BloodStalker

Could an admin please move this to the xp section, i posted it in the wrong spot.

Hi there, I have windows xp professional. Now I recently found out how to use the user accounts dialog box by typing control userpasswords2 in the command prompt, instead of having to use the user accounts link in control panel which brings up that hideous wizard type interface. What I would like to do is edit the registry entry, that links that icon in the control panel to the command to open the wizard style user accounts creation window, to allow the icon when clicked to link to the control userpasswords2 command instead so i get the other user accounts dialog box which has more options. If anyone can help me that would be much appreciated. If i put this post in the wrong section please move it to the appropriate section.

Does anyone know how I can delete this start menu shortcut using cleamup.cmd????

Hi, there I want to delete a Start Menu Shortcut using my cleanup.cmd file. Every bit of my cleanup.cmd file works, except the part I included to delete the shortcut. Could someone tell me if I am deleting it right. If I am not could you please tell me the appropriate way to delete it using my cleanup.cmd file. Here is the section from my cleanup.cmd file: DEL "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\X-Setup Pro" This is a start menu shortcut.

Hi my cleanup.cmd file does all it is supposed to do, except that it doesn't execute the registry file to delete the runoncex reg files. Can someone take a look at my cleanup.cmd file and tell me what is wrong with it. I want it to run the deleteregistryfiles.reg file from the cd so i included if statements, so i could use the %CDROM% variable as a path. When looking at my cleanup.cmd file please tell me if i did the if statements right as well. Thank you now here is my cleanup.cmd file. cmdow @ /HID @echo off IF EXIST D:\CD.txt set CDROM=D: IF EXIST E:\CD.txt set CDROM=E: IF EXIST F:\CD.txt set CDROM=F: IF EXIST G:\CD.txt set CDROM=G: IF EXIST H:\CD.txt set CDROM=H: IF EXIST I:\CD.txt set CDROM=I: IF EXIST J:\CD.txt set CDROM=J: shutdown.exe -r -f -t 60 -c "Windows XP will now restart in 1 minute..." net user aspnet /delete DEL "%systemdrive%\Install\PowerToys\CmdHerePowertoySetup.exe" DEL "%systemdrive%\Install\PowerToys\DeskmanPowertoySetup.exe" DEL "%systemdrive%\Install\PowerToys\TweakUI.msi" DEL "%systemdrive%\Install\RegistryTweaks.reg" DEL "%systemdrive%\Install\MSN\bootstrap.exe" DEL "%systemdrive%\Install\MSN\MsnMsgs.msi" DEL "%systemdrive%\Install\WMP10\mp10setup.exe" RD "%systemdrive%\Install\WMP10" RD "%systemdrive%\Install\MSN" RD "%systemdrive%\Install\PowerToys" RD "%systemdrive%\Install" Start %CDROM%\$OEM$\DeleteRegistryFiles.reg

Did you add switches in the batch file? Ex TweakUi /quiet Did you switches like that in the batch file? If not go to the unattended xp cd link, when you see all the options go to applications, there you will learn how to install applications without user interaction, at the very bottom of the list you will inno setup and other installer programs' click on those if the application that you want installed is not on the list, this way it will tell you how to install other applications that are not on the list, by telling you how to do a silent install(no user interaction) for the different setup programs. if this don't exactly make sense, i assure you it will make alot more sense when you check it out on the site. and just so you know there is a program called runonceex.cmd creator, it is a very good program, that makes it alot easier to install programs using the runonceex.cmd method, and it also helps to understand the process a bit more easily. to check this program out, got to the runonceex.cmd tutorial on unattended.msfn.org and click on the link for the runonceex.cmd creator Hope this helps

Hi there, I am having a problem with my Cleanup.cmd file. I have this file setup on a cd so that it is not installed onto the hard drive during runonceex.cmd The registry part of this file works but the del command isn't deleting the c:\install folder I have posted my cleanup.cmd file here, the if statements are so that it can be run from my cd cmdow @ /HID @echo off IF EXIST D:\CD.txt set CDROM=D: IF EXIST E:\CD.txt set CDROM=E: IF EXIST F:\CD.txt set CDROM=F: IF EXIST G:\CD.txt set CDROM=G: IF EXIST H:\CD.txt set CDROM=H: IF EXIST I:\CD.txt set CDROM=I: IF EXIST J:\CD.txt set CDROM=J: shutdown.exe -r -f -t 60 -c "Windows XP will now restart in 1 minute..." net user aspnet /delete DEL "%systemdrive%\Install" Start %CDROM%\$OEM$\DeleteRegistryFiles.reg NOTE: I figured out the problem, i just remembered the del command cannot delete folders that have files in them

Thanks man, problem solved.

Oh I'm not upset at anyone, just thinking that was a stupid mistake that i made

Well I just fixed the problem, and it still says it is not a valid registry script.

AHHHHHH CRAPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!! How could have I overlooked that. Man I feel sooooo stupid. Thanks for pointing that out, I probably wouldn't have noticed that right away. I'm gonna be kicking myself for a while.

Can someone please tell me what is wrong with this registry file, it keeps saying it is not a registry script. Windows Registry Editor 5.00 ;Disable the Desktop Cleanup Wizard [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz] ;Change MenuShowDelay (Start Menu load speed) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "MenuShowDelay"="2" ;NoLowDiskSpaceChecks won't check if you are low on diskspace and pop up a balloon telling you. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001 ;Speed up shutdown [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="2000" ;Disables Windows Tour bubble popup [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour] "RunCount"=dword:00000000 ;Disable Messenger Service (to stop spam. Does not affect MSN or Windows Messenger) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Adds Empty Recycle Bin to Right Click Menu [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}] @="Empty Recycle Bin" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin] @="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin] @="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin] @="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin] @="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}" ;Disables Error Reporting, but notifies when errors occur [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting] "DoReport"=dword:00000000 ;Max your Internet Explorer's simultaneous downloads to 10 (default was 2) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a ;Disable Welcome Screen and uses Classic Logon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "LogonType"=dword:00000000 ;Show TweakUI at Control Panel [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-FC03B2F08C17}] @="TweakUI" "InfoTip"="Start TweakUI" ;Speed up shutdown [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "HungAppTimeout"="5000" "WaitToKillAppTimeout"="4000" ;Disable Secondary Log-on [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\seclogon] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Start Menu settings [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "StartMenuScrollPrograms"="YES" ;Enable word wrap and status bar in notepad, and give it Tahoma font [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad] "fWrap"=dword:00000001 "StatusBar"=dword:00000001 "lfFaceName"="Tahoma" ;Disable Click-Sound [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.Current] @="" ;Accept Acrobat EULA [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\6.0\AdobeViewer] "EULA"=dword:00000001 ;Classic search, full path in title bar and address bar. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState] "FullPath"=dword:00000001 "FullPathAddress"=dword:00000001 "Use Search Asst"="no" "Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,1b,01,e7,77,60,00,00,00

this is just an image, the image shows the progress bar area, and the windows xp text, it is all one picture, it can be edited, i want those removed so i can take the picture out to add to my own custom boot screen, but i don't have the experience to edit the picture so that it looks like the progress bar are and the text were never there. I can send you the image that i have removed from the kernel file of the bootscreen so that you have the right size and all.

Doe anyone have a way I can edit the useraccounts.cmd file so that i can have the useraccount created without prompting me to say yes to the question about my password being longer than 14 characters, or if anyone has another way i can create my account without using the command prompt i will gladly listen.

Themexp Ok here is the image, I want the progress bar removed and the windows xp part removed and i want the image in the middle restored to what it used to look like if possible.

Give me a minute or so to find the image on the site i found it on, i do not know how to upload my copy of it.

I already extracted the image, but I am not good at image editing, especially eidting the image back to what it looked like before the text was layed over top of it., and i don't think the gmail invite is laughable, not everyone is gonna have one.

Hi there, I have a boot screen that I want edited, but i am unsure how I can do it. So therefore I am asking for help. What I want to do is remove the text windows xp from the middle of the picture and edit the picture so that it looks like there never was text there. unfortuanetly i do not know how to post a copy of the pic, but pm with your email and i will send the picture to you. Whoever can do this for me will receive a gmail invite. Thank you

Hi there, I am trying to create my user account during my unattended setup, now I used the method below but when i ran the unattended setup, and it came to this stage a command line screen popped up saying somethign to the effect of your password is more than 14 characters and it asked me if I wanted to continue, of course I said yes. Now what I would like to know is, is there a way I can add something to the useraccounts.cmd file to automatically answer yes to this question. If so what is it and can you show me how with the information below(that is not my info, it is what was on the unattended cd site) net user John asdf1234 /add net localgroup Administrators John /add net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited REGEDIT /S autologon.reg EXIT

ok i opened the main bmp up in ultra edit, but i don't see this address you are talking about you say 0X0000034 all i see is 00000340h would that be the address?

I'm not sure what you mean alanoll? Where exactly is this 0x34? is this in the main bmp,? the kernel? where i don't understand, sorry i don't know hexing that much, i am just putting this tutorial together from what i have learnt from you guys on the forums here, and i am making sure that what i put up is accurate, by confirming with you guys on the forums.

Hi there everyone, I have developed this tutorial(still under construction) because I found that all the info I had found was on different sites or in different posts in the forum. So by asking questions on how to customize a Customized bootscreen to work on SP2 that I downloaded for SP1, I have been able to put together this tutorial(under construction) I will be adding more info to this tutorial later on. Things that I will be adding are:Creating a custom bootscreen from scratch, colour depth information, and how to edit the progress bar to work properly with the customized bootscreen(main bmp). Please note that this tutorial is fairly lengthy, but rest assured I do intend to shrink it down the best I can as I improve the tutorial. I would very much appreciate it if everyone who visits this tutorial, post their comments on this tutorial, and to point out mistakes and things I may have left out. Please post your comments on my tutorial, point out problems you are having, and please point out mistakes that I have made in my tutorial. Thanks BloodStalker TUTORIAL Step1:Once you install windows xp sp2, copy the ntoskrnl.exe(this may not be the right one if using multi processors from what i understand)to a new directory. Step2:Then rename it(but do not change the extension). Step3:Then download the theme you like from themexp.com. Step4:Once you have the theme, open it with a program callled resource hack(do a search in msfn forums for this program) Step5:Next check the bitmaps for your version of XP the 1st one is the main one, 8 is the progress bar for XP Pro, and 9 is the progress bar for XP Home. Step6:If these bmps are black, then get a program called boot editor(once again do a search for this program on the MSFN forums). Step7:If they are not black, click action(in resource hack)and save bmp(ignore the booteditor step if not black images) Step8:(Can skip this step if images were not black)Once you have boot editor, load the kernel file from themexp.org, it will then save the images. Step9:(Do this task even if you didn't do the boot editor part) Then open the ist image pic1.bmp with paintshop pro(i use 8 so this is the one i'm gonna describe for) Step10:Next go to image, palette, save palette. Step11:Name the palette whatever you want. Step12:Then go to image, palette, load palette. Step13:Select the name you chose, and click load. Step14:Then go to image, palette, edit palette(the palette should be loaded from the previous task) Step15:This will bring up a screen that shows the order of the palette in question. Step16:From the left start with the very first colour, record the hex value(it says html right above the hex value) Step17:Next choose the next colour right after the first one, do exactly the same thing as the previous step, then repeat until you have recorded all the palette colours. Step18:Now that you have recorded the hex values you will need to reverse them..Example if the hex value is FFEECC then you need to reverse it to CCEEFF. Do this for all the hex values that you recorded. Step19:Once you have done this, you will need to get a hex program, i used ultra edit, but from what I understand you can use any hex editor. Step20:Once you have your hex editor, do a search for the following : 00 00 00 00 15 1A 20 00 46 46 46 00 D2 3E 2D 00 01 65 53 00 05 35 B2 00 7E 7E 7E 00 00 92 89 00 FC 7F 5E 00 20 6B F7 00 FF A6 8D 00 04 DC 8E 00 1B BC F3 00 BC BC BC 00 FC FC FC FF FF FF You may have to shorten it slightley to : 00 00 00 00 15 1A 20 00 46 46 46 00 D2 3E 2D 00 01 65 Step21:Now once you have done the search in the hex editor, you need to import your palette that your recorded and reversed into the kernel file. Step22:To do that you start at the first set of zeros(00 00 00)(which is at the very beginning of the hex numbers you searched for) just Step23:Replace 00 00 00 with the first REVERSED hex value from your palette that you created from your image. Example:00 00 00 replaced with EE FF CC Step24:Once the first set of numbers is replaced you need to add 2 zeros following it. Example:00 00 00 00(the last zeros are needed after the first set of three) Step25:Next you replace the next set of three numbers 15 1A 20 with the next set of reversed hex numbers from your pallette. Once again you need to add the 2 zeros after like in the previous step. Step26:Continue replacing the hex values until you have no more reversed hex values to add. Once again add the 2 zeros. Step27:Once that is all done save the kernel file(remember do NOT use the original kernel, always use a copy of your kernel). Step28:Now you need to add your image back in. Open the kernel file(the one you just edited)with resource hack again and select the bitmap you wish to replace. Step29:Select action, replace bitmap, then selct your custom bitmap and click replace. Step30:Now save the kernel and that is it FOR NOW. I will edit this post a little later with corrections and how to make sure the progress bar and other bmps that may need to be edited work correctly. NOTE: This tutorial will change as I develop it further. EDIT: Screen shots will be added at a later date.

Thanks for your reply I will edit it to include the appropriate info, and I will make it so it doesn't run together.

I've already added the palette to the ntoskrnl.exe Now that it is added i only have to edit the progress bar images so they use that pallette right? and what you think of my tutorial, is there anything i should add besides colour depth and the progress bar thing.

astalavista, the best way i find would be to make your own. EDIT: I've alterted the tutorial slightly, please if anyone notices a mistake please post a reply in this thread. Step1:Once you install windows xp sp2, copy the ntoskrnl.exe(this may not be the right one if using multi processors from what i understand)to a new directory. Step2:Then rename it(but do not change the extension). Step3:Then download the theme you like from themexp.com. Step4:Once you have the theme, open it with a program callled resource hack(do a search in msfn forums for this program) Step5:Next check the bitmaps for your version of XP the 1st one is the main one, 8 is the progress bar for XP Pro, and 9 is the progress bar for XP Home. Step6:If these bmps are black, then get a program called boot editor(once again do a search for this program on the MSFN forums). Step7:If they are not black, click action(in resource hack)and save bmp(ignore the booteditor step if not black images) Step8:(Can skip this step if images were not black)Once you have boot editor, load the kernel file from themexp.org, it will then save the images. Step9:(Do this task even if you didn't do the boot editor part) Then open the ist image pic1.bmp with paintshop pro(i use 8 so this is the one i'm gonna describe for) Step10:Next go to image, palette, save palette. Step11:Name the palette whatever you want. Step12:Then go to image, palette, load palette. Step13:Select the name you chose, and click load. Step14:Then go to image, palette, edit palette(the palette should be loaded from the previous task) Step15:This will bring up a screen that shows the order of the palette in question. Step16:From the left start with the very first colour, record the hex value(it says html right above the hex value) Step17:Next choose the next colour right after the first one, do exactly the same thing as the previous step, then repeat until you have recorded all the palette colours. Step18:Now that you have recorded the hex values you will need to reverse them..Example if the hex value is FFEECC then you need to reverse it to CCEEFF. Do this for all the hex values that you recorded. Step19:Once you have done this, you will need to get a hex program, i used ultra edit, but from what I understand you can use any hex editor. Step20:Once you have your hex editor, do a search for the following : 00 00 00 00 15 1A 20 00 46 46 46 00 D2 3E 2D 00 01 65 53 00 05 35 B2 00 7E 7E 7E 00 00 92 89 00 FC 7F 5E 00 20 6B F7 00 FF A6 8D 00 04 DC 8E 00 1B BC F3 00 BC BC BC 00 FC FC FC FF FF FF You may have to shorten it slightley to : 00 00 00 00 15 1A 20 00 46 46 46 00 D2 3E 2D 00 01 65 Step21:Now once you have done the search in the hex editor, you need to import your palette that your recorded and reversed into the kernel file. Step22:To do that you start at the first set of zeros(00 00 00)(which is at the very beginning of the hex numbers you searched for) just Step23:Replace 00 00 00 with the first REVERSED hex value from your palette that you created from your image. Example:00 00 00 replaced with EE FF CC Step24:Once the first set of numbers is replaced you need to add 2 zeros following it. Example:00 00 00 00(the last zeros are needed after the first set of three) Step25:Next you replace the next set of three numbers 15 1A 20 with the next set of reversed hex numbers from your pallette. Once again you need to add the 2 zeros after like in the previous step. Step26:Continue replacing the hex values until you have no more reversed hex values to add. Once again add the 2 zeros. Step27:Once that is all done save the kernel file(remember do NOT use the original kernel, always use a copy of your kernel). Step28:Now you need to add your image back in. Open the kernel file(the one you just edited)with resource hack again and select the bitmap you wish to replace. Step29:Select action, replace bitmap, then selct your custom bitmap and click replace. Step30:Now save the kernel and that is it FOR NOW. I will edit this post a little later with corrections and how to make sure the progress bar and other bmps that may need to be edited work correctly. NOTE: Please post your comments on my tutorial, and please point out mistakes. I will be editing it again with any corrections that are needed, such as reducing the amount of steps, adding information on colour depth, and editing the progress bar to work with the customized main bmp.