Aaron

Yes replacing with a hacked shell32.dll, or using the discontinued app called Yz`dock or something, that is if you're talking about Internet Explorer's toolbar button graphics

yeah thats right. I've also noticed you're using EXTRA_S and EXTRA`S in winnt.sif, you might want to fix that. Becareful with using different characters such as ` as windows might be a bit funny with it. You should only use letters, numbers, _ and -

You can only do that with InstallShield packages AFAIK. Creating a setup.iss file beforehand, and choosing the destination directory.

Yeah, you can always use that alternative when its difficult to determine the INF file to use Test what you pasted first, to see if it works

Start the Virtual OS. In the menu choose CD > Capture Image. Win2k3 Unattended site is going live in 1-2 hours btw

glad you liked it Have you checked to see if any of those apps use Installshield/wise/windows installer? (there are dedicated pages on this in the Applications section). I will probably improve those pages to help easily identify a specific installer.

What do you mean when its 'not recognizing the file'? Is Windows XP Setup asking you questions such as your Name and product key when it shouldn't be? If you're running an applications batch, then it probably means winnt.sif is ok, since the batch is started from [GuiRunOnce] You might also want to add: [branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes just above so the homepage change takes effect.

Moved from Linux - All Distributions

Did the colour change affect them, like make them ill?

For the Display, you should have something like this: [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=75 If it doesn't work, then either the resolution you're setting isn't supported on the Monitor, or you're using some other value in UnattendMode= instead of UnattendMode=FullUnattended -- To skip the Welcome to Windows screen, make sure you have the following line in winnt.sif [unattended] UnattendSwitch="no" You will be logged in as the default Administrator this way. There was a post in the Super WinXP CD thread about automatically creating a username using the NET command (type NET /? for more info). Although when you create this username during your batch, you are still installing the registry tweaks and powertoys in the Admin Account. You should be able to make a Bootable DVD. But don't ask me how - I haven't got a DVD burner!

Bachus - you can use AutoIt to install apps that don't silently install. You first install it normally and AutoIt tracks the changes it makes to the system. Be warned though, they're often unreliable. http://www.hiddensoft.com/autoit/ Terminator3 - you were using hotfix switches for ISObuster and Kazaa. Those switches are only for Windows Update hotfixes! But anyway, IsoBuster and Kazza is next on my to-do list. rstryker - Metapad is an improved notepad replacement, http://welcome.to/metapad/ and UPTIME.exe is a file I got from Microsoft back in the Win2k days, it tells your PC uptime in the command prompt when executed.

You are correct, this could be possible. You will have to do a CD-swap at the correct time because I'm not sure of any DOS commands that can detect a CD tray ejection and re-insert. You will have to use a full path to your second CD. e.g: start /wait F:\Applications\Norton2003\NAV\NAV.msi /QB If you have two CD-ROM drives, use the drive letter of the 2nd CD-ROM. If you only have one, then you can swap the CD once the batch starts as the Windows XP CD is no longer needed. Hope it works!

Driver paths should be seperate by a semi-colon ( ; ) [Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS UnattendSwitch="no" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore OemPnPDriversPath="install\Applications\nvidia44_3;drivers\promise\WinXP;drivers\alc53\wdm" That should work

To all new/existing members, please create a new thread for questions/issues. This will help other members to find what they're looking for if they're experiencing the same problem. Thanks!

Bachus - I'll look into it tomorrow. Meanwhile you should check if any of them are using Installshield, WISE, or Windows Installer (*.msi), There are dedicated pages on these three installer packages in the Applications section. Terminator3 - That would be a little complicated, since the $OEM$\$1\ content gets copied over during text-mode setup (just before the GUI-mode where it installs drivers and start menu etc). It doesn't get copied over during the batch. Its one of the reasons why I'm going to get a DVD-Burner, so I can add lots of apps such as Macromedia and Photoshop btw, have you checked the FAQ? There's a few tips on freeing up some space on the CD

They won't have taken the feature out completely, cos networking is the most important thing in a Server OS If there's no drivers available at the Dell site, then contact Dell, or ask in their forums (if they have any) for the status on your Wireless NIC and Windows Server 2003.

I might get an iPod too, they're really good

Why are you shouting? :/

Yeah you're right. Gonna fix the guide on MSN Messenger 6 because of this. Using WinRAR or another extractor - extract setupdl.exe to the MSN directory and use MsnMsgs.msi /QB instead

What kind of error are you getting for MSN Messenger 6?

Open winnt.sif > go to [unattended] and put in the following line: UnattendSwitch="yes" Keep in mind that it will use the default Admin Account, so any extras you wanted to install such as Registry tweaks (only HKEY_CURRENT_USER) and powertoys won't exist when a new user account is created.

I've never had a system restore CD before, but check if both CDs have a directory called \i386 The contents of i386 might be split into two CDs, so you have to copy them to the hard drive and merge together into one folder. You will then need the boot files to create a bootable CD. This is all theory though. Someone else should give a better answer.

winamp295_full.exe /S That's a capital S. I tested this on Winamp, but at the end it popped up a Settings Window with checkboxes, and asked you if you want to be in a survey :/

Thanks, posted

Mike Wilson knows the answer for this, he compiles it into an exe. But I don't know how... :/ It will be constantly updated. The DirectX 9.0b info including the patched dxsetup.exe file is on there now