Vadikan

MUI is easy to install from cmdlines.txt. Just drop it into $OEM$, and use the switches specified in the mui help file to run it from cmdlines.txt. japo basically outlined them. Thus, you'll get your first logon with the interface language of your choice.

Yes, you're right. Sorry, I looked at the screenshot on the first page and confused it with the R (Recovery Console option). It still not a bad idea to have Recovery Console installed locally for your friends or family members ;-) The multi-boot is the only solution in this case. Did you mean the guide by flyakite? I missed it in the first place. It seems pretty solid; however, for the Repair option only I'd go with Bootable CD Wizard (the web site is really slow, but interesting). Actually, the utility is pretty powerful to handle complicated multiboot installations, and it was probably mentioned somewhere in the Multi-Boot forum. That method was suggested by a member of a Russian board, and it didn't take me long to create dual boot DVD (unattended + regular). 20 minutes I spent on reading the documentation and 10 minutes on creating the disc. Well, I played with the shell settings for another hour then ;-)) The idea is to hexedit SETUPLDR.BIN replacing winnt.sif with, say, winn1.sif. Then, the file is saved as SETUPLD1.BIN in i386, and the winnt.sif is renamed to winn1.sif. That's basically it. Bootable CD Wizard uses bootcat.ini as the config file, where the following text defines the available installations: \i386\setupld1.bin;Windows XP Professional Unattended \i386\setupldr.bin;Windows XP Professional Regular Pretty easy.

You can install the Recovery Console locally (winnt32.exe /cmdcons). You can install it from a batch file during unattended insatll winnt32.exe /cmdcons /unattend /dudisable. After the setup is complete, you get a choice of whether to boot into OS or Rec. Console

Here's the fourth one - batch files with yes/no choice. @echo off TITLE Software Installation :POWERTOY SET Choice= SET /P Choice=Install TweakUI 2.10 Powertoy [y/n]? IF NOT '%Choice%'=='' SET Choice=%Choice:~0,1% IF /I '%Choice%'=='n' goto :NERO IF /I '%Choice%'=='y' ( ECHO Installing TweakUI 2.10 Powertoy ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\TweakUI.msi /qn ECHO. ) else goto :POWERTOY :NERO SET Choice= SET /P Choice=Install Nero Burning ROM v5.5.10.54 [y/n]? IF NOT '%Choice%'=='' SET Choice=%Choice:~0,1% IF /I '%Choice%'=='n' Goto :EXIT IF /I '%Choice%'=='y' ( ECHO Installing Nero Burning ROM v5.5.10.54 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Nero551054.exe /silent /noreboot ECHO.) else goto :NERO :EXIT EXIT No GUI, user input is required for every app, but pretty reliable ;-)

Just a side note... <SparTacuS>, instead of two commands (COPY and DEL) you can use just one (MOVE), and this is what XtremeMaC says

[bM]Crusher has a valid point. If you've posted the complete runonceex.cmd, then it's done with installation before you see the desktop. If you try to install Office2003, then you'll certainly see the installation dialog window.

Look at the bottom of this page.

unattended.msfn.org suggests the following for runonceex.cmd (with marker CD.txt on the CD) IF EXIST D:\CD.txt set CDROM=D: IF EXIST E:\CD.txt set CDROM=E: IF EXIST F:\CD.txt set CDROM=F: IF EXIST G:\CD.txt set CDROM=G: IF EXIST H:\CD.txt set CDROM=H: IF EXIST I:\CD.txt set CDROM=I: IF EXIST J:\CD.txt set CDROM=J: http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/runonceex_cd.htm Same results can be achived with FOR %%d IN (c: d: e: f: g: h: i: j: k: l: m: n: o: p: q: r: s: t: u: v: w: x: y: z:) DO IF EXIST %%d\CD.txt SET CDROM=%%d

[RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1,2,3,4,5 and etc. Refer to ref.chm for more info and language IDs. Links: List of Locale ID (LCID) Values as Assigned by Microsoft HOW TO: Create the Regional and Language Settings for an Unattended Installation of Windows MultiLanguage Version

Oh, I see now. A couple of thoughts come to my mind... Don't make your admin password easy to guess, and disable the guest account if possible. If a hacker have physical access to you PC, then there are lots of ways to obtain the password without guessing. I always assume that any protection can be broken, it's just a matter of time and resources. Back to to the original question. I think my approach is still valid for renaming any account. Correct me if I'm wrong. I just don't like the idea of messing with the registry. I've seen people trying to do it that way, and the results not always were succesfull.

I wouldn't try renaming the built-in Administrator account, as there's no real need for it. Another account with admin rights can be used to perform the same tasks, and the Administrator account can be reserved for special cases. The most painless way to rename an account is to create another one, copy the profile from the old one to the new one, and then delete the old account.

dkreifus First, you need to explain what exactly you would like to achieve. I see the following categories: System User Interface You have two options. Either you need a localized Russian version or you need Russian MUI (Multilanguage User Interface). Localized versions are sold in Russia only. MUI is not available for retail versions, and is distributed only for volume license customers. There are five CDs with MUI for different languages, and CD #5 contains Russian MUI. I'm telling you all that in case you decide to search for Russian MUI on the Net ;-) Applications User Interface Typically, setting Russian as language for non Unicode programs in Regional settings is enough. Readinig Russian text in browsers XP already have all the neccessary fonts to read Russian web pages. Sometimes you need to switch the encoding between KOI8 and Windows 1251, though. Typing in Russian You can add Russian kbd layout in Regional Settings; however, without Russian keyboard typing is a little tricky ;-) There's an alternative solution called Phonetic Keyboard: this layout uses either phonetic or graphical similarities between Russian and English characters. This is the one I am using. Alternatively, you can use virtual keyboard that can be found by following the link below. More information you on any of the items in my list you can get here (the best web resource in this area) HTH

Well, this is a little better now. Check out this M$ KB article PRB: "You Must Enable Rollback to Continue with Setup" Error Message Appears When You Install or Remove .NET Framework

MolTraS I'm sure there are lots of people willing to help you, but you need to help them to identify the problem. Please post your OS, the exact message you're getting (screenshot would be nice), on what stage of the installation you're getting the message, why and what for you searched in the registry, and so on. Your post is absolutely not informative unless someone had the same problem, and can recall something.

Too bad you've given up regardless of all the help you've got here. Perhaps, you don't need an unattended CD in the first place. Just create a limited account for your son, and that's gonna be it.

3bciq2 Just to supplement myfranco's answer. Check out trick #1 in this thread.

Thanks, this is how I understood it. Also, thank you for this explanation: Intuitively, I was thinking the same way too; however, I didn't feel like I could explain this as clear as you did, and then just ask for the confirmation ;-) I think it applies only when you run MSI with silent switches. Sometimes information is specified in setup.ini, which points to the MSI file, so when setup.exe is executed, it calls MSI and runs the install according to the setup.ini. Well, that's offtopic, and not directly about MSI files, but I'd like to share what I've learned ;-) When I was playing with unattended installation of Office MUI, I noticed a file setup.ini in Files\Setup directory. Among other parameters there was the following section [Display]; The diplay section is used for overriding the default UI ; Value Default Description ; Display full Option to override the default UI ; [none, quiet, basic, reduced, full] ; CompletionNotice Yes Option to display a setup completion ; notice for otherwise quiet setup ;Display=None ;CompletionNotice=Yes Thus setting Display=quietCompletionNotice=No produced a silent installation when running setup.exe without any parameters. (Alternatively, MST file could be preconfigured, and path to it could be specified in setup.ini.) The point is that the path to MSI was as following [MSI]; The MSI section gives the name of the MSI file to install. This file must be in ; the same folder as Setup.exe, and both must be in the root of the installation ; tree. MSI=MUI.MSI Added: Thanks for your comment. I didn't have troubles with / switches while running installation from RunOnceEx.cmd, though.

Hi, All! I've decided to renew an old thread instead creating a new one, because my question fits the thread title. I'm a little confused about cmdlines.txt syntax. Specifically, about relative path syntax. I'm planning to install MUI from CD, and call the installation from cmdlines.txt. I've read GM's article on cmdlines.txt. I'll quote two paragraphs related to my question. I understand what I have to do based on the article. I'd like to get an explanation on why the period and the backslash are used in the relative path: ".\SETUPS\SETUP1.EXE" What causes my confusion is the fact that [COMMANDS]"RunOnceEx.cmd"works when RunOnceEx.cmd and cmdlinest.txt are in the same root of $OEM$. Assuming I have MUI files in $OEM$\MUI\ and cmdlines.txt is located in $OEM$. Will the following syntax work in cmdlines.txt (switches are fine, I know that)? [COMMANDS]"MUI\muisetup.exe /i 0419 /d 0419 /r /s"Thanks for your attention to my question.

One of the possible problems is that the drive has troubles with reading the CD. So it's either bad media (bad burn) or an old drive with a durty lens.

Sgt_Strider You can start from here. The web site contains all the info to get you started, and then you can use the forum for finding the answers to your specific questions. XtremeMaC is making a good point about searching and reading. It's fun ;-)

mazin Thanks for sharing the info with us. I didn't know that. Learning something new every day ;-)

Hey, where is TheBat!? Since when is it considered "other"?

jrzycrim I got your point. GreenMachine Thanks for clarification.

This is clear. Well, none of these problems seem to really bother me, but I guess there are may be other issues. I have done that once, and got the system installed ok, but I haven't used it extensively enough to notice any problems. I'll take your word. 20 minutes of time saving are not worth any potential troubles. Thanks for your reply. If I drank a shot of vodka during every XPCreate experiment, I'd be in serious trouble ;-))) Beer or Captain Morgan Spicy Rum with orange juice is fine ;-)

Me either, thanks for the comment.