Radimus

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsme...ecdownload.aspx

don't forget the codec pack with /q:a /r:n

any ideas??

the problem occurs when you have several of these devices... By default USB printing is not installed, instructions say to install the drivers first, before connecting the device, then upon restart and connection the drivers will auto install/configure. So basically USB printing has to be installed before the device gets connected, but I have 6 different models of MFD, I have provided all the paths to the drivers, but I'm hung up on the USB printer support

Anyone get USB printing pre-installed/auto installed... I have a bunch of MFD that are USB, but USB printing has to be installed before the print driver

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read up on sysprep... as that is what it is for...

;Disable Security Center [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Anti-virus Notifications ;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center] ;"AntiVirusDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 ;Disable Firewall Notifications ;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center] ;"FirewallDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 ;Disable Automatic Updates Notifications ;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center] ;"UpdatesDisableNotify"=dword:00000001

Thank you... I am still working on the mechanics of it still... especially now as sp2 is released. as far as a development report goes, the GUI is about the same, with an addition of a checkbox to turn off the firewall, and another item in the top right to add a service pack. as for the functionality, I am working on the slipstreaming of the servicepack to the extracted ISO at the moment.. not a big problem, but then I'll have to add some logic as to block slipstreaming of a SP to a source ISO at the same or greater SP level. I'm thinking of changing the optionbox with all the checkboxes, into a tabpage control where each page would hold logically similar or SP level related objects... For example, a page with IE options like proxy setings, branding, and such, but then only enable popup blocking and activex controls when an SP2 ISO or SP2 is selected... That would casue a redesign to the form a little bit, but make it logical (and give me some more space to work with). I'll make it work slipstreaming sp2 + some accessories like MSJava first (Single purpose)... then make the GUI changes to make it more general purpose... YNK, MS could make Win2kSP5 in a few months...

and quite frankly, SP2 will probably include driver support for many of the newer devices... The beta SP probably didn't have the full driver.cab...

you can't remove it.. well you can, but then MSOffice complains. and whenever you upgrade IE, it comes back The simplest thing to do is add msinm.exe to the restricted programs key so no one can launch it. there is also a reg value/policy that removes the links to it

I do disk cloning all the time, and it isn't that hard. If you are making an unattended XP CD, then you already have done most of the work in setting up driver folders and the $oem$ dir. basically all you need to do install XP WITHOUT any additional drivers, install your service packs and apps, reg patches and such. Copy in the Drivers folder to the HD, the $oem$ can still be used for little things, but the apps and such have already been installed, so you may have nothing in this. make a c:\sysprep folder, copy in the sysprep files from the deploy.cab, and customize the sysprep.inf, which is a stripped down winnt.sif (admin password, join domain, network settings, oemdrivers, etc) then run: sysprep -bmsd sysprep -reseal -quiet -mini -reboot place a floppy in the a: drive to prevent the PC from restarting use ghost or drive image to duplicate the drive... If you are only looking to do XP the image will probably fit on a CD... if you add MSOffice, etc, then you will need a dvd or network share to save the image to If you have done the sysprep.inf right, when you deploy the image to a new machine, you will have cut down install time down TREMENDOUSLY... I deploy a 2gb image in about 15-20 minutes from a network share. And the same image works on 5 desktop models and about 10 laptop models... all drivers preinstalled and ready to go.

just for an example of some of my projects using kix (and kixforms) I have a bad history of starting projects and not geting around to finishing them... you ought to see my front yard kixforms is necessary for the GUI, but all the mechanics of these apps is done only with Kixtart... let's see DOS do that

For the GUI tools, check out kixforms.org which has a freeware addon dll to enable gui frontends... I have written MANY admin tools with it. As for whether 'dos' is better than kix, I'd have to say that kix can do FAR MORE than can dos natively... eventually there will be things that each cannot do without additional tools, but kix will go farther. and includes much more functionality than does and number of commandline tools. Take REG.exe for example. MS included it with XP, but didn't before... Kixtart can manage the registry natively... but it isn't a contest. It is a scripting language, made for logonscripts, but it has so far exceded that expectation that there is no longer any comparison. And it is SO MUCH easier to read than a batch file... my last logon script is over 90k and not 1 goto is to be found Kix runs under the environment of the current user, so I'd expect that if it were running during setup, I suppose that it would be under the system or administrator context. I did use a kix script that used WMI to determine make and model of the PC and install the correct chipset.exe... I called it from commandlines.txt and it worked fine I'll forward the registration problem to the admins... Lonkero or NTDOC should be able to hook you up... unfortunately they isn't online right now

I am a Mod at Kixtart.org, and kix is WAY more powerful than most people give it credit for... It has built into it all the INI and reg tools anyone would want. It works with COM, ADSI, LDAP, NTDS, and for the trouble cases, it can shell out to 'dos' tools KiXtart, it isn't just for logon scripts anymore...

;Disable Security Center [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc] "Start"=dword:00000004

2 days to install winxp on a 2.4gb PC with 128mb dedicated in VPC... just to save me from burning ISOs to CD for testing... Sorry, but a spindle of blanks is better than 2 days of my life going, "what the **** is taking it so long"

iexpress from IEAK WinInstaller LE inno setup and there are a few others

The other issue is managability.. Many of them (most) are not managable, but a few are, like pest patrol and supposedly the new Ad-aware. Spybot is easily installed and updated, scriptable SpySweeper has a good UI and is probably more 'user friendly' than even Ad-aware is I haven't looked at McAfee's tool yet, but I like having a 'real' company that has experience in dealing with corporate environments, quick responses to threats, and an image to maintain. It may not be the best today, but it will be close in the next few versions.

not really.. I just HATE long lines and for the most part, only 3 set statements are use.. the other are only there for completeness

hopefully, MS will standardize on one type for everything post XPSP2

type4 ???

type2

type 1

Which is why I, and probably many others, take them and repackage them into iexpress packages with the switches built in. I save them on my network, after testing, and then I no longer have to worry about which one uses which switch.