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My question is not, how do I download illegal copies of software, and counterfeit windows... I am only asking how to pull information from the windows source files? If that is illegal then Nlite is illegal software because that's what it does. I am not asking anyone to advise on illegal activity, if you want me to rephrase this that is fine. but the question is how do i find out exactly what version of windows i have just by looking at the source files, so i can repair my computer?

Okay so i get this problem all the time, someone brings me there gateway, dell, Hp Toshiba ect... Laptop or pc and windows can not boot. There is nothing wrong with the hardware on the machine and a simple repair install will easily fix this problem. Of course the end user does not have the operating system installation disk because either it was thrown away or the manufacturer does not want to give it to them. So yes occasionally i do go out on the internet and try to find the windows OEM source files for a dell or whatever the brand. I am sure you all know that anytime you take this route you really have no idea what you are getting, whether it is OEM, REtail, Dell, Toshiba, 64bit x86 ect... I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to kind of decipher the installation files to know exactly what i have. With Windows XP I used to run Nlite on the Source installation point and after a few seconds it would come up and tell me what version it was what service pack it had ect.. With Vlite it does not do this is asks you to specify what version you have rather than detecting it for you. Is there any program out there that can look at the source files and let me know if it is OEM or Retail, what company it is branded to, X86 or 64, Business or Ultimate ect.... ?????

My company is going to upgrade to windows 7 very soon and to test this first we ordered 40 HP Pro 3000 machines that come with windows 7 professional installed and licensed. I normally like to wipe the computer when they come to be sure all of the extra garbage that we don't need is not on the machine. We are considering creating an unattended installation disk for windows 7 to accomplish this. Before when I used to use Dell machines there was a product key found inside the dell install disk in the winnt.sif file. this product key could be used on all the dell machines and never had a problem activating as long as it was a dell machine. My issue now is HP only comes with a restore disk which does not include the source files to install windows 7. The restore disk is merely a giant .wim file that is kind of similar to a ghost or acronis image. After we unboxed a few machines we used Jellybean keyfinder to take a look at the product key that was on the preinstalled operating system. the product key is different from the sticker on the side of the computer. I am hoping that this means that this key is similar to the dell product key that was universal for all dells. So my question would be how do I get the correct source files to match this product key, Could I just download the windows 7 OEM files from somewhere and this will work with the key? Has anyone every created a unattended disk for HPs? What are your experiences or tips? and we can't just get a site license which would be 100 times easier financially it doesn't make sense for us.

I am having an Issue with the autologon, when the welcome screen appears almost immediately after that i get a message that says: The system can not log you on. Make sure the username and domain are correct, then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed in the correct case. I don't understand this because this is the first time it tries to log on after the install, why would it no be able to recognize the password that i put in the winnt.sif file?? I tried the password with quotes and without quotes, neither were successful. I am trying to have it log on with the local administrator account. My password does have the " $ " character in it and has it some Caps and some Small letters and 1 number, would this make a difference? I tried even putting no password in as the password and I get the same result, I also tried abcd1234 with no success. HELP Im kinda frustrated with this !! Thank you!!! Also when i try to type the password in manually it doesn't work either WTF?? [Data] Autopartition=0 MsDosInitiated=0 UnattendedInstall="Yes" AutomaticUpdates="No" [unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended UnattendSwitch="Yes" OemPreinstall="Yes" TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=yes Unattendswitch=yes waitForReboot="No" OemSkipEula="Yes" NoWaitAfterTextMode=1 NoWaitAfterGUIMode=1 NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore Hibernation="No" OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\NICS" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore [GuiUnattended] AutoLogon="Yes" AdminPassword= XXX(please see above) TimeZone=035 OEMSkipRegional=1 OemSkipWelcome=1 [userData] ProductKey="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" ComputerName=* FullName="My company" OrgName="DEP-FLName-Lap" [Display] Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 [systemRestore] [Components] [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 Language= "0409" [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents="Yes" [WindowsFirewall] Profiles=WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall [WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall] Mode=0 [identification] JoinWorkgroup="Miami" [GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\install\start.cmd