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This one will will change My Computer on the desktop to "username" on "computer name"
Sets the value to "%username% on %computername%"
Might be useful in some networked environments or using remote desktop.
Reg
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}]
"LocalizedString"=hex(2):25,00,55,00,53,00,45,00,52,00,4e,00,41,00,4d,00,45,00,\
25,00,20,00,6f,00,6e,00,20,00,25,00,43,00,4f,00,4d,00,50,00,55,00,54,00,45,\
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Unattended XP Update CD
in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003
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Hi All
Not sure if this is the right forum but it seems a logical follow up to the unattended installation.
I've just done CD for the local repair shop which updates existing XP installs in unattended mode and also includes Symantec virus removal tools.
It uses all the principles I've learnt from you kind folk here at MSFN so thanks to all who contribute to this knowledge sharing.
There's an attachment of the front end of the prog below which was written by Elihu Rozen available at E_Cat. It's very easily customisable via an .ini file so non programmers like myself will have no trouble getting around it at all.
It basically does the following things:
1. Installs XPSP1 - from a self extracting cab and driven by a batch file to install in unattended mode.
2. Installs hotfixes - basically does SVCPACK.INF (13 minute mark) installs, reboots and does RUNONCEX installs.
3. The Lot - installs SP1, reboots, installs SVCPACK.INF ,reboots, installs RUNONCEX
4. The virus removal tools run off a batch which turns off system restore, reboots and then runs the removal tool (haven't found a way yet to automatically reboot into safe mode)
The internals of this are four batch files as follows:
run.cmd - installs SP1 then calls runfirst.cmd
runfirst.cmd - on reboot calls update.cmd via runonceex
Update.cmd - runs basically the SVCPACK.INf install then calls runonce.cmd to do do the RUNONCEX installation on the next reboot.
runonce.cmd - does the RunOnceEx on first boot thing
The virus removal batch is as follows:
You can arrange a directory structure on the CD so it's easily updatable when SP2 is released or to add the latest apps or virus removal tools. Good thing about Elihu's menu is you can keep adding menu buttons ad infinitum and a "next" button will appear to scroll through them, so you could fill up the CD with drivers or other useful software.
The guys at the repair shop are stoked with this as they can get on with other work while the auto stuff is happening and it's really handy if you have mates who want you to get virii off their computers - just give them the CD and tell 'em they can do it themselves and then update so it won't happen again - which means I've got more time to drink Guinness
Wish list:(stuff I haven't done yet)
Turn on Internet connection Firewall via reg tweak
Detect installed service packes and hotfixes ("IF Exist=yadyada GOTO" sort of routine) so you're not installing anything you don't have to.
Do more of the batch file stuff theough RunOnceEx
Drink more Guinness.
If anyone can find a way to streamline the coding that'd be great (as i said I'm not a programmer)
Hope it's useful.
Cheers
Reg (ofarimathea)