In some cases, you may want to use a command prompt to resolve the Windows Vista enterprise installation process. This article describes how to disable command prompts during Windows Vista Enterprise Setup.
Note: Start the command prompt during Windows Vista Enterprise Setup by pressing SHIFT+F10.
During all phases of the Windows Vista Enterprise installation process, the Windows Installer and the installation files check the Windows Vista Enterprise installation directory file named DisableCMDRequest.tag. For the duration of the Windows Vista Enterprise installation process, when Windows Installer installs the related files and looks for the DisableCMDRequest.tag file, Windows Setup disables the command prompt.
Windows Preinstallation Environment (WindowsPE) Runs when you first start the Windows Installer. To disable the WindowsPE stage during the Windows Vista Enterprise installation, follow these steps in the other phases of the installation: 1. Verify that the computer has the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) or install the Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (Windows OPK) .
2. Turn off the headset and put the power on for two minutes after no activity. For all programs, then click Windows PE Tools Command Prompt and Windows AIK or Windows OPK.
Note If you perform these steps on a Windows Vista Enterprise-based computer, right-click the Command Prompt window, and then click Run as administrator.
3. Use the ImageX tool to load the Boot.wim file folder. To do this, run the following command:
md \\mount imagex /mountrw WimFileFolderName \\boot.wim 2 \\mount
Note For this command, WimFileFolderName is a placeholder for the folder that contains the Boot.wim file name.
4. In the Windows Vista Enterprise installation directory, create a DisableCMDRequest.tag file. To do this, run the following command:
md \\mount\\windows\\setup\\scripts echo.>\\mount\\Windows\\setup\\scripts\\DisableCMDRequest.TAG
5. Apply the changes to the Boot.wim file. To do this, run the following command:
Imagex /Unmount /Submit \\mount
Press CTRL+SHIFT+F3 Note After you perform these steps to install the other phases, after you disable the command prompt during Windows Vista Setup, you cannot Run the audit mode.
6. Deploy the image. To do this, use the method that is specified in the documentation for Windows AIK, for Windows OPK, or for Windows Deployment Services.
Press CTRL + SHIFT + F3 Note After you perform these steps, you cannot run audit mode.