{"id":302,"date":"2006-10-18T00:24:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-18T07:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb-articles\/deploying-a-windows-2000-xp-2003-image-across-different-hardware\/"},"modified":"2021-09-10T14:31:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T21:31:32","slug":"deploying-a-windows-2000-xp-2003-image-across-different-hardware","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_kba","link":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/kb-articles\/deploying-a-windows-2000-xp-2003-image-across-different-hardware\/","title":{"rendered":"Deploying a Windows 2000\/XP\/2003 Image Across Different Hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A common problem when creating and deploying an image is the need to accommodate varying HAL types.\u00a0 This article will summarize a solution to this problem and provide links to Microsoft support information.<\/p>\r\n<p>The<span class=\"title3\"> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/tbosdt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TeraByte OS Deployment Tool (TBOSDT) Suite<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0can assist with deployment tasks. \u00a0Among many other things, the TBOSDT Suite can install native or third-party mass storage drivers (including to inactive or unbootable Windows systems) and allows you to view and\/or edit INI files. \u00a0The TBOSDT Suite includes sample scripts to help get you started.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Deployment Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Create a non-ACPI master image for non-ACPI target systems and\/or an ACPI master image for ACPI-compliant target systems.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Include in the master image a mass storage controller driver for each system to which you will be deploying that master image.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>You cannot change from a non-ACPI HAL to an ACPI HAL without running Windows 2000\/XP\/2003 setup.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>If the target system will use the <strong>ACPI Uniprocessor PC<\/strong> HAL, add the following line to the <span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Courier New;\">[Unattended]<\/span> section of <span style=\"font-family: Courier New;\">Sysprep.ini<\/span>:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Courier New;\">UpdateUPHAL = \"ACPIAPIC_UP,%WINDIR%&#92;Inf&#92;Hal.inf\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>If the target system will use the <strong>ACPI Multiprocessor PC<\/strong> HAL, add the following line to the <span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Courier New;\">[Unattended]<\/span> section of <span style=\"font-family: Courier New;\">Sysprep.ini<\/span>:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Courier New;\">UpdateHAL = \"ACPIAPIC_MP,%WINDIR%&#92;Inf&#92;Hal.inf\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Related Microsoft support articles and documents:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/298491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Use the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep.exe) to Perform Disk Duplication <\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/cc781362(WS.10).aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Identifying Hardware That Impacts Image-based Installations<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/bb457067.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Prepare Images for Disk Duplication with Sysprep<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/254078\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to add OEM Plug and Play drivers to Windows installations<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/?id=309283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HAL options after Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Setup<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/299340\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to force a Hardware Abstraction Layer during an upgrade or an installation of Windows XP<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/cc977174.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Customizing and Automating Installations<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A common problem when creating and deploying an image is the need to accommodate varying HAL types.\u00a0 This article will summarize a solution to this problem and provide links to Microsoft support information. 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