Shark007

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

a quick suggestion, place each different WINNT.SIF file on a diskette instead of in the i386 folder. when installing from a bootable CD with no WINNT.SIF in the i386 folder, it will automatically look to the diskette for the file. This way, you'll have 1 CD, and many diskettes. Sharky

since the 'retestrak' dvd is a pirated release, you wont get any answers here. Sharky

in the future, when looking for a commandline switch try the following: from a DOS box type: programname.exe /? With mympc.exe /? .... this returns Shark007

After installation, i have this result: Shark007

silent install is pretty well the same as it was with other nero packages. 1. right click the Nero*.exe that you downloaded and choose 'Open with winRAR' from the drop down menu 2. from the winRAR headings go to 'commands' followed by 'add archive comment' 3. copy/paste and Overwrite anything that is there with the entire text from below ;The comment below contains SFX script commands Setup="nero 6\setup.exe" /SFX /SN=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx /WRITE_SN /SILENT /NO_UI /NOCANCEL /NOREBOOT Path=%temp%\Nero6600 TempMode Silent=2 Overwrite=1 Title=Nero 6.6.0.0 Ahead Software AG EDIT: 1. of course the xxxx-xx's need to be replaced with your supplied serial number. 2. when i tried to reduce the size of the exe, i also had errors on install. Shark007

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That looks like the icon you get when you havent actually setup automatic updates in SP2. rightclick my computer, select properties select the automatic updates tab, and make a choice on / off / download / notify .... once this is setup, the icon no longer appears. OR, i may be completely wrong ..... Shark007

The msdos file unattended.bat may be deleted. There is absolutely no reason or advantage to have either of those files in the root of the cd. rename the unattended.txt file to winnt.sif and place it in the i386 folder. Shark007

The above IS the correct method Shark007

Here is a registry entry ... Shark007

The user is required to input the error, therefore requiring a technician to correct the error, and ultimately provides me with a paycheque, so my children can go to university, and learn to correct the short between the seat and the keyboard. Shark007

Maxthon can also be installed by simply copying an already installed Maxthon to the new installation and creating an icon. Shark007