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For general unattended information, go here: http://unattended.msfn.org/index.htm To answer your question specifically, put these files in your $OEM$ directory. _OEM_.zip _OEM_.zip

Don't tell me that I'm on the bleeding edge here now .. Anyone have any thoughts on this??

So, INF files are great for registry settings, Start Menu profile changes, deleting files, etc. According to INF file documentation, you should be able to create Internet and QuickLaunch Toolbar shortcuts. Has anyone done this yet and if so, how? Thanks.

enuffsaid - If Gosh answered, that'd be great. I know that he's busy & I just didn't want to wait for his answer alone. GreenMachine - Hmm.. Your approach does indeed work - go figure.. The only difference between your way and mine is that I was "testing" from a command prompt - same test command, just a different method. I think I'll use the .cmd file approach from now on as that is more efficient. Thanks a bunch.

So, does anyone (besides Gosh) know enough about .inf files to answer the question .. .. ??

Got a weird one here. I'm attempting to use an inf file to create some custom shortcuts. Here's part of what I've got in my "shortcut.inf" file: ---------------------------------------- [Version] Signature=$CHICAGO$ [AddShortcuts] ProfileItems=WindowsExplorerAdd, InfoAdd [WindowsExplorerAdd] <---This section works great! Thanks Gosh! Name = "Windows Explorer" CmdLine = 10,,explorer.exe IconPath = 10,,explorer.exe IconIndex = 1 InfoTip = "@%11%\shell32.dll,-22579" DisplayResource = "%11%\shell32.dll",22067 [infoAdd] <---This section blows.. ?? Name = "System Information" CmdLine = 10,,Info.exe WorkingDir = 10 IconPath = 10,,Info.exe IconIndex = 1 InfoTip = "Displays System Resource Information" ---------------------------------------- I'm "testing" using the command: "rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection AddShortCuts 128 .\Shortcuts.inf" So, why does this create another .lnk file called "Windows Explorer" in my "All Users\Start Menu\Program" directory and not a "System Information" icon?? Thx

This is perfect!!! Just what I was looking for.. mazin - Will you post your Windows Media Player 9 instructions. Thanks

Oops.. I'm installing Windows Messenger v5.0.0482. When it installs on the first GUI boot, it wants to connect to the internet (why ??). This is what I'm trying to avoid.. Thanks

When silently installing the Windows Messenger program using the command: start /wait %SystemDrive%\Install\MSN\Messenger.msi /qb! it still wants to access the internet .. Anyone know why this occurs and is there a way to prevent this behavior? Thanks

Thank-you much - That's what I was looking for..!! Michael

Can anyone enlighten me on the differences between the given registry keys?

Surely there's at least one person on these forums that knows how to get the RC to work AND do a network WinXP unattended installation while bypassing the F6 prompt & integrating those drivers for both WinXP & the RC when booting from a WinPE CD ?? I have a work-around, but that defeats the purpose of an unattended installation.. TIA.

Hey Gosh - love your .inf guide (It's making our WinXP corporate image look real good). Quesiton: In your options.inf, you have the following: ;Disable Shared Documents folder (Windows XP) HKLM,"%Advanced%\Folder\NoSharedDocs","CheckedValue",0x00010001,1 HKLM,"%Advanced%\Folder\NoSharedDocs","DefaultValue",0x00010001,1 HKLM,"%Advanced%\Folder\NoSharedDocs","HKeyRoot",0x00010001,0x80000002 HKLM,"%Advanced%\Folder\NoSharedDocs","Type",0,"checkbox" HKLM,"%Advanced%\Folder\NoSharedDocs","Text",0,"Disable Shared Documents folder" HKLM,"%Advanced%\Folder\NoSharedDocs","UncheckedValue",0x00010001,0 HKLM,"%Advanced%\Folder\NoSharedDocs","ValueName",0,"NoSharedDocuments" HKLM,"%Advanced%\Folder\NoSharedDocs","RegPath",0,"%Policy%\Explorer" How is this different from these - aside from that one is current user and the other is local machine (or am I'm missing something big here)?? HKCU,"%Policy%\Explorer","NoSharedDocuments",0x00010001,1 ;remove shared documents from my computer or HKLM,"%Explorer%\MyComputer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}" ;remove shared documents from my computer For those that don't know, the variable substitutions resolve as listed: Policy = "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" Explorer = "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" Advanced = "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" Thanks

Ok, I must admit, I've learned an awful lot reviewing these forums, however, I've got one sticky point that I haven't been able to get by. This is what I am able to do: 1. Install WinXP via unattended CD boot along with the Recovery Console. This involves adding my LSI Logic MSD files to the \i386 directory and editing DOSNET.INF & TXTSETUP.SIF with these lines: 2. DOSNET.INF - with LSI Logic 1020/1030 Ultra320 SCSI Adapter settings [Files] <-- These files are in the .\i386 directory on the CD d1,symmpi.sys d1,symmpi.inf d1,mpixp32.cat [CmdConsFiles] <-- These files will get copied for the recovery console symmpi.sys symmpi.inf mpixp32.cat 3. TXTSETUP.SIF - with LSI Logic 1020/1030 Ultra320 SCSI Adapter settings [sourceDisksFiles] symmpi.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4 [HardwareIdsDatabase] "PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0621" = "symmpi" .. "PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0030" = "symmpi" [sCSI.Load] symmpi = symmpi.sys,4 [sCSI] symmpi = "LSI Logic Ultra320 1020/1030 Driver (XP 32-bit)" Using this method, I do not need to include the OEMBootFiles & MSD lines in my winnt.sif boot file. In my [GUIRunOnce] I have the "winn32 /cmdcons /dudisable /unattend" command to install the Recovery Console - works great!! Now - The "Problem" When I use the previously stated method using WinPE to do a network boot & unattended install - per the "poor man's ris" posting - the unattended install tells me that symmpi.sys (it's in all the right directories) is missing during the initial text setup portion of WinXP. If I comment out the TXTSETUP.SIF entries for my MSD and add back the $OEM$\TEXTMODE directory along with the [MSD] (etc.) entries in my unattended.txt file, then things work great, but the Recovery Console doesn't install with the MSD files. Instead, I must install the Recovery Console, then hand edit C:\cmdcons\TXTSETUP.SIF and uncomment the LSI MSD entries. So, how can I make the WinXP via WinPE network unattended installation work AND install the Recovery Console with the proper MSD's? Hope I haven't been too confusing.. TIA So, does anyone have any thoughts on this one ???