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The attached image is feom a theme that I came across, but can the same thing be done without theming?

Sorry! Was it me that got the wrong end of the stick, or you guys? I understood that he was talking about his menu folders, not installation folders.

I don't know how others do it but I use a *.cmd file that is the last one run from my RunOnce similar to the following; cmdow @ /HID @echo off REM - - - Move Wordpad Shortcut - - - copy /y "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\WordPad.lnk" "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Office\Utilities\WordPad.lnk" del /f "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\WordPad.lnk" EXIT Of course, my file has lots more sections for other shortcuts but they are all done the same way. The only exceptions are those shortcuts that are created ActiveSetup, they cannot be done this way as they don't exist at this stage (info from GreenMachine). For these I disable their access points via winnt.sif [Components] OEAccess=Off IEAccess=Off I then create new shortcuts using a small exe that I found. See this thread.

Nice to see you guys spend the last few hours before an exam revising! LOL Seriously, I think you do right to chill just before. BTW - I'm actually a teacher in a secondary school (for non brits that's 11y - 16y). I teach Science & some ICT. I hope your Biology paper went well today.

Thanks GM - nice explanation. I thought I was going crazy! LOL

My solution turned out to be a combination of the above I turned off the access points in my unattended sif file as Bâshrat the Sneaky suggested and then created new ones where I wanted them using the shortcut.exe that I posted about here http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=20355 BTW - I still don't know why I couldn't treat these like the others.

Thanks for trying MCT but no-go. These last 2 are definately in the user's Start Menu. And thanks also Bâshrat the Sneaky - but if I do that I won't be able to copy them! Never mind I'll have to do it by making new shortcuts.

The following installs without probs - but you are not protected until you run SpywareBlaster cmdow @ /HID @echo off start /wait %systemdrive%\install\SWBLASTER\spywareblastersetup.exe /VERYSILENT /NOCANCEL /SP- /NORESTART start /wait %systemdrive%\install\pskill spywareblaster.exe EXIT

As part of my finishing off I have been writing a cmd file to rearrange the Start Menu shortcuts to my liking. I have been using a "copy /y" to copy each shortcut to where I want it, then following up with a del /f to delete the original. Labourious I know but it has worked perfectly for every shortcut apart from the Internet Explorer and Outlook Express shortcuts that are placed via "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu. These two just will not move or delete - I constantly get "file not found" My question - are these two different somehow? Are they not *.lnk files? Here's the commands I've used (all similar worked) copy /y "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Explorer.lnk" "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Online\Internet\Internet Explorer.lnk" del /f "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Explorer.lnk" Can someone check my code and see what I'm doing wrong.

Re pskill question. Since I don't need it after my system is setup, I place it in $OEM$\$1\INSTALL It works fine during RunOnceEx but is deleted at the cleanup stage along with the rest of the INSTALL folder.

OK, I've had a play and this tiny app works flawlessly. Example usage for XP AntiSpy 1) The xp-AntiSpy.exe is copied over by being placed in $OEM$\$PROGS\XPANTISPY\ and the shortcut.exe is in $OEM$\$$ 2) This line is executed in my cleanup.cmd (the last entry in my RunOnceEx) shortcut.exe /F:"%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\XP Antispy.lnk" /A:C /T:"%ProgramFiles%\XPANTISPY\XP-ANTISPY.exe" /R:1 Simple explanation of syntax; /F:"blah blah" = Path and name for the required shortcut /A:C = Action to carry out:Create shortcut /T:"blah blah" = Path and name for the target file /R:1 = Window state (1=normal, 3=maximised, 7=minimised)

When trying to create shortcuts from my Cleanup batch file, I found this site http://www.optimumx.com/download/ I can't find it referenced anywhere else (if it is then MODS - please delete post). In particular a file called shortcut.exe that allows you to create shortcuts to any files that you have copied over via $OEM.

I totally agree with you folks. The latest thing is not the only thing (or always the best). Millions of perfectly good PC's are scrapped each year just because their owners have been caught up in the "latest is best" marketing scam. A good solid 800 or 900 Duron or similar is way over spec for most users (if we ignore the latest games). You can run an office suite, surf the net, use e-mail and burn CD's on a lot less. Don't get brainwashed!

I had some fun finding the netuser.exe mentioned above by ljones2- you can imagine some of the dodgy files that came up. The real one can be found here http://www.jsiinc.com Tip number 570 - it works a treat.

Yea [bM]Crusher, I guess we pro'lly have all those things - what we need to get is OUT MORE!

You can't do this from winnt.sif but if you can figure out how to use winbom.ini (instead/as well - I dunno) Quote from ref.chm The following example configures two physical hard disks, each 32 GB. The operating system is Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition or another 32-bit edition of Windows. [DiskConfig] Disk1 = First.Config Disk2 = Data.Config [First.Config] Size1 = 30000 FileSystem1 = FAT32 SetActive1 = Yes PartitionType1 = Primary Size2 = * PartitionType2 = Extended Size3 = * PartitionType3 = Logical [Data.Config] Size1 = * FileSystem1 = NTFS

Errrr. I think I may have started the Summer Silly Season off a little early. I wouldn't have thought that there was any drivers or such initialised at such an early stage to allow sound - but what do I know? However, when I spent some time playing with PE it proved very difficult to get any sound without the support of plug'n'play etc, so you're basically looking for a self-contained app' that contains built in support for generic sound production. Does such an app exist?

Wow, I can't read & type fast enough - thanks. evilvoice. Thats the new name after repacking. It could have been anything but I just followed Green Machines guide to the letter. Nois3. The one *.cat in the inf is from the slipstreamed rollup, I don't honestly know how essential they are. All the HF's seem to install OK. Alanoll. Thanks for your imput. I'm going to search for that OPK version now. I did try to adapt Green Machines technique to the MP9 but it crashed spectacularly.LOL Just had a thought (I don't have many). If I unpack the bundled WMP9+MM2 can I use the files from there any easier. If so, which do I need?

No, didn't work for me. I got the following error at T13. Command line option syntax error. Type Command /? for Help. Yea I know, not a helpful error. Could be anything.but I've only added the MP9 setup and the MP9 Hotfix that follows it - my fault I should have tried one at a time. Would be grateful if anyone more experienced could cast their eye over my svcpack.inf [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" MajorVersion=5 MinorVersion=1 BuildNumber=2600 [SetupData] CatalogSubDir="\i386\Update" [ProductCatalogsToInstall] KB826939.cat [SetupHotfixesToRun] update.exe -q -n ;Flaw in Windows Script Engine May Allow Code to Run js56nen.exe /Q:A /R:N ;Vulnerability in Authenticode Verification Could Allow Remote Code Execution KB823182.exe /Q /O /N /Z ;Flaw in NetBIOS Could Lead to Information Disclosure KB824105.exe /Q /O /N /Z ;Buffer Overrun in the ListBox and in the ComboBox Control Could Allow Code Execution KB824141.exe /Q /O /N /Z ;Buffer Overrun in Windows Help and Support Center Could Lead to System Compromise KB825119.exe /Q /O /N /Z ;Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service Could Allow Code Execution KB828035.exe /Q /O /N /Z ;Cumulative Update for Microsoft RPC/DCOM KB828741.exe /Q /O /N /Z ;Security Update for Microsoft Windows KB835732.exe /Q /O /N /Z ;Vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine Could Allow Code Execution KB837001.exe /Q /O /N /Z ;Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express KB837009.exe /Q:A /R:N ;Vulnerability in Help and Support Center Could Allow Remote Code Execution KB840374.exe /Q /O /N /Z ;Flaw in the Microsoft VM Could Enable System Compromise Q816093.exe /Q:A /R:N ;Windows Media Player 9 "MPsetupXP.exe /Q:A /R:N /c:"setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N /NoPID /DisallowSystemRestore /P:#e"" ;Update for Windows Media Player URL Script Command Behavior (Insert After MP9) Q828026 /Q /O /N /Z ;Wininet retries POST requests with a blank header Q831167.exe /Q:A /R:N ;February 2004 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Q832894.exe /Q:A /R:N ;DirectX9 DX9NTopk.exe ;DotNET Framework 1.1 (Repacked using IExpress & Greenmachine's Guide) dotnetfw.exe ;Buffer overrun in an MDAC function could allow code execution "Q832483.exe /C:""dahotfix.exe /q /n"" /q:a" ;Verifies Hotfixes qchain.exe ;Register AV Codecs (for codec pack in $OEM folders) codecs.cmd Oh God. I just thought. Alanoll - do I need to unpack the MPsetupXP or is that what the first part of the command does?

Yea, just did a quick test. Using gosh's method I can manually start and play; Solitaire (runs OK) Freecell (runs OK & automatically opens full screen) Minesweeper (runs OK) Solitaire (very jerky & slow but automatically opens full screen) from around the 20 min mark. Now I just need to figure out how to do it automatically. <SparTacuS>

Thanks guys. Will be trying on the next rebuild. (3 a day at present). <SparTacuS> Oops, just checked. Isn't this for the bundled pack? MP9 on its own is MPSetupXP.exe and the MM2 bundle is MPSetup.exe

This is just a silly idea that I might just try - unless anyone else has tried already? When installing some Linux distros (Licoryce I think) I got a game of solitaire to play whilst waiting. I was wondering if this could be done via the "detached program"? Any thoughts. <SparTacuS>

utln is right. The inf for a BartPE (praised be his name) plugin is totally different than is needed for a reg on an unattended. Compare: Tweak=Disable Error Reporting, but notify when errors occur; For reg; [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting] "DoReport"=dword:00000000 For a BartPE Plugin; [Software.AddReg] 0x4, "Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting", "DoReport", 0x00000000 Nice try though . . .<SparTacuS>

Try the following; ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes UnattendSwitch="yes" FileSystem=* TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=No WaitForReboot="No" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore ProgramFilesDir="C:\My Program Files" CommonProgramFilesDir="C:\My Program Files\My Common Files" KeyboardLayout="United Kingdom" I use it like this - it gives me full unattended APART FROM choosing partition and file system - which is what you wanted (I think). <SparTacuS>

Yea, me too. I want MP9 but not MM2 and would love to do it in svcpack.inf. I can't seem to find any definate info on this.