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In the "Overview of Windows XP Service Pack 3.pdf" it states I tried making an unattended cd without a key in the winnt.sif. But it wouldn't let me continue without entering a key. also tried a normal install. This was all in vmware.

When I run RunOnceEx Script Creator I don't see the buttons on the right side as in your screen shot. My screen looks like this

Could you be using the classic desk top? [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu] "{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000

The files containing the icons are replaced by the updates and will have to be paytched again with the vista icons You can do this with reshacker, just do a search. Be sure to run modifype on the patched files. Not sure if reshacker does that for yo or not. Its beeb awhile.

system restore will not let you create restore points for one drive on another drive. You can only adjust the amount of space used on each drive or turn it off completly open system properties in control panel click on system restore then the drive you want to change then settings.

Don't know the answer to this question. When I was using GUIRUNONCE iI had oempreinstall set to yes and just ran everything from the harddrive. I use RUNONCEEX now. I wdid find this install from cd using guirunonce but that doesn't really answer you question

You could try using regshot at http://regshot.blog.googlepages.com/ I've used it to make the toolbar of iexplorer the way I like it. Regshot take two shots of the registry, one before and one after the changes you make then compares the two. anf shows yoy the changes. be warned though not all the changes will be about your changes and there may be quite a few. Let us know if this works

converting to basic disk destroys all the data

It sound like you have some dynamic disks. This helped me http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserve...3.mspx?mfr=true That duidn't point to where I thought it would. Just click on foriegn disk. Accually all you should have to do is right click on the drive in disk managment and click on import foriegn disk

I would make a cmd script like this Runinstall.cmd FOR %%i IN (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 "%%i\Software\Install.cmd Install.cmd" "%%i\Software\Install.cmd Install.cmd" exit and call it in guirunonce [GuiRunOnce] Command1="%path%\runinstall.cmd" replace %path with the path to the runinstall.cmd Can't answer you question avout disabling error reporting. but I alsways disable it because I'd rather just look in event viewer for any errors EDIT: als have you had a look at http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/

I ended up editing hivedef.inf in the i386 folder to fix my problem. adding settings to HKU/.DEFAULT didn't work \. And copying NTUSER.DAT didn't work very well because I had trouble copying it unattendely. \Documents and settings\Default user\NTUSER.DAT doesn;t seen to be the same as HLU\.DEFAULT. @NaDer_GenKO Do I don't know if the above would work for you or not. It sound like you need a script to run once for each user when they first logon. HAve you had a llok at using the policy editor to run a stortup or logon script. Don[t know if that would work for you or not.

After more searching, I found other people that had similar problems. The fix was to edit the ntuser.dat file in the defaultuser directory with regedit and to save a copy on the cd and copy it over during install. Noew to see if it works

A combo, I call a cmd file in cmdlines.txt that installs an inf with my tweaks. and call the same cmd file at first logon through runonceex.

The adduser script works fine and I have autologon disabled in winnt.sif. my problem is with the registry tweaks

I have a reg tweak that make it so your not asked if your sure you want to delete a file before its moved to the recycle bin. which I apply both at T13 and when the commands in registry key runonceex are run at first boot Today I was testing a new cd in vmware and my adduser.cmd file didn't run so I was logged into the administator account. The tweak was working fine. So I ran the adduser.cmd file and restarted the machine and was loggeed into the newly created account. Now the tweak wasn't working for this account So I added the tweak to the HKLM and HKU/.DEFAULT branches of the registry. And created a new user and logged into that account. But the tweak still wasn't working. while logged into that new account I checked the registry and HKLM and HKU/.DEFAULT had the correct value as installed by the tweak but HKCU had the old value. I'm assuming that it's being over written when new accounts are first logged into. but I don't know what or if thats the case.

The CD type doesn't matter. You'll have to be more clear on what you don't understand if you want someone to help you.

Thanks, I converted a reg file with reg2inf, which worked until I tried to add the string variables.The thing that confused me was that I just used the format for the string variable that reg2inf used in the inf file.

Thanks for the help, everyone. Wont say how long I was trying to fix it.

I added a section to my .inf file that tweaks the registry to setup services the way I want them. But it sets all the startup types to 0. I found how to fix it but don't see why it douesn;t work the original way I had it. [sTRINGS] String2="System\CurrentControlSet\Services" Automatic="02,00,00,00" Manual="03,00,00,00" Disabled="04,00,00,00" HKLM,"%String2%\ALG","Start",0x00010001,%Disabled% HKLM,"%String2%\AppMgmt","Start",0x00010001,%Manual% HKLM,"%String2%\wuauserv","Start",0x00010001,%Automatic% sets all startup types to 0 but HKLM,"%String2%\ALG","Start",0x00010001,04,00,00,00 HKLM,"%String2%\AppMgmt","Start",0x00010001,03,00,00,00 HKLM,"%String2%\wuauserv","Start",0x00010001,02,00,00,00 works what am I doing wrong?

If Microsoft personnel can't agree then I say pick the answer that best suites you. But as far as I know OEM keys are not transferable and retail ones are.

Nothing, thats normal. if you want the recovery console to be available you have to use a non unattened cd. There is a way to install it as a dual boot option. Just do a search.

There could be tweaks that don't work unless they are applied after setup has finished and your logged into windows. I have a tweak that unchecks the 'always show confirmation when deleting files' thats on the recycle bin when you right click. that doesn't work unless I apply it after I've loggee on

runonecex.cmd is just a batch file. If you open a command window and type reg.exe /? You will get help on the command and switches and what they do. don't know about cleanup.cmd, it looks like that should work to me too.

Cumulative rime zone update KB942763 replaces KB933360

You can extract the dell drivers with winrar