Shark007

Alrighty then... This method intrigued me enough to delv into it even deeper. Attached is a list of files I 'simply' dropped into the i386 folder. These files were acquired from 2 sources. many of the files were taken directly from Ryan's RVMUpdatePack1.2b1Full.cab this covered alot of nice things like WU being already up to date, etc. I also ran Ryan's _cabupdate.exe to update the driver.cab Many thanks to Ryan for sharing his hard work. the remainder of the files as i mentioned earlier in this post were taken from i386 as hotfixes updated them using /integrate option. A list of hotfixes i used for this is also attatched. I then used a fresh copy of SP2, added all the files mentioned above to the the i386 folder and used /integrate on 'one single' hotfix [KB885836.exe] I did nothing more than overwrite the existing files in the i386 folder. I also have the mrt.exe tool run during setup. Windows Update shows NO critical updates. oh, i also remove windows messenger with nlite. The Baseline Security Analyzer results are also attached. The one failure it reports 'MS05-009' is due to the fact that i 'partially install' windows messenger 5.1 to get the handwriting feature's in MSN 7.0 working. So it wants me to reinstall windows messenger 5.1 Shark

it is incorrect to contain it all in a single set of quotes The above is incorrect because of the quotation marks either use the quotes like this: "OEMPNPDRIVESPATH"="drivers\net" or none at all. Quotes are required if you have a space in your path like this: OEMPNPDRIVESPATH="drivers\ethernet drivers\net" also, the OEMPNPDRIVESPATH must lead to the *.INF file Shark

This method of updating post SP2 is quite interesting and effective. Thru my own testing using this sort of method and my own files which i snagged from the i386 folder after running /integrate on the fixes and using the files in yet another untouched i386 installation folder with NO svcpack file/folder to test. i've been abale to install ALL post SP2 updates except for KB885836. This single update KB885836, i still install with /integrate and have NO critical updates @WU. (mrt.exe is run during setup to satisfy WU also) EDIT: mrt.exe uses /q for a silent installation lukar, thanks for bringing this to my (our) attention. Shark

I also use a modified shell32.dll I integrated the hotfixes as mention earlier in this thread. The hotfix deletes the existing shell32.dl_ and places the new shell32.dll directly into \i386 without compressing it. Do your mods to this new shell32.dll file and place it back into the i386 folder. Also found in \i386 is the file svcpack.in_ expand and edit it by removing "KB890047.exe /q /n /z" from the section [setupHotfixesToRun] Leave the other entries there. recompress it with the command "makecab svcpack.inf" repalce the existing svcpack.in_ with the new one just created. Remove KB890047.exe from the i386\svcpack folder This procedure installs the hotfix info required by windows update and allows the use of the newly hotfixed and modified shell32.dll unattendly. BEGIN EDIT the hotfix contains 3 other files that are not hotfixed. fldrclnr.dll - v6.0.2800.1579 sxs.dll - v5.1.2600.1579 xpsp2res.dll - v5.1.2600.1612 these files are older than SP2 files which have version - v5.1.2600.2180 except for fldrclnr.dll in SP2 its v6.0.2900.2180 END EDIT Shark

My Canon i470D has an *.inf file. I install this like any other driver, by placing its path in the WINNT.SIF file as follows: [Unattended] OemPnPDriversPath="drivers\CANON;drivers\nvidia" I leave the printer turned on during the installation of windows and when windows is ready to use for the 1st time so is my printer. Shark

sorry asta, but that wont work. use the information in the following post ScreenSaver installation info good luck with your unattended cd. Shark

You cant 'upgrade' to a Media Center 2005 Installation. It requires a clean install. Shark

Do you have more than 1 burner installed? If so .... From the toolbar in nero, goto recorder \ choose recorder and select your dvd burner. This is hopefully the correction you need. Shark

That didnt give me an answer either so i created a regfile as follows: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\mail] "Secure Safe Attachments"=dword:00000001 "Safe Attachments"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\mail] "Secure Safe Attachments"=dword:00000001 "Safe Attachments"=dword:00000000 and THIS did solve my problem. Thanks for the assistance. Shark

asta, i attempted a regsnap to no avail BEFORE asking for help. a key was changes in HKEY_USERS which is machine specific. anyone able to give me some real help? shark

Outlook Express blocks attachments by default. I'd like to change the default to allow attachments. In OutlookExpress, under tools\options\security there is a checkbox entitled 'Do not allow attachments to be saved or openned that could potentially be a virus' it is checked by default Does anyone have a reg tweak to have this unchecked by default? thanks, shark

thanks for this asta. shark

Asta.. i dont see how it can work.alcohol.* would remove files named alcohol with any extension. but the file is called alcohol 120% Shark EDIT: also, your path is incorrect, "%allusesprofile% should be "%allusersprofile%

I dont know why, but the cmd.exe ignores the 1st % in batch files. In runounceex.cmd, i use 2 %'s to display 'Alcohol 120%' when i remove the dir from start menu i use 2 %'s in the command and to remove it from the desktop, guess what, i use 2 % signs. and this works, is why. Shark

Try placing a 2ND % sign after the 120% DEL "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Alcohol 120%%.lnk" Shark

I had the same problem with it rebooting. I believe this is related to the location of the installation file. if its installing from CDROM, it reboots, from hdd, its ok. I may be wrong too, i haven't fully tested this theory. Shark007

Tsunami, thanks for the input. Regperm works nicely. Shark007

Media Center 'IS' Windows XP Professional with 1 extra program called Media Center. Also, if you have MediaCenter 2005, (btw, it has been released as OEM and Retail versions) it has WindowsMediaPlayer 10 installed bt default. Setting this up unattendedly is EXACTLY as it is for WinXP Pro. Of course, you have the extra Folder 'CMPNENTS' Shark007

Thank you very much ikevin works perfectly unattended. EDIT: I import my (this) regtweak by CMDLINES.TXT Shark007

Thru this forum, ZachDoty has a link to his/her own site. at that site, i find instruction to sort the start menu alphabetically thru windows. Make Start Menu Organize Alphabetically For Windows XP (not tested on other versions) Open regedit (Start > Run > Type regedit > Click "OK") Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder Right click "MenuOrder" in the left pane Click "Permissions..." Click the "Advanced" button Uncheck the checkbox titled "Inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child objects. Include these with entries explicitly defined here" A security dialog box will open, click "Copy" and you'll be taken back to the "Advanced Security Settings" for "MenuOrder" Click "OK" and you'll return to the Permissions for MenuOrder window Uncheck "Full Control" in both your account and all security groups where you are a member. Do not change the Read permission Exit Registry and Reboot My question is, can this be done 'unattendedly' as windows installs? Thanks in advance, for your advice. Shark007

come on, try a SEARCH. i searched google for 'windows media connect' 1st google hit google is your friend ... Shark007

I have never seen the doom removal tool either.. that is, until the latest round of MS updates. anyway, upon going to windowsupdate, i see the tool. i dont download it. i instead, create a reg file as suggested in the 1st post here. i install the reg file and i reboot. upon returning to windows update, the tool is no longer offerred. my experience. sharky

Command-line reference A-Z New command-line tools sharky

To know the version of XP ... extract .\i386\winlogon.ex_ and check the file version (note: WIN51IP = Pro // WIN51IC = Home) for WindowsXP the ver.# is 5.1.2600.0 the root dir contains 'WIN51IP' or 'WIN51IC' for WindowsXP SP1 the ver.# is 5.1.2600.1106 the root dir contains 'WIN51IP.SP1' or 'WIN51IC.SP1' for WindowsXP SP2 the ver.# is 5.1.2600.2180 the root dir contains 'WIN51IP.SP2' or 'WIN51IC.SP2' 'WIN51' on its own is common to all these. sharky

its been a very long time since i worked on a compaq laptop. I do remember having a prob after fdisk'n the harddrive. seems compaq maintains 2 partitions, one for compaq specific files and one for your operating system. This may be where your problem lies... sharky