Keep drivers after SYSPREP
Before running SYSPREP set the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Sysprep\Settings\sppnp Create new DWORD with name “PersistAllDeviceInstalls” and set value to 1.
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Add drivers to Windows Installation Media
When installing Windows 7 onto newer, or special, hardware, you may need to add drivers to the Windows installation ISO. You may also need to add USB3 drivers to an installation ISO if you’re planning to install the OS from a bootable USB stick. In the example below, I’m working…
Driver Backup
A quick tip to manually backup installed drivers on a Windows computer. Copy the following directories to a secondary drive (USB, etc.): – %systemroot%\System32\DriverStore\ – %systemroot%\System32\Drivers\ – %systemroot%\System32\DrvStore\ *not all installations will have this directory* – %systemroot%\inf\
How to fix the trust relationship between workstations and the Active Directory Domain
Occasionally a workstation, or sometimes even a member server, will give the error “The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed” when logging on to the computer. There are a few reasons why this error may occur, but in any case, there is a password mismatch between…
Scheduled Computer Restart
This is a very simple process to setup a scheduled task to restart your system. This process will work with Windows Server 2012R2/2012/2008R2/2008/2003. In the procedure we will use the Task Scheduler to run the shutdown.exe command. For a list of possible arguments for this command, visit the Microsoft TechNet…
Microsoft Windows 7
Add drivers to Windows Installation Media
When installing Windows 7 onto newer, or special, hardware, you may need to add drivers to the Windows installation ISO. You may also need to add USB3 drivers to an installation ISO if you’re planning to install the OS from a bootable USB stick. In the example below, I’m working…
Driver Backup
A quick tip to manually backup installed drivers on a Windows computer. Copy the following directories to a secondary drive (USB, etc.): – %systemroot%\System32\DriverStore\ – %systemroot%\System32\Drivers\ – %systemroot%\System32\DrvStore\ *not all installations will have this directory* – %systemroot%\inf\
How to fix the trust relationship between workstations and the Active Directory Domain
Occasionally a workstation, or sometimes even a member server, will give the error “The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed” when logging on to the computer. There are a few reasons why this error may occur, but in any case, there is a password mismatch between…
Scheduled Computer Restart
This is a very simple process to setup a scheduled task to restart your system. This process will work with Windows Server 2012R2/2012/2008R2/2008/2003. In the procedure we will use the Task Scheduler to run the shutdown.exe command. For a list of possible arguments for this command, visit the Microsoft TechNet…