`Felix`

Hi all, am just building a recovery cd and would like to use boosect.dos and Ntbootdd.sys for the native NTFS support. Can anyone help me out with these files.... they are found on dual boot configurations usually win95/98 and Windows NT/2000/XP. I would really appreciate it if you can help!

No offence taken - i would do the same and test test test Hope it gives you the solution you are looking for... comments, questions, additions most welcome.

Yes you can access the internet with Vmware and you can get it from here VMware Workstation 4.5

Holy crap, your site reduces Firefox to a crawl. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> really i use FF and have never had a problem... and i am in Australia and my Site is in the USA.... and i have tried it from many different system...

See my guide link below for the solution.

Hi all, I developed a guide sometime ago to address these questions... Please feel free to review the guide (link after my signature below) comments, questions, suggestion or additions welcome.

Bad move and can be disastrous

ZileXa's way will address your need for just "burning package and recode (with nero digital)" as for the associations - create a registry file and remove them

Hi ZileXa, This is the method i have been using and it is working like a treat! One issue that i thought i would raise is that this will only work if you are installing your applications to drive C: I have been experimenting with installations to drive D: but as yet have not come up with a simple solution. We could extract the contents to a tmp location and then copy to the right locations - D:\program files, D:\program files\common file and c:\windows... but i am looking to see if we can make it more simple than that. Will keep you posted. Simonsay >> Very good guide dude! simple and straight forward as i have found with all your guides. keep up the great work!

Yep - as I said the reg keys control the look and feel of the taskbar, including Quick launch - the order, the amount of icons visible in quick launch the taskbar height etc. Give it a try you will see yourself.

Hi all, For 3 days i have been reading posts from members "after searching" for a clear cut method of automatically creating a 2 partitions (C: D:) on hard-drive 1 during the unattended setup of windows. After all my reading and some experimenting with different ideas i am no closer to a solution. Can anyone suggest a solution? I would like it to work as part of the unattended installation. I have tried settings the ExtendOemPartition = 3000;(size_in_MB) so that at least drive c: would be 3gb and then i was going to have a DetachedProgram="%systemdrive%\install\batch.cmd" to run the commands required to process drive d:, however drive C: but this solution didn't work. Ideas, suggestions most welcome.

Hi Shak, I peronsally use Vmware, the ms solution was not to my liking. I would suggest that you start with a completely clean vm and and clean default install of Windows. Then install Firefox and any extensions and themes you want - Then create your deployment file. I have tested the guide process many times and it has worked everytime without fail, however i do run on a clean version of windows each time.

Thanks for the information - very helpful. I am speaking with the developer of FFDeploy about obtaining the source code and then further improving the product and making an all in one creator. I will attempt to address this issue if he allows me to continue working on his code.

Yes you can install any new version over the top of the current one and that will pick up your existing settings. If you are creating a new deployment file, then i suggestion a clean install on a clean machine.

or a little cleaner if you want to user the var for other things @echo off cd /d "%userprofile%\..\default user" set DefaultUser=%CD% echo %defaultuser% and here is one for %profiledir% @echo off cd /d "%userprofile%\.." set profiledir=%CD% echo %profiledir%

Ok simply set the icons in your quick launch bar the way you want them, and then do a complete restart of windows. [some of the settings will only be saved with a complete restart - not simply logging off] Then after your restart open regedit and export the following keys [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop] "Toolbars"=hex:11,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "TaskbarWinXP"=hex:0c,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,e2,2b,d8,\ 64,57,d0,11,a9,6e,00,c0,4f,d7,05,a2,22,00,1c,00,0a,11,00,00,1a,00,00,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,01,14,02,00,00,00,\ 00,00,c0,00,00,00,00,00,00,46,81,00,00,00,11,00,00,00,ee,1d,a0,f3,0b,10,c5,\ 01,ae,51,46,ee,12,10,c5,01,ae,51,46,ee,12,10,c5,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,e7,01,14,00,1f,50,e0,4f,d0,\ 20,ea,3a,69,10,a2,d8,08,00,2b,30,30,9d,19,00,2f,43,3a,5c,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,5c,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,4b,32,29,3c,\ 10,00,44,4f,43,55,4d,45,7e,31,00,00,44,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,4b,32,ea,71,4b,\ 32,29,3c,14,00,00,00,44,00,6f,00,63,00,75,00,6d,00,65,00,6e,00,74,00,73,00,\ 20,00,61,00,6e,00,64,00,20,00,53,00,65,00,74,00,74,00,69,00,6e,00,67,00,73,\ 00,00,00,18,00,30,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,4b,32,2a,3c,10,00,64,61,7a,00,1e,00,\ 03,00,04,00,ef,be,4b,32,29,3c,4b,32,2a,3c,14,00,00,00,64,00,61,00,7a,00,00,\ 00,12,00,50,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,4b,32,2f,3c,10,00,41,50,50,4c,49,43,7e,31,\ 00,00,38,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,4b,32,29,3c,4b,32,2f,3c,14,00,00,00,41,00,70,\ 00,70,00,6c,00,69,00,63,00,61,00,74,00,69,00,6f,00,6e,00,20,00,44,00,61,00,\ 74,00,61,00,00,00,18,00,42,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,12,31,76,4f,14,00,4d,49,43,\ 52,4f,53,7e,31,00,00,2a,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,12,31,04,4f,12,31,09,50,14,00,\ 00,00,4d,00,69,00,63,00,72,00,6f,00,73,00,6f,00,66,00,74,00,00,00,18,00,52,\ 00,31,00,00,00,00,00,12,31,0a,50,10,00,49,4e,54,45,52,4e,7e,31,00,00,3a,00,\ 03,00,04,00,ef,be,12,31,04,4f,12,31,0a,50,14,00,00,00,49,00,6e,00,74,00,65,\ 00,72,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,20,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,\ 72,00,00,00,18,00,48,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,12,31,0d,50,11,00,51,55,49,43,4b,\ 4c,7e,31,00,00,30,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,12,31,04,4f,12,31,0d,50,14,00,00,00,\ 51,00,75,00,69,00,63,00,6b,00,20,00,4c,00,61,00,75,00,6e,00,63,00,68,00,00,\ 00,18,00,00,00,60,00,00,00,03,00,00,a0,58,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,65,70,73,69,\ 6c,6f,6e,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2a,3a,3b,97,0b,da,1b,48,a7,46,ad,e3,c4,\ 17,bc,56,09,f7,cf,89,ff,7b,d9,11,ba,82,00,0c,29,0b,5e,e4,2a,3a,3b,97,0b,da,\ 1b,48,a7,46,ad,e3,c4,17,bc,56,09,f7,cf,89,ff,7b,d9,11,ba,82,00,0c,29,0b,5e,\ e4,10,00,00,00,05,00,00,a0,1a,00,00,00,09,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,\ 02,00,00,00,ea,01,00,00,01,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,a0,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,92,\ 00,32,00,0b,03,00,00,4b,32,38,3c,20,00,4c,41,55,4e,43,48,7e,31,2e,4c,4e,4b,\ 00,00,76,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,4b,32,30,3c,4b,32,30,3c,14,00,5e,00,4c,00,61,\ 00,75,00,6e,00,63,00,68,00,20,00,49,00,6e,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,6e,00,65,00,\ 74,00,20,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,20,00,42,00,72,\ 00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,6c,00,6e,00,6b,00,00,00,40,78,70,73,\ 70,31,72,65,73,2e,64,6c,6c,2c,2d,31,31,30,30,33,00,00,1c,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,68,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,5a,00,32,00,28,06,00,00,48,32,e3,19,20,00,4d,4f,\ 5a,49,4c,4c,7e,31,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,3e,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,4b,32,e8,42,4b,\ 32,e8,42,14,00,00,00,4d,00,6f,00,7a,00,69,00,6c,00,6c,00,61,00,20,00,46,00,\ 69,00,72,00,65,00,66,00,6f,00,78,00,2e,00,6c,00,6e,00,6b,00,00,00,1c,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,60,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,52,00,32,00,db,08,00,00,37,32,93,9d,\ 21,00,4d,59,43,4f,4d,50,7e,31,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,36,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,4b,\ 32,29,3c,4b,32,29,3c,14,00,00,00,4d,00,79,00,20,00,43,00,6f,00,6d,00,70,00,\ 75,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,6c,00,6e,00,6b,00,00,00,1c,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,76,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,68,00,32,00,4f,00,00,00,4b,32,37,3c,20,00,53,48,\ 4f,57,44,45,7e,31,2e,53,43,46,00,00,4c,00,03,00,04,00,ef,be,4b,32,37,3c,4b,\ 32,37,3c,14,00,36,00,53,00,68,00,6f,00,77,00,20,00,44,00,65,00,73,00,6b,00,\ 74,00,6f,00,70,00,2e,00,73,00,63,00,66,00,00,00,40,78,70,73,70,32,72,65,73,\ 2e,64,6c,6c,2c,2d,36,31,30,30,00,1c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,60,00,00,00,60,07,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,aa,4f,28,68,48,6a,d0,11,8c,78,00,c0,4f,d9,18,b4,\ f6,02,00,00,60,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2f,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00 "Upgrade"=dword:00000001 "Default Taskbar"=hex:0c,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,e2,2b,\ d8,64,57,d0,11,a9,6e,00,c0,4f,d7,05,a2,22,00,1c,00,0a,01,00,00,1a,00,00,00,\ 01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,01,14,02,00,00,\ 00,00,00,c0,00,00,00,00,00,00,46,83,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,a0,b0,48,5e,89,8d,\ bd,01,00,d8,9e,e4,2a,8d,bd,01,00,45,fe,5e,89,8d,bd,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,13,01,14,00,1f,0f,e0,4f,\ d0,20,ea,3a,69,10,a2,d8,08,00,2b,30,30,9d,19,00,23,44,3a,5c,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,cd,97,15,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,af,24,5c,\ b9,10,80,57,69,6e,6e,74,00,00,20,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,af,24,a3,b9,10,00,50,\ 72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,00,50,52,4f,46,49,4c,45,53,00,19,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,\ c1,24,08,92,10,00,69,65,35,30,30,2e,30,30,30,00,00,28,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,\ c1,24,08,92,10,00,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,61,00,41,50,\ 50,4c,49,43,7e,31,00,21,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,c5,22,9d,91,10,00,4d,69,63,72,\ 6f,73,6f,66,74,00,4d,49,43,52,4f,53,7e,31,00,29,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,d3,22,\ 32,a6,10,00,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,00,49,4e,54,\ 45,52,4e,7e,31,00,24,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,db,22,76,ba,10,00,51,75,69,63,6b,\ 20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,51,55,49,43,4b,4c,7e,31,00,00,00,8d,00,00,00,1c,00,\ 00,00,01,00,00,00,1c,00,00,00,36,00,00,00,0d,f0,ad,ba,8c,00,00,00,1a,00,00,\ 00,03,00,00,00,e7,18,2d,23,10,00,00,00,49,45,35,30,30,5f,58,31,43,00,43,3a,\ 5c,57,49,4e,4e,54,5c,50,72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,5c,49,45,35,30,30,2e,30,30,30,\ 5c,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,61,5c,4d,69,63,72,6f,73,6f,\ 66,74,5c,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,5c,51,75,69,63,\ 6b,20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,00,10,00,00,00,05,00,00,a0,1a,00,00,00,a3,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,cc,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,\ 4a,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,40,00,32,00,e6,01,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,00,4c,61,75,\ 6e,63,68,20,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,20,42,72,6f,\ 77,73,65,72,2e,6c,6e,6b,00,4c,41,55,4e,43,48,7e,32,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,00,40,\ 00,00,00,02,00,00,00,36,00,32,00,48,02,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,00,4c,61,75,6e,\ 63,68,20,4f,75,74,6c,6f,6f,6b,20,45,78,70,72,65,73,73,2e,6c,6e,6b,00,4c,41,\ 55,4e,43,48,7e,31,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,00,36,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,00,32,00,\ 51,00,00,00,ec,22,46,39,20,00,53,68,6f,77,20,44,65,73,6b,74,6f,70,2e,73,63,\ 66,00,53,48,4f,57,44,45,7e,31,2e,53,43,46,00,00,00,52,00,00,00,e0,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,\ 00,00,00,01,00,00,00,aa,4f,28,68,48,6a,d0,11,8c,78,00,c0,4f,d9,18,b4,37,02,\ 00,00,e0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00 "Default Taskbar (Personal)"=hex:0c,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,b0,e2,2b,d8,64,57,d0,11,a9,6e,00,c0,4f,d7,05,a2,22,00,1c,00,0a,01,00,00,\ 1a,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,01,\ 14,02,00,00,00,00,00,c0,00,00,00,00,00,00,46,83,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,a0,b0,\ 48,5e,89,8d,bd,01,00,d8,9e,e4,2a,8d,bd,01,00,45,fe,5e,89,8d,bd,01,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,13,01,14,00,\ 1f,0f,e0,4f,d0,20,ea,3a,69,10,a2,d8,08,00,2b,30,30,9d,19,00,23,44,3a,5c,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,cd,97,15,00,31,00,00,00,00,\ 00,af,24,5c,b9,10,80,57,69,6e,6e,74,00,00,20,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,af,24,a3,\ b9,10,00,50,72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,00,50,52,4f,46,49,4c,45,53,00,19,00,31,00,\ 00,00,00,00,c1,24,08,92,10,00,69,65,35,30,30,2e,30,30,30,00,00,28,00,31,00,\ 00,00,00,00,c1,24,08,92,10,00,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,\ 61,00,41,50,50,4c,49,43,7e,31,00,21,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,c5,22,9d,91,10,00,\ 4d,69,63,72,6f,73,6f,66,74,00,4d,49,43,52,4f,53,7e,31,00,29,00,31,00,00,00,\ 00,00,d3,22,32,a6,10,00,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,\ 00,49,4e,54,45,52,4e,7e,31,00,24,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,db,22,76,ba,10,00,51,\ 75,69,63,6b,20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,51,55,49,43,4b,4c,7e,31,00,00,00,8d,00,\ 00,00,1c,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,1c,00,00,00,36,00,00,00,0d,f0,ad,ba,8c,00,00,\ 00,1a,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,e7,18,2d,23,10,00,00,00,49,45,35,30,30,5f,58,31,\ 43,00,43,3a,5c,57,49,4e,4e,54,5c,50,72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,5c,49,45,35,30,30,\ 2e,30,30,30,5c,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,61,5c,4d,69,63,\ 72,6f,73,6f,66,74,5c,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,5c,\ 51,75,69,63,6b,20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,00,10,00,00,00,05,00,00,a0,1a,00,00,\ 00,a3,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,cc,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,\ 03,00,00,00,4a,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,40,00,32,00,e6,01,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,\ 00,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,20,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,\ 20,42,72,6f,77,73,65,72,2e,6c,6e,6b,00,4c,41,55,4e,43,48,7e,32,2e,4c,4e,4b,\ 00,00,00,40,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,36,00,32,00,48,02,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,00,\ 4c,61,75,6e,63,68,20,4f,75,74,6c,6f,6f,6b,20,45,78,70,72,65,73,73,2e,6c,6e,\ 6b,00,4c,41,55,4e,43,48,7e,31,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,00,36,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 2c,00,32,00,51,00,00,00,ec,22,46,39,20,00,53,68,6f,77,20,44,65,73,6b,74,6f,\ 70,2e,73,63,66,00,53,48,4f,57,44,45,7e,31,2e,53,43,46,00,00,00,52,00,00,00,\ e0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,aa,4f,28,68,48,6a,d0,11,8c,78,00,c0,4f,d9,\ 18,b4,37,02,00,00,e0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects2] "Settings"=hex:28,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,3c,00,00,00,37,\ 00,00,00,fe,ff,ff,ff,23,02,00,00,22,03,00,00,5a,02,00,00 Thats it. They are long keys, however they contain all the information about your taskbar, quick launch bar and the order of icons. So for example if you wanted to have a 2 line taskbar as i have - then these steps would be the same. Now all you need to do is include them in your default user NTUSER.DAT hive and then all users will get the order you have set. If you want to know how to do this - see my guide link below. Enjoy!

You will need to talk to Mozilla.org about that.

Hi Shak, No ideas why your custom install is not working correctly. I have tried to duplicate your issues here without success. Are you using vmware or similar to create your custom install? I have tested with VMware and all works fine.

Hi all, another patch here Windows XP SP1 or SP2, Windows 2000 SP3 or SP4 KB886903 -› ASP.NET Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 Download -› 1541 KB (February 8, 2005) Switches: KB886903.exe /q (cannot use the /integrate; option) Windows Server 2003 KB886903 -› ASP.NET Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 on Windows Server 2003 Download -› 771 KB (February 8, 2005) Switches: KB886903.exe /q (cannot use the /integrate; option) Windows XP SP1 or SP2, Windows 2000 SP3 or SP4 KB886904 -› ASP.NET Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Download -› 4804 KB (February 8, 2005) Switches: KB886904.exe /q (cannot use the /integrate; option) Windows Server 2003 KB886904 -› ASP.NET Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 on Windows Server 2003 Download -› 2289 KB (February 8, 2005) Switches: KB886904.exe /q (cannot use the /integrate; option)

Hey stringer, If you really want to pay someone to do it for you, PM me and we can talk more about it. It would take about 4-8 hours for me to do it for you depending on the stuff you aready have and what you want incorporated.

Are you working from a Unattend installation point of view or manual installation?

Try this: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...ndpost&p=264236 Or this: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...ndpost&p=179381

ok this runs when a user logs on after an upgrade or rebuild. The best place for it is in the default user NTUSER.DAT hive under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurentVersion\RunOnce If you want to know how to add commands to the NTUSER.DAT hive during unattended installs - have a look at he link at the bottom of my signature. read the guide carefully and you will find out how to do this safely. If you want some more help let me know. The 3rd party utils - just put them in %systemdrive%\windows\system32 then they will run from anywhere.

Try this solution http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...ndpost&p=261309

This problem was already solved in the latest release. i think you got version 2.6.0.0 beta 1 instead of beta 2 eagle, I have downloaded the latest version available on your site and i am also seeing this problem. Also when you click on the file menu to save etc as your mouse goes over new, the current document is closed a new document is opened - have you got a mouse over function in there - it seems to be a bug to me. Further, the when using CDROM variables, the line inserted is incorrect. FOR %%i IN (D: E: F: G: H: I: J: K: L: M: N: O: P: Q: R: S: T: U: V: W: X: Y: Z:) DO IF EXIST %%i:\win51ip.SP2 SET CDROM=%%i: You should remove the : at their the %%i: or next to each of the drive letters.