SCM export as SCAP: Issue with external variables

Question

SCM can export some of the baselines as SCAP v1.0 XML files (including CPE, OVAL and XCCDF).
Here's an excerpt of an OVAL file generated by SCM for Windows 7:
<definitions>
<definition ...>
<title>Network security: Do not store LAN Manager hash value on next password change</title>
<criteria>
<criterion negate="false" test_ref="oval:microsoft.com:tst:1" ... />
</criteria>
</definition>
</definitions>
<tests>
<registry_test id="oval:microsoft.com:tst:1">
<object object_ref="oval:microsoft.com:obj:1" />
<state state_ref="oval:microsoft.com:ste:1" />
</registry_test>
</tests>
<objects>
<registry_object id="oval:microsoft.com:obj:1" ...>
<hive>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</hive>
<key>System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa</key>
<name>NoLMHash</name>
</registry_object>
</objects>
<states>
<registry_state id="oval:microsoft.com:ste:1" ...>
<value var_ref="oval:microsoft.com:var:1" datatype="int" operation="equals" />
</registry_state>
</states>
<variables>
<external_variable id="oval:microsoft.com:var:1" ... />
</variables>
As you can see, "oval:microsoft.com:var:1" is defined as an external variable. Unless the value of this external variable is specified, no OVAL tool (such as OVALDI) can evaluate this XML file against a given Windows 7. (In fact, there are over
400 external variables in this XML file.)
Can SCM export an OVAL file which includes the value of the external variables?

Answer 1

Well, I went back into Best Buy to test on 3 other laptops (2 Asus, and their floor model for this Sony). It seems to be doing the same problem so at least I was able to rule out broken hardware issue on my particular laptop.
Here's what I did to test:
Since I couldn't really install Adobe Premiere on their machines, I used the DVIO software (http://www.carr-engineering.com/dvio.htm) and a 5 min clip I captured.  I transferred onto their machines, hooked up my Sony D8, and attempted to play the video.  It would play for 15 seconds and then stop and jitter with a loud noise (like it does on my laptop).  I even tried changing each machine's firewire driver to the legacy one and same results.  I pulled a brand new 4 pin to 4 pin firewire cable off their shelf and still the same problem.
I think I've nailed it down to Win7x64 bit Home Edition not playing nice with Firewire driver.  Very annoying.  I can't find any concrete evidence of this from other users on any of the forums that have my particular problem, but from my own testing, it's all I can conclude.
I have 2 other things I can try:
1.  Opening the laptop and looking at the firewire to maybe find appropriate driver (ugh, I don't want to have to open this thing up).
2.  Upgrading to Win7x64bit Pro and possibly testing with XP on the new MS Virtual PC (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/).  I can't do it with my Home edition apparantly.
Who needs to view video on an external TV anyways....sheeesh...(scarcasm).
Tim