Re: asr and network card
2005-06-22 09:41:25
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of David E Ehresman
>When my desktop hard drive died a couple of weeks ago, I had
>the chance to "practice" a XP BareMetalRestore. I also had
>the problem that the XP install CD did not have a driver for
>my network card. So I installed XP from cd, installed the
>drivers for the network card, then ran the ASR scripts by
>hand. The only problem I can into was with the restore of
>SYSTEM OBJECTS where windows complained about overwriting
>files. I told it to allow it and I got a functional system
>but not with the correct settings. I did a 2nd restore of
>System Objects that restored without complaining and then my
>settings were correct.
>
>If you find a way to include the network card driver on the
>Win CD, please let me know too.
Take a look at the freeware utility nLite (available at
http://nuhi.msfn.org/). It facilitates creation of customized Windows
install images, including SP slipstreams, hardware drivers, and Windows
installation answer files. Great little utility.
--
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX
Office 262.521.5627
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