damadi

Hello again,
I need to update the problem, since the first description was wrong.

sysprep DOES change the computers name to something random, but after the second automatic reboot, when altiris pops up with "please wait, configuring computer", altiris changes it back to it's original name and puts that in the domain?!!

during minisetup the screen when it tries to add the random computername to the domain takes ages - is that normal?

Thanks,
-- Markus

jenifer.arnold

In your imaging job, uncheck the box that says Automatically perform configuration task after completing imaging task. (Or something to that effect... I'm still using DS 6.8SP2.)

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Jenifer Arnold
Information Technology Division
Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility

dabomb311

I am having the same problem using DS 6.9sp1 with MP1. The configuration tasks is renaming it to the serial number. The "Automatically perform" is not checked in my image. any ideas?

ORT

hello there,

change the line computername=* in computername="%COMPNAME%" and sysprep will keep the computername.

hope this will help.

regards Richard