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.

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Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
  Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX
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