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I seek a way to enable hibernation functionality ("Hibernate") for Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4 without selection the option via the GUI provided by Windows (I am using an unattended installation of Windows). The method supported by Microsoft Corporation is detailed in Knowledge Base article: How to manually enable the Hibernate feature during an unattended installation of Windows 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293399The method described does not seem to be reasonable. Computers with 4096 MB of memory, would also have a 4096 MB hiberfil.sys file. Way too much to fit a a disc. Also, I am uncertain whether the Heuristics value applies to hibernation for all computers running Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4. Does an easier method exist to enable Hibernation?

I want to have an unattended install of Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 and Outlook Express 6 that shows installation dialogue boxe, but does prompt for user input. I have a directory with 83 files (about 77.9 MB) for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 and Outlook Express installation: ieak6.exe ieak6cd.exe ie6oem.exe ie6setup.exe filelist.dat iesetup.ini readme.txt ADVAUTH.CAB actsetup.CAB AOLSUPP.CAB axa.cab axa3.cab BRANDING.CAB crlupd.cab ient_s2.CAB fontcore.cab fontsup.cab GSETUP95.CAB GSETUPNT.CAB HELPCONT.CAB hhupd.cab icw.cab icwcon.cab ie4shlnt.cab IEW2K_4.CAB IE_EXTRA.CAB IEW2K_3.CAB usp10.cab ieak6opt.CAB IECIF.CAB IEDATA.CAB iedom.cab ieexinst.CAB ielpkad.cab ielpkar.cab ielpkiw.cab ielpkja.cab ielpkko.cab ielpkpe.cab ielpkth.cab ielpkvi.cab ielpkzhc.cab ielpkzht.cab IEMIL_1.CAB IEMIL_2.CAB IEMIL_3.CAB IEMIL_4.CAB ient_s1.CAB mailnews.cab ient_s3.CAB ient_s4.CAB ient_s5.CAB ient_s6.CAB wab.cab IEW2K_1.CAB IEW2K_2.CAB tsnt.cab mplay2a.cab mplay2u.cab ie_s1.CAB ie_s2.CAB ie_s3.CAB ie_s4.CAB ie_s5.CAB ie_s6.CAB jaaime.cab koaime.cab readme.CAB MOBILE95.CAB MOBILENT.CAB mpcdcs.cab scaime.cab scr56en.cab mplayer2.cab oainst.cab OEEXCEP.CAB setupnt.CAB vgx.cab tcaime.cab scripten.cab swflash.cab setupw95.CAB ts95.cab The Microsoft Corporation Knowledge Base and TechNet articles http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197147 and http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...t.mspx?mfr=true list switches that seem to be compatible (and give an example of use) with the ie6setup.exe application. What has to be done to have an unattended install of Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 and Outlook Express 6 that does not halt for user input and shows dialogues? It seems that using "ie6setup.exe /q", "ie6setup.exe /q:a", or ""ie6setup.exe /q:u" to invoke the setup should perform as desired, but I am unsure which is the correct one (if any) to use.

Hmmm... those 2 are used for SCSI disks I believe. Definately not used for booting from IDE ! -- Ninho arcsetup.exe and arcldr.exe do appear to be required. I would attach the archive with all ntldr, NTDETECT.COM, arcsetup.exe, and arcldr.exe; but MSFN.org forums seems to limit attachment size to 200K (attachment would be like 303 KB).I think arcsetup.exe and arcldr.exe have something to do with ARC paths. For SCSI, Ntbootdd.sys is used. By default, Ntbootdd.sys is not installed when not necessary. Curiouser and curiouser! Both my C:/D: drive and my E: drive are SCSI drives. Not only does arcsetup.exe and arcldr.exe only exist on my system in the ServicePackFiles folder, Ntbootdd.sys does not appear to be present on my system at all! So what does that mean? A typo existed in my previous post "For SCSI, Ntbootdd.sys is used." should have been "For SCSI, Ntbootdd.sys is often used.". Using Ntbootdd.sys is normal for SCSI disks. However, it may be optional if the system BIOS is capable of loading the system files from the SCSI disk. If you are using server boards with onboard SCSI controllers (with support in BIOS) or simply have the BIOS support for handling of additional SCSI contollers, the Multi method (usual for IDE drives) may be used to load the operating system. Examining your signiture, I speculate this to be the case.Posting the contents of your "boot.ini" file may be helpful. Posting the contents of your "boot.ini" file should be helpful to determine the answer. EDIT: I think it should also be mentioned that the Ntbootdd.sys file is not same file for all SCSI controllers.

I would like the test performed. The change in boot time should be interesting.

Hmmm... those 2 are used for SCSI disks I believe. Definately not used for booting from IDE ! -- Ninho arcsetup.exe and arcldr.exe do appear to be required. I would attach the archive with all ntldr, NTDETECT.COM, arcsetup.exe, and arcldr.exe; but MSFN.org forums seems to limit attachment size to 200K (attachment would be like 303 KB).I think arcsetup.exe and arcldr.exe have something to do with ARC paths. EDIT: For SCSI, Ntbootdd.sys is often used. By default, Ntbootdd.sys is not installed when not necessary.

I have edited the initial post to this thread to appear more concise. I have also bolded all sentences ending with "?". I would appreciate answers to any of the questions.

Thamks Yzöwl. I have found the information.

How can shortcuts be created from a batch file?

Does anyone still have this? I think it is:http://www.emulator.netsons.org/page.php?p...d=11&lng=en

After Windows installation you may try having the value "OOBETimer" at [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents] set to something different (maybe setting it null), then running "%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a" (to invoke the activation wizard where product key may be entered and activawtion may be performed).Invoking sysprep with a sysprep answer file (for non-Product Key things) after installation may allow for what you want (less the activation).

I am creating a Winnt.sif file for application in a mostly unattended installation (only some of text mode attended). I have questions regarding things of Winnt.sif. I have so far developed the following Winnt.sif file: ;SetupMgrTag [Data] ; AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=No ; TargetPath=\WINNT TargetPath=* [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=1 OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=020 OemSkipWelcome=1 ; DetachedProgram="cmd" [UserData] FullName=" " ComputerName=* [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=13,17,3,2,5,16,4,12,15,7,8,10,11,9,6,14,1 [Identification] ; JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes ;[GuiRunOnce] [Components] chat=On iisdbg=On indexsrv_system=Off ; media_utopia=On The "unattend.doc" document from the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Deployment tools list for the [Networking] heading that "This section header must be present for unattended installation of networks.", but does not list any parameters for the section. When creating a Winnt.sif file using the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 deployment too "setupmgr.exe", a parameter "InstallDefaultComponents=Yes" may be created. Is Microsoft's "unattend.doc" documentation lacking? What parameters are available for the [Networking] section and what do the parameters do? The [Components] section supposedly has answers to whether certain Windows components are to be installed. For all of the components for which installation is optional from the [Components] section, if a component is set to "Off" (not install), can the components be installed later once the operating system is available? (Like using Windows Component Wizard invoke-able from Add/Remove Programs) I would like to have Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4 setup have the organization identification null and the computer automatically generated. How can this be done? Does setting "UnattendMode" in the [unattend] section to "FullUnattended" not allow for any stoppage of the execution for user input (such as selection of partitions)? EDIT: I have attached an archive containing the "unattend.doc" answer file reference document. unattend.zip

It should be noted that Windows Media Player 9 includes Roxio or Adaptec (I forgot which version is actually used) CD burning engines. If a newer version of the burning engines are installed on the same Windows instance and Windows Media Player 9 is then installed, a blue screen error will appear on reboot (and reboots into normal mode after that). The DivX Player (6.x versions) are examples of applications that use newer versions of the Roxio or Adaptec burning engines Applications that Roxio or Adaptec burning engines should be installed in ascending order of the version of its included burning engine components.

This would not work if the file is accessed at the driver level.

Thank you Yzöwl. The information satisfied my questions.

On Windows 2000 and Windows XP family operating systems exist the COPY command. Its usage is given as the following: Copies one or more files to another location. COPY [/V] [/N] [/Y | /-Y] [/Z] [/A | /B ] source [/A | /B] [+ source [/A | /B] [+ ...]] [destination [/A | /B]] source Specifies the file or files to be copied. /A Indicates an ASCII text file. /B Indicates a binary file. destination Specifies the directory and/or filename for the new file(s). /V Verifies that new files are written correctly. /N Uses short filename, if available, when copying a file with a non-8dot3 name. /Y Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file. /-Y Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file. /Z Copies networked files in restartable mode. The switch /Y may be preset in the COPYCMD environment variable. This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line. Default is to prompt on overwrites unless COPY command is being executed from within a batch script. To append files, specify a single file for destination, but multiple files for source (using wildcards or file1+file2+file3 format). COPY with the /B argument should copy in binary mode; while COPY with the /A argument should copy in ASCII mode. If an ASCII text file is used as a source copied using the /B argument with COPY, would the file be duplicated? If an non-ASCII but not empty file is used as a source copied using the /A argument with COPY, would the file be duplicated? What happens when a source file is copied using COPY without the /A or /B argument?

Thank you James_A. Sorry about the incorrect credit given before edit; it is now fixed.

I am looking for information on what specific update patches are included in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and would like assistance in finding the information. Microsoft Knowledge Base provides useful lists for Windows XP Services packs, but I could not find such a list for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4. For Windows XP serivce packs the pages are: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324720 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811113 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946480

Try deleting the file at the command line (you may have to use a wildcard mask). If it fails you may try booting to the Recovery Console and deleting the file.

I have attached an archive with the original ntldr and NTDETECT.COM files from a Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4 installation.

I thought I had already replied to DarkShadosw post above much time ago. Apparently the post had failed to post. Thank you DarkShadows; your response was quite helpful (all parts of it).

Yu can try running:RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %SystemRoot%\inf\wmp.inf,UninstallThe DRM may not be uninstalled, however.

For 2.: Perhaps something is wrong with the Explorer's icon cache. On Windows 2000 (perhaps XP too), a file "ShellIconCache" is located at %SystemRoot%. Perhaps deleting the file (make a copy first) may fix the problem.

I have made what I believe to be an important doscovery from the Microsoft Knowledgebase article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828930/en-us : So it seems that the answers to the above question may be No and No.

This inquiries in this post only apply to Windows patches released after year 2002. I note that Microsoft Corporation states to have included QChain functionality ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/296861/ ) into the hotfixes released after December 2002. Does the order for which patches are installed, without running the standalone QChain.exe application at the end of the running of a set of updates, matter? Does the order for which patches are slipstreamed into an installation source matter?

An article aboult the change in WGA on Windows XP has made been made on the msfn.org front page today, August 28, 2008.