What are the ramifications of dual booting a XP notebook, Senario:  IBM
installed XP Pro, I would like to size the partition in half (Partition
magic) and install XP pro on the second partition.
My dilema: Install of XP on 2 partition, IBM provides a recovery image on a

I am receiving the error of: Setup cannot load Keyboard layout file KBDUS.
Set up cannot continue. Shutdown or restart your computer.
This happens when I try to run the Windows XP Reinstallation CD.
I have a Dell Dimension 8200. I have called Dell Tech support and have on 4

We have a pc on which XP Pro was installed with the french keyboard layout.
The problem is that at the logon screen the letters are at the wrong place.
Is there a way to change the keyboard at the logon screen. I know that when
you press the "alt"-"shift", we switch between ...

after running this command:
NameOfSPFile.exe /integrate:c:\FolderContainingMyXP-CD
the sp files are extracted but then NOTHING happens?? I don't see the update
take place and recieve no confirmation box that it was done. So I can only

I have several images which are deployed via SMS 2003 using the OSDFP. I
have recently created some new builds which have been created from a windows
XP service pack 2 installation disk. I now seem to have a problem when using
sysprep to joing the computers to the domain, it ...

We have been instructed to find a way for Windows XP Pro to be deployed
to our clients.  The caveat is that the technicians that are doing the
installs cannot have ANY access to the key.
None, zip, zilch.

I'm the SOE administrator in our company, and we're currently using a
Windows 2000 image across all models of HP/Compaq workstations.  I created
this image without much fuss, but am having a great deal of difficulty doing
the same for XP Pro.  I've followed the MS recommendations ...

I have dual booted my system with xp on two drives.  When it comes up it
default loads the first xp on the choose operating system menu.  How do I
change it to boot up in the second xp?

I have a LAN and internet explorer works fine with it.  
Yesterday I installed a dial up service and created
another network cnnection.  When i connect with dial up,
the computer stablishes a connetion but IExplorer does

xp sp2 update.exe is executed but then nothing happens? no error, no update?
this happens using both:
SPFilename.exe /integrate:PathToFiles
and

My father-in-law's PC is struggling. It crashed and wouldn't go past windows
log on screen, so we've used the reinstallation CD to take it back to as it
was when first bought, taken all additional pci cards out, replaced original
crt  and keyboard. But on reboot it automatically ...

I was trying to use the 6 floppy XP set up discs for fdisk; and formatting my
machine, and then after the 6th floppydisk was done I used the XP disc to
re-load platform. But recieved error on missing file.
Option A: Could it be that one of the files on the floppys was corrupted.

I'm struggling with sysprep and I'm going round in circles !
I've created a base build of XP SP2 (which I've imaged already for
safekeeping).
I now want to sysprep it, then image it using Symantec ImageCenter.

I sold a computer to someone whos cheque bounced on me. Is there any way
that the activation can be reversed for that serial number? I still have th
eoriginal CD and serial packaging. I was supposed to get that to him later
but the cheque bounced in teh meantime.

I am having a problem when using sysprep that came with Windows XP SP2. I
created an image and configured the default profile as I wanted it to look
by copying NTUSER.DAT from the local admin profile to the default user
profile. I want all users that login to the computer to get ...