Windows XP RIS Deployment

I was wondering if someone might beable to help out here. We have windows
2003 Enterprise Server with RIs setup. I created an image from 1 client
system and used RIprep.exe to create an image of the system to the RIs
server. I am able to install the image to the computer but here is where my
problems begin. The clients start up stating windows setup is starting then
it asks me for my name and company information and finally for the XP CD
Key. It then goes on to join the domain and goes through adding the startup
items, setting up network components and finally removing any temporary
files. Here is what the problem is the computer reboots and comes up to the
troubleshooting menu. If I try to use sfaemode it states windows setupo
can't run in safemode and reboots. If I select Start Windows normally it
repeats the installation again. This happens on every client and they are
all the same configuration as the one I created the image with. anyone know
what is going on and why it's not working?

thanks

"George" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I was wondering if someone might beable to help out here. We have windows
> 2003 Enterprise Server with RIs setup. I created an image from 1 client
> system and used RIprep.exe to create an image of the system to the RIs
> server. I am able to install the image to the computer but here is where
my
> problems begin. The clients start up stating windows setup is starting
then
> it asks me for my name and company information and finally for the XP CD
> Key. It then goes on to join the domain and goes through adding the
startup
> items, setting up network components and finally removing any temporary
> files. Here is what the problem is the computer reboots and comes up to
the
> troubleshooting menu. If I try to use sfaemode it states windows setupo
> can't run in safemode and reboots. If I select Start Windows normally it
> repeats the installation again. This happens on every client and they are
> all the same configuration as the one I created the image with. anyone
know
> what is going on and why it's not working?
>
> thanks
>
>
>

You should create the first client using the base RIS image you created at
install time _then_ use riprep to create the images from that client.