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I'm busy with other stuff, but I will get back to this when time allows. Thanks for the replies. tguy and durex: The following is from dos help files at computerhope.com: According to this, you must specify file(s) for source and destination. The command as I have in prior post works fine in a running XP system. However, so does: xcopy %cdrom%\software d:\software\ /e I will try the above command on next install attempt, along with PAUSE from Alanoll. I think I will get virtualpc. I've been burning a cd each time.

For some reason, files don't get copied from the cdrom to the drive. I've read numerous threads relating to the topic, but what works for others doesn't seem to work for me: cmdlines.txt [commands] "regedit.exe /s controlpanel.reg" "regedit.exe /s internetexplorer.reg" "regedit.exe /s internetsettings.reg" "regedit.exe /s windowsexplorer.reg" "regedit.exe /s services.reg" "regedit.exe /s regtweaks.reg" "software.cmd" "rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection XP 128 runonceex.inf" "rundll32 iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess" software.cmd if exist e:\Win51 set cdrom=e: if exist f:\Win51 set cdrom=f: if exist g:\Win51 set cdrom=g: if exist h:\Win51 set cdrom=h: if exist i:\Win51 set cdrom=i: if exist j:\Win51 set cdrom=j: xcopy %cdrom%\software\*.* d:\software\*.* /e attrib -r d:\software\*.* /s set /p variable=hit_enter I never even got a prompt from the set /p command. Contents of %cdrom%\$oem$\ includes cmdlines.txt and software.cmd runonceex.inf does go thru its paces, and complains that a file in d:\software\ could not be found (cause they never get copied from the cd) I'm ready to throw in the towel, if you see something obvious please holler. Thanks edit: FYI, I make two partitions: c:\ for windows, d:\ for user data. Some software is "Green" (see http://tinyapps.org/faq.html for definition), so I just copy it to d:\software\_runable\%appname% and it will never have to be installed again + user settings will remain in a nice little ini file in the same folder. Then came registry nightmare.

Unattended cd for a 3 user machine... When I have the network cable unplugged, I get 3 administrators (what I wanted, don't b***h me out about security) When I have the network cable plugged in, I get 3 users Same cd. I believe it may have to do with my setting the cryptographic service to manual in this unattended cd. ps. Also noted that the small icons setting in explorer I've been trying to get to work, worked when I got 3 users, but not when I got 3 administrators.

svasutin, I actually did this, but I would track one change at a time because I want to know what each change is in the registry. It's not as easy as you think, cause there are a lot of changes made in the registry that are routine to the usage of the OS. You have no idea what these changes have to do with, but you know they are irrelevant to the change you want because they tend to show up no matter what you do.

My bad, Regsnap shows Explorer\Advanced\Start_LargeMFUIcons to be for the start menu. Explorer\SmallIcons is for Explorer and IE toolbars, but for some reason large icons still show after merging SmallIcons=yes in an unattended install. All other toolbar settings show correctly. May be my own mistake somewhere?

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SmallIcons has not worked for me in having small icons in the toolbar for Windows Explorer and IE. I believe it may be for the start menu? I have also saved HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar and all its subkeys and values. After an XP install, the toolbar is just as I want it, except for large icons.

As for killing mydocs once and for all, perhaps this will help: regsvr32 /u /s mydocs.dll references: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1016901218 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=11562

[bM]Crusher posted the following reg entries. Perhaps these can be altered to your own custom ico files, just as they are in the theme files? This method would be way cool. Probably doesn't work for all shell icons though, if not all shell icons have a registry entry. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ; Administrative Tools Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}\DefaultIcon] @="AdminTools.ico" ; Audio CD Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}] @="AudioCD.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\AudioCD\DefaultIcon] @="AudioCD.ico" ; AVI File Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AVIFile\DefaultIcon] @="AVIFile.ico" ; Batch File (CMD File) Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\DefaultIcon] @="CMDFile.ico" ; Bitmap Image Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\BMP\DefaultIcon] @="Bitmap.ico" ; CDROM Icon [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}] @="CDROM.ico" ; Desktop Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{9E56BE61-C50F-11CF-9A2C-00A0C90A90CE}\DefaultIcon] @="Desktop.ico" ; Dialup Networking [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}\DefaultIcon] @="Dialup.ico" ; Email Icons [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Hotmail\DefaultIcon] @="Email.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Microsoft Outlook\DefaultIcon] @="Email.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook Express\DefaultIcon] @="Email.ico" ; Entire Network [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f0-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon] @="Network.ico" ; Internet Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3DC7A020-0ACD-11CF-A9BB-00AA004AE837}\DefaultIcon] @="Internet.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FBF23B42-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}\DefaultIcon] @="Internet.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\DefaultIcon] @="Internet.ico" ; Find Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f0-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon] @="Find.ico" ; Font Files Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\fonfile\DefaultIcon] @="Fontfile.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\otffile\DefaultIcon] @="Fontfile.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ttffile\DefaultIcon] @="Fontfile.ico" ; Font Folder (Control Panel) Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152}\DefaultIcon] @="Fonts.ico" ; GIF Image [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\giffile\DefaultIcon] @="GIFfile.ico" ; Help Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f1-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon] @="Help.ico" ; History Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000}\DefaultIcon] @="History.ico" ; INI File (Settings) Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\inifile\DefaultIcon] @="INIfile.ico" ; Media Clip Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MPlayer\DefaultIcon] @="Media.ico" ; Movie Clip Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WMVFile\DefaultIcon] @="Movie.ico" ; MPEG File Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mpegfile\DefaultIcon] @="MPEGfile.ico" ; My Computer Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon] @="MyComp.ico" ; My Documents Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\DefaultIcon] @="MyDocs.ico" ; My Network Places Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon] @="NetPlaces.ico" ; Network Neighborhood Icon [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon] @="Nethood.ico" ; Quicktime File Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\QuickTime.mov\DefaultIcon] @="Quicktime.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\QuickTime.qt\DefaultIcon] @="Quicktime.ico" ; Recycle Bin Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon] @="Full.ico" "Empty"="Empty.ico" "Full"="Full.ico" ; Run Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon] @="Run.ico" ; Scanners and Cameras Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD}\DefaultIcon] @="Cameras.ico" ; Scheduled Tasks Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}\DefaultIcon] @="Schedule.ico" ; Subscriptions Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{F5175861-2688-11d0-9C5E-00AA00A45957}\DefaultIcon] @="Subscriptions.ico" ; Text File Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\txtfile\DefaultIcon] @="Txtfile.ico" ; Web Folders Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{88C6C381-2E85-11D0-94DE-444553540000}\DefaultIcon] @="WebFolder.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{BDEADF00-C265-11d0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F}\DefaultIcon] @="Webfolder.ico" ; Write Document (RTF) Icon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.RTF.8\DefaultIcon] @="RTF.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\wrifile\DefaultIcon] @="RTF.ico"

answer:http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=19138 As for advanced search box always checked, I only found what Neophyte posted: from: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=19352 It didn't work for me, I guess cause I use classic search

To answer myself: For other than these four, icons within dll's need to be changed. This involves using something like Resource Hacker. Downside is that if you apply service packs or security patches, your hacked files could be overwritten by the newer version files, which means you will have to resource hack again to restore your icons. For more info, see here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=21403

>turn off WFP & delete registry keys & folders & files related 2 my documents Will need to dig some more, if I get it I'll post. >advanced search options can be done via registry hack I've tried to record, and I've searched in the boards. Next I could try is to record thru a restart, or try to do what jrzycrim did. >u can turn off indexing service , but windows will apply attributes 2 files & folders >anyways, cuz it does it b4 u can change the setting 4 it, i spose if u edit 1 of the >setup files it could be done Could it be part of NTFS? >there is a thread called "Auto arrange desktop icons" search for it jrzycrim is the man! Remind me to search again even if its been a couple hours since my last search >u can do that notepad thing via registry, look in registry tweaks thread I had tried this: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\unknown\shell] @="open" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\unknown\shell\open] @="notepad" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\unknown\shell\open\command] @="notepad.exe %1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\unknown\shell\openas] @="open with..." when I should have picked up what looks like garbldigook: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell] @="Notepad" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\Notepad\command] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6e,00,6f,00,74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\ 20,00,25,00,31,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\openas] @="open with..." [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\openas\command] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\ 6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,25,00,53,\ 00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,\ 79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,\ 00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,4f,00,70,00,65,00,6e,00,41,00,\ 73,00,5f,00,52,00,75,00,6e,00,44,00,4c,00,4c,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,00 >u can do the explorer things via registry i believe Again, I will try jrzycrim's method, or restart and wade thru reg entries. Tomorrow after some zzzz's

Those settings you can't automate in the unattended media. These are my unattainables : - destroy "my documents" once and for all - always have box checked: advanced search options - no indexing service setting on files (no I don't want them to be ready to be indexed!) - auto arrange items on desktop - open unknown file formats with notepad, yet still have "open with" functionality - small icons in windows explorer and internet explorer (back, forward, up, folders, refresh, etc). If anyone has managed any of these, please respond.

The .theme file can specify shell icons for my computer, my documents, my network places, and the recycle bin. What about other shell icons? I ask because I downloaded a theme that has tons of icons it doesn't automatically use.

Thanks MCT

Where in the world did "OsLoadTimeout" come from, and what does it do? Google turns up nothing. Only one mention on dogpile.com. Found it in one of Gosh's posts. Gosh? Anybody?

If someone wants to start a poll, go for it.

I got the runonceex to run at t-13 by invoking it from cmdlines.txt. Here my cmdlines.txt: [commands] "regedit.exe /s controlpanel.reg" "regedit.exe /s internetexplorer.reg" "regedit.exe /s internetsettings.reg" "regedit.exe /s windowsexplorer.reg" "regedit.exe /s services.reg" "regedit.exe /s themes.reg" "regedit.exe /s regtweaks.reg" "rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection XP 128 runonceex.inf" "rundll32 iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess" Best of both worlds? Thanks GreenMachine... I had used Gosh's method for a 3 user machine and then I remembered your page and went to look at it again, at which time I finally got into monkey skull what t-13 meant.

I would really like those who have tried more than one method to give a brief description of the pros and cons. It would be nice to hear from gosh, davexp, alanoll, greenmachine, jdeboeck, aaronxp plus any of the other experts I can't recall. What have most people settled on anyway? I will start a poll once I am sure of what methods to put in the poll. My thoughts, though few and may be mistaken: cmdlines.txt PROS + can use relative paths + good for those who already know how to write batch files CONS - ugly looking cmd windows pop up, though I've bypassed this by calling a customized cmd shortcut from runonceex.inf (rather than cmd.exe itself) runonceex.inf PROS + elegant looking execution during unattended install + everything in one place + inf file support is unlikely to be dropped in future versions of windows, while microsoft's unattended syntax or methods are more likely to change (but then who knows what microsoft will do). CONS - syntax seems unecessarily complicated to me - no relative paths

@Marthax I am using long filenames no problem

Figured out my prob. I was typing: rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,runonceexprocess instead of: rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess Now I have to figure out why it doesn't run during unattended setup.

BTW, the cd never spins up. One of the registry entries above correctly reads E:\$OEM$\registry.bat, where E:\ is the cdrom drive

I get the following error when trying to run the runonceex registry entries: The runonceex reg entries where successfully merged by right-click install of runoncex.inf: [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" [SourceDisksNames] ;Windows XP and later syntax: ;diskid = disk-description[,[tag-or-cab-file],[unused,path],[flags][,tag-file]] 1 = %cdname%,%cdtagfile%,,\$OEM$ [DefaultInstall] AddReg=RunXP [RunXP] ;http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=232509 avoid microsoft help like the plague HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\",Title,0,"Another Day in Paradise" HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\",Flags,0x00010001,20 ;This one I edited the default on the graphics driver inf ;HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\01",,,"Adjusting Display" ;HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\01",1,,"%1%\$OEM$\1365VidChng.exe 1600x1200x32@75 -q" HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\98",,,"Registry Settings" HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\98",1,,"%1%\$OEM$\registry.bat" HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\99",,,"Cleanup on Isle 9" HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\99",1,,"%11%\cmd.exe /c del /Q """%16386%\Remote Assistance.lnk""" HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\99",2,,"%11%\cmd.exe /c del /Q """%16406%\Windows Catalog.lnk""" HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\99",3,,"%11%\cmd.exe /c del /Q """%16406%\Set Program Access and Defaults.lnk""" HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\99",4,,"%11%\cmd.exe /c del /Q """%16406%\Windows Update.lnk""" HKLM,"%RunOnceEx%\99",5,,"%11%\cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 7 -w 1000 > %systemroot%\Temp\null" [Strings] cdname = "Windows XP Professional CD-ROM" cdtagfile = "\win51ip" Run = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" RunOnceEx = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx" md5 for iernonce.dll: af37f64e79719a445aa4715d5eeb9e97 HHHHEEEEELLLP

In "Using a custom theme" here: http://gosh.msfnhosting.com/replacesource.htm gosh has a dummy theme file, but with lots more stuff in it. Is the only necessary entries for dummy theme file the example below? Is all the other stuff likely to be included in the msstyles file? <code> [VisualStyles] Path=%ResourceDir%\Themes\luna\luna.msstyles ColorStyle=NormalColor Size=NormalSize </code>

@utln You are right. There is more than "one reg to inf for PE" types in the list, and I think they work for WinPE as well. Complete list here: http://www.bootcd.uni.cc/BartPE_Plugins_Complete.php @enuffsaid I should have said that I haven't tried this stuff, just noting its existence. Once I iron out a winxp cd with all changes I will see about converting my reg files to inf. Gosh has said this makes for a more integrated solution, rather than bolt-on stuff (at least that's what I remember... not sure about details).

I should add that jdeboeck.bat above takes out OOBE (thanks to gosh and nuhi <a href="http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=16414&hl">here</a>), so you should remark out some lines if you want to be able to do the windows activation thing. You could take out wpabaln.exe from txtsetup.sif, so you don't get bothered with activation reminders, but in 30 days you still won't be able to log on (or activate if OOBE is removed).