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I have created two users in my unattended setup the Administrator and Ashraf using the NET USER method. Works fine but the 2nd user (Ashraf) is an ordinary user and has a limited account. I want it to be administrator too. How to fix this ? This is my useraccounts.cmd file: net user "Ashraf Zia" 123456 /add net localgroup Administrators Ashraf Zia /add net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited REGEDIT /S autologon.reg EXIT and autologon.reg file: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "DefaultUserName"="Ashraf Zia" "DefaultPassword"="123456" "AutoAdminLogon"="1"

I have created two users in my unattended setup the Administrator and Ashraf using the NET USER method. Works fine but the 2nd user (Ashraf) is an ordinary user and has a limited account. I want it to be administrator too. How to fix this ? This is my useraccounts.cmd file: net user "Ashraf Zia" 123456 /add net localgroup Administrators Ashraf Zia /add net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited REGEDIT /S autologon.reg EXIT and autologon.reg file: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "DefaultUserName"="Ashraf Zia" "DefaultPassword"="123456" "AutoAdminLogon"="1"

I have created SFX of Yahoo Messenger 7.0 with the methods specified and now works fine but with wmplayer10 doesn't work. It get installed but when the windows xp is installed and when you open Windows Media Player it asks for the introductory Next Next... and After Finish the attached error is generated and doesn't work.

I am using the RunOnceEx method for installing my softwares but during installation during Regestering Components i am interrupted by the error attached and after clicking OK installation is started

I 'm out of my madness Windows xp install without any error. Softwares still didn't install but in C:\ and folder named install is created and inside it is start.cmd file when i click it, the programes listed in it are free download manager, royale theme, wmplayer 10. 1st one gets installed without any error, 2nd one also install well but shows the confirmation screen to set the theme. Now i am having problem with the third one thats wmplayer 10 and the error says use proper swith and type /? for help. I have also attached the error. Can i creat SFX archieve of EXE files like wmplayer 10 and make it silent to get safe from using switches and then can i integrate it using the /INTEGRATE Switch ?

Thanx for the support. English is also not my native language too . At last i see a little light, i am not fully succeeded but enough for the time. Windowsxp get installed and i have no error at this time, but the applications are still not installed and theres a folder named install in my c: drive and inside it is the start.cmd file, when i click it the programmes that i have included in it to be installed are : free download manager, royale theme and WMPlayer 10. First programme (fdm) get installed without any interruption, 2nd one also gets install well but ask for the confirmation as we set our theme on the desktop and click the OK button after the PREVIEW button. 3rd Programme i-e WMPLAYER 10 doesn't work and says to use a proper switch and type /? for help. Now i dont understand this. How can i fix this ?

Thanx for the suggestion and replys . I followed your tips and tried once again and failed more than once again I have changed only the %CDROM% variable in the winnt.sif file to %systemdrive% but no result, and left the %CDROM% variable in all other cmd files. I am still having the same error. Its attached. Help me out of this problem else i am getting mad

Its not working with yahoo messenger i created sfx file and did the above process

I have been trying to install applications to my unattended xp setup but having constant failures i need your help to point out where i am missing. Plz be patient bcoz I am writing all the method of my creating an unattended xp cd. 1: I copied the the windows xp sp1 to c:\xpcd 2: I applied SP2 to it through this command : C:\XPSP2.EXE -s:C:\XPCD 3: I integrated the hotfixes through /INTEGRATE SWITCH: "C:\xpupdates\KB911562.exe"/INTEGRATE:C:\myxp 4: I created a basic unattended setup through setupmgr tool. 5: I burned it to an iso image through CDIMAGEGUI.EXE Software and tested in VMWARE and works fine uptil here. As i want other softwares to be installed so i made modifications to OEMPreInstallation=Yes and UnattendedSwitch="Yes". PROBLEM: Now when windowsxp is installed and on first boot its gives error : Cannot find c:\Software\start.cmd and none of the applications are installed. Basically there are two methods mentioned in the PDF Document %systemdrive% variable (for applications to be installed from harddisk) and %cdrom% variable (for applications to be installed from CDROM). I have tried both of them and havig the same error, mentiond above. When i check this file manually using the %CDROM% by going to CDROM->Software->start.cmd it works fine there. But when i check this file manually using the %systemdrive% it gives the error: Cannot find c:\Software\start.cmd Plz Note that i have followed both the methods by using the %CDROM% variable as well as %systemdrive% variable and made changes to the files accordingly. In case of %CDROM% used the : FOR %%i IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\CD.txt SET CDROM=%%i: in all cmd files and moved my applications from $OEM$\$1\install to Software folder outside the i386 folder and created an empty file CD.txt as illustrated in the pdf document. In case of %systemdrive% removed the : FOR %%i IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\CD.txt SET CDROM=%%i: from all cmd files and moved my applications from Software to i386\$OEM$\$1\install folder and removed empty file CD.txt . Also moved start.cmd to i386\$OEM$\$1\install folder and RunOnceEx.cmd to i386\$OEM$\ folder. I have tried this application installation atleast 10-20 times but still with no result. If anyone can help me out of this problem or tell me another simple way of doing it or give me any tutorial link, i would be very thankful. Few Questions to clear my concept: Q: Can i integrate softwares like Media Player 10 using the /INTEGRATE Switch as we did with hotfixes ? Q: How to create .cat files? Are they created itself when integrated ? Q: Improper use of switches can cause failure of installation of softwares ? Thanks in Advance and Hope to hear!

Well! 1st of all Thanx for reply. Actually there are too many different methods for the application installation and i have checked few of them bcoz its difficult to understand all of them in one go. And i am constantly failing in each and every method, so just rising at the peak of frustration . Now i just wanna stick with one method but when i reach to some extent and cannot go forward i leave that method. Major problem of my failure. Anyway i will try try again.

I have been successful in creating the fully automated unattended windows xp (professional). Now i want that my favourite applications like Microsoft Office 2003, Windows Media Player 10 etc should also get installed. I have read the pdf (MSFNUnattended) file and it has explained different methods like GUIRunOnce, WPI, XPLODE etc but haven't explained them thoroughly or i am so much confused. I have tried GuiRunOnce method but my applications are not going to be installed, when the setup completes. And the error it gaves me is this Cannot find c:\install\Applications\fdm\fdminst.exe, for all the applications that are listed in the start.cmd file. I have used %systemdrive% variable in start.cmd Plz Help me to follow which one is the simplest among GUIRunOnce, WPI, etc for installing the applications. I would be very pleased if you help me in the following way: Step 1: Do this Step 2: Do this Step 3: ...... Hope to hear!