I have a few questions.
Can anyone point me to some good web sites for creating a RIS image? I am a
bit confused on the steps needed, such as if you create the RIS image
directly from a windows cd (slipstreamed) or if you can install windows xp on

I have windows 98.  I bought and installed xp for students and teachers.  I
thought this would make my os xp but it still runs in 98.  How do I upgrade
to xp or should I just be happy I can use the xp office programs?

I have windows xp on my comp but i want to format the hard drive and put a
clean new copy of windows xp on. I can't seen to find the answer anywhere in
the FAQ. How do I do this?

Guys, I attempted to use the latest sysprep v. 2.0 on Longhorn, but it just sort
of stalls out, and doesn't seem to work.  It enumerates the storage in
sysprep.ini, but takes forever.  Then, on reboot is appears to not resid or
rename the workstation.  Let me know if your ...

In office laptop users login to domain and they have login scripts. How to
setup laptop such that even when they are out of office their profile remains
unchanged and it does not keep searching for network resources.

My system runs XP Pro with SP2.  recently it has started freezing after it
has booted.  Sometimes it won't re-boot when I use the re-set button on the
front of the tower so i have to disconnect and re-connect the power supply,
and then boot up as normal.  Sometimes it won't boot ...

I succesfully used "Remote Desktop Connection" with a dial-up modem line
until I had to reinstall modem driver.
Since then, when I try to connect, the remote computer displays a window
asking if you grant access to the user (me) then the connection will be shut

I apologize if this is not the corect forum.
I'm trying to find a way to automatically configure Outloook Exchange
profiles  and Net meeting profile on systems I build.
Currently, it's done manually, but I was hoping there is a way to create a

After a parallel install of XP I have a need to reinstall software from the
earlier version of XP to the current. When I go to use PP I receive a message
that says I need to run setup to install the application. How do I accomplish
this? thanks-

I have hundreds of Win XP (SP1 and SP2) PC's all over the country. We use a
specialized software package that I have been installing. The problem is when
different users logon I have to install the application for them as well. Is
there any way I can install the application (as a ...

We have a Linus Server that we would like to convert to Windows XP.  The
person using this server did not leave his user name and password when
leaving the company.  There is nothing on the server that we want to retain.  
We simply want to convert the server to Windows XP.  Is ...

Since installing SP2 yesterday (XP Professional, laptop) everything seems to
be working fine except OE which cannot make a connection with my email server
(I'm using DSL and there's nothing wrong with the connection itself. IE is
working OK and I can see my email in Mailwasher ...

I recently installed a new MB and an additional HD for a RAID O. WinXP Pro
Setup gave an error message that said it could not find a hard drive
installed.  "check connection..etc". The system shows the SATA Raid O
installed.  Any suggestions as to what is happening?

From what I understand of the other posts in this group, if I get a retail
version of XP Pro, I can choose to do a clean install OR an upgrade.
If I get an OEM version of XP Pro, I can only do either a clean install or
an upgrade (depending on the OEM version that I buy)

I'd like to migrated to XP while retaining ability to use my current
Win98SE setup
for a few months. My basic plan is to install a new hard disk and
create two bootable