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Workaround for AdAware:
-install the program
-update definitions
-change settings if you want (like language etc.)
Then:
-copy Lavasoft folder from Program Files\
-for settings copy Lavasoft folder from %userprofile%\Application Data\
-and if you want uninstall link into add/remove programs copy from registry
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ad-Aware SE Personal]
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Finally just copy these into the right places in your unattended install,
mmainio
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Hi,
I'd like to know how you can set Internet Explorer default Download Directory permanently?
I know that putting "Download Directory" -value into the registry under hkcu..... but that value seems to change if I sometimes download into different directory.
So can I set default download directory in a way that default is always the same no matter what I do?
mmainio
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Just the same thing i struggled with some time ago...
Now i have two bootfolders and one setupfolder parallel with oem-folder.
My workaround: I moved my runonceex, regtweaks and useraccounts batches into the folder (\$OEM$\$1\cmdlines) that are copied into the harddisk if it is unattended installation - if oempreinstall=yes in winnt.sif. Earlier i had these batches in my cmdlines.txt.
And in cmdlines.txt i have now only start.cmd. It's a simple batch which checks if there are cmdlines-folder in the harddisk (unattended installation) or not (normal installation). And if there is that folder then this start.cmd executes runonceex, regtweaks and useraccounts batches and if not then start.cmd doesn't do anything,
mmainio
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If your batch works in windows then it should be okay!
But one thing... you have users.bat and then again users.bat - should that last one be users.reg for example?
And in cmdlines.txt respectively
[COMMANDS]
"users.bat"
"users.reg"And one more thing...
I think $OEM$ and i386 folders should be parallel - not i386\%OEM%
mmainio
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If I read this Ђ¤¬ЁЁбва в®ал thing right there seems to be one space...
Maybe you should try this way:
"Ђ¤¬ЁЁбва в®ал"
Another possibility is that batch interpreter doesn't read your language characters in a right way.
For example start menu in finnish is käynnistä-valikko and desktop is työpöytä. If i want that this works in batch i have to replace ä-character with ALT+0132 and ö-character with ALT+0147 like below (you can find these by trial/error -method):
ä: k„ynnist„-valikko "double low-9 quotation mark" - ALT+0132
ö: ty”p”yt„ (työpöytä) "left double quotation mark" - ALT+0147But you can find out this by writing your batch and putting pauses in there so you can see if your commands had been executed in a right way when batch pauses.
Hope this helps,
mmainio
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Hello,
I'm not sure if this the right forum to ask that but...
I added /inram -switch into ERDC's txtsetup.sif (according to Flyakites multibootguide... If you would like to be able to switch cds while using ERD) and it worked fine.
But I'd like to know:
-what does ERDC do differently when loading normally or with that switch ?
-and are there any disadvantages if i always use that switch concerning usage of ERDC?
Thanks,
mmainio
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Hei,
Propably you have solved this already but just in case... assuming you got the winnt.sif and txtsetup.sif in a right way...
I had the same problem when trying my multiboot and the solution was to put packed satadriver (driver.sy_) into the boot folder! That was the only extra thing concerning the sata-drivers I did,
mmainio
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Thanks for thorough explanation. It looks like i gotta take time and try once again ...
mmainio
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Hello,
I'm working on my first multiboot dvd with easyboot and it's ok so far.
Now i put winxppro with sp2 integrated into my multiboot dvd according to Flyakite's multiboot guide. So my folder structure is similar than in AIODVD.
The "normal" xppro+sp2 -installation went fine with multiboot dvd. But then i tried my unattended installation and it didn't work at all. It didn't find sata-drivers + it started normal installation.
I have totally different folders for both - bootfolders like XPFI vs XPUA and setupfolders like XPPRO vs XPPROUA.
Later ... i give up and put my unattended i386 + $OEM$ (changed that into _OEM_) into the root of the disc and no problem. However i'd like to know wtf went wrong...
Couple questions concerning unattended:
1. changing setup-path in txtsetup.sif - does that cover everything or should i change the path in winnt.sif (path for oempnpdrivers) and what about the paths in runonceex for example?
2. winnt.sif, txtsetup.sif - only in bootfolder or also in setupfolder?
3. satadrivers - i have integrated these according to raskren's guide Unattended install, SATA drivers, and NO Floppy.... Do these need some changes when putting in a multibootdisk like putting something in bootfolder etc?
4. and folder name: $OEM$ - in harddisk it's like that but when i make the unattended.iso with cdimage (isocreator) it's like _OEM_. But now when i do my multiboot.iso in easyboot then the folder is $OEM$ - why? And is that bad for paths?
Long story but maybe somebody can help - i would really appreciate it ...
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Hi,
To find the documentation go to Grisoft's website - download - documentation and from there you can download AVG 7.0 Remote Administration (user manual) (pdf).
From that manual you can find the switches that work fine with AVG Free also...
mmainio
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Thank You for quick answer!
Maybe two disks - it's not really a problem; just happened to notice that when accidentally booting with my unattended cd...
MMainio
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Hi,
If I put original xp setup-cd in I have three options first 1. install, 2. repair and 3. quit and if I select 1. then F8 and then comes the part where I can partition and format...
Now if I put unattended cd in it goes directly to the part where I can partition and format...
Can I make unattended setup-cd in a way that it starts similarly than the original one? I don't mind these two steps more in the beginning of setup because I want anyway to do partitioning etc.
My winnt.sif
;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
AutoPartition=0
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"
AutomaticUpdates=yes
[Unattended]
UnattendMode=DefaultHide
OemSkipEula=YES
OemPreinstall=YES
Hibernation=No
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
Repartition=No
UnattendSwitch=Yes
WaitForReboot=No
OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\01"
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=***
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=125
OemSkipWelcome=1
[UserData]
ProductID=***
FullName="***"
OrgName="***"
ComputerName=***
[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=1
[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=***
[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
[Shell]
DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes
[WindowsFirewall]
Profiles = WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall
[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]
Mode = 0MMainio
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Hello,
If you want to use %system drive%:
Run(@comspec & " /c %systemdrive%\abc.exe", "", @SW_HIDE)
Or AutoIT -directory macros:
Run("@HomeDrive\abc.exe")You can find the frst one in "autoit help - process management -" and the second one in "... - macro reference - directory macros",
MMainio
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Hi,
Is tcpip.sys different in Finnish version Win Xp Pro than in English version - I mean when Finnish version of xp2 comes out can I use the hacked tcpip.sys to replace the original one?
MMainio
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Hi,
Found the reason! Once again - it was me!
I tried same installation and this time i pulled off my first drive cable / not just change the boot device. It seems that somehow win xp pro on my first disc interfered my unattended installation on to the second disk.
I got two disks in my promise controller and this time i tried shortcut - just change the booting device in bios - and the result wasn't perfect.
And of course all earlier unattended tests i have done with my first drive unplugged...
Thanks for your reply,
MMainio
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Hello,
My setup went fine with MS Virtual PC but when I tried same with my machine it went fine until RunOnceEx installlations start.
After Windows setup has finished system restarts as usual but then before runonceex installation window comes beep-sound - and runonceex installations start. But also at the same time comes prompt:
"System Settings Change: Windows has finished installing new device blaa blaa...Do you want to restart?"
I need not to do anything with this prompt - runonceex installations goes fine - but it annoys me...
Any idea what is the reason to this prompt? Can I Found out what device is in question? I'm trying this install with my normal pc - just set up second harddisk as booting device and installed there
MMainio
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Hello,
How can I pick currently logged-in-user and use that as variable in my batch file?
I wanted to copy some files into c:\my documents\user X\some folder but the problem in path is that "user X".
Is there easy way to "read" that and use variable for it?
MMainio
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Hello,
I tried couple installation with these scripts and it was ok. But is it possible to run these scripts silently without popping up all windows? My script was basicly run "something", winwait "something" and send keys "something"- not very advanced I think!
MMainio
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Hello,
Just wanted to share my experiences when your xp-system is not the english one!
I finally succeeded in adding users & autologon according the msfn-guide but it was ******* difficult and the reason to that ...I'm from Finland and we have letters like "ä" and "ö" - and administrator in finnish (of course!) is "järjestelmänvalvoja".
So I put that järjestelmänvalvoja in my batch and always same error when executing the batch: didn't find the järjestelmänvalvoja -group!
After long battle I finally put "pause" in my batch and found the error: I wrote my batch in a right way but when I executed my batch the system didn't take the "ä" -letter right but put something else instead of it. And again long fight before I found that putting "„" in my batchfile instead of "ä" (like j„rjestelm„nvalvoja) and then running it - No Problems anymore in adding the user into the administrator group!
Many times it would be much easier if I had the english system...
MMainio
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Hello,
I have added own User Account during GUI-mode of Windows XP Setup like described in Unattended XP CD -guide to my unattended install.
I wonder is it possible to do that in a way that during installation setup would prompt user "what is the name You want to use?" and after user has given the name setup would use that name (in useraccounts.cmd and autologon.reg ... like in the guide at this site)...
The reason for that is that sometimes i do xp installation to my buddies and it would be nice if i could give the name that way during installation (so there wouldn't be my name in everybodies "doc and settings" -folder).
Hope You understand what i meant?
Thanks, mmainio
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GreenMachine's Complete SP3 SVCPACK.INF
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Using this green machine method successfulle but one little annoying thing in my install is that my IE7 tweaks doesn't all work. I'll give them during t-12 with cmdlines.txt method.
The couple ones that doesn't work are
When these ones doesn't work (for some reason) I have to go through settings when I first time open IE7 - however homepage and couple else tweaks works perfectly. But when I checked the registry (hkey_users/.default) also these two settings were there but when looking hkey_current_user they weren't there (before I have used IE7).
I don't know anymore what to try - it's not big deal but annoying. Meanwhile - I tried hfslip method and this way all IE7 tweaks worked (during t-12). Differende with my hfslip install (comparing to green machine method) is that there was also wga, MU stuff within install.
However - I'd like to use "green machine method" because then I know how it all goes...
So if anyone has ideas, please let me know,
MMainio