Arrow22

This would work but it must be installed as a slave on another system I have been using my USB Key for installing Vista... I accidently left it in the USB port and Paradox installed its code to the Boot record on my Key as well as the system I was testing it on. I don't believe Paradox will run on a locked system.

I have not seen a central source for Changing the Default Action of the Start Menu Power Button from Sleep to Shutdown. This is how I did it. Note: I roll up all my installation software into install.wim When it gets Decompressed, C:\Addons\Regedits has all of my registry tweaks. No need to go looking for them and They install from the hard drive (faster). and this is the reg file Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Power\User\PowerSchemes\8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c\4f971e89-eebd-4455-a8de-9e59040e7347\a7066653-8d6c-40a8-910e-a1f54b84c7e5] "ACSettingIndex"=dword:00000002 "DCSettingIndex"=dword:00000002 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\User\PowerSchemes\8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c\4f971e89-eebd-4455-a8de-9e59040e7347\a7066653-8d6c-40a8-910e-a1f54b84c7e5] "ACSettingIndex"=dword:00000002 "DCSettingIndex"=dword:00000002 This has worked for me 100% Ask if more info is needed...

Echo..........Install 7-zip start /wait %AppsRoot%install\7-zip\7z465-x64.msi /passive Echo..........Install Citrix start /wait %AppsRoot%install\Citrix\ICA.exe Echo..........Install Office start /wait %AppsRoot%install\Office\O2K7.EXE Echo..........Finished shutdown -r -c "Rebooting To Finish Setup." This is complex? You kidding me? Also if you'll notice the Administrator account is autologging in, so UAC does not come into play here. I personally(probably not doing it right) cannot get First logon commands to work in OOBE The command line parameters kept getting screwed up. So I used a batch file. Single command, no spaces to get confusing...

You have to be careful of the complexity of the first logon commands also, if the UAC is still on, you will have even more problems

I use a 4 step process... Step 1 - Using the WAIK - Copy OEM image to a work folder (DressedImage) - Add SATA/RAID drivers to boot.wim with peimg - Add All Other Drivers to install.wim with peimg Step 2 - Using vLite - Add any Updates - Isolate the Ultimate Image Only - Lose the Setup/Upgrade crap (I support Clean Install only - Grandfathering the drivers in is asking for problems) Step 3 - Using ImgMgr.exe + Autoattend.xml - Setup pointers for Registry Edits - Setup pointers for Software Installs - Make changes to tweak Vista Step 4 - Using WAIK - Copy DressedImage to FinalImage - Mount and add actual Software - Apply Autoattend.xml Once Steps 1 and 2 are complete(it takes a bit), Further development and adjustments are quick because I do not alter the DressedImage.

It seems like everyone here is looking for the All-In-One solution for unattended setups It is far easier to look at this in stages: - Add Boot Drivers for SATA/RAID requirements to boot.wim - Add Device Drivers to Install.wim - vLite OS Updates into "Dressed Image" - Configure Autounattend.xml All solutions "work" to some degree. better to do the Step-By-Step and get it perfect each time Installing the Device Drivers Offline solves all kinds of problems Here is My solution How to Slipstream Drivers Offline

Vista Ultimate for High-End systems is great. XP has a difficult time with memory when above 3 gig even with the updates... 32-bit just cannot handle all those data lines efficiently OEM Vista sucks... Learn to create your own install disks. You will never regret it.

This was actually very easy... in your autoattend, place this entry <settings pass="specialize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <Description>Set Start Button</Description> <Order>1</Order> <Path>Regedit.exe -s "C:\Addons\RegEdits\StartMenuPower.reg"</Path> </RunSynchronousCommand> </RunSynchronous> </component> </settings> Those not familiar with xml and are using the WAIK Image Manager, this is what you do to add a registry file *WARNING* I use Vista Ultimate x64 image only, If your target is different, ask for an example here.... - Use image manager to open your Image and your AutoAttend.xml - Add Component "amd64_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" -->"RunSynchronousCommand" "Add Setting to Pass 4 specialize" It must be run early in the installation to avoid Administrative Priviledge checks I run this just before my disable UAC regedit (included here) - Description: Set Start Button - Order: 1 <-- or whatever you want... - Path: Regedit.exe -s "C:\Addons\RegEdits\StartMenuPower.reg" - Will reboot: <-- whatever, I put my UACdisable next then force a reboot here are the files Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;------------------------------------------------------------- ; StartMenuPower.reg - Reconfigure Start Menu Power Control Button using Registry [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Power\User\PowerSchemes\8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c\4f971e89-eebd-4455-a8de-9e59040e7347\a7066653-8d6c-40a8-910e-a1f54b84c7e5] "ACSettingIndex"=dword:00000002 "DCSettingIndex"=dword:00000002 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\User\PowerSchemes\8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c\4f971e89-eebd-4455-a8de-9e59040e7347\a7066653-8d6c-40a8-910e-a1f54b84c7e5] "ACSettingIndex"=dword:00000002 "DCSettingIndex"=dword:00000002 and Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;------------------------------------------------------------- ; UACdisable.reg - Disable UAC controls and make things run faster ; Disable User Account Control in Windows Vista (Requires Reboot) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin"=dword:00000002 "ConsentPromptBehaviorUser"=dword:00000001 "EnableLUA"=dword:00000000 ; NTFS, Disable 8.3 names and Last Access (speeds up disk access) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem] "NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation"=dword:00000001 "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000001 /code] If more clarification is needed, ask here. Not many have figured this out (and what a pain for most newbies) I will be monitoring this thread for a bit....

You can also use peimage Here is a portion of my image prep batch file Drivers are inserted offline to my dressed image After the drivers are installed, then I use vLite to install the updates using the dressed image as my source. Driver signing is now taken out of the setup process because the drivers in question are already installed. Imagex Note: change the amd64 to x86 in the path if you are in an x86 environment Echo Off Cls set __PEIMG="%ProgramFiles%\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\peimg.exe" set __IMAGEX="%ProgramFiles%\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64\Imagex.exe" set __Mount=C:\Mount set __Source=.\DressedImage Echo Off Cls Echo . Transferring Other Drivers to install.wim (Image 4 - Ultimate Only) mkdir "%__Mount%" %__IMAGEX% /mountrw "%__Source%\sources\install.wim" 4 "%__Mount%" %__PEIMG% /inf=".\Drivers\Agere_Modem\agrmuv32.inf" "%__Mount%\Windows" %__PEIMG% /inf=".\Drivers\BFG GeForce 8600 GT\nv_disp.inf" "%__Mount%\Windows" %__IMAGEX% /commit /unmount "%__Mount%" RmDir /S /Q "%__Mount%"