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dollars...edit QubeClassic.theme and change [Control Panel\Desktop] Wallpaper=%WinDir%Resources\Themes\QubeClassic\Wallpaper\qube.jpg TileWallpaper=0 WallpaperStyle=2 Pattern= ScreenSaveActive=0 to [Control Panel\Desktop] Wallpaper=%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\QubeClassic\Wallpaper\qube.jpg TileWallpaper=0 WallpaperStyle=2 Pattern= ScreenSaveActive=0 other than no icons are present...thats all I can see right now

did you also increase the shutdown time, that was another point of mine....

you never said anything about rebooting, how was I to know it was in your cleanup.cmd file?

hmmm are you gonna reboot after installin everything...also why do you run cleanup from run instead of runonceex?

other than your input locale being different than the rest...why not set it for InputLocale=0416:00000416 ???

SEARCH lol...(or commonly referred to on board as NSIS) /S for silent /D for directory (case sensitive - these must be capital letters.)

disoriented and dollars...i think it is because of a reg tweak you use...i notcied that there was some reg tweak that someone posted a huge file on that when included set your wallpaper to none or something like that...check your reg file and go through line by line, cuz I dont remember what it is nor do I think you could find it by searching for "wallpaper" (though you could give it a try)...I went line by line in my reg file and checked every single line just to be sure it worked and to be sure I needed it...I would do this so maybe you could trim down some things you are doing especially if youre never gonna use it...ie the broadband tweak is nice to have, but what if youll always own a modem, no real reason for that tweak...(see what Im saying?)

I know one problem I had was this...I used runonceex.cmd to unattendedly install apps...I also had a custom default theme loading...what happens is after runonceex finishes, it continues loading the os...but since most apps need a reboot after installing, we issue a shutdown command at the end...the only problem is just because you are shutting down, it does not stop the os from loading...if it shuts down i believe either before or during the time its applying the theme, the theme will not be shown until you select it...increase your shutdown time to 1 minute, or if it is at 1 minute, set it for 2 minutes...and let me know what happens...I noticed this from testing in vmware...report back please.

its dependent on something...just the exe does nothing...i tried a powercfg /? and /help and nothin

likuid according to his post...he is referring to the installer that Cubie is making...

Actually...either his BIOS is screwed or he needs to hexedit his boot image and make sure it points to the right path

I checked the registry settings thread and didnt see it, though I may misunderstand something...I would like there to be ONE index.dat file on my computer, is there a reg setting so I only have one and not like 20 as I currently have? TIA

actually bootfix.bin in your i386 folder should make it prompt the "Press any key to boot from cd..." Ive used cdshell and other boot menus...using a boot menu has nothing to do with bootfix.bin in the i386 folder....what I would say is check your bin file that your using to boot the cd...hexedit it and make sure that setupldr.binbootfix.binI386 is near the bottom (there is a bunch of place holding at the bottom so it prolly isnt at the very bottom)

anyone please?

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\wmp_v9_b3133.EXE /Q:A /R:N /C:"setup_wm.exe /DisallowSystemRestore /Q:A /R:N" I assume this will work...if you open the exe in winrar...it tells you the setup file to run is setup_wm...so this should work

actually prat...setup_e is for the background during GUI setup...but I got what I needed...just waiting for a mod to delete this.

thread to be deleted by mod team

Ok Im not sure exactly how tight the rules are on this...but in trying to work with getting a different background into windows 2000 Advanced Server, I messed up my setup_e.bmp file...if there is anyone who can provide a temp link for me to get this file, it would be greatly appreciated...I decided not to mess with the file as it takes forever to load and since 2k almost never loads my correct video drivers its crappy looking. I have since copied over 2kserver's but this says server only and not advanced server...it would be greatly appreciated if someone could provide a temp download for this one bmp file If this is against the rules...I am sorry and please delete this post...if not, once I get the file...I will report this thread to be deleted...TIA

for tip 17 and 15, does it work as a cmd file in cmdlines.txt or where can I put that into a batch file so it will run? GUIRunOnce?

ausmith...cant format ntfs with that...what about ranish...dont they have freeware?

altho I dont think xp came out until 2000...I get your drift

mlu...it still displays installing network stuff...I have removed almost everything out of those strings in syssetup.dll and i still get the installin network and copying files stuff.

In keeping with the theory of this...I have made a commandline batch file for pe... wpeosi.bat @ECHO OFF @color 17 cls ECHO ================================================================================ ECHO Windows PE Operating System Installer ECHO ================================================================================ ECHO. ECHO Choose the OS you wish to install: ECHO. ECHO 1) 98 ECHO 2) 98 Second Edition ECHO 3) 2000 Workstation ECHO 4) 2000 Server ECHO 5) 2000 Advanced Server ECHO 6) 2000 DataCenter ECHO 7) XP Home ECHO 8) XP Professional ECHO 9) XP Media Center ECHO 10) XP Tablet ECHO 11) 2003 Web Server ECHO 12) 2003 Server ECHO 13) 2003 Enterprise ECHO 14) 2003 DataCenter SET /P OSI=Please type a number and hit Enter SET /P UA=Is this unattended? (Y/N) IF %OSI%==1 (set OSI=98) IF %OSI%==2 (set OSI=98se) IF %OSI%==3 (set OSI=2kw) IF %OSI%==4 (set OSI=2ks) IF %OSI%==5 (set OSI=2ka) IF %OSI%==6 (set OSI=2kd) IF %OSI%==7 (set OSI=xph) IF %OSI%==8 (set OSI=xpp) IF %OSI%==9 (set OSI=xpm) IF %OSI%==10 (set OSI=xpt) IF %OSI%==11 (set OSI=23w) IF %OSI%==12 (set OSI=23s) IF %OSI%==13 (set OSI=23e) IF %OSI%==14 (set OSI=23d) IF %OSI%==15 (set OSI=custom) for /F "tokens=2,3 delims==" %i in ('"findstr %OSI%= wpeosi.ini"') do set dir=%i IF %UA%==y ( goto UA ) ELSE ( goto Start ) UA: SET /P UAFILE=Please type in the name of your unattended file. (If Default, type winnt.sif) %dir%\winnt32.exe /s:%dir% /u:%UAFILE% goto end Start: %dir%\winnt32.exe end: set UA= set UAFILE= set OSI= set dir= wpeosi.ini [Directories] 98=%systemroot%\98\setup.exe 98se=%systemroot%\98se\setup.exe 2kw=%systemroot%\2KWK\nr1wfre_en\I386 2ks=%systemroot%\2KSV\nr1sfre_en\I386 2ka=%systemroot%\2KAD\nr1afre_en\I386 2kd=%systemroot%\2KDC\nr1dfre_en\I386 xph=%systemroot%\XPHC\nr2hfre_en\I386 xpp=%systemroot%\XPPC\nr2pfre_en\I386 xpm=%systemroot%\XPMC\nr2mfre_en\I386 xpt=%systemroot%\XPTC\nr2tfre_en\I386 23w=%systemroot%\23WC\nr2wfre_en\I386 23s=%systemroot%\23SC\nr2sfre_en\I386 23e=%systemroot%\23EC\nr2efre_en\I386 23d=%systemroot%\23DC\nr2dfre_en\I386 custom=%systemroot%\23PC\nr2pfre_en\I386\winnt32.exe This is not completely done because I dont execute 98 setup anywhere...I will add some string to the batch file for 98 later...and I need to add in the custom routine.

not to disregard your statements...but a couple of things... 1. If you do not know how to write a reg file...then you really shouldnt be adding reg tweaks (IMO). I believe I know what reg tweak you are talking about and it was missing the [] and the "'s...which if you know how to write a reg file, you should have been able to find the error. 2. You should only apply tweaks that you want...there are like a million reg tweaks and a lot of people just copy others. I would pick and choose, and I would also read the entire thread of reg tweaks because more than likely if there is an error, it has been adressed. 3. If it fails in a virtual environment, I would check my current installation. I went line by line for over 100 reg tweaks that I apply and set it for how I want them because some people like certain things whereas I dont. As for blackviper...I use a combination of his safe services and his descriptions for my services part of the reg file...but he will not allow you to post the combination, in fact you cant not post your reg file if it includes his info...not that I think anything will happen, but it is taking someones else's work. I emailed him about it and about giving him proper credit, his response was send people to his site so they can download the info from him.

I dunno...I mean Ive watched the 2k thing like 30 times now...and if it does it probably loads quite a few...like after installing the drivers...the screen goes away, then pops up installing network...so I assume its 2 files just for that...tho i think the end is all one...the saving settings restarting thing...but from what I can see I think its a different file for each...and youre still gonna have the stupid windows box with the progress bar...might as well have it say something than a gray screen with a blue windowtitlebar...I will look into if there is a way of getting it to display like windows xp/2k3...maybe through reversing someone elses post on how to make xp use 2k setup... UPDATE... It looks like it is contained in syssetup.dll dialogs... The next thing is how to make windows setup only show one screen...some basic "Windows is installing" all the time...as I said after drivers...components pops up and then save setting blah...but how to make windows not close one dialog and goto another is the question.