`Felix`
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Hi there,
Sorry if this sounds really stupid - but i have downloaded this theme and installed it but when i go to the themes dialogue box to enable it i can't see it in the list - i have browsed the install location and there is now.theme there either... how do i enable this?
Felix
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Ok i worked it out myself but for those of you that are interested here is my solution.
@echo off
:check
cd %allusersprofile%
cd ..
set userprofilesdir=%cd%
FOR %%d IN ("%userprofilesdir%") DO IF NOT EXIST %%d\xyz* GOTO false
cls
echo it is here
goto end
:false
cls
echo not here
goto end
:endNow you may be wondering why I was looking for this solution? - I have had need to do some unattended installs to system that have had a copy of windows on them already prevously and I automatically delete the \windows directory during the isntallation, however the nice thing is that the documents and settings folder is left intact.
Now what happens is that after you install and logon as one of the same users that was previously configured before the upgrade, you end up with a user profile folder for example: \documents and settings\xyz.domain\ becasue the folder \documents and settings\xyz\ already existed.
This is fine and of course all of user XYZ's configuration (\documents and settings\xyz\)is intact, but it is in the wrong folder... so with the above script, I can search to see if it is there and then have some commands to copy the original settings etc to the new location, or better still change the registery to point to the original location.
Stay tuned for a step by step guide to do this whole thing. Oh and why would i want to upgrade system that is already installed with Windows XP? Well from experience and more recently with SP2 updates - the system can become very bloated and or unstable. A clean installation is my preference everytime.
let me know your thoughts on this... and if you have any ideas to contribute - feel free.
Felix
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Try this
net user "the account name" "password" /fullname:"The aacount fullname" /comment:"Administration Account - DO NOT DELETE OR MODIFY" /passwordchg:no /add
net localgroup Administrators "the account name" /add
net localgroup users "the account name" /deleteOr you can automate it further with something like this
newuser.cmd
cmdow @ /HID
@echo off
net user %1 %2 /fullname:%3 /comment:%4 /passwordchg:no /add
net localgroup Administrators %1 /add
net localgroup users %1 /delete
net accounts /maxpwage:unlimitedSo then you want have a command line like
newuser "my user name" "mypass" "My full name" "my discriptuon"
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Hi there all,
It has been many years since i had to write anything serious in a batch file and for the life of my can't remember the right syntax for what i am tring to do - if you can help me out i would appreciate it.
I want to search the \documents and settings for certain folder (user profile) names for example
FOR %%p IN (%userprofilesdir%) DO IF EXIST %%p\xyx | %%p\xyz SET theprofile=%%p
echo %theprofile%Once i get a true, i want to then do some copying of stuff to these specific profiles.
Cheers,
Felix
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well.. extract the file and obtain these :
install.exe
netfx1.cab
netfx.msi
and use : netfx.msi /qb
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****!! i finally got it working!!
expect an update on the guide soon...
@SiMoNsAyS What are you using as a skin to flavour your desktop - it like your taskbar
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@eagle00789
Something else springs to mind that i beleive would be very valiable - some arrow buttons so that you can highlight a task and move it to where ever you like in the list - to change the order. The other option would be to be given an option for task number then it would put it in the correct place. And finally if you select (highlight) a task when you add a new task it should add the new task after the selected task.
Hope this helps - i beleive it would be good to have and i certainly have a need for it. Normally i have to go and change the order of some tasks manually defeating the purpose of using a tool.
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EDIT: I made a different post on the same subject, but with a different topic. Go to the post with the topic Custom ntoskrnl has Black BMP
This article should put you in the picture - specifically about half way down the page
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Hey guys,
Im trying to get CuteFTP Pro to do an unattended install.. i tried the -S switch, but it doesnt seem to work.. any ideas?
To use the -S switch, you need to create a Setup.iss file for the installation. Below i have attached one for you i have just made. Also see the link below - this will tell you about the process and how to create one. Obviously this only will apply to applications built with installshield.
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@Randy Rhoads
Great guide! Just wondering why you have chosen iepress over say winrar? Winrar can do this also and gives a little better compression - infact it is close to a 1mb smaller and whilst this is not a great deal, over a number of applications it can really make a difference to your unattended install footprint.
Just my 2 cents worth - well done!
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Hi all,
Thought you may find this of use. Did you realise that when you install O&O Defrag Pro in unattended mode that it does not set itself as the default system defrag tool? Personally i wanted to have this as the default tool - so after some investigations i have found that it writes to the following regkey
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\DefragPath]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\OO Software\\Defrag Professional\\oodcnt.exe\""Obviously if you are not installing to the
C:\Program Files\OO Software\Defrag Professional\
Folder then you need to change this to suit your installation. Don't forget the double backslashes
Hope you find this information helpful and as an added help below is a regfile already setup with the pathing as above and the user registration settings - (spaces left for you to complete) obviously you will need to put your own legal details in there.
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Hi all,
Can anyone tell me what if any the scan switches are for SAV CE 9.x? I want to add scanning options to some of my applications, but have not been able to find the switches documented anywhere.
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Hi all,
reading through the whole thread and it is unclear to me if there is a clear solution to slipstreaming wmp10 a windows xp installation. Can anyone tell me if there is a way of doing this and what it is or is the best option to simply load it via the RunOnceEx method?
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`Felix`: Great suggestions. it will be done in the next version. This will be the version wich also supports loading of XPLode files, and also a plugin-structure to support more formats in the future, for both saving and loading
Excellent! Just some helpful feedback the licence txt and and help file state incorrect version numbers. U may like to update that or create a global variable that updates the version number in all the right places.
Great tool!
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Now, I've got a new idea, tested it, and worked very well. I need feedback so that LU issue is over.
I renamed the downloaded lusetup.exe lsetup.exe and put it in ...\CommonAppData\Symantec\LiveUpdate\LuMMInst as a replacement.
I ran SAV.msi and LU 2.5 installed automatically!
May someone try it?
Thanks.
BINGO! It works no problems!
I think we can safely say that the issues have been resolved!
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great... will check it out now
reg add %Key%\020 /VE /D "Symantec LiveUpdate" /f
reg add %Key%\020 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Software\LiveUpdate\lusetup.exe -q" /f
felix pls check is this correct?
Yep should work like a treat!
take care
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@eagle00789
Can i suggest that you change
rem PP=%SystemDrive%\Install\
To
SET PP=%SystemDrive%\Install\
And then append
%PP%
To the path's of the applications - then all that would be required would be the actual directory/folder of the application in each of the program file fields
oh and one other thing that is probably worth adding by default is
:getcd
FOR %%d IN (c: 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 %%d\WIN51 SET CDROM=%%dJust my 2 cents worth
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lusetup.exe -q
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Hi there all,
Currently i am using Real Download 4.0 as my default download manager for IE, however with all the updates to software etc i am doing with my Unattended installations i was wondering if there is perhaps something better i should be looking at.
Would you be interested in your suggestions and feedback on other download managers that i should maybe have a look at... Pro's and Con's would be helpful.
Felix
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Yes there are a number of tools out there to do this like regmon winternals for example... do a search on google and the forum.
Felix
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Can you run another batch file or .CMD from the cmdlines.txt?
example
ECHO.
ECHO Mapping Network Drive To servername
net use x: \\servername\netinst
start /wait x:\start.cmd
exit
Yes you sure can and you can run more than one if you wish.
Also would mapping the network drive work?I know it works under the windows xp environment because I have tried it. But will it work in the installation mode?
You certainly can map a drive, when you say installation mode - at what point are you looking to map the drive? Based on when you are wanting to map the drive will depend on qualifing the final answer
Felix
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Make sure you log out of windows and then back in after adjusting your QL bar. This ensures your settings get written to the registry.
@jrzycrim
Good point i forgot to mention that - thanks for the reminder
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1. When you check to see if the account is created has the "useraccounts.cmd" created the account for you?
2. It appears that there is a missing double quote here
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultUserName"="user1"
"DefaultPassword"="123"
"AutoAdminLogon"="1" <<
This may effect your code
Check these things and let us know and we can maybe add some more suggestions
Take care.
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[Release] Storm
in Visual Styles
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When i do that - the display control applet opens and nothing appears different and then i click on ok and nothing changes.
Help!
Felix