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That's not a a 'side bar' program that can be killed. It's the Common tasks option that can be enabled in explorer windows. Not sure how it happens on the desktop.

Perhaps either will work but I've always used -s. I recommend you try the -r switch to record a response file (setup.iss) and use that for your installation.

No problem

If it's an installshield package, -s will silently install it using the iss file. I'd recommend you run the setup with the -r switch and go through the normal installation. A new setup.iss file will be created in the Windows directory. Use that iss file to install it from your unattended CD. When going through the normal installation, choose not to reboot if that option is given.

Sygate Personal Firewall Install Switch: /QN Reboot=Supress http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=20502&st=0

Download the file on this page. It will remove "Common Tasks" from the desktop. http://www.xs4all.nl/~laar2002/tweak/delet...mmon-tasks.html Or you can merge this into the registry: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\shellex\ExtShellFolderViews\{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}] "PersistMoniker"=hex(2):66,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,3a,00,2f,00,2f,00,25,00,75,00,\ 73,00,65,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,70,00,64,00,61,00,74,00,61,00,25,00,5c,00,4d,\ 00,69,00,63,00,72,00,6f,00,73,00,6f,00,66,00,74,00,5c,00,49,00,6e,00,74,00,\ 65,00,72,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,20,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,\ 00,72,00,5c,00,44,00,65,00,73,00,6b,00,74,00,6f,00,70,00,2e,00,68,00,74,00,\ 74,00,00,00 Taken from http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm #15

Is this happening in VMware or Virtual PC or on a real computer?

You're welcome. Glad you got access.

If that fails, then these instructions may prove useful: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;308421

Right click on the folder, select properties, go to the Security Tab (simple file sharing must be disabled), Click Add, Enter the user name you are currently logged on with or administrator if you are logged onto the administrator account, Click okay, check full control, click ok. You should be able to access the folder. If you are using XP home, you might need to do this in safe mode. I can't recall...

I've come across the same problem in the past with different files. Renaming the file with all uppercase letters fixed it. svcpack.inf > SVCPACK.INF

In any open explorer window, go to Tools > Folder options > View Tab, uncheck Hide extensions for known file types. This will enable you to change the file extension while renaming files. Alternatively, when you save the file from notepad or other editor, wrap the file name in quotes in the Save As dialogue. --> "winnt.sif"

If your cmd file is in the install directory, then it is being deleted before your hotfixes directory. Delete your install directory last. You should use the modifype program for any hacked system files you are using. That will stop windows from prompting you to put in your CD. http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/hacked_files.htm The example given is for uxtheme.dll but it will work for any modified file. Not sure about the empty folder...

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At the time I hadn't tested these settings. I finally got finished with my latest unattended CD but my desktop icon settings didn't work either. I imported mine from cmdlines text (t-13) but I have a sneaking suspicion that these settings are being overwritten sometime between t-9 and t-2; when Setup is 'Saving settings'. I've been fooling around with a RunOnce entry in HKLM that imports the icon settings into the registry. A basic test from within windows worked. It seems that the HKLM RunOnce is a good time to 'sneak' these settings in before explorer fully loads. However, it didn't work during first logon of my unattended CD. I'm going to try it during the second logon and see what happens. I've got a couple of other untested approaches to try as well.

You can use tweakui to remove the arrow overlay from shortcuts. It's under Explorer > Shortcut Or you can follow the instructions here: http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/arrow.htm

Sounds like your Welcome screen is being disabled during setup. Probably a registy tweak. If you are using a registy tweak file, search for this and remove it if you don't mind the welcome screen: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "LogonType"=dword:00000000 With the welcome screen disabled, you have to hit CTRL-SHIFT-ESC to bring up Task Manager. If you want to use CTRL-ALT-DEL you have to enable the welcome screen.

You should have your RunOnceEx.cmd file in the $OEM$ folder along with cmdlines.txt. In your cmdlines.txt file, you should have this entry: [Commands] "RunOnceEx.cmd"

Hmm, does your system reboot with your shutdown message at the end of RunOnceEX? Is your cleanup.cmd located in $OEM$\$1\Install folder on your CD?

Post your RunOnceEx file.

I could have sworn that I've installed many applications from RunOnceEx, Hmmm, my computer must be unfamiliar with this rule...

I've never placed any shortcuts there but you can try it and see if they show up.

If you are going to be using RunOnceEx, most likely you are going to have at least one .cmd file that is executed for post installation cleanup. Just include the command to copy your quicklaunch shortcuts in that or in any other cmd scripts you might launch from RunOnceEx.

Right click on the desktop, select properties. On the theme tab click, 'Save as'. Name your theme file and save it. Place it in "$oem$\$$\Resources\Themes". Place this in your WINNT.SIF: [Shell] CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%windir%\Resources\Themes\yourtheme.theme" Make sure your wallpaper ends up in the same location during installation as when you saved your theme file. You can place your theme file anywhere as long as the path in winnt.sif reflects that.

You can place it there and then during installation you can copy it to the quick launch folder. Reading another post of yours, I see that you are using GUIRunOnce to launch start.cmd. That would be a good place to copy any shortcuts from your install folder. Something like this placed in your Start.cmd file would work: copy %systemdrive%\install\Quicklaunch\*.* "%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch" Any Shortcuts you place in $oem$\$1\Install\quicklauch will be copied to the Quick Launch toolbar during GUIRunOnce.