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I change my docs in cmdlines.txt this works every time for me... cmdlines.txt "REGEDIT /S d:\XP_Installed_Programs\XPUserSettingsHKCU.reg"XPUserSettingsHKCU.reg ...;Data locations [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]"Personal" ="D:\\Data""My Video" ="D:\\Data\\My Video""My Music" ="D:\\Data\\My Music""My Pictures"="D:\\Data\\My Pictures"...Roger

I install all my HKCU at the t13 mark in cmdlines.txt and with the GUIRUNONCE i add all the rest of the registry keys after the NTUSER.DAT is locked (HKLM...) Roger

Has anyone integrated the IEAK custom install.ins into an unattended build? the custom files include install.ins, install.inf, inetres.inf, axaa.inf, inetcorp.inf, inetset.inf, oe.inf, setup.inf, sp1shell.inf, subs.inf, wpm.inf What I'm looking for is: where to put them and what to change... here is what I'm trying to do (but dosent work) [branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended=No IEBrandingFile = c:\IE\Install.insHELP! Roger

If you have HKCU.reg in the cmdlines.txt, then you dont need to do anything with the ntuser.dat file. The registry add occurs before the ntuser.dat is loaded for all users. You can make changes to HKLM after the gui loads bucause they are for every profile... R

Open a command prompt and type set you can see all the predefined variables R

I had lots of problems with settings until I changed the HKCU to load with the settings listed here. I also dont recommend using reg so much for loading values. I also use the full path when installing packages. cmdlines.txt [Commands] "REGEDIT /S d:\XP_Installed_Programs\XPUserSettingsHKCU.reg" "D:\XP_Installed_Programs\Hotfix1.bat"hotfix1.bat Echo.Echo.Echo.Echo Installing Custom Program links ...QuickLaunch BarEcho. rem Installing some default linksMD "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"copy D:\XP_Installed_Programs\d*.lnk "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch" copy D:\XP_Installed_Programs\c*.lnk "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories" Echo.Echo.Echo.Echo Installing 5 Updates... This can take a while! c:cd\tempEcho.Echo Patching:KB823182"%systemdrive%\Local\XP Hotfixes\SP1\WindowsXP-KB823182-x86-ENU.exe" -q -z Echo Patching:KB824105"%systemdrive%\Local\XP Hotfixes\SP1\WindowsXP-KB824105-x86-ENU.exe" -q /z -ER Echo Patching:KB825119"%systemdrive%\Local\XP Hotfixes\SP1\WindowsXP-KB825119-x86-ENU.exe" -q /z -ER Echo Patching:KB826939"%systemdrive%\Local\XP Hotfixes\SP1\WindowsXP-KB826939-x86-ENU.exe" -q /z -ER /pa /o Echo Patching:Q828026 "%systemdrive%\Local\XP Hotfixes\SP1\WindowsMedia-Q828026-x86-ENU.exe" -q -z -ERwinnt.sif [GuiRunOnce] "REGEDIT /S d:\XP_Installed_Programs\XPUserSettingsHKLM.reg"XPUserSettingsHKCU.reg Custom Power settings *verified 4-21-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg]"CurrentPowerPolicy"="3" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy]"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,\ 00,00,00,10,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,04,00,00,c0,01,00,00,00,\ 04,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,01,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,\ 00,16,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\0]"Name"="Home/Office Desk""Description"="This scheme is suited to most home or desktop computers that are left plugged in all the time.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,58,02,00,\ 00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\1]"Name"="Portable/Laptop""Description"="This scheme is designed for extended battery life for portable computers on the road.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,01,00,00,00,14,f2,06,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,08,07,00,00,2c,01,00,\ 00,01,01,64,50,64,64,95,71 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\2]"Name"="Presentation""Description"="This scheme keeps the monitor on for doing presentations.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,\ 00,01,01,50,50,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\3]"Name"="Always On""Description"="This scheme keeps the computer running so that it can be accessed from the network. Use this scheme if you do not have network wakeup hardware.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\4]"Name"="Minimal Power Management""Description"="This scheme keeps the computer on and optimizes it for high performance.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,\ 00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\5]"Name"="Max Battery""Description"="This scheme is extremely aggressive for saving power.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,05,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,78,00,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,3c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b4,00,00,\ 00,01,01,64,32,64,64,00,00 ;Do Not Receive Media Player Licences[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences]"SilentAcquisition"=dword:00000000 ;Auto-Complete[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoComplete]"Append Completion"="yes""Use AutoComplete"="yes""AutoSuggest"="yes" ;Speed up shutdown[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]"HungAppTimeout"="5000""WaitToKillAppTimeout"="4000""FontSmoothingType"=dword:00000002 ;place holder for user icon changes if this is the correct section;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache] ;change windows TEMP from %userprofile%\local settings\temp to %systemroot%\temp[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment]"TEMP"="C:\\WINDOWS\\TEMP""TMP"="C:\\WINDOWS\\TEMP" ;Accepts the License agree ment for CD Creator[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adaptec\CreateCD\5.0]"NotFirstTime"=dword:00000001"Registration"=dword:00000001 ;Skips the Internet Connection Wizard the first time you start Internet Explorer 6 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard]"Completed"=dword:00000001 ;force picture size to remain constant[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]"Enable AutoImageResize"="no" ;Internet Explorer settings *verified 3-30-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]"LinksFolderName"="Links""Locked"=dword:00000001"BigBitmap"="FMStatic38.bmp""SmallBitmap"="FMStatic22.bmp""BrandBitmap"="FM38.bmp""SmBrandBitmap"="FM22.bmp""SmBrandLeadIn"=dword:00000004"BrandLeadIn"=dword:00000004 ;Enable Quicklaunch bar[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop]"Toolbars"=hex:11,00,00,00,00,00,00,00"TaskbarWinXP"=hex:0c,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,e2,2b,\ d8,64,57,d0,11,a9,6e,00,c0,4f,d7,05,a2,22,00,1c,00,0a,01,00,00,1a,00,00,00,\ 01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,01,14,02,00,00,\ 00,00,00,c0,00,00,00,00,00,00,46,83,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,a0,b0,48,5e,89,8d,\ bd,01,00,d8,9e,e4,2a,8d,bd,01,00,45,fe,5e,89,8d,bd,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,13,01,14,00,1f,0f,e0,4f,\ d0,20,ea,3a,69,10,a2,d8,08,00,2b,30,30,9d,19,00,23,44,3a,5c,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,cd,97,15,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,af,24,5c,\ b9,10,80,57,69,6e,6e,74,00,00,20,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,af,24,a3,b9,10,00,50,\ 72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,00,50,52,4f,46,49,4c,45,53,00,19,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,\ c1,24,08,92,10,00,69,65,35,30,30,2e,30,30,30,00,00,28,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,\ c1,24,08,92,10,00,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,61,00,41,50,\ 50,4c,49,43,7e,31,00,21,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,c5,22,9d,91,10,00,4d,69,63,72,\ 6f,73,6f,66,74,00,4d,49,43,52,4f,53,7e,31,00,29,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,d3,22,\ 32,a6,10,00,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,00,49,4e,54,\ 45,52,4e,7e,31,00,24,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,db,22,76,ba,10,00,51,75,69,63,6b,\ 20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,51,55,49,43,4b,4c,7e,31,00,00,00,8d,00,00,00,1c,00,\ 00,00,01,00,00,00,1c,00,00,00,36,00,00,00,0d,f0,ad,ba,8c,00,00,00,1a,00,00,\ 00,03,00,00,00,e7,18,2d,23,10,00,00,00,49,45,35,30,30,5f,58,31,43,00,43,3a,\ 5c,57,49,4e,4e,54,5c,50,72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,5c,49,45,35,30,30,2e,30,30,30,\ 5c,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,61,5c,4d,69,63,72,6f,73,6f,\ 66,74,5c,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,5c,51,75,69,63,\ 6b,20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,00,10,00,00,00,05,00,00,a0,1a,00,00,00,a3,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,cc,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,\ 4a,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,40,00,32,00,e6,01,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,00,4c,61,75,\ 6e,63,68,20,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,20,42,72,6f,\ 77,73,65,72,2e,6c,6e,6b,00,4c,41,55,4e,43,48,7e,32,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,00,40,\ 00,00,00,02,00,00,00,36,00,32,00,48,02,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,00,4c,61,75,6e,\ 63,68,20,4f,75,74,6c,6f,6f,6b,20,45,78,70,72,65,73,73,2e,6c,6e,6b,00,4c,41,\ 55,4e,43,48,7e,31,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,00,36,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,00,32,00,\ 51,00,00,00,ec,22,46,39,20,00,53,68,6f,77,20,44,65,73,6b,74,6f,70,2e,73,63,\ 66,00,53,48,4f,57,44,45,7e,31,2e,53,43,46,00,00,00,52,00,00,00,e0,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,\ 00,00,00,01,00,00,00,aa,4f,28,68,48,6a,d0,11,8c,78,00,c0,4f,d9,18,b4,37,02,\ 00,00,e0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00 ;Internet Explorer Cache Limit *verified 4-13-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content]"CacheLimit"=dword:00005000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Content]"CacheLimit"=dword:00005000 ;show hidden files (1 = ON, 0 = OFF) *verified 3-30-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]"Hidden"=dword:00000002"HideFileExt"=dword:00000000"ShowSuperHidden"=dword:00000000"WebViewBarricade"=dword:00000001 ;Settings for full path in Windows Explorer *verified 3-30-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]"FullPath"=dword:00000001 ;Change Default Search Options *verified 4-20-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]"SearchSystemDirs"=dword:00000001"SearchHidden"=dword:00000001"IncludeSubFolders"=dword:00000001"CaseSensitive"=dword:00000000"SearchSlowFiles"=dword:00000000 ;Force Classic Control Panel + start menu logoff *verified 3-30-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]"ForceClassicControlPanel"=dword:00000001"ForceStartMenuLogOff"=dword:00000001 ;Remove Shared Documents from My Computer *verified 3-30-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]"NoSharedDocuments"=dword:00000001 ;Visual Effects *verified 4-5-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects]"VisualFXSetting"=dword:00000002 ;Data locations *verified 4-16-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]"Personal" ="D:\\Data""My Video" ="D:\\Data\\My Video""My Music" ="D:\\Data\\My Music""My Pictures"="D:\\Data\\My Pictures" ;disable the "search-dog" *verified 3-30-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]"Use Search Asst"="no" ;Disable Hideinactive Icons *verified 4-20-04 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]"EnableAutoTray"=dword:00000000Hope it helps... Roger

try this Adobe Reader 6.0.1.msi /qb- Roger

Anybody have a quicklaunch bar reg that has space for 4 icons rather that 3, or know how to modify the code to adjust it? Roger

there is a txt file you can add with that information...I'll see if I can find it. So it is possible Roger

I work for a large corporation (in the top 25 of the fortune 500) in the Enterprise desktop support dept. I have been tasked with rolling out XP to 6800+ desktops of 15 different hardware builds. My process is as follows: -I boot WinPE and login to a Novell network -I kick an install script which does the following -- Partitions the drive into 2 partitions -- copies all the source for windows XP, patches, programs that are generic to the company -- copies all source that is specific to the model of the computer -- kicks Winnt32 as an unattended install -The system reboots and the process continues until it starts using Winbom.ini. I use 3 different Winbom.ini files. The first has unique information about each PC that I’m building. the second winbom.ini has all the standard applications we install on each computer. the third winbom.ini is the cleanup phase and removes everything we don’t want to keep on the computer before we call a sysprep and ghost the computer for distribution. Basically, I'm wondering if there are others in the forum that do the same thing (process) that I have setup for consistency. Roger

Quick question for everyone, does anybody besides me use winbom.ini to install software on an unattended build before they reseal with sysprep?

Sysprep removes critical SID information from a PC so you can duplicate without having PC's all having the same SID. Roger

Rename administrator account Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options Description Determines whether a different account name will be associated with the security identifier (SID) for the account "Administrator." By associating the Administrator SID with another account, you will no longer have an account named "Adminstrator," which is often a point of attack by hackers. Microsoft Group Policy Reference Hope that helps Roger

That was exactly the problem. Thanks for your help Too many paramters to watch! Roger

I dont believe I have a problem with the build, here is what I have, the next is the only prompt I get for the entire bild... [Data] MsDosInitiated=0 UnattendedInstall=Yes [shell] DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes DefaultThemesOff=Yes [unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore Repartition=No UseWholeDisk=No OEMSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes WaitForReboot=No Hibernation=No TargetPath=\WINDOWS CrashDumpSetting=3 FactoryMode=Yes DUDisable=No DUShare="d:\XP_Installed_Programs\DUShare" UnattendSwitch=Yes InstallFilesPath=C:\i386 OemPnPDriversPath="\Drivers\Video;\Drivers\Audio;\Drivers\Wireless;\Drivers\Modem;\drivers\monitor;\Drivers\nic;\Drivers\smartcard;\Drivers\chipset" ;"\Drivers\Dell\X200\Modem;\Drivers\Dell\X200\Video;\Drivers\Dell\X200\Audio;\Drivers\Dell\X300\Wireless\IR;\Drivers\Dell\X300\Wireless\dellsys;\Dell\X300\Wireless\AR;\Drivers\Dell\X300\Video\Graphics\Win2000;\Drivers\Dell\X300\chipset\Win2k;\Drivers\Dell\X300\audio\ich4\wdm;\Drivers\Dell\GX270\Video\Win2000;\Drivers\Dell\GX270\Audio\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP;\Drivers\Dell\GX270\chipset\xp;\Drivers\Dell\GX270\IDE;\Drivers\HP\6100\DRIVERS\MODEM\PCIMODEM;\Drivers\HP\6100\DRIVERS\HPCI;\Drivers\HP\6100\DRIVERS\AUDIO;\Drivers\HP\6100\DRIVERS\VIDEO\ATIDRIVE;\Drivers\Dell\Monitor;\Drivers\Dell\D600\Wireless;\Drivers\Dell\D600\Modem;\Drivers\Dell\D600\smartcard;\Drivers\Dell\D600\Audio;\Drivers\Dell\D600\Video;\Drivers\net\B57;\drivers\net\E1000;\Drivers\Dell\Gx260\audio\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP;\Drivers\Dell\Gx260\video\Graphics\Win2000;" [GuiRunOnce] "REGEDIT /S d:\XP_Installed_Programs\XPUserSettingsHKLM.reg" "net stop wuauserv" "rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 d:\XP_Installed_Programs\SUS.inf" "net start wuauserv" "rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 d:\XP_Installed_Programs\CleanMgr.inf" "msiexec.exe /i D:\XP_Installed_Programs\dotnetfx\netfx.msi ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1 /qb-" ; "D:\XP_Installed_Programs\xptaskbar.vbs" ;not working [setupParams] ; this command is used to run an additional post-Setup command, not sure if we need it...or exactly when it runs ; UserExecute="C:\test.cmd" ; added a command to copy the ntuser.dat file to the correct location to test. should happen after the OS but before the initial boot... [TerminalServices] AllowConnections = 1 LicensingMode = PerSession PermissionsSetting = 1 [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=6 EncryptedAdminPassword=NO TimeZone=020 OEMSkipRegional=1 ; ProfilesDir="d:\data" ;changes all the folders to this location not documents [userData] ProductKey=not defined here FullName="User" OrgName="Company" ComputerName=* [Components] Freecell=Off Hearts=off Pinball=off Solitaire=off Minesweeper=off Msnexplr=off Spider=off Zonegames=off indexsrv_system=On rootautoupdate=off OEAccess=off WMAccess=off netoc=Off [Display] Xresolution=800 YResolution=600 [TapiLocation] CountryCode=1 Dialing=Tone AreaCode=972 LongDistanceAccess="9" [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 Language=00000409 ;[systemRestore] this has been turned off for some reason...need to troubleshoot it ; CheckpointCalendarFrequency = 2 ; CheckpointSessionFrequency = 10 ; MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12 ; RestorePointLife = 10 [branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes [FavoritesEx] Title1 = ntfs.url URL1 = http://ntfs.org [Proxy] Proxy_Enable=0 Use_Same_Proxy=1 HTTP_Proxy_Server=172.22.23.20 [identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes [NetAdapters] Adapter1=params.Adapter1 [params.Adapter1] INFID=* [NetServices] MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER [NetProtocols] MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP [params.MS_TCPIP] DNS=Yes UseDomainNameDevolution=No EnableLMHosts=No AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1 [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1] SpecificTo=Adapter1 DHCP=Yes WINS=No NetBIOSOptions=0 DNSDomain=company.com [NetOptionalComponents] Beacon=0 [Homenet] EnableICS=Yes Roger

I am already doing that to get it turned on, I'm still struggling with getting applications into the bar automatically. I'm considering moving some files into default user\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch or try $OEM$\$Doc\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch Roger

Prolem solved, There is a new version of the Nu2Menu which has the ability to recieve an exit command from a command line or batch file... http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ @nu2menumsg.exe @Exit() Roger

does anybody else have to press the next button one time to get past the first GUI screen in an unattended windows XP build? It is the last command I have to totally automate my install process... Roger

Add this a run command before you execute the other applications to build and they will install... regedit.exe /s D:\MSI\RemoveZen\DriverSignOff.reg DriverSignOff.reg REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Non-Driver Signing] "Policy"=hex:00 Roger

Problem is, I'm trying to automate the setup and have specific programs needed in the build. The goal is no user interaction until the very last screen before you tell the build to sysprep the machine... roger

here's what I'm checking, added a dir for the build to pick it up automatically... $OEM$\$doc\Default User\Application data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch I'll let you know... Roger

I am trying to get my quicklaunch bar to include IE, show desktop and defrag but I can't seem to get it working. Here is what I'm using as a regedit /s HKCU.reg in my cmdlines.txt [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop] "Toolbars"=hex:11,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "TaskbarWinXP"=hex:0c,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,e2,2b,d8,\ 64,57,d0,11,a9,6e,00,c0,4f,d7,05,a2,22,00,1c,00,0a,11,00,00,1a,00,00,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,01,14,02,00,00,00,\ 00,00,c0,00,00,00,00,00,00,46,81,00,00,00,11,00,00,00,44,3c,5f,e5,d1,27,c4,\ 01,b2,e5,fa,db,6e,28,c4,01,45,5e,f9,db,6e,28,c4,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,97,01,14,00,1f,50,e0,4f,d0,\ 20,ea,3a,69,10,a2,d8,08,00,2b,30,30,9d,19,00,2f,43,3a,5c,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,5c,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,95,30,a1,96,\ 10,00,44,4f,43,55,4d,45,7e,31,00,00,44,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,95,30,24,61,95,\ 30,a2,96,14,00,00,00,44,00,6f,00,63,00,75,00,6d,00,65,00,6e,00,74,00,73,00,\ 20,00,61,00,6e,00,64,00,20,00,53,00,65,00,74,00,74,00,69,00,6e,00,67,00,73,\ 00,00,00,18,00,3a,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,95,30,a3,96,10,00,62,38,75,72,61,64,\ 00,00,24,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,95,30,a1,96,95,30,a4,96,14,00,00,00,62,00,38,\ 00,75,00,72,00,61,00,64,00,00,00,16,00,64,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,95,30,a8,96,\ 13,00,41,50,50,4c,49,43,7e,31,00,00,4c,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,95,30,a2,96,95,\ 30,ac,96,14,00,36,00,41,00,70,00,70,00,6c,00,69,00,63,00,61,00,74,00,69,00,\ 6f,00,6e,00,20,00,44,00,61,00,74,00,61,00,00,00,40,73,68,65,6c,6c,33,32,2e,\ 64,6c,6c,2c,2d,32,31,37,36,35,00,18,00,21,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,c5,22,9d,91,\ 10,00,4d,69,63,72,6f,73,6f,66,74,00,4d,49,43,52,4f,53,7e,31,00,29,00,31,00,\ 00,00,00,00,d3,22,32,a6,10,00,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,\ 65,72,00,49,4e,54,45,52,4e,7e,31,00,24,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,db,22,76,ba,10,\ 00,51,75,69,63,6b,20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,51,55,49,43,4b,4c,7e,31,00,00,00,\ 60,00,00,00,03,00,00,a0,58,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,74,6c,2d,64,36,30,30,2d,78,\ 70,00,00,00,00,00,00,a4,ea,13,81,6a,a4,b0,4d,8b,f0,8c,81,1c,57,f4,f1,ea,1f,\ 44,25,c5,93,d8,11,8d,be,00,90,4b,24,7d,76,a4,ea,13,81,6a,a4,b0,4d,8b,f0,8c,\ 81,1c,57,f4,f1,ea,1f,44,25,c5,93,d8,11,8d,be,00,90,4b,24,7d,76,10,00,00,00,\ 05,00,00,a0,1a,00,00,00,27,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,64,\ 01,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,6c,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,5e,00,32,00,24,06,\ 00,00,96,30,98,6c,20,00,44,49,53,4b,44,45,7e,31,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,42,00,03,\ 00,04,00,ef,be,96,30,98,6c,96,30,98,6c,14,00,00,00,44,00,69,00,73,00,6b,00,\ 20,00,44,00,65,00,66,00,72,00,61,00,67,00,6d,00,65,00,6e,00,74,00,65,00,72,\ 00,2e,00,6c,00,6e,00,6b,00,00,00,1c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,8a,00,00,00,01,00,\ 00,00,7c,00,32,00,11,03,00,00,95,30,ac,96,20,00,4c,41,55,4e,43,48,7e,31,2e,\ 4c,4e,4b,00,00,60,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,95,30,a7,96,95,30,ac,96,14,00,00,00,\ 4c,00,61,00,75,00,6e,00,63,00,68,00,20,00,49,00,6e,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,6e,\ 00,65,00,74,00,20,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,20,00,\ 42,00,72,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,6c,00,6e,00,6b,00,00,00,1c,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,62,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,54,00,32,00,4f,00,00,00,95,30,\ ab,96,20,00,53,48,4f,57,44,45,7e,31,2e,53,43,46,00,00,38,00,03,00,04,00,ef,\ be,95,30,ab,96,95,30,ab,96,14,00,00,00,53,00,68,00,6f,00,77,00,20,00,44,00,\ 65,00,73,00,6b,00,74,00,6f,00,70,00,2e,00,73,00,63,00,66,00,00,00,1c,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,52,00,00,00,60,07,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,aa,4f,28,68,48,\ 6a,d0,11,8c,78,00,c0,4f,d9,18,b4,37,02,00,00,60,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00 What I get is show desktop and IE but nothing else... Anybody have any sugestions? Thanks Roger

I tun off driver signing and it seems to help... [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Non-Driver Signing] "Policy"=hex:00 try that Roger

You need to add a line to your cmdlines.txt for the HKCU portion of your automated build "REGEDIT /S d:\XP_Installed_Programs\XPUserSettingsHKCU.reg" That will install per user setting at the 11 min mark before the GUI changes to interactive mode and locks the file Roger

I understand how to exit the menu from the menu, but I can't just issue an exit command to a second spawned process. It only closes the cmd window I'm working with not the menu. I have considered making taskkill.exe work with winpe, but it is more involved than copying the dll dependent files and executing the command to kill the thread. This is one of the final steps I need to have a totally automated install of windows XP with all my applications, SUS patches and forcing a sysprep at the end using the winbom.inin parameters.