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I'm currently preparing a computer in order to deploy Windows 7 Professional partition image over a network.

First, I would like to test the deployment from this computer A to another one B. So, in audit mode (Ctrl+Maj+F3), I select Audit Mode (OOBE produce same result) and I check Generalize.

Computer A reboots on my Ghost live CD. I launch the copy over network to the computer B.

When finished, I reboot computer B and I see the following error:

File: \Windows\System32\halmacpi.dll
Info: Windows failed to load because the HAL is missing, or corrupt

If I don't check Generalize, computer B boots up normally. This could be great, but all devices are recognized as being from computer A.

All computers are identical, however one or two have different hard drives or mainboard models.

Do somebody have any solution to fix that issue?

UPDATE

After having spent my time for 4 hours, I think I've finally found how to fix that. Just boot with the Windows 7 DVD and chose "Repair computer".

I guess I will have to do that on each computer. Great.

Velcro
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As long as the machines are modern and have single CPU sockets, the only feasible HALs that are needed are either ACPI Multiprocessor PC and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC (unless Windows 7 has additional different types), so I would check the BIOS options and check whether all the cores are enabled and appear in Task Manager.

paradroid
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This sounds like a specific problem with a specific missing device. Are all drivers installed for ALL these motherboards or just the one you prepped it on? Are you running in AHCI mode with a different AHCI controller across the boards? This is pretty weird and it pretty much HAS to be a specific piece of hardware causing it.

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This problem was caused by partition ordering. Actually, on computer A, Windows 7 was installed on partition 1 and a copy of Windows XP was on partition 2 (which was hidden).

On computer B, I tried to drop Windows 7 image on partition 2 (while another copy of Windows XP was on a hidden partition 1).

I finally cleaned up computer B and created the same partitions. The problem disappeared.

Thanks for your replies.

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