Win XP Complete image installation

[Guest]

Hi. I have a network running on a Windows 2000 Server. I tried to make a
simple remote installation image from a Win XP workstation and it worked, but
when i want to make a complete installation image (eg. Office, Antivir), and
i run Riprep.exe i get this error message: The procedure entry point
UnmapAndCloseFile could not be located in the dynamic link library
SETUPAPI.DLL. What should I do?
Thank you

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Possible:

Install the riprep update tool - See:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313069

Dolug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[Guest]

Now I have another problem. I've installed the patch, and once i run riprep
(patched), and after i choose to which server to make the image, this message
appear: The RIS server to which you are attempting to post this installation
does not contain the correct CD-based image. The version of the CD-based
image on the server must match the version of the system you are attempting
to image (Version 5.1 Build 2600, Language Romanian). Please either select a
different RIS server to post this installation to or add the corresponding
CD-based image to the current RIS server.
But i made that image, but there were also installed other applications
(office, sp2 etc.) So...do i need another patch for the simple "imager" or I
should make the image from a clean windows (without service packs)
installation?
Thank You.

 

[Eric Niewoehner]

I'll be real interested if others contribute to this thread. I ran one
of my classes through an exercise, about 12 students installing from one
template, with four different results, even though all systems were
identical. I may revisit the issue in the coming year.

From my work experience (a previous life before being a professor), we
concluded that ghosting was the most reliable approach. Microsoft's
published installation services were too unpredictable. But even with
ghosting, we decided to keep it real simple for the initial install. We
cycled the ghosts on a quarterly basis with patches updated regularly.
What remained to be installed was the anti-virus software (centrally
administered) and we used published icons on the Desktop or in menus as
the means of initiating client package installations (saved a ton on
licensing costs). MS Installer is an excellent tool for this. This was

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

If you want to use RIS to install a riprep image where the source computer
was running XP with SP2, you must also install a flat CD-based image with
SP2 slipstreamed into the XP i386 folder. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;889719

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP