[DarrenP]

Hey Guys/Girls.

First off I'd like to thank all that have posted such useful information on this forum - huge help

So, im using WinPE 2004 and Im building the image using an XP install with SP2 slistreamed into the source.

Running the following to create the WinPE image:

MKIMG.CMD ..\XP_SP2 C:\MININT /NOWF /PNP

Once this has completed, I inject the NIC card driver(s) into the WinPE image using:

drvinst.exe /inf:\WINPE\NICDrivers\GX270_NIC /inject:C:\MININT

Minor changes have been made to setreg.hiv, and EXTRA.INF to support 16 bit apps.

Startnet.cmd looks like this:

set temp=X:\TEMP
set tmp=X:\TEMP

%SystemRoot%\system32\instdrvw PMEMNT %SystemRoot%\pmemnt.sys

regsvr32 /s netcfgx.dll
factory -minint
netcfg -v -winpe
net start dhcp
net start nla

So not rocket science going on here - However, ~10 seconds after the "factory -minint" command runs, the desktop locks up. Requires a hard reboot.

Ive tried manually running factory -winpe, as it shows a GUI detailing each task its performing - it always locks up on "Starting Networking".

Some more info:

1. WinPE will not run from a CD but will be installed on a hidden partition

2. Tested on both a Dell GX260 and GX270 - Same issue on both.

3. Network drivers downloaded from Dell and injected.

Any idea what Im doing wrong here and why the desktop is locking up? Any suggestions welcome!

Darren.

[Chris242]

Here is a question for you:

What is the network driver? I have seen all sorts of issues now with incorrectly written drivers....

When you are creating the image why are you using /NOWF and /PNP?

MKIMG.CMD ..\XP_SP2 C:\MININT /NOWF /PNP

If the only hardware you need installed is the network card then you are calling for that installation on your startnet.cmd:

regsvr32 /s netcfgx.dll
factory -minint