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Awesome idea Bi0haZarD, I noticed in the screenshot you attached that the player was currently running. Is there a way to make it hidden?

Even though I didn't run into any problems with your excellent update pack, nor did I have any confusion knowing exactly what its purpose was, I think a name change to SP2.1 would be awesome.

That's actually pretty cool. If you figure that out.... let me know. B) but I've never had that problem with XPize. (SP2 here as well)

I'd say it's more like the most crippled OS ever... Yeah I'd have to agree with that statement.

Did you try to run it, then look in "C:\Documents and Settings\current user\Local Settings\Temp\byeF69.tmp\Disk1" Because that's where it extracted it to when I downloaded and installed your program.

Depends on what you mean by "unattended" I just copied the entire trillian pro folder to the $Progs folder then created a shortcut in $Docs/all users/start menu/programs. It works.

How'd you do that? I'm interested in learning trying this out. Especially if I could do it with other .msi files. Edit: NM figured it out. Your suggested program, "WinInstallLE", has a slight learning curve. After some trial and error I got it down.

Well I fixed the silent install part. I got rid of INSTALLDIR=%ProgramFiles%\Defrag and it installed it without a hiccup. Testing the registration now.

I kept getting an error here. I changed paths to fit my XPCD, but they should have worked. cause it keeps giving me an error saying windows cannot find 'C:\install\defrag-pro-v6.5.851.msi. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button and then click Search. I checked after the install completed on VMware and it shows the folder and file in c:\ bah. I'll mess with it a little more.

nm... I didn't read it correctly the first time. So the /K will install this? I'll have to try that when I get home.

@mrmr I'm currently at work and can't do anything till I get home in 5 hours, but... did that also register O&O? Edit: Looks like you also extracted the .exe to get the .msi file. Do you need any of the other files?

Interesting stuff. I'd like to try it out. But I'd like to stay as legal as possible. HECK! You mind if I steal your ideas? That wouldn't be illegal right? You don't (technically) own any of it? But good idea none the less.

I've been enjoying Axialis IconWorkshop as of late. There's a recommendation for you

Have you tried to bring a vehicle next to the boat and refill it that way? (The vehicle i'm talking about usually will have a mobile ammo point inside it) I mean technically, I haven't tried it. (Cause why would I stay inside a slow-boat till the heli guys blow me up) But that's how it should work.

That's slick looking. Now I tried to look for those files on my computer but could not identify which file those where to edit. Which files? Also did you use ResHacker?

Awesome! Keep up the good work.

Yeah it worked out great. I did notice you didn't have one made for "Add new printer wizard" So I just made my own. I wonder how many other wizards are in XP that "we" should change. Give it that more custom feel.

Does anyone know if there's a procedure to actually emulate your current rig's hardware (ie video, chipset, sound). Either I don't know how or where to actually set that if it's actually a viable option. With that in mind, Is doing a fresh install of UA-XPCDs on your rig (not VMware) the only option to make sure drivers are actually installing correctly?

Someone will more then likely tell you to use the search function but I've been doing some research on it and drudgin the forums as well. Here's a link to a forums about it.. it's the 4th entry down. http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=23892&st=10 I also used this .VBS script and it works wonderfully. You might have to put 2 "TAB" entries and only 1 "Enter" entry. (I just cancelled the SCSI option.) By the way.... Both in-forum search and google search suck. They don't work correctly. And you have to be so ****-blasted general in order for it to work. You'll also end up with a bunch of garbage as well. Good Luck.

Looks great. So I just edit the according files that were posted by sfamonkey for you and it works. Now I wonder if I take those files and then makecab it should work in an unattended setup. I'll post back after I try it out.

Not to sure where to add this but was getting Tweakui working properly with the code listed in the unattended guide section. But now all of the sudden its saying that there's another install in progress. I searched the entire XPCD for another file or command pointing towards the tweakui.msi file but I couldn't locate it. Any suggestions? @Echo Off cmdow @ /HID 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\CD.TXT SET CDROM=%%d SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f REG ADD %KEY%\000 /VE /D ".NET Framework v1.1 w/SP1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\000 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\netframework\netfxsp1.exe /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Windows Media Player 10" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\WMP10\MP10Setup.exe /q:A /c:\"setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N DisallowSystemRestore\"" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /VE /D "WinRAR 3.30" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\WinRAR\wrar330.exe /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\004 /VE /D "Alcohol 120" /f REG ADD %KEY%\004 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\alcohol\a120.vbs" /f REG ADD %KEY%\004 /V 2 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\Alcohol\register.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "AnyDVD 3.9.2.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\anydvd\SetupAnyDVD3921.exe /S" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 2 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\anydvd\Register.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\006 /VE /D "TweakUI 2.10 Powertoys" /f REG ADD %KEY%\006 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\powertoys\tweakui.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /VE /D "Shareaza 2.0.0" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Shareaza\Shareaza_2.0.0.0.exe /S" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /VE /D "Nero Burning ROM 6.3.1.6" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Nero\nero6316.exe /silent /noreboot /no_ui /sn=1A23-0074-3030-1903-4324-8437 /write_sn" /f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /VE /D "Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3" /f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Install\FIREFOX\FIREFOX.EXE /S" /f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 2 /D "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\FIREFOX\SETUP.EXE -MS -IRA" /f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 3 /D "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\FIREFOX\CLEAN.CMD" /f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 4 /D "%CDROM%\Install\FIREFOX\PLUGINS.EXE /S" /f FOR %%A IN ("%PROGRAMFILES%") DO SET SHORTPF=%%~sA REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" /V "Check_Associations" /D "no" /F REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" /V "ShowedCheckBrowser" /D "yes" /F REG ADD "HKU\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" /V "Check_Associations" /D "no" /F REG ADD "HKU\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" /V "ShowedCheckBrowser" /D "yes" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm" /VE /D "FirefoxHTML" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.html" /VE /D "FirefoxHTML" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ftp\DefaultIcon" /VE /D "%SHORTPF%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE,1" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ftp\shell\open\command" /VE /D "%SHORTPF%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -url \"%%1\"" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\gopher\DefaultIcon" /VE /D "%SHORTPF%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE,1" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\gopher\shell\open\command" /VE /D "%SHORTPF%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -url \"%%1\"" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\http\DefaultIcon" /VE /D "%SHORTPF%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE,1" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\http\shell\open\command" /VE /D "%SHORTPF%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -url \"%%1\"" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\https\DefaultIcon" /VE /D "%SHORTPF%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE,1" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\https\shell\open\command" /VE /D "%SHORTPF%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -url \"%%1\"" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet" /VE /D "FIREFOX.EXE" /F REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\http\shell\open\ddeexec" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\http\shell\open\ddeexec\Application" /VE /D "FIREFOX" /F REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\https\shell\open\ddeexec" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\https\shell\open\ddeexec\Application" /VE /D "FIREFOX" /F REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec\Application" /VE /D "FIREFOX" /F REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\gopher\shell\open\ddeexec" /F REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\gopher\shell\open\ddeexec\Application" /VE /D "FIREFOX" /F IF EXIST %systemroot%\system32\atiddc.dll REG ADD %KEY%\060 /VE /D "ATI Control Panel 4.8 w/ SmartGART" /f IF EXIST %systemroot%\system32\atiddc.dll REG ADD %KEY%\060 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\020_Radeon\Setup.exe -s -f1 setup.iss" /f IF EXIST %systemroot%\system32\atiddc.dll REG ADD %KEY%\060 /V 2 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\ATI_CPanel\Setup.exe -s -f1 setup.iss" /f REG ADD %KEY%\060 /VE /D "Final Clean-up Process" /f REG ADD %KEY%\060 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\cleanup.cmd" /f REG ADD %KEY%\060 /V 2 /D "cmd.exe /c copy /Q %systemdrive%\install\anydvd\elbycdio.dll" \"%systemdrive%\system32\" /Y" EXIT

If this is true, how about registery information?

I've tried this method and it works very well importing any plugins and what not. Only thing I noticed it didn't transfer over was my "bookmarks". You mentioned it in your first paragraph but no where else does it mention saving bookmarks. Could you elaborate this particular subject? Edit: I know you mentioned it should be in step 2 and you're having problems. So, I'll just shut-up and smile

how about deleting \Program Compatibility Wizard.lnk I tried this in my batch file but it didn't have any effect. del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Program Compatibility Wizard.lnk"

I have questions about VMware as well, but I'll answer Nakkoush's question about the .iso thing, Yes you can install the ISO without burning. you have to do this after you create a virtual machine to match winxp. go to "Edit Virtual Machine Settings" (underneath "Start this Virtual Machine") Click on "CD-ROM" (under the Hardware Tab) On the right hand side it will say "Connection" Use Physical Drive: or Use ISO image: If you select "Use ISO image:" you then can "Browse" and locate the ISO you just made. If that still doesn't work, remember it's a "virtual" computer and does have a boot sequence. So don't forget to set the first boot device to CD-ROM (inside the virtual machine) My question is this. I cannot get my ethernet drivers to load at all using either MS Virtual PC 2004 or VMware. The NIC is an Intel 10/100/1000 onboard device. It won't even let me load it from a CD nor can it detect the proper drivers. Am I doing something wrong?