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The screen that you see is shown during installation of a custom unattended XP that has the Recovery console installation and the i386 directory (Local Source) copied to the hard drive. WINNT.SIF: [GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\hotfixes.cmd Command0="%windir%\source.bat" Source.bat: ECHO Please wait, Recovery Console is being installed locally. %CDROM%\i386\winnt32.exe /dudisable /cmdcons /unattend md %systemroot%\Source\i386 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup] "SourcePath"="%systemroot%\\Source\\" "ServicePackSourcePath"="%systemroot%\\Source\\" These are not complete, only examples. Do a search through the forums for the information. BYW-Can you tell me who created that custom setup billboard??

The registry tweak to fix the internet explorer resize issue is this: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Disable Automatic Image Resizing in Internet Explorer [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Enable AutoImageResize"="no"

You should have created a working Windows XP directory from which you make your unattended CD from. Inside of this directory place all wallpapers into the following directory: C:\WorkingXPDirectory\$OEM$\$$\Web\Wallpaper. All wallpapers inside of this directory will be installed during your unattended installation.

Add this to your registry tweaks ; Set the default wallpaper [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "Wallpaper"="C:\\WINDOWS\\web\\wallpaper\\Filename.jpg" "WallpaperStyle"="2" "TileWallpaper"="0" I have also found that sometimes you have to edit the .theme file to use the new background. Hope this helps!!

The registry tweak that you are looking for is this: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Prevent "Start" menu popping up on windows first boot [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "StartMenuInit"=dword:00000002 "StartButtonBalloonTip"=dword:00000002

So far I have figured out how to force all network interfaces to use DHCP, clear all static DNS and WINS entries and of course turn the network connection icon on. I am currently working on a script that will disable network interfaces on the fly just like you are looking for. Give me a few days of testing and I will upload it here. This script does all of the above. This script is really helpful on a domain and works great when you are imaging. Enjoy!! NetworkCombo.vbs

Sorry for not being clear. The script places the network icon on the taskbar whether the network is connected or not. It does not turn on/off network interfaces. Also for Service Pack 2 (Build 2162) there is a new check box under network properties: Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity. It also turns this on.

After trying to turn the network icon on for months, I have finally figured out a easy way to do it. Microsoft could not make it simple and just have a basic registry key, they had to split it up. The network icon registry key is a combination of a network type Id (ClassGUID) and the adapter id (NetID) placed together to form a new key. Every computer has a different key that is why the network icon is not turned on by default. I am new to VB Scripting so excuse the code but it works. This script will detect up to 14 network devices and turn the network icon on. This script ignores any 1394 "Network" devices and just turns on true network devices. Simply place the script in a folder called Network in your $OEM$\$1\Install directory and call it with this batch code: ECHO. ECHO Turning On Network Connection Icon(s) ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Network\NetworkIcon.vbs ECHO. Hope this helps everybody!!!!! networkicon.vbs