Martin H

Please double-check that you have done the following, as this setup should be working fine : \$OEM$\cmdlines.txt \$OEM$\Install.cmd \$OEM$\$1\Install\ cmdlines.txt : [COMMANDS] "Install.cmd" winnt.sif : [Unattended] OemPreinstall=Yes (+ remove the GuiRunOnce part) Then you just need to check that all the paths defined in Install.cmd are correct and that if you are on Win2k, then you need to add reg.exe to your install-source... Also, sorry for nitpicking here, but if you have cmdow.exe on your install-source, then i would ditch the '@echo off' after 'cmdow @ /hid' and instead use '@cmdow @ /hid', but this is unrelated to your issue, though...

No, but you can get the high-priority/optional updates listed on WU/MU very quickly with jcarle's WUD...

It's not possible to change the icon of an upx'd sfx, so that's normal behaviour... Also, unless you actually use Deflate or PPMd compression in your sfx's, then you don't need the '7zsd_all.sfx' module and can just stick to '7zsd.sfx', which only supports LZMA decompression, which is 7-Zip's default compression method...

My point where that your question about '.\', isn't really related to cmdlines.txt, but actually to cmd syntax in general and for which the net is filled with info on that...

http://www.ss64.com/nt/set.html Hint : google!

It's just a reference to the current folder, but the current folder is always assumed anyway, so it's a matter of personal preference/taste if you use it or not... Btw, this could've easilly be found out from a google search, and the last reply in this thread where 5 years old...

Speed and features...

Yes, Acronis uses sector based imaging and skips free space on all supported filesystems...

He's saying to add his code to your OemPreinstall.cmd... You know, rightclick OemPreinstall.cmd >> Edit, and then copy/paste msdemich code into the bottom of it and save it... Remember to also delete the two bottom lines from cmdlines.txt... The code checks if the files are present in the $OEM$ folder and if they are, then a success message is written to install.log in '%windir%\temp\' and the files is run/merged... Are you sure that the files themselves works as expected and are error-free ?

Yes, i have personally tested it... Edit: I'm reffering to hidcon.exe here...

Add 'OemPreinstall=Yes' under 'Unattended' in 'I386\winnt.sif'.

msdemich said to add it to OemPreinstall.cmd and not cmdlines.txt... Like he said, check if you have SHOW_OPERATING_FILES.REG and COMPRESSION_STUFF.CMD in $OEM$ ? If you don't, then that's the problem...

ffdshow supports both AC3 audio and 3ivx video decoding, so it's up to yourself if you'll use it's implementations or not... 3ivx is a filter suite supporting encoding/decoding of MPEG-4 video/audio and the MP4 file format... Btw, this could've easilly be found by yourself with google...

The page that comes up has two options; computer name and admin password, and since you've only defined the computer name but not the admin password in your winnt.sif, then i'm guessing that this is the problem... Try to add 'AdminPassword=*' (or whatever...) under [GuiUnattended]...

reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Run" /v command_0 /d "<command>" /f Substitute with your own command(s), or batchfile to run... Note: if you need any extra quotes in those commands, then add a backslash before each extra quote... You could also make a batchfile with the commands and then get it copied over to the startup folder during Windows setup : Place the bachfile into : '$OEM$\$Docs\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\'. Also, for this you need to have 'OemPreinstall=Yes' in winnt.sif...

Both nuhi and RyanVM has stated that if you're gonna use nLite anyway, after having integrated the RVMPack, then also use it for integrating the RVMPack also(and in one pass too)... However, as there's now SP3 out for WinXP, then i would recommend using that, instead of a post-SP2 update-pack... I would also, just like crahak, recommend that you use the '/integrate' switch to slipstream SP3 into your install-source, but i wouldn't recommend using that switch for the post-SP3 updates, as HFSLIP and nLite does a much better job of that... The reason being that the '/integrate' switch will besides replacing the outdated binaried with the new updated ones, also leave the new updated ones uncabbed, even though they where originally cabbed, and then also copy the installers into 'I386\svcpack\' and reference them all to be run at T-13 to get the needed reg-entries and occasionally post-install commands like e.g. registering new files etc.. Also, there's some different post-SP3 update-packs available, if you're into something like that... I used to be a very enthustiastic user of such packs myself, but have now instead gone over to preffering to just get the updates straight from MS on every patch-tuesday, and then directly integrate them with HFSLIP(or you could use nLite), instead of relying on others work and what they happen to think should be included and their release-schedule etc... Now about VM's, then VirtualBox seems very nice as it's lean and unbloated, but i unfortunetly cannot use it, as i'm getting an error about not being able to allocate enough memmory(i also only have 256mb RAM)... Then i instead used VMware Workstation v6.0 for some time, and allthough it worked fine, then i hated how bloated and consumming it was, so i'm now gone over to using VMware Workstation v5.0, as that's much leaner while still fullfilling all of my purposses and only being about 78mb compared to the 250mb or more of v6.0... Instead of the expensive VMware Workstation, then you could instead use the free VMware Player together with a vmx maker like e.g. the online easyvmx.

Yes, as the error message states, then "unattended setup" cannot continue due to missing parameter(s), and since the unattended parameters are defined in winnt.sif, then please post the complete contents of that file(in codebox tags please). MSFN guide : http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/30/ If you mean installing apps during/after Windows setup, then it's here : MSFN guide : http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/32/ Yes, and the $OEM$ is described here : MSFN guide : http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/18/

It's been mentioned two times just on this page only and one of the times where in the post just before yours!

How about making just a little effort yourself... 1. Read the MSFN 'Unattended Windows' guide. (linked at the top) 2. Read/search on the forums/google. 3. Post here if still unsure about something...

Then change it... fb2k's GUI is fully scriptable and also features different GUI plugins if needed... That is obviously implied and shouldn't come as a surprice... There's an advantage in it, for people who always use the same app for playback and dosen't want their system-folders and registry cluttered up, just to be able to use that single app for playback...

@Yzöwl ...Just wanted to say thank you so much for your 'gsar.exe' recommendation CU, Martin.

On a clean untouched Windows CD/ISO, there isn't any svcpack folder, and that folder is either custom made, or added by integrating updates with the '/integrate' switch and so many times you will not need that folder in the paths... "Installation Sources" stores all the possible locations for Windows to check for installation files... The two others, are 'SourcePath' which stores the default location where Windows checks for an installation CD and is by default set as the first CD-drive and 'ServicePackSourcePath' which stores the default location where the last service pack where installed from...

July 2008 : KB948110 (MS08-040) : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.as...110-x86-ENU.exe Replaces : None KB951748 (MS08-037) : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.as...748-x86-ENU.EXE Replaces : None Server Only ~ KB951746 (MS08-037) : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.as...746-x86-ENU.EXE Replaces : None

Sorry mate, of course it's up to yourself where you want to install your apps from, but i where just reffering to that there really isn't any benefit from doing it like that, compared to the normal methods, but OK, here goes : The easiest way is to place your Firefox installer into '$OEM$\$DOCS\DEFAULT USER\My Documents\', and then add it to be run at first logon from GuiRunOnce, like e.g. : "%userprofile%\My Documents\Firefox.exe" Or, if you have many apps to be installed in '$OEM$\$DOCS\DEFAULT USER\My Documents\', then also place a batchfile that installs them, into that folder, and then call it from GuiRunOnce like e.g. : "%userprofile%\My Documents\install.cmd"

Codecs for playback are mostly directshow filters, which can be placed anywhere, but mostly are in %windir%\system32\ and is installed by : 'regsvr32 /s filtername.ax' and uninstall by : regsvr32 /u /s filtername.ax... If you look in the stickies of this very forum, then you'll see CoRoNe's lightweight DirectShow FilterPack, which dosen't include an installer, but just a compressed archive with the filters and a batchfile for installing/uninstalling them, but you'll also need ffdshow however... You can then also just download one of the big codec packages and then unpack them with 7-Zip or something and take the filters you need and register them yourself with a batchfile... Personally, then i rather preffer to use media players which comes with their own decoders, instead of cluttering down my system folders and registry, so i then use foobar2000 for music and MPUI for video...