Need help w/sysprep 2.0 and auto-joining of domain

[Raven]

Need help w/sysprep 2.0 and auto-joining of domain

SYSPREP.INF file is below:

;SetupMgrTag
[Unattended]
OemSkipEula=Yes
InstallFilesPath=C:\sysprep\i386
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword="xxxxxxxx"
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=40
OemSkipWelcome=1
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
[UserData]
FullName="ATA Airlines Inc"
OrgName="ATA Airlines Inc"
ProductID=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
[TapiLocation]
AreaCode=317
LongDistanceAccess="317"
CountryCode=1
[Identification]
JoinDomain="domainname"
DomainAdmin="domain\username"
DomainAdminPassword="password"
[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

When I run sysprep, I use the Mini-Setup and Pre-Activated check boxes and then click Reseal.

After I reboot the pc, the PC comes up to the box where I would put my computer name in. When supplied, it sits there until it times out and then asks me if I would like to join a domain later. I say join a domain later and then it finishes processing. After pc reboots, i can log in locally and join the domain with the exact account i am using in my sysprep.inf file..

Any ideas...

Thanks,
Raven

[Cave_Dweller]

Raven,

When setup stops to prompt you for a name, can you ping the PC? I'm wondering if the NIC isn't happy until after the reboot.

If you can ping the machine, edit this and give it a try. It's similar to the one I use at work, except that we don't include the admin credentials because I was only able to get it to work if the password was not encrypted. This was created using "setupmgr.exe".

;SetupMgrTag
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword="Password"
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=1
OEMSkipRegional=1
OEMDuplicatorstring="Image Name"
TimeZone=35

[UserData]
FullName="XXXXXXXXXXXXX"
OrgName="XXXXXXXXXXXXX"
ProductID=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=1
Dialing=Tone
AreaCode=111
LongDistanceAccess="9"

[Identification]
JoinDomain=XXXX_domain
DomainAdmin=Administrator
DomainAdminPassword=domainpwd

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Unattended]
TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[Branding]
BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[Proxy]
Proxy_Enable=0
Use_Same_Proxy=0

[Raven]

ok -- this is resolved...it was an issue with Novell equal to or greater than version 4.83 SP2...in these versions UNC Path Filtering is enabled...you MUST disable this before you can sysprep...

Raven