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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q152104/Keep it for better network support. Look at www.sysinternals.com for a program called autologon Autologon utility will automatically pass user name & password values so Win98 PC or XP PC goes straight to the desktop. Check out this link for a little more help http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxpwin9x.htm If you've taken the defaults on your router setup, no worries. Generally speaking, every DSL router has sharing features accessible to your INTERNAL network only. You have to TURN ON the sharing from the Internet to your PC. Every Windows NT/W2K/XP/2003 machine automatically creates a share for each drive on the system. These shares are hidden, but available with full control to domain administrators. The drive letter, followed by the $ sign is the name, and it is shared from the root. When trying to attain a highly secure network, you may wish to address this potential security issue by disabling these shares, or at least restricting their permissions to specific users or services. The default-hidden shares are: C$ D$ E$ - Root of each partition. For a Windows NT workstation/W2K/2003/XP Professional computer only members of the Administrators or Backup Operators group can connect to these shared folders. For a Windows NT Server/W2K Server computer, members of the Server Operators group can also connect to these shared folders. ADMIN$ - %SYSTEMROOT% This share is used by the system during any remote administration of a computer. The path of this resource is always the path to the W2K/NT system root (the directory in which W2K/NT is installed usually C:\Winnt and in XP it's C:\Windows). FAX$ - On W2K Server, this used by fax clients in the process of sending a fax. The shared folder temporarily caches files and accesses cover pages stored on the server. IPC$ - Temporary connections between servers using named pipes essential for communication between programs. It is used during remote administration of a computer and when viewing a computer's shared resources. This share can be very dangerous and can be used to extract large amounts of information about your network, even by an anonymous account. NetLogon - This share is used by the Net Logon service of a W2K, 2003 and NT Server computer while processing domain logon requests, and by Pre-W2K computers when running logon scripts. PRINT$ - %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS Used during remote administration of printers. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_...s/wxppntsh.html

I'm sure glad Flyakite.MSFN.ORG and Chris Kite is around to save my asterisk! I would like to thank Chris Kite (FLYAKITE) for taking his time and assistance in answering my email. CHRIS KITE, YOUR SITE ROCKS!!!!! Another set of unattend files showed up in the OS directories. It over rode the customized winnt.sif Thanks for the HELP CHRIS!

Before I get flamed.... I've researched every POST and guide on this website and others.... (GOSH, GreenMachine, DaveXP, XPCreate) ...I would appreciate some patience and wholesome assistance. My Objective: To create a Multi Boot DVD with XP Pro with three options: 1. Normal Install 2. Unattended Install (From CD/DVD) 3. Unattended Install with Post Installation (From CD/DVD) I know I am missing something that is assumed. Because the second two options do not work! Both 2&3 selections from the menu, the setup starts, but asks for partioning information & continues as a normal installation (not unattended) I am looking for a complete unattended solution! It is possible? I am using the same source files for all installs (\CD ROOT\SETUP\XP\.....\i386\, but different installation directories for each. (for example...\CD ROOT\PRO2) Following Flyakite's Guide & the Unattended from MSFN, I've created everything required, the menu options,etc.... From the above, I have menu option 1 going to PRO1.DAT and Pulling the setup from the described directory structure from FlyaKite's guide. It works great. The second option is where I can't seem to pull it all together. From Menu selection 2 the program chains PRO2.DAT (All the byte corrections verified) I've placed the following winnt.sif in the \CD ROOT\PRO2 directory. It does not seem to work properly..... The PRO2 is using the SAME source files from the CD/DVD as PRO1. \CD ROOT\SETUP\XP\..... The install runs, but not unattended. Do I need to call the unattended from a batch file or can it run automatically from the PRO2 Directory once the Menu option 2 is selected? The third Option will work if I can figure out the second option...I just need to change the following in the winnt.sif: ...right? OemPreinstall=Yes OemSkipWelcome=0 Add GUIRUNONCE cmd info... (I know I have to create PRO3 and stuff.... for option three) WINNT.SIF =========== ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=1 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=No TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=No Unattendswitch=Yes WaitForReboot=0 DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore AutoActivate = No [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="XXXXXXXX" EncryptedAdminPassword=NO AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=1 OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=35 OemSkipWelcome=0 [UserData] ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX FullName="Full Name" OrgName="Org" ComputerName=* [Display] BitsPerPel=16 Xresolution=800 YResolution=600 [TapiLocation] CountryCode=1 Dialing=Tone LongDistanceAccess="9," [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes =========== I am using VMWare to test the ISO. For some reason, VPC will not boot a DVD ISO.... My results are tested using VMWare 4 Workstation. What's Tested so far....... Ruled Out corruption possibilities..... I've built the winnt.sif from setupmgr & WINNNSIF utilities. I've copied & used posted winnt.sif I don't think I'm too far off on the winnt.sif..... (Both were configured as CD setups) I don't want to use a floppy to load the winnt.sif. Another assumed fact is the proper way to call the unattended.....a question.... What is the "proper" method and placement of the files to call the unattended installation?......From the Bat file created by the setupmgr/WINNTSIF or should it automatically pickup and run from the CD/DVD if placed into the appropriate directory? Any advice is welcomed .....I'm open for suggestions