OSD Computer Name

Question

I have seen quite a few posts here about setting the computer name by prompting the user and/or using the MDT.  My goal is to do bare-metal, "unknown" builds that assign the computer name to be the serial number from the BIOS.  All our machines are Dell.  I would like to not have to integrate the MDT if possible, but if the MDT is the only way to do it, so be it.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I created the Set Task Sequence Variable step before Apply Windows Settings step... I wouldn't know how to "inject" the %SERIALNUMBER% into the Apply Windows Settings step if I wanted to...
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 Apply Operating System 
 Install Operating System 
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 The task sequence execution engine successfully completed an action 
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 oint path [C:\programdata\Documents] Fixing junction point path [C:\programdata\Favorites] Fixing junction point path [C:\programdata\Start Menu] Fixing junction point path [C:\programdata\Templates] Setting %SystemRoot% to "C:\Windows" Getting namespace "Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" for architecture "x86" Getting namespace "Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" for architecture "x86" Getting namespace "Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" for architecture "x86" Writing configuration information to C:\Windows\panther\unattend\unattend.xml Successfully saved configuration information to C:\Windows\panther\unattend\unattend.xml Image installation completed sucessfully. Closing image file \\SCCM.DOMAIN.LOCAL\SMSPKGD$\MA10003F\win7ent.wim Entering ReleaseSource() for \\SCCM.DOMAIN.LOCAL\SMSPKGD$\MA10003Freference count 1 for the source \\SCCM.DOMAIN.LOCAL\SMSPKGD$\MA10003F\ before releasing Released the resolved source \\SCCM.DOMAIN.LOCAL\SMSPKGD$\MA10003F\ 
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 Set Computer Name to Service Tag 
 Install Operating System 
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 Finished with error code 0 
 2/23/2010 9:27:40 AM 
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 Apply Windows Settings 
 Install Operating System 
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 ============================[ OSDWinSettings.exe ]============================ Command line: "osdwinsettings.exe" /config Setting %SystemRoot% to "C:\Windows" Loading existing answer file "C:\Windows\panther\unattend\unattend.xml" Computer Name: %SERIALNUMBER% Getting namespace "Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" for architecture "x86" Registered Owner: Admin Getting namespace "Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" for architecture "x86" Registered Organization: Company, Inc. Time Zone: Eastern StandardTime Time zone: Eastern Standard Time The OSDProductKey variable is not set in the environment.  Not setting the product key in the unattend answer file. Setting local admin password. Writing configuration information to C:\Windows\panther\unattend\unattend.xml Successfully saved configuration information to C:\Windows\panther\unattend\unattend.xml Exiting with return code 0x00000000