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@ Astalavista: No, I'm not... @ Jito463: I originally had it that way. But you just gave me an idea, regarding the quotation marks. I'm going to try it that way, and we'll see what happens.

great... (waiting for tutorials ) do u use this method?

I checked ref, but for some reason my Time Zone won't default to EST. Can someone tell me how dumb I am, and what I keep missing when I check my winnt.sif??? ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] UnattendMode=ProvideDefault OemSkipEula=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS OemPreinstall=Yes UnattendSwitch="yes" OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\001_LAN;Drivers\002_display;Drivers\003_mode m;Drivers\004_audio\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP;Drivers\004_sound\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP ;Drivers\005_touchpad;Drivers\006_infared;Drivers\007_SD;Drivers\008_wifi\Set up;Drivers\008_wifi\Setup\I8500;Drivers\unidenwlan" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore [GuiUnattended] EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=035 OemSkipWelcome=1 [UserData] ProductKey = "[removed]" [TapiLocation] AreaCode = 718 CountryCode=1 Dialing=Tone LongDistanceAccess="0" [URL] Home_Page=about:blank [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=[removed] [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes [IEPopupBlocker] BlockPopups=Yes FilterLevel=Medium ShowInformationBar=No [Components] msmsgs=off zonegames=off [GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\install\WPI20b\wpi.cmd %systemdrive%\install\cleanup.cmd

I'm a big fan of WPI. Check it out.

hmmm... sounds promising, but I never did that, and i dont know how. How do i make a partition/install on that one. and how do i remove the partition, when i'm done? if i could do that, why do i need VMWare??? ps - i tried putting ALL the drivers into the Drivers folder, without subfolders. I didnt know if it would make a diff., but I got the BSOD anyway.

Unless there's some way to "test it out" that I don't know, it's really annoying & time-consuming to re-install Windows just to test something small like that. People here actually have tried stuff before, so advice could be more useful in this case...

umm...i dont know my hardware. It's whatever came with the Toshiba Satellite 2455-S305, plsu I added a Mini-PCI WLAN (Dell TrueMobile - 1300, i think) This is from my manual:

Hi, I have a problem: - My first Unattended CD was simply WinXP with SP2 integrated, plus my drivers in %OEM%\$1\Drivers . When I installed this CD in VMWare, following installation (the reboot), I got a BSOD, which restarted my computer, to the BSOD, to restart, etc. winnt.sif: [Unattended] UnattendMode=ProvideDefault OemSkipEula=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS OemPreinstall=Yes UnattendSwitch="yes" OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\001_LAN;Drivers\002_display;Drivers\003_modem;Drivers\004_sound\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP;Drivers\005_touchpad;Drivers\006_infared;Drivers\007_SD;Drivers\008_wifi\Setup;Drivers\008_wifi\Setup\I8500;" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore - My second Unattended CD was XP-SP2 (same as original) with an "Install" folder (for WPI - post-install applications), and the Drivers folder removed. This installed perfectly. This clearly shows the problem is with the drivers, but there are so many of them that it would take about 15 different ISO's to figure out which one. Coudl anyone help me? I included the BSOD as a pic attachment. Microsoft says, about this BSOD: Is there a way to determine what's wrong? Namely, which driver is causing this? The drivers I am tyring to install are Toshiba Satellite 2455-S305 drivers. They came in driver packs: [if you want to check the files for yourself, they are on the toshiba website (http://pcsupport.toshiba.com/) and then you have to go: Downloads (on top); Portables -> Satellite -> 2455-S305] The 9 Files I want are: Audio Driver (zm10sndx).exe Display Driver (s245vidx).exe DVD Driver & Utility (tm1dvdramx).exe Infared Driver (s245firx).exe LAN Driver (s245ethx).exe Modem Driver (s113mdmx).exe SD Card Driver (s245sdcardx).exe Sound Driver (s245sndx).exe Touchpad Driver (s245tpadx).exe I have them all extracted to folders in Drivers. In addition, I have a Dell TrueMobile WLAN card (I copied the entire CD to my harddrive and found .inf files in two folders: \Setup, and \Setup\I8500 (amazingly, the filenames are the same in each of these folders, but different file sizes!) Also, I have successfully installed ALL of these drivers manually (by running the .exe), without problems. But I want to be able to do it automatically.... Anyone read all the way through this and wanna help??

what are VMWare tools? Are they important?

i searched my reg, and did find that. i wanted to know which keys within that folder. thanks anyway

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=14614&st=0

I know we are treading dangerously far from the topic, but one other question - Unattended CD's automatically create the account Administrator, right? So after deleting the others, I'm left with Administrator and Guest. Is there a way to rename Administrator to a different name (I dont like having extra accounts). I saw a different thread about it but it was really confusing and i was wondering if you could help, since youve been so nice. thanks!

OMG, I am really dumb this time. I was using 6.0.0 Sorry!! Can I delete guest also? Theoretically, can I have just Administrator? Or is that dangerous?

hmm... I just tested this, and there is a plug-ins BAK folder?! Is this pre-configured to have the speed-up options as well as being switchless?

could you direct me to the reg keys needed?

This is the code I used: ECHO Speeding Up Acrobat Reader (Moving Useless Plug-ins to Plug_insBAK)... MD "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\*.*" "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\Annotations" "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\PictureTasks" "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\Printme" "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK\Search.api" "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK\EWH32.api" "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK\printme.api" "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins" This is what is now in "Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins": Folders: (not empty) ImageViewer, Multimedia, VDKHome Files EWH32.api, printme.api, Search.api

my post got lost in the shuffle. anyone know anything about this?

I don't get it. I copied and pasted your exact code, and when I run the .cmd, it displays the first two lines, but just pauses on the "start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Admin.vbs" line... [edit] it stays there, on that line, for about 2-3 minutes, then completes (i think)... 1) Why does it take so long? 2) After it finishes, I go into a cmd and type "net user" to see what comes up. There is no account named "NEWNAME" (i wanted to see if it worked). However, I didn't have an account named "Administrator" either, my admin was named something else. Would this effect the code? 3) Also, I notice now that I have a "NoGuest" account?? What's that about?

i saw the post, i just wasnt sure how to chnage the coding correctly. thanks! anyway, its not working correctly... the .cmd window comtaining that code opens, and then another cmd window pops up, and just stays like that...

can someone explain how to use this without using RunOnceEx.cmd? i tried pasting the code below into a .cmd file, but it wont work. what am i doing wrong? start /wait "%systemdrive%\Install\admin.vbs"

@swgreed: I tried using your Adobe speed-up code, and now when i open adobe reader 6.0 i get an error "failed to initialize multimedia.api", and another pop-up error "the image viewer plug-in has been disabled because the Escript plugin is missing"... Are these files needed? if not, how do i make adobe not show these messages?

I've heard there is a reg setting to make outlook express minimize to the system tray (by the clock)....anyone know how to do this?

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I didn't get the newest version... I still use AIM 5.5 - they really don't offer a version without all the extra crap?

@swgreed: I wasn't aware of all these default users. Any info on deleting them in an English version of XP SP2?I ran "net user" in a cmd, and I got a listing of 7 accounts...I thought I only had 1!! "__vmware user__" "ASPNET" "Guest" "HelpAssistant" "[my user name]" "[my name + Admin at the end] " "Support_388945a0" How many of these automatically will show up when I do my unattended install? Which ones are useless/ How do I remove the useless ones? Is this ONLY for files/folders you are copying to the "Program Files" folder? Or ANYTHING from the cd (ex: $OEM$\$1\...)? I only use $OEM$\$1 and $OEM$\$$ If I am not copying anything into $Progs, do I need this? ECHO Speeding Up Acrobat Reader (Moving Useless Plug-ins to Plug_insBAK)... MD "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\*.*" "%systemdrive%\Programme\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\Annotations" "%systemdrive%\Programme\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\PictureTasks" "%systemdrive%\Programme\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins\Printme" "%systemdrive%\Programme\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK\Search.api" "%systemdrive%\Programme\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins" MOVE "%programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_insBAK\EWH32.api" "%systemdrive%\Programme\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins" I used this code in a regular .cmd file to test it out, but all that happened was "plug_insBAK" was created, and nothing was moved....what's wrong? cmdow @ /HID What does that do? Thanks for your help!!