RE: XP SP2 Blind install

mike_at_genxweb.net
Date: 01/07/05

  • Next message: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers: "Re: XP SP2 Blind install"
    Date: Fri,  7 Jan 2005 11:09:24 -0500
    To: "Depp, Dennis M." <deppdm@ornl.gov>
    
    

    Quoting "Depp, Dennis M." <deppdm@ornl.gov>:

    > You don't say much about your environment. Are you running Active
    > Directory?
    >
    > Denny
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: mike@genxweb.net [mailto:mike@genxweb.net]
    > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 2:09 PM
    > To: Focus-MS
    > Subject: XP SP2 Blind install
    >
    >
    >
    > Guys / Gals
    >
    > We are planning to start upgrading to xp sp2 in the next few months but
    > one of
    > the biggest issues we are having is that we want it to be a blind
    > install.
    > Basically we do not want the users to be prompted after the reboot to
    > configure
    > anything ( no option to turn on auto updates, no questions about the
    > firewall,
    > and so on) we also want to send it out with the firewall turned off ( we
    > think
    > we got this covered in our GPL but will have to test it).
    >
    > Any ideas be much appreciated
    >
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    >

    Guys we can close this thread. Thanks to all that replied. We where able to get
    the sp2 templates for our ad and successfully test the installation and have it
    be completey blind to the user.

    Thanks
    Mike

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