A geeks guide to Windows XP HAL Replacement

Here is an article (step-by-step guide) on how to keep a single image
for Windows XP deployment, across HAL types, also known as HAL
Replacment.

Sample HAL type detection and sysprep update scripts included.

A geeks guide to Windows XP HAL Replacement
http://www.myitforum.com/articles/15/view.asp?id=8997


regards

Johan Arwidmark
Microsoft MVP - Setup/Deployment

You can do that without WinPE.
http://jimtsay.googlepages.com/mysysprep

James

"Johan Arwidmark" <anonymous@discussion.com> wrote in message
news:qbm4b2hv14tu68e0utv1gvm9kq27elnr89@4ax.com...
> Here is an article (step-by-step guide) on how to keep a single image
> for Windows XP deployment, across HAL types, also known as HAL
> Replacment.
>
> Sample HAL type detection and sysprep update scripts included.
>
> A geeks guide to Windows XP HAL Replacement
> http://www.myitforum.com/articles/15/view.asp?id=8997
>
>
> regards
>
> Johan Arwidmark
> Microsoft MVP - Setup/Deployment

Thanks,

It looks like a nice method as well if you dont have access to, or for
some reason don't want to use WinPE for your deployments.

regards

Johan Arwidmark
Microsoft MVP - Setup/Deployment


On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:17:50 -0500, "James" <anonymous@nospam> wrote:

>You can do that without WinPE.
>http://jimtsay.googlepages.com/mysysprep
>
>James
>
>"Johan Arwidmark" <anonymous@discussion.com> wrote in message
>news:qbm4b2hv14tu68e0utv1gvm9kq27elnr89@4ax.com...
>> Here is an article (step-by-step guide) on how to keep a single image
>> for Windows XP deployment, across HAL types, also known as HAL
>> Replacment.
>>
>> Sample HAL type detection and sysprep update scripts included.
>>
>> A geeks guide to Windows XP HAL Replacement
>> http://www.myitforum.com/articles/15/view.asp?id=8997
>>
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Johan Arwidmark
>> Microsoft MVP - Setup/Deployment
>

Quoting: “The HAL type is read from WinPE by quering the
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\ACPI_HAL\0000\HardwareID registry key”

If PE can identify the HAL type, why can’t the mini-setup do that by itself
? Same remark for the mass-storage devices.

I am currently attempting to move an existing installation from a Dell GX1
to a GX520 (too many exotic software installed), but it bluescreens on the
mass storage device. I am considering syspreping the image in order to
trigger a re-enumeration of the mass-storage devices. But does the mini-setup
enumerate the critical boot-time devices ? I doub about that. But if the XP
setup can, why can’t the mini-setup ? I hope that Vista will be better to
that perspective.

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"Johan Arwidmark" wrote:

> Here is an article (step-by-step guide) on how to keep a single image
> for Windows XP deployment, across HAL types, also known as HAL
> Replacment.
>
> Sample HAL type detection and sysprep update scripts included.
>
> A geeks guide to Windows XP HAL Replacement
> http://www.myitforum.com/articles/15/view.asp?id=8997
>
>
> regards
>
> Johan Arwidmark
> Microsoft MVP - Setup/Deployment
>

Well, XP mini-setup can do that, sort of... I have seen software that
intercepts the mini-setup engine.exe (setup.exe -newsetup -mini) and
hooks in an update to sysprep.inf before allowing sysprep mini-setup
to start...

See this example
http://jimtsay.googlepages.com/mysysprep

I prefer to use do this from WinPE since I'm doing updates to
sysprep.inf anyway...

Anyway... Vista is way better with HALs (of course Vista only supports
ACPI hardware, but still)


regards

Johan Arwidmark
Microsoft MVP - Setup/Deployment





On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 00:58:02 -0700, YBERTHOL
<YBERTHOL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Quoting: “The HAL type is read from WinPE by quering the
>HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\ACPI_HAL\0000\HardwareID registry key”
>
>If PE can identify the HAL type, why can’t the mini-setup do that by itself
>? Same remark for the mass-storage devices.
>
>I am currently attempting to move an existing installation from a Dell GX1
>to a GX520 (too many exotic software installed), but it bluescreens on the
>mass storage device. I am considering syspreping the image in order to
>trigger a re-enumeration of the mass-storage devices. But does the mini-setup
>enumerate the critical boot-time devices ? I doub about that. But if the XP
>setup can, why can’t the mini-setup ? I hope that Vista will be better to
>that perspective.