custom computer name with WDS/WinPE2

[Pieman]

I'm deploying XP Pro SP3 computers using 2003 server R2 SP2 with WDS in
native mode.
Is there any way of customising WinPE to specify a custom computer name
exactly as you could using RIS - custom setup option; as I name PC's/laptops
based upon an asset tag sticker on the machine, unfortunately at present
without this functionality it means that I have to wait for the image to
deploy, login and manually change the computer name from the default options
that WDS supplies (standard system variables)???

Cheers
Pieman

[unknown]

Use MDT 2008 for your deployments, it is free download, integrates
nicely with WDS, and has a ready made deployment wizard for asking for
things like computer name at deployment start....

www.microsoft.com/deployment

Regards

Johan Arwidmark
Microsoft MVP - Setup / Deployment
http://www.deployvista.com



On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:27:01 -0800, Pieman

Post by Pieman
I'm deploying XP Pro SP3 computers using 2003 server R2 SP2 with WDS in
native mode.
Is there any way of customising WinPE to specify a custom computer name
exactly as you could using RIS - custom setup option; as I name PC's/laptops
based upon an asset tag sticker on the machine, unfortunately at present
without this functionality it means that I have to wait for the image to
deploy, login and manually change the computer name from the default options
that WDS supplies (standard system variables)???
Cheers
Pieman