unattended install Win Xp

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We currently have a build process that involves perl and
ghost, it works very well for the win2k and nt4 builds,
but i have come across a problem with the xp build,

basically what we do is create a ghost of the machine
then sysprep it, then copy the ghost image to the server,
i use a run once command to run a batch file on first
logon, to pull down the scripts that we use, the problem
is when the image is brought down adn it reboot, it then
does the sysprep stuff, and then should reboot, login to
windows and then run the run once command, the thing is
while the unattended script is running as soon as the
network setting are configed, it runs the run once
command, then instaed of rebooting first, the process is
setup in exactly the same way as the other builds, so i
belive it is somthing to do with Xp but im not sure,

any advice would be appreciated
 
After 3 generations, MS still has not "fixed" this. You just finally got
bit. Runonce has a "feature" that will cause it to run when rundll32 is
invoked. I worked around this be creating a shortcut to a script in Startup
during cmdlines.txt. The last thing the script does is remove the shortcut.

I have a sample attachment the I posted recently. Search for the subject
"sysprep driving me insane!". You would think after using these forum for
more than 6-7 years, I would have figured out how to link to a message ;-)
 
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