Cosmin3

November 13, 2010

Ok, thank you.

November 13, 2010

What are the advantages/disadvantages of removing drivers completely..?

Opposite situation: is it possible to add all the driverpacks into driver.cab? I'm not talking about installing drivers during XP installation but later. Let's say that a friend wants to test his video or sound card into my computer and I want Windows to automatically found and install the drivers without searching on Internet.

If it is possible, what are the advantages/disadvantages..? I know that in text mode setup it will take a long time to copy but Windows will be too slow...?

I'm just curious, not planning to do this now...

November 11, 2010

To keep the repair option, the [unattended] section has to be removed. Guess you cant have both then.

Oh, ok...

November 11, 2010

I tried and it seems to be working.

But now I have another problem: I'm not prompted to repair previous installation or to format...

November 10, 2010

Try under [GuiUnattended] add OEMSkipRegional=0

It should of worked but it didn't... Not a change...

November 10, 2010

One of the 3 versions that I make has only updates and serial number included.

The problem is that during setup it doesn't ask about Regional and language options.

How can I make it show the window...?

I attached Last session and winnt.sif.

Configuration files.zip

November 3, 2010

Sorry, it didn't work.

Oh, I found another thread about that and a explanation why isn't working:

If anybody should be interessted in this, then the correct tweak is :
StartButtonBalloonTip = 2
However, it will not work if importing the tweak from RunOnceEx, Guirunonce or SVCPack.inf etc.
The reason for this is that the tweak only works if being imported after explorer.exe has been fully loaded. A workaround is to instead import the tweak from e.g. HCKU/Runonce which will start after explorer.exe has been fully loaded, if however, another key has been used before that, like e.g. HKLM\RunOnceEx, since if only using HKCU\Runonce without any preceding keys run, then HKCU\Runonce is run before explorer.exe has been fully loaded(dispite popular belief...)

Don't worry, it's not a big problem.

Thank you very much for these suggestions.

November 3, 2010

I tried 3 times with these:

REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v StartButtonBalloonTip /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

"REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v StartButtonBalloonTip /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f"

Command1="REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v StartButtonBalloonTip /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f"

Every time I get the message "...error at line 70 in I386\winnt.sif..." right before text mode setup was about to start.

I was careful with word wrap in your message, so it's not from that...

November 3, 2010

To address your first problem, I recommend you download or install Anti Virus software. This will correct the first issue. Regarding your second issue, have you tried searching for a driver on Google? I found a driver that worked with Windows 7 (32Bit) for my unsupported video card (Powercolor Radeon 9250) Of course Windows is telling me the card can't take full advantage of Windows 7. Since the card only has Direct X 8.1 support. I knew this already though. Anyways, see what luck you have searching on Google for a driver you may find one.
~Chris

Thank you for your reply.

Ok, I will download and install Anti Virus software but I don't understand WHY is deactivating like that...

Regarding drivers: of course I searched on Google and found nothing useful.

November 3, 2010

Here's an nLite add-on: StartMenuBalloonTip.cab

I tried, it does not work...

November 3, 2010

Hi.

Currently I'm testing Windows 7 x64.

I noticed some problems.

The Action Center displayes this:

First message it says that Windows Defender is turned off. I didn't turn it off and I don't have installed another program that could do this + it happened before a few times.

Every time I click on "Turn on now". Sometimes it's working.

I can't find drivers for my TVTuner (it's old): Kworld Xpert BT878 RF. I have a 100% working driver for XP x86 but I can't "convince" it to work in 7 x64 using compatibility mode.

I right click on exe file, choose Troubleshoot compatibility and I see this:

I tried with many other exe files, same problem.

Anyway, I tried to set manually the compatibility in Properties >> Compatibility. Didn't work.

Btw, I have tried to find drivers in many ways: driverpacks, vendor site, DriverMax...

Can anyone please help me...?

Best regards, Cosmin3

November 3, 2010

The file won't copy if you execute it from a batch file with a path that points to the CD.
e.g.
regedit /s %source%$OEM$\Folder\regfile.reg
or
start /wait %source%$OEM$\Folder\program.exe

A few weeks ago I was talking about something similar in the same thread and I said that it works to find %source% if it's on CD but sometimes I use an USB stick and installation files are not in root, so %source% has no use.

November 3, 2010

Well, why not run the .exe (or the .reg) file at first logon then? You can do both by invoking the installer or regedit, it is documented and very easy to do.

I know I can do this but I was trying to make the installation as unattended as possible + without files copied from XP CD to Windows drive (automatically or manually).

November 3, 2010

But I'm sure it can be added as a .reg file through cmdlines.txt (T-12)
Edit: stupid typo.

Maybe it can but this is not the problem. The problem is that it has no effect if added during T-n.

How I did: I converted the reg file into an exe file, with exe file I made an addon. The addon I used it in nlite. The registry settings are added during T-12..13.

After install I see the hint; I run regedit and check that location - there is no StartButtonBalloonTip.

If I go on XP CD and I run \I386\SVCPACK\Tweaks.exe I see StartButtonBalloonTip in registry.

November 3, 2010

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Start Button Balloon Tip on first run - Dont Show

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"StartButtonBalloonTip"=dword:00000002

Thank you.

Unfortunately it doesn't work as an addon (like the other tweaks). But it's not a big problem...

November 3, 2010

Oh, is there any way to disable that hint "Click on the start button.." that appears right after install?

November 2, 2010

I doubt there is a way. OOBE is a all or nothing proposition.

Ok, thanks anyway.

If we are talking about an already installed copy of Windows, you could open Security Center from Control Panel, find "Change the way Security Center alerts me" (or something like that) on your left and untick "Notify me about Automatic Updates" (again, or something like that). Sorry for not being too precise, but I have removed Security Center through nLite and I'm doing this from memory. But, I presume you already knew this
Cheers

Thank you, but it's about the XP CD (installation files).

November 2, 2010

I'm back

I have set Automatic Updates to "Notify me but don't automatically download or install them".

When I install, in oobe is asking me to enable Automatic updates, which is pointless.

How can I set it not to ask this, but keeping oobe...?

October 31, 2010

Thank you.

October 31, 2010

The KB976902 update is very strange.

If I integrate it into Windows 7 installation files with rt7lite, after installation Windows update is saying that I have to download more than 50 updates (they are less than 10 without KB976902). I checked and most of them are already included in installation files.

I lost a few hours with it (rt7lite takes about 3 hours every time).

Why is it doing that...?

October 29, 2010

Thank you

October 29, 2010

Like I said, adding those registry settings in RunOnce works.

But there is a small problem: I have to restart Windows so it can "see" these changes 100%.

Is there any way to "notify" Windows about this so it can "see" them without restarting...? Just like when you click OK on that "Text services and input languages" window...

October 29, 2010

Hi.

Normally when I install Windows 7 Windows Update is set to "Install updates automatically (recommended)".

How can I set it (in installation files) to "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download or install them"?

Thank you in advance for any reply.

Best regards, Cosmin3.

October 29, 2010

I just test it in a Windows 7 x64 Ultimate and it doesn't have this problem

Curious...

Anyway, I have another question about PPPoE: in Windows XP when I connect to my ISP I can see a separate icon in tray + those "monitors" are blinking when sending and/or receiving data.

In Windows 7 I have only one icon and one "monitor" for all connections + it's not blinking when sending/receiving data.

How can I set a separate icon and/or how can I set it to "blink" ?

Thank you.

October 28, 2010

Here it is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--This answer file generated by RT Seven Lite-->
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
  <settings pass="windowsPE">
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
      <SetupUILanguage>
        <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
      </SetupUILanguage>
      <InputLocale>0418:00010418</InputLocale>
      <UserLocale>ro-RO</UserLocale>
      <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
      <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
    </component>
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
      <ImageInstall>
        <OSImage>
          <InstallFrom>
            <MetaData wcm:action="add">
              <Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
            </MetaData>
          </InstallFrom>
          <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
          <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
        </OSImage>
      </ImageInstall>
      <UserData>
        <ProductKey>
          <Key>XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX</Key>
          <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
        </ProductKey>
        <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
      </UserData>
    </component>
  </settings>
  <settings pass="oobeSystem">
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
      <UserAccounts>
        <LocalAccounts />
      </UserAccounts>
      <OOBE>
        <NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>
        <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
        <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
        <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
        <SkipMachineOOBE>false</SkipMachineOOBE>
        <SkipUserOOBE>false</SkipUserOOBE>
      </OOBE>
      <DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
      <TimeZone>GTB Standard Time</TimeZone>
      <Themes>
        <WindowColor>Sky</WindowColor>
      </Themes>
    </component>
  </settings>
  <settings pass="specialize">
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
      <Themes>
        <WindowColor>Sky</WindowColor>
      </Themes>
    </component>
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC-UX" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
      <SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>
    </component>
  </settings>
</unattend>

I need these:

      <InputLocale>0418:00010418</InputLocale>
      <UserLocale>ro-RO</UserLocale>

because I want that Windows 7 install both English and Romanian keyboard layouts.

But maybe you know a better way to modify in rt7lite options and/or this xml...

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