[Aaargghhh. Help me. Reg phile not importing.]

Ahh...i c.

I didn't know youcould have a file delete itself....nice.

think my disk may well be finished.....

*crossed fingers...*

Once again...thanks for your time alanoll, no doubt you'll be seeing more of me around here....

[Aaargghhh. Help me. Reg phile not importing.]

every in $OEM$ will be copied automatically, but ermm, i have a question. if u write a clean.cmd to delete the other cmd, what about that clean.cmd you have write? it wont be deleted. so it is a dead walking way....

I was thinking that only the contents of the folders inside the $OEM$ folder would be copied..if not, then yep i would be simply replacing the problem with another..

What would be the correct method of calling a file located inside the $OEM$ folder, as if it NOT copied it will need to be called from it's location on the cd..?

[Aaargghhh. Help me. Reg phile not importing.]

Alanoll.....you is the man..

All working nicely now.....thanx for your help.

To delete the cmd file after install would I write another batch file containng just a command to delete start.cmd, calling this new batch file from the last line of start.cmd, ie after the deletion of root install folder?

If i place this new batch file into $OEM$ will it not be copied onto C?

[Aaargghhh. Help me. Reg phile not importing.]

Thank you Alanoll...I've made the changes as you recommend.

Will run 1 last test now, then i'm off to bed.

Many thanks for your time.

Will report back tommorow and let you know how it went.

[Aaargghhh. Help me. Reg phile not importing.]

I've just tested the above config - at T-10 the registry editor pops up.

I must be calling the REGEDIT /S incorrectly somehow?

[Aaargghhh. Help me. Reg phile not importing.]

Firstly..wow, yep my drivers are still not being deleted and my pc is not shuttin down.

Secondly..I do have a habit of always typing how i would say something. Will refrain from it in future on here.

Put the command that delete INSTALL AFTER the other two

After which 2 - could you state a little more clearly please

REGEDIT /S is neccesary when calling REG files

So should my cmdlines file read:

[COMMANDS]
"REGEDIT /S"
".\registry.reg"

or should i write another small batch file, call that from the cmdlines file and have that call the registry file?

put your CMD file somewhere else .....

Is this refering to my cmdlines file?

I've currently put it in the $OEM$ folder, is this ok?

[Aaargghhh. Help me. Reg phile not importing.]

@ homiebrah - I've added a cmdlines.txt file to the oem folder and moved my reg file there as well.

This is how i've setup my cmdlines file:

[COMMANDS]
"registry.reg"

Is this right?

@ Think my oempnppath is long coz i got 3 drivers loading, IDE, RAID & SATA?

Am testin this setup now on VMWare...post back soon....

Edit: Grammatically tidied as requsted...

[Aaargghhh. Help me. Reg phile not importing.]

here you go..

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    UnattendSwitch=yes
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    Repartition=No
    OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\IDE;Drivers\RAID;Drivers\RAID\3ware6k;Drivers\RAID\3ware78k;Drivers\RAID\3112r;Drivers\RAID\3114r;Drivers\RAID\3124r;Drivers\RAID\hpt371;Drivers\RAID\sis180;Drivers\RAID\sis181;Drivers\SATA;Drivers\SATA\3112;Drivers\SATA\3114;Drivers\SATA\3124;"

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=*
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=85
    OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
    ProductKey=THIS-ISA-NICE-LEGAL-PRODUCT
    FullName="Admin"
    OrgName=""
    ComputerName=Uber-PC

[Display]
BitsPerPel=32
Xresolution=1024
YResolution=768

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1
    Language=00000809

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Shell]
CustomDefaultThemeFile="%Systemroot%\Resources\Themes\Plex Style M4.THEME"

[Components]
msmsgs=off
msnexplr=off 
freecell=off
hearts=off
minesweeper=off
pinball=off
solitaire=off
spider=off
zonegames=off

[GuiRunOnce]
%systemdrive%\install\start.cmd

Edit: Grammatically tidied as requsted...

[Aaargghhh. Help me. Reg phile not importing.]

Er..not sure.

I'm still kinda a n00b to this, where am i lookin, in the drivers folder?

Tell me where to look and i'll let ya know what i've got.

(My dvd was partially setup for me)

Thanx

Edit: Grammatically tidied as requsted...

[Aaargghhh. Help me. Reg phile not importing.]

Lo peeps...need a spot of advice again.

I Hve got my unattended dvd workin ok, except the reg file (registry.reg) doesn't import during install, "install" folders are not deleted after setup, also i never see the "Windows XP will now restart in 5 seconds" window.

Could one of the updates be causing a re-hoot automatically?

Could someone please ave a look at my files and see if there's something i've missed out on?

Many thanx in advance if you can.

CLS
@echo off
TITLE Snakefoods Uber-L337 Install....

ECHO.
ECHO The system will now install a series of software appz,
ECHO followed by the a set of tweaks to the Registry....
ECHO                     .......
ECHO                                                      
ECHO This may take a lil while if u got a humilipc.....  :D

ECHO.
ECHO Applying Registry Tweaks...
REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\registry.reg

ECHO.
ECHO Extracting Office 2003 Professional 
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Office2003.exe /s

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Office 2003 Professional 
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Office2003\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=%systemdrive%\install\Applications\OfficeXP\Unattended.MST /qb-

ECHO.
ECHO Installing WinRAR 3.3 Plus
ECHO If you thought office was a long wait....
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\wrar330.exe /s

ECHO.
ECHO Installing 3D Mark 01
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\3DMark01.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing 3DMark03
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\3DMark03.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing AC3Filter
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\AC3Filter.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Ad-aware6 Pro
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Ad-aware6Professional.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing AdobeAcrobat
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\AdobeAcrobat.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing OpenTarget Tweak
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\OpenTarget.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Alcohol
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Alcohol.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing BitTorrent Client
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\BitTorrentS-5.8.7.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing CopyToDVD
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\CopyToDVD.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Diskeeper
ECHO Please Wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Diskeeper.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing DivX
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\DivX.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing DvD Decrypter
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Decrypter.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Fraunhofer
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Fraunhofer.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing GSpot
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\GSpot.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Huffyuv
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Huffyuv.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing IsoBuster 1.5
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\IsoBuster1.5.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing LSX-MPEG Suite
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\LSX-MPEGSuite.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing DreamWeaver 2004
ECHO Ope ya still waitin.....
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\MacromediaDreamweaverMX2004.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing MakeTorrent2
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\MakeTorrent2.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing MircInvision
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\MircInvision.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing MSN
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\MSN.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Nero6.3
ECHO Please wait sum more...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Nero6.3.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing PowerDVD
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\PowerDVD5.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing RealPlayer
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\RealPlayer.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing DVD Shrink
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Shrink.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Winamp 2.91
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Winamp.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing XviD
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\XviD.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing TMPGEnc
ECHO Please wait...Only 3 more.....
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\TMPGEnc.exe

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q817787 for Windows Media Player 8
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q817787.EXE /Q:A /R:N

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q832483 Buffer overrun in an MDAC function could allow code execution
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\ENU_Q832483_MDAC_X86.EXE /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n" /q

ECHO.
ECHO Deleting Temp Installation Files...
RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\install

ECHO.
ECHO Deleting Driver Installation Files...
RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\Drivers

ECHO.
ECHO Restarting the PC in 5 seconds...
shutdown.exe -r -f -t 05 -c "Windows XP will now restart in 5 seconds"

Will add my reg file as attachment..no need to cluter up phorum..

Greatly appreciate it if anyone can suss this out.

Edit: Grammatically tidied as requsted...

registry.reg

[Registry Tweaks, Part-1]

@ Blinkdt - Nice 1 geez, found sum well usefull tweaks in ya phile..

[Registry Tweaks, Part-1]

oops....

accidentaly posted improper post....

[Xtract 2.\..\inetsrv - Not Qchain]

Well...i tried it, but didn't work.

Gonna put it down to an incorrectly made image, i've since started using another one and is all workin nice.

jus gotta sort out a few more small details now.....no doubt i'll b calling for help again soon.

Many thanx for ya time.

[Xtract 2.\..\inetsrv - Not Qchain]

Are you sure you did not eliminate taskkill.exe in any way (or did you use nLite on MSFN forums to slim down your install-CD)?

Not sure, the disk is one that somebody else started and i'm tweaking.

Well then, let's try this instead:

instead of running "tasklist" try running "taskmgr".

That will (try to) bring up the normal, GUI, familiar Task Manager

will do - report back soon with result

Think i may have aquired another image which boots clean so may simply add all me appz to that 1, still wanna solve this tho as will b good to find out what ir is.

IMPORTANT:

Is this being tried by you on XP Pro or is it Home edition ?

Pro.

[Xtract 2.\..\inetsrv - Not Qchain]

I get the command prompt ok, except when i use the tasklist command i get: ERROR: Critical Error.

Could this b because i'm using VMWare?

I ave got a copy of Virtual PC around ere somewhere, might it work better on that?

[Xtract 2.\..\inetsrv - Not Qchain]

Lo peeps....need spot of advice, try ankeep it kinda n00b-friendly as i'm still pretty new to these techniques.

I've got an unattended install of XP that i've been tweakin up, only it has the mid-way pause where it asks ya to specify the folder for extraction.

Havin searched this site a bit, every1 seems to point at QCHAIN.exe...but i aint this phile is not located anywhere on me disk.

help...

many thanx if any1 can.

snakefood