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Sounds like the service wasn't uninstalled correctly at some point. You could remove the service using InstSrv.exe (included in the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools): InstSrv <ServiceName> Remove

You could apply NTFS restrictions to all local folders that might be used to save data. Unfortunately users would still need write access to some folders (Temp, local profile), so a determined user could always find a "workaround".

You Cannot Format 720 KB Floppy Disks in Windows XP

Some reading you may find interesting: Profile and Folder Redirection In Windows Server 2003

I think you might be having problems with your hard drive. What exactly are the error messages?

Are you sure you created it in the correct location? Where did you put it and what does the subfolder structure look like?

attrib -r "%programfiles%\Alwil Software\Avast4" /s /d Displays or changes file attributes. ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A ] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [drive:][path][filename] [/S [/D]] + Sets an attribute. - Clears an attribute. R Read-only file attribute. A Archive file attribute. S System file attribute. H Hidden file attribute. [drive:][path][filename] Specifies a file or files for attrib to process. /S Processes matching files in the current folder and all subfolders. /D Processes folders as well.

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But also in smaller pictures, and those weren't affected.

Sharing InfoPath forms with users who do not have InfoPath

It's possible to apply GPO's to certain groups. To get you started: Enterprise Management with the Group Policy Management Console.

AFAIK, this doesn't matter. Hotfixes usually contain all necessary files. The update mechanism guards newer files from being overwritten by older ones. Officially you should always run qchain.exe after installing multiple hotfixes without rebooting every time, but I've never found this necessary.

I'm sorry, what do you mean?

I like to set my preferred language in Internet Explorer to US English, so I always get the English content on those multilanguage-enabled websites. In case you are interested, here's how: Tools / Internet Options / General tab / Language button; add "English (United States)" and move it to the top of the list.

A batch file window should close when the batch file is finished, whether it has generated errors or not. What is this batch file supposed to do? Could you post the contents of the batch file so we can have a look?

There's no need to alter the Broadcom INF in the i386 folder, unless you're installing XP from a Windows 2000 RIS server. If your RIS server is running Windows 2003, you can use the provided INF file without modification.

You need to create the $OEM$ folder structure yourself. Maybe this should be mentioned more explicitly in the guide...

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/4/

Yes, you need to create the $OEM$ folder structure yourself.

Do you have a $OEM$\$1\Install folder in the correct location?

If you'd like to reinstall the video driver, download the latest & greatest version from the NVIDIA website.

AFAIK, OEM versions are not for resale, so that would make it illegal.

In IE: View / Text Size.

Excellent! This is the way to go: one step at a time, testing every time.

I suppose you could remove the AutoLogon entry from your answer file and make the system autologon by importing the correct registry settings yourself... This should point you in the right direction: *click*.