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if you rare an admin account, in the command line windows ("cmd") you can type net user "TheNameOfTheAdministrator" "" this will blank the user password ... but an error come on if you can't blank ... ERD COmmander is a live CD of windows (an emergency rescue cd) which it allow to change password of any user you want without any know a password ... but the price is high ... there is a free floppy to reset password too ...

WM10 is official just for windows xp ... other older versions of windows can install WMP9 ... but I think with h*cks/tweaks you can force wmp10 on 2k, but I don't have the solution ...

You are right, for fixed shares for an unattended windows net share & regfile are okay. Other, for me, I would like to replace the GUI of sharing folder (same as Windows 2003 but when ForceGuest is activate the full sharing/security is replaced by simple sharing (for Winxp the only bad thing) so I have make a small batch invoked by right click and it shares the folder but each time I must edit registry so not very handy method ... If anyone know a replacer of sharing folder in windows xp, tell me ! Goodbye.

You can use RIS from Microsoft, but you must have a dc if I remember. you can use a free alternative but I don't remember the name, experts will post the name ^^ By the way, you need a gigabit network to have any benefit I think ...

WAN = Wide Area Network ^^ .. sorry ! I don't know what you want to know in fact ... (i'm french ) ++

but how set rights on the share ? if I remember it share as full control for all ...

Windows of current stock are SP2 alreaady by microsoft ... Media Center version offer more features about video & music same as a true dvd's player ... and you can do all same as Windows xp home too ! Windows XP require lot of RAM too ... 512Mb it's a must for me ...

ASPNET user is created by .NET FrameWork (a library/api for the "next"/new generation program for windows ^^ similar to java ...) and the installer activate this account instead of hiding/disable ... but it's not a problem, just another mistake of microsoft !

New shortcut > runas /user:YourOtherUser "YourApp" Password will be ask and run the app ...

GDI tool is needed for a non-fresh system with old apps ... instead you can use a regtweak to tell to windows you're are already okay and gdi tool isn't necessary ... Switch /O specify to overwrite OEM file if they are present (can speed up installation and more unattended) For your two patch it seems to be for a non-fresh sp2 system ... Goodbye.

Just small help Windows Setup Source is folder I386 only ... after when you use all features of an unattended setup of windows you must create your own folder $OEM$ and create/copy the necessary files into (depends what you want to do !) ... x:\I386 (source of winxp) x:\$OEM$ (folder for program/drivers/tweaks & co.) x:\WIN51I (tag file) x:\WIN51Ix (tag file) x:\WIN51Ix.SP2 (tag file) This is the list of minimum requirement of an unattended setup ... When you have passed this step you can learn WPI ...

All hotfixes after SP1 include a mechanism which allow to install what order you want, only the latest version of files are kept ... no need to install in chronological order ...

hmm, how can you pass activation if you're key doesn't okay by internet activation ?! you must call to micro$oft ... no ??

Custom your Pinnel list and export HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage. On your unattended install import the regfile ... (if you run it during T-11 you must change hkey_Current_user to hkey_users\.default ...) Goodbye.

you can activate by call microsoft and you say you have just make the updgrade ... if the key is valid during the setup no problem ... activation can't be passed with registry/tool/cr*ck ...

When you're in dos, you must run "smrtdrv.exe" program which allow buffering ... without setup won't run on dos environnement ... After just run winnt /u:YourUnattended.sif (name of file can be anything ... .txt or .sif or .bob ...) Goodbye.

In fact, generate.js generates path %cdrom% as correct path with it runs from a local folder, but when it runs on network (I mapp to a Z: drive) the path generated becomes Z:\\Folder\MySetup.msi /qb so RunonceEx works because it can read after \\ ... but when I have regedit /s z:\\regfile.reg , regedit can't handle \\ and error .... so I have removed one \ from my config.js but after when I run from local folder path become Z:Folder\MySetup.msi /qb ........ and finally I'm boring to find the good solution so I'm thinking about other way ... So, finally I have "tuned" generate.js adding new two variables (because during my finding solution I have thinking about other possibility ^^) %apps% and %logs% ... this two paths are define in cmd environnement by my batchfile (edit: I prefer CMD environnement to find path & co ) (which it test folder if exist, network more or not & more ...) and generate.js replace path ... function replpath(u) { // softs = WshEnv("sapps"); //sapps set in batch like "set sapps="...." logs = WshEnv("slogs"); //slogs set in batch like "set slogs="...." // rs = rs.replace(/%softs%/gi, softs); rs = rs.replace(/%logs%/gi, logs); I have posted too fast so you can delete me ^^ Goodbye & big great job to all contributors of wpi, I "tune" this all the day and it will be perfect soon !

you can't re-enable recovery yourself ... and Acer are overbooked for the support and you must paid to re-have recovery partition , about media I'm not sure they send the media. I think Acer will tell you "you must create yourself the media at first boot of notebook (with the program eRecovery which creates cd or dvd ...) Try to call nevertheless edit: My solution, download all drivers on his website and burn it

You must use START ... start "" "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" ++

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delete me, finally I have rewriten generate.js to my objectifs ...

What's name of process use 100% cpu ?

You can repair windows with SP1 disc but you will lose services of SP2 and the logon will be slow ... (because it loads inexistant services ...) after you delete services from registry ... but it's a poor method ... The best solution is to keep SP2, what problem with it ?

@taouh: Great !!! (fr: tu les as trouvé où ces options là ?! enfin chapeau ! jvé pouvoir balancer mon autoit script !)

okay, you can use "net use" ...