Shark007

yes, the numbered key is created after creating an account. But ... If the uA cd you're creating is for you alone, and the passport doesnt change the numbered key assigned to the passport is consistant also. shark

not only the SID but ... The portion highlighted in RED is unique to the passport/email address used. shark

Its not even a service pack. Its simply a pile of hotfixes (KBxxxxxx.exe) lumped into one file. and no, it isnt current. Shark

that answer gets my vote ... Shark

osa.exe is installed with Microsoft Office Suite. This process is the startup assistant I suggest you look into this small program to control your startup programs Startup Control Panel good luck. Shark

@duhu , i didnt tell you to download anything. i assumed this hotfix was overwriting your modded shell32.dll. since this isnt the case, i am now assuming one of those other hotfixes in your svcpack.inf is overwriting your modded dll. you will have to research each hotfix for exactly what files each installs. There have been past updates to shell32.dll which is most likely contained in one of your hotfixes you are installing through svcpack.inf I am still guessing that a hotfix is overwriting your modded file only because the modded file isnt there after installation completes. To solve the problem, remove the hotfix in question. You should extract the shell32.dll from KB893086 and modify it to your liking because windows update will have you downloading KB893086 and installing this, overwriting your mods ounce again. Shark

I suspect you have a corrupt file sitting on your harddrive. Try copying (not move) your entire uA directory to another location. Most likely, during the copy proccess, it will error on the corrupt file. Shark

Security Update for Windows XP (KB893086) contains shell32.dll 6.0.2900.2620 If this update is installed after your modded shell32.dll TimeLine is placed into the \sytem32 directory, it will overwrite your modded file. Direct Links added because i had them handy: Windows2000-KB893086-x86-ENU.EXE Windows2000-KB893086-x86-DEU.EXE WindowsXP-KB893086-x86-ENU.exe WindowsXP-KB893086-x86-DEU.exe Shark

I gave up wondering what happened to that shortcut MONTHS ago. Thanks for the enlightenment. Shark

FYI: Paint.NET doesnt require 'installation'. you can copy an existing installtion from your harddrive into your uA media, and create an applicable shortcut. If you leave out the help file *.chm, you'll save near 4meg too. Shark

These 2 reg files will create a button under 'Run' in the start menu WebLink button Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ; Sets the button name [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}] @="Update Windows" "LocalizedString"="Windows Update Site" "InfoTip"="Visit Microsoft and look for updates for Windows XP" ; Sets the icon to C:\Windows\System32\help.ico [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon] @=hex(2):43,00,3A,00,5C,00,5C,00,77,00,69,00,6E,00,64,00,6F,00,77,00,\ 73,00,5C,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6D,00,33,00,32,00,5C,00,68,\ 00,65,00,6C,00,70,00,2E,00,69,00,63,00,6f,00,00,00 ; Sets the action to this website [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag] "CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}" "method"="ShellExecute" "Command"="Updates Windows XP" "Param1"="http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com" Email button Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ; Sets the button name [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}] @="Email YourCompanyName" "LocalizedString"="Email YourCompanyName" "InfoTip"="Send us Email" ; Sets the icon to C:\Windows\System32\help.ico [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon] @=hex(2):43,00,3A,00,5C,00,5C,00,77,00,69,00,6E,00,64,00,6F,00,77,00,\ 73,00,5C,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6D,00,33,00,32,00,5C,00,68,\ 00,65,00,6C,00,70,00,2E,00,69,00,63,00,6f,00,00,00 ; Sets the action to this website [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag] "CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}" "method"="ShellExecute" "Command"="Email YourCompanyName" "Param1"="mailto:support.YourCompanyName.com@yourprovider.com" of course, edit the files to suit your purpose. Shark

to fix this annoyance i use: regsvr32 /s /u sendmail.dll Shark

Here is the original ... on my computer it doesnt even work. I get an error message: There was a problem sending the command to the program. Which is fine by me, because i remove this through the uA process anyway. Shark

The WinXP files dont contain the function to switch off the icon. sorry, it only works with the win2000 files. The resources (icons) within stobject.dll are easily updated with the winXP icons with resourcehacker. I didnt like that old yellow speaker icon. Shark

Borrowing *.cmd functionality from Yzöwl's assistance in this post: Yzöwl I came up with the following solution. Using hotplugg.dll and stobject.dll from win2000 and running the attached SRH.cmd file from cmdlines.txt, svcpack, or if creating a user account, after the account is created, will result in no icon appearing on a clean installation and any reboot thereafter. The functionality is still accessible through a shortcut created to: %SystemRoot%\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll And by the user accessing this shortcut, may choosing whether the tray icon appears or not, and this choice is kept on next boot. Contents of SRH: rem my compliments to Yzöwl cmdow @ /HID @echo off&setlocal enableextensions for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList" /s^|findstr "S*-100*"') do ( for /f "tokens=1,3 delims= " %%b in ('reg query "%%~a" /v "ProfileImagePath"') do ( if errorlevel 0 ( echo/%%~c|find "%userprofile%">nul if errorlevel 0 set UserSID=%%a ) ) ) if not defined UserSID echo/ SID not found&&endlocal&goto :eof set UserKey=HKU\%UserSID:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\=% rem echo/ Your Users Registry Key %UserKey%&&echo/ is set as %%UserKey%%;I left this line in for testing REG ADD %UserKey%\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\SysTray /v Services /t REG_DWORD /d 29 /f REG ADD HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\SysTray /v Services /t REG_DWORD /d 29 /f exit SRH.cmd is attached for convenience. Shark

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If you'd like to have Windows Update Catalog pre installed unattendedly copy iuctl.dll from your system32 folder into your uA cd and run regsvr32 on it from one of your batch files... Use the link given above to create a shortcut, assign it an appropriate icon. Shark

I already did watch the registry. The change isnt occuring there. Shark EDIT I've come up with a viable solution. as long as you use both hotplug.dll and stobject.dll from win2000 when you click the option to NOT show the icon, it doesnt return on reboot. stobject.dll from win2000 is attached for your convenience. Shark

Using the hotplug.dll from win2000 does work giving you the option to remove the icon. On reboot, you'd have to select its removal again. The hotplug.dll from win2000 is attached. If anyone can figure out how to not need to select the 'hide' option every boot, that would be great. Shark

That PID is the same as on my WinXP Pro SP2 retail Shark

I managed to find a working ORIGINAL file from microsoft. I uploaded it to Rapidshare. here is the link: link removed, download @ microsoft is working now. Shark

Thanks for the new solution. A hacked stobject.dll does the job. It also does a few other things, I havent decided if i can live with them yet. 1. i have several NIC's in my computer and on a clean install, the nics that arent connected 'used to have' a tray icon with a red X on them. This no longer appears in the tray. 2. I use broadband DSL with a username and password to access the internet. Upon creating the account information, i 'used to have' an icon in the properties of My Network Places for this connection. The icon no longer appears. 3. The volume control icon will no longer show in the system tray Later . . . Shark

At your own risk. I offer KB896727.exe EDITTED to a new upload The following file is genuine, unmodified microsoft download. I'm sure microsoft will have that fixed pronto, but for the impatient ones: link removed. download @ microsoft is working now. Shark

place opuc.dll into the system32 folder and run regsvr32 on it. EDIT to create a shortcut link here is the path: http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/m...g.aspx?lc=en-us and for the proper icon: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11\MSOICONS.EXE use the 10th icon you see (or whatever you prefer) Shark

I also attempted removal of batmeter.dll from my install and now my volume control icon will no longer show in the system tray. Shark