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custom installers like InstallRite make things easier

not sure if this is the same thing - the DOS command REG ADD can have variable paths. Just need to do a .CMD file and not a .REG file

GUIRunOnce is nice cuz it scrolls. RunOnceEx is limited (as faras I know) to one column (unless you don't mind it being off screen. And I'd go so far as to say, both are newbie methods. Allowing for the selection of which apps/tweaks to install and customization like this is a non-newbie method.

this legacy crap - installed - made some changes/tweaks and then I'd go to Media Player and it was screwed.

i think there was an update to Liveupdate (maybe liveupdate.exe) that you could download and overwrite the existing file with too. go to the downloads page on symantec and check for your version....

you change it in your batch. http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/office2003_advanced.htm

google

your system might not know how to handle the line start /wait %systemdrive%\install\AnyDVD\Key.AnyDVD /s It might not know what program to run - even if it is a reg file. Might need to rename it to .REG

activation of Norton's stuff is machine specific, so there is no real good way to do it.

Its officially available - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.aspx Although none of the links work!

InstallRite....

**** - I spent the weekend reinstalling XP like 4 times trying to get around this....WwTIPPYwW

http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/office2003_advanced.htm Modify to fit your AiO, and repeat for the other applications (frontpage, project, visio, etc).

search - its been addressed.

Runonceex from cd is even better - http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/runonceex_cd.htm In my opinion...

just making it clickable - http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/runonceex.htm

what about leaving off the last number? I assume it might go to the screen and stop on the error - of course w/o knowing the correct letter/number it wouldn't continue. And I assume that it will have what you've already put in from the sif file....

have your first batch file copy the file RESTART2.bat to the following location - %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\ make restart2.bat like this below. Adjust shutdown time to as long or short as required - (untested) CLS @echo off TITLE Windows 2000 - Second Shutdown ECHO. ECHO Restarting the PC in 1 minute... shutdown.exe -r -f -t 60 -c "Windows XP will now restart in 1 minute, this will give enough time for the shortcuts to update and for the shell to fully load before its ready to restart!" del "%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\restart2.bat" oh wait - you got win2000 - not sure if this will work at all - shutdown.exe is a winXP thing

installrite allows for some wildcarding - but probably not like what is described above. use Virtual PC or VMware to simulate your unattended xp environment and run install rite from that - not your main PC.

i had that problem - i think I installed something else before speedup that must of registered it - cuz it went away. type REGSVR32 /? at a cmd prompt to see the switch - maybe you can add it.

find the registry keys that changes - export and then import as part of your unattended installation. Try some program that does snapshot of before and after making the changes to find the keys. I've had problems getting tool bars working properly - so I don't know if it will work.

maybe you need to map a drive to the server - perhaps the programs cannot install unless it comes from a drive letter? RunOnceEX is a lot pretty too. And I agree - do the small apps first - make anti-virus last. your BAT files might have issues. Make sure everything is qualified out if you think that might be an issue.

have the shutdown command loaded into the RunOnceEX something with this below - don't have the syntax readily available. But this is what gets run when the user logs on. So the guirunonce will add the command and then shutdown the first time. reg add hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runonceex Of course a simple shutdown and cleanup batch file dumped into the startup folder works too. Have the batch initiate shutdown.exe and then have it delete the batch file.

follow the guide in http://unattended.msfn.org - there is a section for Office 2003

is that he uxtheme.dll hack?