Powerhouse

I'm a little new to Download manager software, I've recently tried Reget Deluxe v4 but didn't like the fact that its a whole separate application. Is there a Download manager that works in the background? So if I click a link to download a file, it automatically takes over. Same with webpages (since they seem to all say they speed up the download of webpages as well). Basically I would like... 1. A download manager that works invisibly on my system (no separate windows needed to "Add" downloads too). 2. Speeds up the download of webpages as well as file downloads (but just file downloads would be ok).

Thanks JBM, I'll give it a try. Guess I have to leave the CD in now...

Read this thread with interest, and tried copying i386 (Trick #1 Make a Flat) to C:\Windows\Source, but I get errors with GuiRunOnce (under winnt.sif) and RunOnceEx.cmd. Basically with GuiRunOnce listed in winnt.sif, I can't get RunOnceEx.cmd to run. So my question is, is there some other way to copy the source over (say during RunOnceEx.cmd, without having to copy the i386 folder to the $OEM$\$1\Install folder? I would hate to have two i386 folders on the CD for this purpose. Is there a way to run it from cmdlines.txt maybe?

Any update on IconPackager NoLogic?

Not sure I have seen either of these tweaks listed, but they are from this thread... ;----- Get a command box Right-click menu option [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here] @="Command P&rompt Here" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here\command] @="cmd.exe /k cd %1 ;----- Disable file association web-service - Bypassing "Browse web for program" to open unknown extension. "Open With..." becomes default [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001 The first tweak actually replaces the Commandfromhere Powertoy, and works with Win2k to boot.

Uh, Sanjay, look up a bit.... ;----- Removes Nvidia nView Setup From Startup [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "nwiz"=- I use it to stop the nVidia setup screen coming up on my dual display.

One more Idea that might be useful for everyone. How about having a separate Registry section for Software Application issues and tweaks. Here is an example of some of the software tweaks I use (most of which I found from these forums)... ;----- ;----- Disable Adobe automatic updates ;----- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\6.0\Updater] "iUpdateFrequency"=dword:00000000 ;----- ;----- Turn off Adobe splash screen ;----- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\6.0\Originals] "bDisplayAboutDialog"=dword:00000000 ;----- ;----- Disable Adobe EULA ;----- [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\6.0\AdobeViewer] "EULA"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\6.0\AdobeViewer] "EULA"=dword:00000001 ;----- ;----- ACDSEE Reg Info ;----- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ACD Systems\ACDSee\70] "ShowTipOfDay"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ACD Systems\LM\ACDSee\70] "AgreementAccepted"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ACD Systems\ACDSee\70] "RegisteredSettings"=dword:00000002 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "Device Detector"=- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ACD Systems\ACDSee\70] "ViewerShowFullPath"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ACD Systems\ACDSee\70] "ShowFullPathInTitle"=dword:00000001 ;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ACD Systems\ACDSee\70] ;"ColorMgt-Enabled"=dword:00000001 ;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ACD Systems\ACDSee\70] ;"ColorMgt-EnabledPreview"=dword:00000001 ;----- Winzip Reg Info ;----- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Nico Mak Computing\WinZip\WinIni] "Name"="Your Name Here" "SN"="Your Serial Number Here" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Nico Mak Computing\WinZip\WinZip] "ShowTips"="0" ;----- Removes Winamp Agent From Startup [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "WinampAgent"=- ;----- Removes QuickTime Task From Startup [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "QuickTime Task"=- ;----- Removes ACDSee Device Detector From Startup [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "Device Detector"=- ;----- Removes Registry First Aid Agent From Startup [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "rfagent"=- ;----- Removes Nero Filter Check From Startup [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "NeroFilterCheck"=- ;----- Removes Sun Java Update Schedule From Startup [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "SunJavaUpdateSched"=- ;----- Removes Nvidia nView Setup From Startup [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "nwiz"=- ;----- Used for Trillian install [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Trillian] "DisplayName"="Trillian" "UninstallString"="C:\\Program Files\\Trillian\\trillian.exe /uninstall" ;----- After install of Spywareblaster, two screens popup, this removes them [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpywareBlaster\Settings] "DisclaimerShown"=hex:ff,ff "TipShown"=hex:ff,ff ;----- This tweak fixes a problem with NAV and a file system tweak. ;----- If you encounter a problem with NAV starting up, You can fix this by setting [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "vptray"="\"C:\\PROGRAM FILES\\Symantec Antivirus\\VPTray.exe\"" ;----- Putting Diskeeper9 in the Exceptions section of Windows Firewall [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] "C:\\Program Files\\Executive Software\\Diskeeper\\Diskeeper.exe"="C:\\Program Files\\Executive Software\\Diskeeper\\Diskeeper.exe:*:Enabled:DISKEEPER.EXE" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] "C:\\Program Files\\Executive Software\\Diskeeper\\Diskeeper.exe"="C:\\Program Files\\Executive Software\\Diskeeper\\Diskeeper.exe:*:Enabled:DISKEEPER.EXE" ;----- Putting BitTornado in the Exceptions section of Windows Firewall [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] "C:\\Program Files\\BitTornado\\btdownloadgui.exe"="C:\\Program Files\\BitTornado\\btdownloadgui.exe:*:Enabled:btdownloadgui" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] "C:\\Program Files\\BitTornado\\btdownloadgui.exe"="C:\\Program Files\\BitTornado\\btdownloadgui.exe:*:Enabled:btdownloadgui"

The above post appears to be for Diskeeper 8 (but it could work for 9 I would guess). However, after doing some testing, it appears that it's Windows Firewall that is causing the issue. So here is the Registry key to add Diskeeper to the ok list... [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] "C:\\Program Files\\Executive Software\\Diskeeper\\Diskeeper.exe"="C:\\Program Files\\Executive Software\\Diskeeper\\Diskeeper.exe:*:Enabled:DISKEEPER.EXE" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] "C:\\Program Files\\Executive Software\\Diskeeper\\Diskeeper.exe"="C:\\Program Files\\Executive Software\\Diskeeper\\Diskeeper.exe:*:Enabled:DISKEEPER.EXE"

****, and I thought we were done with these scripts. Ok, encounted a problem with IconPackager doing a fresh Unattended. The script seems to run fine, but at the end, after it has selected the correct Skin, the button OK is never pressed. So the screen says up through the rest of RunOnceEx.

For those who are going to update the first page Registry list, might a suggest the following... 1. Please add a number to each Registry key, so when people post about them, it's easier to find. Here is an example... ;----- ;----- [1] Makes a right click option for unknown files (Open with notepad) ;----- [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell] @="\"notepad.exe %1\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open] @="Open &With Notepad" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open\command] @="notepad.exe %1" ;----- ;----- [2] Add Copy To to right click menu ;----- this causes problem with windows explorer...for example, when opening ;----- media files, it opens the copy/move to command, not recommended ;----- ;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers] ;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To] ;@="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}" ;----- ;----- [3] Add Move To to right click menu ;----- this causes problem with windows explorer...for example, when opening ;----- media files, it opens the copy/move to command, not recommended ;----- ;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move To] ;@="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}" So when someone posts a problem with entry number [2] it's easier for everyone to find. 2. Perhaps have a subsection at the top that stats that some Registry Keys will only work if applied under the Current User logged on (and not from cmdlines.txt). Again, you could perhaps assign them a note, and put that next to the number listed above. Example: A = Installed from cmdlines.txt registry entry. B = Installed from Current logged on user. ;----- ;----- [1 - A] Makes a right click option for unknown files (Open with notepad) ;----- [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell] @="\"notepad.exe %1\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open] @="Open &With Notepad" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open\command] @="notepad.exe %1" ;----- ;----- [2 - B] Add Copy To to right click menu ;----- this causes problem with windows explorer...for example, when opening ;----- media files, it opens the copy/move to command, not recommended ;----- ;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers] ;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To] ;@="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}" Again, these just add to an already great idea.

Upon the first run of Diskeeper9 (after a fresh Unattended install), it checks for updates online. This prompts WindowsXP Security Center to pop up a warning that basically says "some features of this program have been blocked" and it gives you the option to unblock them. Is there a registry setting I could add, to unblock Diskeeper by default?

What do these commands do? copy /Y %Install2%\Applications\Diskeeper\FWALL.reg %systemdrive%\ ECHO. copy /Y %Install2%\Applications\Diskeeper\enable SCenter.reg %systemdrive%\ I see no FWALL.reg or SCenter.reg in the file you have posted. Also, Why do you use Install2\applications? Is this where you install your files from from RunOnceEX, or are you copying files here, to prevent Cleanup.cmd from deleting the files?

Did you modify the files to work with Diskeeper 9?

Sixpack, Could you post how you ran it from Cleanup.cmd. Also, is the Boot optimization in Diskeeper better than using Bootvis? Or are they both separate beasts...?

Ah, I like your way better. That's what I like about these forums, you always find a better way to do things. Thanks for the help. I was just worried that getting the Cleanup.cmd to reboot the machine before everything was loaded, might cause problems. But yeah, putting the command at the end, ensures that everything else is done first. Then instead of waiting 45seconds (on my build, I have seen the majority of people use 1 minute), after everthing is done, only 10 seconds (course the desktop seems to still be loading). Just so everyone else who reads this post might want to know, here is what I did... 1. Install Bootvis. 2. Copy the Bootvis.exe file to your $$\System32 folder. 3. add the following to the end of your Cleanup.cmd file (before the EXIT command)... start /wait %systemroot%\System32\Bootvis.exe -prepsystem Now you might have to wait a bit on the next bootup, as Bootvis is checking and optimising your system. Well worth it if you ask me. Now I need to find that post about using Diskeeper to optimize my system on first boot as well.

So here's the setup, I'm trying to launch bootvis and have it do a system prep using this command... "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Microsoft Bootvis\BootVis.exe -prepsystem" However, my cleanup.cmd file has a 45 second timer to it (which gives Windows enough time to do everything before being shut down. But running the -prepsystem command gives you only 10 seconds before it will shut down the system. So what code could I use to make these two play nice together?

Try this... ;----- Disable higlighting of new applications in start menu [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "Start_NotifyNewApps"=dword:00000000

Thanks for the Reg tweak, it worked.

Anyone know if there is an Installer for this application somewhere, and if it can be installed silently?

Ok, so I followed the guide, got the MsnMsgs.msi file, and have this in my RunOnceEX file... REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "MSN Messenger v6.2" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\MSN\MsnMsgs.msi /qn" /f The application installs fine, but there are a couple of issues with the install I would like fixed... 1. It puts an MSN link on my Start\All Programs folder. 2. It changes IE, so when it starts up, it asks if this is the default browser or not. I need to know if there is a Switch, or Reg key to fix both of these issues. Thanks for the help.

Figuures, the Winamp and Lavasoft are both in ProgramsDir. However, I still can't get rid of the stupid MSN.lnk file. Microsoft must want it there badly...lol

Found some interesting Registry tweaks from TweakHounds SuperTweaks guide. For example, here is one that is listed on this site, but is different on the TweakHounds page... These allow you to end tasks faster, shut down faster and speed up the menu display. *All Levels [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "ForegroundLockTimeout"=dword:00000000 "HungAppTimeout"="4000" "MenuShowDelay"="200" "WaitToKillAppTimeout"="5000" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="5000" ...and here is a new one... This setting gives a boost to priority of foreground applications. In very overly-simplified terms, what you see on the screen gets more attention from the CPU than what you can't. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl] "Win32PrioritySeparation"=dword:00000026

Ok, how about helping out with a quick script. I'm trying to arange Start\Programs and am using the following script... ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; Script Defaults ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opt ("CaretCoordMode", 1) ;1=absolute, 0=relative Opt ("ExpandEnvStrings", 0) ;0=don"t expand, 1=do expand Opt ("MouseClickDelay", 10) ;10 milliseconds Opt ("MouseClickDownDelay", 10) ;10 milliseconds Opt ("MouseClickDragDelay", 250) ;250 milliseconds Opt ("MouseCoordMode", 0) ;1=absolute, 0=relative Opt ("MustDeclareVars", 0) ;0=no, 1=require pre-declare Opt ("PixelCoordMode", 1) ;1=absolute, 0=relative Opt ("RunErrorsFatal", 1) ;1=fatal, 0=silent set @error Opt ("SendAttachMode", 0) ;0=don"t attach, 1=do attach Opt ("SendCapslockMode", 1) ;1=store and restore, 0=don"t Opt ("SendKeyDelay", 1) ;5 milliseconds Opt ("SendKeyDownDelay", 2) ;1 millisecond Opt ("TrayIconDebug", 1) ;0=no info, 1=debug line info Opt ("TrayIconHide", 0) ;0=show, 1=hide tray icon Opt ("WinDetectHiddenText", 0) ;0=don"t detect, 1=do detect Opt ("WinSearchChildren", 1) ;0=no, 1=search children also Opt ("WinTitleMatchMode", 3) ;1=start, 2=subStr, 3=exact, 4=... Opt ("WinWaitDelay", 250) ;250 milliseconds ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; Script Start ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; Create Directorys if Non-Existant If FileExists ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Utilities" ) = 0 Then DirCreate ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Utilities" ) If FileExists ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Audio and Video" ) = 0 Then DirCreate ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Audio and Video" ) ; Move Directories DirMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\WinZip", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Utilities\WinZip", 1 ) DirMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\WinRAR", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Utilities\WinRAR", 1 ) DirMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Registry First Aid", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Utilities\Registry First Aid", 1 ) DirMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Smart Projects\IsoBuster", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Utilities\IsoBuster", 1 ) DirMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Lavasoft Ad-aware 6", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Utilities\Lavasoft Ad-aware 6", 1 ) DirMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\SpywareBlaster", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Utilities\SpywareBlaster", 1 ) DirMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Real Alternative", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Audio and Video\Real Alternative", 1 ) DirMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\QuickTime", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Audio and Video\QuickTime", 1 ) DirMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\CyberLink PowerDVD", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Audio and Video\CyberLink PowerDVD", 1 ) DirMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Winamp", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Audio and Video\Winamp", 1 ) ; Move Files FileMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "Executive Software Diskeeper.lnk", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Utilities\Executive Software Diskeeper.lnk", 1 ) FileMove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "UltraMon.lnk", @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Tools - Utilities\UltraMon.lnk", 1 ) ; Delete Old Directory DirRemove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\WinRAR", 1 ) DirRemove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Registry First Aid", 1 ) DirRemove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Smart Projects", 1 ) DirRemove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Lavasoft Ad-aware 6", 1 ) DirRemove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\SpywareBlaster", 1 ) DirRemove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Real Alternative", 1 ) DirRemove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\QuickTime", 1 ) DirRemove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\CyberLink PowerDVD", 1 ) DirRemove ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "\Winamp", 1 ) ; Delete Shortcuts ;FileDelete ( @ProgramsCommonDir & "MSN.lnk", 1 ) Exit ; EOF Couple of problems.... 1. The Winamp and Lavasoft Ad-aware 6 folders wont move. 2. I can't get the UltraMon or Executive Software Diskeeper links to move. 3. I also can't delete the MSN.lnk. I'm probably doing something wrong, so could use some help.

Well, you just made my day. It WORKED!!!!! Sorry you have to go back and change all your scripts.

Ok, just tested the delays, they didn't help. So Im looking at the script, and it occurs to me, that maybe this is the problem (This is an example from CursorXP)... If FileExists (@WorkingDir & "\Themes") Then DirCopy (@WorkingDir & "\Themes", $DL_1 & "\Themes", 1) I don't think the *.CurXPTheme file is being copied over.