Martin H

@The Mods I'm very sorry for posting another post under my previous one, but it's just to make sure that it's seen(as an edit will not show any new unread posts in the thread for other users) and you are of course most welcome to append it to the other Firefox related post if you want, or maybe to split this and the other Firefox post into a new and more appropriately named thread (or delete them entirely ) ? Sorry for the trouble, guys - And btw, many thanks for the great job you do in here day in and day out, it's very much appreciated(@mods/admins) 1. I have come to think about that a few of the reg keys i have listed contained a word which where in the danish language since i'm using a localiced version of Firefox, so please go back and copy/paste the reg keys that i have previously listed for both Firefox and Thunderbird, since i have now translated those few words to english now(one word in Thunderbird and two in Firefox) Also, the reg keys containes hard coded paths, so if you don't use the standard programfiles path i.e. 'C:\Program Files\*', then you will need to change the keys(use an app which supports automatically 'Find & Replace'). 2. In my previous instructions for making an unattended installation of Firefox then i forgot an important thing. If you use the Flash Player plugin(which i believe that most of us do), then my instructions didn't include the info needed for retaining the Flash Player plugin also. To get the Flash Player plugin also installed during the unattended install, then go to this website : http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/, so that Firefox will prompt you to install the missing Flash Player plugin and then select 'Yes' to install it. Then afterwards quit Firefox and copy the following three files from '%programfiles%\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\' into your temp directory : NPSWF32.dll NPSWF32_FlashUtil.exe flashplayer.xpt And then use the following text as 'setup.cmd' instead of the previous posted 'setup.cmd' : (It's only the three last lines which are new) I myself have only just recently(about a week ago) reverted to using Firefox and Thunderbird instead of Internet Explorer 6 and Outlook Express 6 and then i first tried to use 'Silence of the Foxes', but that didn't work on the latest versions of Firefox/Thunderbird and then i found another old thread here on MSFN about how to make an unattended installation, but this solution was also to old to function correctly, and so i just decided to figure out myself how and where the settings and extensions and such where stored and which reg keys would make the app as the default app for mail/browsing etc. I hope that someone will be able to benefit from these instructions, as these kinds of instructions where something that i really could have used in the beginning, but on the other hand then it's also the most fun to figure things out for yourself, so i am defenetly not complaining CU, Martin.

HAHA I'm very sorry, mate - I must be some kind of moron for confusing those two apps What i think did it, was that you mentioned v2.0.0.4, which is the current Firefox version number, whereas Thunderbird is at v2.0.0.0 Oh well, still i'm really embaressed for making such a fool of myself OK, mate - Let's try this one more time... Mozilla Thunderbird v2.0.0.0 Unattended Installation : 1. Install Thunderbird and the extensions you need and then configure everything like you want. 2. Copy your Thunderbird profile folder i.e. '%appdata%\Thunderbird\' into a temp directory. 3. Unpack the Thunderbird installer executable(7-Zip SFX installer) into the temp folder. 4. Move 'thunderbird.reg' into the temp folder. 5. Move 'setup.cmd' into the temp folder. 6. Make a 7-Zip SFX installer of the contents inside the temp folder(not the folder itself) and let the installer run 'setup.cmd'. If you use the modified 7z SFX module, then use 'hidcon:setup.cmd' to hide the console window and also 'GUIMode="2"' to hide the extraction dialog completely. If you don't know how to make the 7z SFX installer, then here is a beginners guide : http://www.msfn.org/board/7_Zip_Switchless...ler_t39048.html Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{29F458BE-8866-11D5-A3DD-00B0D0F3BAA7}] @="Mozilla MAPI" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{29F458BE-8866-11D5-A3DD-00B0D0F3BAA7}\VersionIndependentProgID] @="MozillaMapi" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{29F458BE-8866-11D5-A3DD-00B0D0F3BAA7}\LocalServer32] @="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Thunderbird\\thunderbird.exe /MAPIStartUp" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mailto\DefaultIcon] @="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Thunderbird\\thunderbird.exe,0" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mailto\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Thunderbird\\thunderbird.exe\" -osint -compose \"%1\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.eml] @="ThunderbirdEML" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail] @="Mozilla Thunderbird" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\shell\properties] @="Thunderbird &Options" Edit: Reg entries changed to match Thunderbird v2.0.0.5. start /wait setup.exe /S regedit /s thunderbird.reg xcopy Thunderbird "%appdata%\Thunderbird\" /e /h /k

Absolutely no problem, mate I myself only have 224MB RAM(+32MB shared for the on-board graphics chip) and i am using VMware 6 without a problem However, it does get pretty slow when working in the virtual machine as i only have 128MB reserved for it, but i mostly use VMware to just test the installation process of the unattended ISO's and don't really do actual work in them afterwards, but just continue to reinstall untill perfect. Btw, i would recommend you to check out VirtualBox. Unfortunetly i couldn't use it myself when i tried it, as it couldn't run on my low amount of RAM, but it's clean interface, the low size of the installed app and the fact that it was even freeware really impressed me http://www.virtualbox.org

1. Install Firefox and the extensions you need and then configure everything as you like and clear the cache(CTRL+Shift+Delete) before exiting Firefox. 2. Copy your Firefox profile folder i.e. '%appdata%\Mozilla\Firefox\' into a temp directory. 3. Unpack the Firefox installer executable(7-Zip SFX installer) into the temp folder. 4. Move 'firefox.reg' into the temp folder. 5. Move 'setup.cmd' into the temp folder. 6. Make a 7-Zip SFX installer of the contents inside the temp folder(not the folder itself) and let the installer run 'setup.cmd'. If you use the modified 7z SFX module, then use 'hidcon:setup.cmd' to hide the console window and also 'GUIMode="2"' to hide the extraction dialog completely. If you don't know how to make the 7z SFX installer, then here is a beginners guide : http://www.msfn.org/board/7_Zip_Switchless...ler_t39048.html The 'firefox.reg' file will set Firefox as the default web browser and is the exact keys which are set when you manually install Firefox and select 'OK' to associate Firefox as the default browser. Btw, if anyone should be interrested, then i also have the reg file needed for Thunderbird, which i will be happy to provide if anyone wants it. Sorry for not using 'codebox' tags, but it sometimes removes backslashes and spaces and that's why i have used 'quote' tags instead...

ESET NOD32 v2.70.32 : These reg keys will bypass the dialogs that shows upon first reboot after an unattended installation. I use some other keys additionally, since i prefer to have the splash screen disabled and silent mode enabled etc. If you can't locate the keys yourself, then i will be happy to provide them to anyone wanting them. The keys explained : 'SampleEnable' enables 'ThreatSence.Net'. 'SampleSendType' sets 'ThreatSence.Net' to submit suspecious files as quickly as possible after you have said OK to send them. This is also done during a normal installation when you enable ThreatSence.Net. If you omit this key, then suspecious files will be sent first at next signature update after you have said OK to send them 'UnwantedEnabled' disables detection of unwanted applications. I have on purpose left out the key which enables the sending of statistical information to ESET.

I am very sorry, Ray - I must confess that i don't know what the problem is and also i'm no inf file expert at all, but just knew the generic command line needed for installing inf files from a batch file The line is a standard line used to run any type of inf file. You can see a short description here for the different parameters of rundll32 : http://www.dx21.com/SCRIPTING/RUNDLL32/INF.ASP Sorry again, mate - Now i will step off and let someone else and much more knowledgeble lead you in the right direction; ricktendo64

OK, i'm very sorry for posting in such an old thread, but i just wanted to add something important, so that ppl like me, which finds this thread during searching, will be informed about this issue... In this thread it is stated that e.g. 'HKCU\...\RunOnce' and other reg keys will start after the desktop has shown, but that is not always the case... If testing this in a ready installed Windows environment, then you will get defferent results than if doing an unattended install. If doing an unattended install, then all the reg keys will run before the desktop shows, except if another reg key has been used before, which then will make some keys to first start after the desktop has shown. By this i mean that e.g. if you set a batchfile to run from 'HKCU\...\RunOnce', then the batchfile will load before the desktop shows(in an unattended environment, only!), but if setting the RunOnceEx key up to install some apps and then also having 'HKCU\...\RunOnce' setup to run that batch file, then the batch file will load after the desktop shows. Maybe you're saying to yourself now; Why should i care if the desktop has been shown or not... Well, the answer to that is that for some things to be done right, then it's vital that the desktop is shown first(or more technically correct - Explorer.exe has been fully loaded first). Two examples i have found untill now : If adding the reg keys needed to disable all of windows system sounds, then if the reg keys has been run before explorer.exe has been fully loaded, then there will still be sounds enabled for IE pop-ups + IE's InformationBar. Another thing is if wanting to delete the 'Links' folder in '%userprofile%\Favorites\'(yes, i know that it also takes a reg tweak to stop IE from recreasting it) + the 'MSN.com' and 'Radio Station Guide' *.url shortcuts in the '%userprofile%\Favorites\' folder, then that dosen't work either if done before explorer.exe has been fully loaded. I have personally done a bunch of VMware installs by now to find these things out and get a working solution for my setup... I then now use RunOnceEx to install my apps and then i run 'cleanup.cmd' from 'HKCU\...\RunOnce', which then merges my regtweaks, delete various files/folders and reboots after explorer.exe has been fully loaded... RunOnceEx.cmd : Just an FYI

Hi Ray rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 filename.inf Exchange 'filename.inf' with correct filename. If a reboot is neccesary, then it will be supressed. If you want to reboot automatically, if needed, then change '128', to '131'. CU, Martin.

Well done, mate - I'm glad that you have a working solution now I place all the 7z SFX installers for my apps into 'XPCD\$OEM$\$1\install\', and then run 'rd /s /q %systemdrive%\install\' as the last line in my 'cleanup.cmd'. Then to hide the flashing command prompt window when the different batch files runs, then instead of calling them directly, then i run them through 'hidcon.exe', like e.g. 'hidcon.exe cleanup.cmd'. It's only 2KB in size and unlike cmdow, it won't shortly blink the command prompt for a split second, but totally hide it I also integrate Xable's great XUDPack, which includes all the High Priority updates released since SP2, and since the updates gets directly integrated by using this method, then the install time will not increase at all, and also the filesize won't increase one bit either, as files are directly overwritten. I use Xable's pack instead of Ryan's, because Ryan includes some unofficial fixes in his pack + optional fixes, while Xable's pack only includes the High Priority fixes, i.e. security fixes, critical non-security fixes and important program updates and a little extra like Microsoft and Windows Update Engine etc. I also use batch files for many things like yourself, and i always start with a fresh 'XPCD' source folder of the XP-SP2 files and then i run nLite on the folder to integrate Xable's XUDPack, to make the CD unattended and tweaked. Then I quit nLite and then i run a batch file which copies the contents of my $OEM$ folder over into the freshly processed nLite'd XPCD folder and then an ISO is built from that folder, which i then can test in VMware 6. I also used to open back up Nlite to make the ISO, but i now think that it's more convenient to just let the batch file also make that too, since cdimage.exe is fine for that job : cdimage\cdimage.exe -l"WXPVOL_EN" -h -j1 -b"cdimage\boot.img" -x -o -m "XPCD" "XPCD.iso" Just enter your wanted CD label under '-l', your path to the boot image under '-b' and specify source folder and destination file name at the end. Xable's XUDPack : http://udp.xable.net/ or Ryan's RVM Pack : http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html cdimage.exe/boot.img : http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/15/ hidcon.exe : http://unattended.solta.ru/exectools.7z You probably allready know all of this, but just in case you didn't, i just thought that i would mention it Btw, you don't need to answer to this post, as i just wanted to say: Job well done CU, Martin.

You are most welcome, my friend Btw, i forgot to say before that the 'cmd /c ' that you should remove, where just because that it was redundant, but that it didn't have anything to do with the SFC message you've got during the install, and i'm sorry that i can't help you with that... Your solution about installing .NET v1.1 from cmdlines.txt and then v3.0 from NLITE.CMD(which is listed in WINNT.SIF's GuiRunOnce section, so that the path to NLITE.CMD is copied to 'HKLM\...\RunOnce' during setup), sound like a very good solution to me CU, Martin.

Hi again, NOTS3W First off, when i gave you the command line for adding 'cleanup.cmd' to the 'HKCU\...\RunOnce' reg key, then i actually didn't even know that 'reg.exe' was an executable, and just thought that it was one of cmd.exe's internal commands, so this means that you should remove the 'cmd /c ' from the line. Secondly, allthough i don't personally install any of the .NET frameworks myself(with nLite then i use the light framework instead of the big official one), then i can remember reading that '.NET v2.0' can't be installed from either T-13, T-12 or T-9 i.e. Svcpack.inf, cmdlines.txt and T-9 i must confess i haven't looked up yet what that reffers to ? So this means that you need to use either RunOnceEx or GuiRunOnce for that, and since '.NET v3.0' also includes all of '.NET v2.0' allready, then i guess that it's the same thing with that. If i where you, then i would install '.NET v1.1' and '.NET v3.0' from 'GuiRunOnce', which means that you just add the two installers and their silent switches into 'NLITE.CMD', so that they will be installed at first login after the reboot i.e. 'HKLM\...\RunOnce', and then after that your desktop will be shown and then 'cleanup.cmd' will run from 'HKCU\...\RunOnce', because of the line i gave you earlier. Edit: The silent switches are : .NET v1.1 : start /wait dotnetfx.exe /q:a /c:"install.exe /q" .NET v3.0 : start /wait dotnetfx3setup.exe /q /norestart

Everything that is placed into the special "system" subfolders(e.g. '$1' and '$$' etc.) of the '$OEM$' folder is copied over to your harddrive during setup. If you don't want this to happen, then simply don't place your apps in these folders and place them somewehere else on the disc instead. Also you will need to add a little code to your batchfiles start, which will assign the %cdrom% environment variable to your drives correct logical letter. Here is the section of MSFN's Unattended guide which reffers to this issue : http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/v...243842d9fa7b15/

Hi NOTS3W Just open 'WINNT.SIF' and under 'GuiRunOnce', then delete the line that nLite had made and instead insert this line : cmd /c reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce /v cleanup /d %systemdrive%\CleanUp.cmd /f PS. I am not 100% certain that this will work, though... Edit: Oh, sorry - i didn't even know that 'reg' was an actual executable(*.exe), and just thought that it was an internal cmd.exe command, but in that case, then there's no need for the extra 'cmd /c'...

Hi NOTS3W Try this line at the end of your batch file : reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce /v cleanup /d %systemdrive%\install\cleanup.cmd /f Or if you just use 'GuiRunOnce' without any batch file : cmd /c reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce /v cleanup /d %systemdrive%\install\cleanup.cmd /f If you don't have 'cleanup.cmd' in '%systemdrive%\install\', then change the path in the above line. When GuiRunOnce(i.e. HKLM\...\RunOnce), RunOnceEx, RunOnce and Run(and several more that i don't care to go on listing) are used by themselves in an unattended environment, then they are executed before the explorer.exe(i.e. when you see the desktop) is completely loaded, and this means that some things aren't set up yet at that time(i have tried nearly all the keys in 10 VMware sessions). When you then set your 'cleanup.cmd' to run from another one of the "run-type" reg keys, then for some strange reason, then that key will wait to execute untill explorer.exe is fully loaded(but not if that key was the only used key i.e. if it wasen't called from another key). I have had this problem also, but that was about not being able to delete the 'Links' folder + '*.url' shortcuts in the Favorites folder from RunOnceEx, but when i changed my RunOnceEx.cmd file to let 'cleanup.cmd' run from any of the other "run-type" reg keys, then it worked, but when i tried to only use 'runOnce' and not RunOnceEx at all, then it didn't, because of the above strange issue.

Hi ponghy Thank you very much for your kind help, my friend @All If anybody knows why my above posted code dosen't work, then i would still really appreciate hearing it, thanks ==========POST 2========== If anyone else should be interested, then here is the answer to my question : When the 'RunOnceEx' reg key entries is executed, then the user profile hasen't been fully created yet, and hence it isn't possible to e.g. delete the 'FavoritesLinks' folder and the two other '*.url' shortcuts in the 'Favorites' folder. Also if e.g. merging a reg tweak that sets 'Windows Sounds' to 'None', then you will still get sound configured for IE pop-ups and IE's informationbar, because of the above mentioned issue with the execution time of the 'RunOnceEx' reg key entries. I have fixed this problem by only using the 'RunOnceEx' reg key for installing applications and then using the 'Run' reg key for running my 'cleanup.cmd', which then deletes various folders and also merges my regtweaks and then reboots. I tried to use the 'RunOnce' key first, but that key seemed to get executed imidiately after the 'RunOnceEx' key, so that didn't work. Then i tried with the 'Run' key and this worked, as the execution time of that key was first done after the user profile was fully created. I would actually like to use 'RunOnce' instead of 'Run', since it's actually more designed for this purposse i.e. to only run something once and then delete the entries, but since that didn't work, then i had to use 'Run' and get 'cleanup.cmd' to delete the key at the end. I was thinking if it would make any difference if i had used the 'HKCU' version of 'RunOnce' instead of the 'HKLM' ? Would this then have worked ? I don't think so, but just was thinking about it... Could anybody please explain to me if i'm right in saying that 'RunOnceEx' and 'RunOnce' are executed at about the same time(of course one is run before the other, but nonetheless), and that this time is before the user profile is fully created ? And is it then also correct that the 'Run' reg key is executed at a little later time than 'RunOnceEx' and 'RunOnce' and that at this time then the user profile have been fully created ? Also, this is how i do it, so please comment if you think that there is a better way : cmdlines.txt > "C:installhidcon.exe RunOnceEx.cmd" RunOnceEx.cmd > Sets the entries for installing 8 7z SFX installers + sets the 'Run' reg key to start 'cleanup.cmd'. cleanup.cmd > Merges a reg file with tweaks and deletes various files/folders + reboots. This means that from 'RunOnceEx' then the apps are installed(i disable the status window to make the install totally silent with this line : "reg add %key% /v flags /t reg_dword /d 128 /f") and then the desktop is shown and here 'cleanup.cmd' is started from the 'Run' reg key and merges the reg tweaks and deletes some files and folders and then finally reboots after 60 secs. Normally, then i would just also run 'cleanup.cmd' from the 'RunOnceEx' reg key, but since i couldn't delete the 'Links' folder, couldn't delete some '*.url' shortcuts and also couldn't make the "Disable all Windows sounds" reg tweak work, then i had to use something else, and then i have now choosen the 'Run' reg key, but if you guys have some other way of doing it, then i would be very interested in hearing it, or also just to hear if you guys think that i'm doing it in the best way possible allready ? Thank's in advance. ==========POST 3========== OK, the reg keys i have talked about are executed in this running order : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnceEx HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce From this, then i can now see that since 'HKLMRun' does work for me in a previous VMware session, then 'HKCURunOnce' would also work and would allow me to not having to also add this command at the end of 'cleanup.cmd' : reg delete HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun /v cleanup /f I would just like to hear what you guys thinks about this ? Would you rather use 'HKLMRun' or 'HKCURunOnce' in my situation ? I know that since 'HKLMRun' works, then 'HKCURunOnce' will also work, but i'm just in doubt of which one to select ? Thank's in advance. Martin. Edit : I apologise to the MOD which edited my last couple of posts into one post - I am very sorry about this, and will not do such a thing again. Again, please accept my sincere apology for this. Also i just wanted to say that i have now tested a VMware session where i had used 'RunOnceEx' to install my apps and then 'HKCU\RunOnce' to run my 'cleanup.cmd' file and this worked perfectly and so i have decided to use this method also on my finished unattended CD, as the 'RunOnce' reg key is more suited for this job(cleanup.cmd) than the 'Run' key.

Please be a little more verbose next time... You haven't even said which method you are using to make your unattended CD. If you have your regtweaks in the file 'regtweaks.reg' and have it placed in : 'XPCD\$OEM$\$1\install\' : RunOnceEx.cmd : reg add %key%\xxx /v 1 /d "regedit /s %systemdrive%\install\regtweaks.reg" /f Start.cmd (batch scripting) : regedit /s %systemdrive%\install\regtweaks.reg If you have your regtweaks in the file 'regtweaks.reg' and have it placed in : 'XPCD\$OEM$\' : cmdlines.txt : "regedit /s regtweaks.reg"

Yes, that file can safely be removed. Check out this quote from the FAQ of Ryan's update pack : Source : http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/faq.html Edit: Forgot to add source link.

All your installed updates are listed here : 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3' 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\Windows Media Player' 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\Windows Media Player 6.4' (WIN+R > regedit.exe)

It works fine here...

Just a little tip that concerns running 'cleanup.cmd' from 'RunOnceEx.cmd' with 'hidcon.exe' and if having 'hidcon.exe' in the same folder as all the 7z SFX installers, then you need to use the '-nw' switch of 'hidcon.exe'('-nw' disables "waiting", which is enabled by default), since else when 'cleanup.cmd' ends with e.g. 'rd /s /q C:\install', then the 'install' directory will still be left on 'C:\' and with 'hidcon.exe' inside it, and that's because 'hidcon.exe' is still in use and hence, can't be deleted. So i personally use this in my 'cmdlines.txt' : "C:\install\hidcon.exe RunOnceEx.cmd" And this in RunOnceEx.cmd's last line : [...] "C:\install\hidcon.exe -nw C:\install\cleanup.cmd" /f Then everything will work perfectly and no flashing console windows will be shown and the 'install' folder is deleted as it's supposed to.

Could someone please help me out with the following question, please I use RunOnceEx and run 8 7z SFX installers + 'cleanup.cmd'. My problem is that in 'cleanup.cmd', then some things works fine, but then some dosen't work at all : del "C:\Documents and Settings\Martin Hertz\Favorites\*.url" rd /s /q "C:\Documents and Settings\Martin Hertz\Favorites\Links" I am also adding the reg key needed for stopping the 'Links' folder getting recreated. Also, i don't bother using path variables and am using fixed paths since i'm the only person that's going to use the discs i make anyway, and also since i always reformat and install on 'C:\' and use 'D:\' for all my data and backups. All other commands i have in 'cleanup.cmd' are executed just fine, like various 'copy', 'del' and 'rd' commands, but for same strange reason then the above code isn't ? Btw, i'm using Windows XP Pro. SP2 Corp. and am using nLite to integrate Xables XUDPack, make the CD unattended and add tweaks, and then i add some 7z SFX installers and a reg file for the tweaks that nLite dosen't support and which i also need. Thank's in advance.

Well, people should be wise enough to have a backup folder of the source and just make copies of it for each new job... That's just my oppenion, though

Well, after searching through a bunch of nLite threads, then i can see that this issue has been reported atleast 3 times before(first in august 2005)... @nuhi Please either remove the tweak or fix it when you have some free time and motivation I don't think that there is a reg key available for hiding it, or atleast i couldn't find any after much searching around, so i guess that it's just a simple matter of enabling that tweak to do the following : del "%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Windows Catalog.lnk" Btw, The 'NumLock - On' tweak also dosen't work. One site mentions this : Well, on a fresh install then there isn't a previous shutdown and hence, isn't then this the reason why it isn't on ?

Does anyone of you guys use the nLite tweak that is ment to remove the 'Windows Catalog' Shortcut from the start menu ? For me then it dosen't work and i'm using 'Windows XP Pro. SP2 - Corp(Gold Release), and i'm not removing anything, but just using nLite to integrate 'Xables Light High Priority Update Pack'(XUDPack v2.0.9), making the CD unattended, applying tweaks and for making the ISO after i have added all my 7-Zip SFX installers and RunOnceEx.cmd etc. I am also selecting the nLite tweaks for hiding the Start Menu's 'Help' and 'Set Program Access and Defaults' shortcuts, and then when i check in 'NLITE.INF', then i can see the reg keys for hidding the 'Help' and 'Set Program Access and Defaults' shortcuts from the Start Menu, i.e. : HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer","NoSMHelp",0x00010001,1 HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer","NoSMConfigurePrograms",0x00010001,1 HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowHelp",0x00010001,0 But i can't see anything for hiding the 'Windows Catalog' shortcut ? Maybe there isn't a reg key for hiding that shortcut, and nLite is just deleting it totally from 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu', but that isn't done either for me ? So, could anyone that have used this tweak please report back to me if it works for them or not, or i would also really appreciate if nuhi had the time to tell me if he knows for sure that this tweak does work right and which reg key is used, or if it is supposed to delete the file instead. Thank's in advance. Martin.

Well, i have just tested it out myself and 'hidcon.exe' does work perfectly from T-12 also(cmdlines.txt), and without any shortly flashing CMD windows or anything and it's just 2KB big Btw, I thought that i couldn't use any VM software since i only had 256MB ram and since when i tried MS. Virtual PC, then it didn't work and complained about to low memory available, but now i have just tried VMware Workstation 6 and this great app actually works perfectly even on my system also What a relief to be able to use a VM for testing from now on, just like the rest of you guys allready have done for ages