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Two really annoying features in MSN Messenger 7.5 that I always manually disable after install is the MSN Tabs at the left side of contacts list, and the MSN Today popup. Now the reg keys to set the apropriate settings to me is shown below and are unique keys to each user. Is there a way to thorugh batch query this string and apply the settings I want? The registry keys: [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1085031214-1682526488-1343024091-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSNMessenger\PerPassportSettings\851604443] "DisableMSNToday"=hex:01,00,00,00 "DisableTabs"=dword:00000001 Here is how you can set SID as a variable. (Creds to Yzöwl) @echo off&setlocal enableextensions for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList" /s^|findstr "S-1-5-"') do ( for /f "tokens=1,3 delims= " %%b in ('reg query "%%~a" /v "ProfileImagePath"') do ( if errorlevel 0 ( echo/%%~c|find "%userprofile%">nul if errorlevel 0 set UserSID=%%a ) ) ) if not defined UserSID echo/ SID not found&&endlocal&goto :eof set UserKey=HKU\%UserSID:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\=% Echo %UserKey% is set to %%UserKey%% endlocal&goto :eof

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Edit: Question rephrased. I'd like to include non-integrated updates installed with Windows aswell in oeminfo.ini. I have a dir on CDROM root called WINDOWSUPDATE where media connect etc. is placed. I'd like the script to not only list hotfixes from %CDROM%\I386\SVCPACK but also %CDROM%\WINDOWSUPDATE\. The below is an illustration of how I would like it, but does not work. Is something similar possible? for /f "tokens=1 delims=.exe" %%j in ( ( 'dir /B %CDROM%\I386\SVCPACK\KB*.exe' ) & ( 'dir /B %CDROM%\WINDOWSUPDATE\KB*.exe' ) ) do ( ( set kbname=%%j ) & (call :myprint) ) goto :eof :myprint echo line%i%=%kbname% >> "%oeminfo%" set /a i+=1 :eof Please help me out here guys

Good tip! I'll definatly give it a shot.

Que? Was? What? Hva? Just copy it with a batch from CD to %AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Startup or whatever the path is? Or better yet put the lnk in $OEM$\$Docs\All Users\Start menu\Startup (or again whatever the correct path is) (Don't know exact path since I run Norwegian XP).

Good tip. How do I set this?

Thank you! Since I have a Norwegian XP it seems I can delete the LANG dir safely, but will it improove installation speed? I am writing to a DVD disc so space is not really important.

Does it work using the %CDROM% variable from winnt.sif???

Can someone confirm that this reduces install time? My apps/drivers are on the root of DVD under APPS and DRIVERS dir, Im pretty sure these are not copied. But reducing size of i386 might work? Please confirm what to remove, how and if it works.

You do it in winnt.sif under [Components] header. To have fax service installed: [Components] Fax=On

Yes, there are already posts on this topic, but most are wide spread. Any suggestions to speed optimization of the Windows XP unattended install? Thanks for posting

I'm installing the latest K-lite mega codec pack, but it's not that good. I need support for real/qt and like the fact that they can play inn WMP10. Is there any better codec packs or is it best to install one by one codec?

You do know you don't need that bat file right? You can just execute the whole line with switches form within RunOnceEx.cmd

This is a part of my cleanup code. This will restart the computer in 60 secounds and delete install folder. Plus I gave you some of my other cleanup codes. cmdow @ /HID @echo off rem Cleanup desktop. del /s /q "%UserProfile%\Desktop\*.lnk" del /s /q "%AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\*.lnk" rem Removing temp files. for /d %%g in ("%temp%\*") do rd /s /q "%%g" for %%g in ("%temp%\*") do del /s /q "%%g" for /d %%g in ("%windir%\Downloaded Installations\*") do rd /s /q "%%g" for %%g in ("%windir%\Downloaded Installations\*") do del /s /q "%%g" rem Deleting Install dir. rd /s /q "%SystemDrive%\Install" rem Restarting windows in xx secs. shutdown.exe -r -f -t 60 -c "Restarting Windows. Please wait" exit The only thing I execute from the command file after sending the restart command is to delete the current file. (it does not resist in %SystemDrive%\install).

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Have your cleanup command file include the "non-english" characters as normal. (The file within you try to delete the shortcuts from your desktop) Save and close. Type "edit.com" (without "") in run (start menu -> run) Click Open and browse to the file that contains the "non-english" characters. When you have the file open you will see that the "non-english" characters are replaced with the correct characters/symbols. What you see here is what you are to use in your file... Get it? Good tip asbsamsf... Credz...

There is some special characters to replace with your ı,ş,ç etc. so the solution is to replace the non-english characters with some standard replacement characters. At least that is what works for Norwegian characters. Don't know what exact replacement characters you have to use though.

I'd like to translate to Norwegian. How'd I do that?

What language is your OS in? Try check properties of a shortcut on your desktop and past us the complete path for it please. Running a Norwegian XP, this is what works perfect to remove all shortcuts from desktop (called skrivebord in Norwegian) del /s /q "%UserProfile%\Skrivebord\*.lnk" del /s /q "%AllUsersProfile%\Skrivebord\*.lnk"

Norwegian update. lang = 'no'; msgStartInstall[lang] = ['Installasjonsveiviseren lukkes og valgte komponenter blir installert.']; lblTimerTitle[lang] = ['Installasjonen starter<br>automatisk om']; lblTimerStop[lang] = ['Klikk for å stoppe nedtellingen']; lblInstall[lang] = ['Start installasjon']; lblExit[lang] = ['Avslutt']; lblHelp[lang] = ['Hjelp']; lblSelectAll[lang] = ['Velg alle']; lblSelectNone[lang] = ['Velg ingen']; lblSelectDefaults[lang] = ['Velg standard']; lblMusic[lang] = ['Lydavspilling']; lblOptions[lang] = ['Innstillinger']; lblConfig[lang] = ['Egenskaper']; lblSource[lang] = ['Vis kildekode']; lblmanual[lang] = ['Hjelp og støtte']; ttInstall[lang] = ['Start installasjon','Initialiserer skriptgenerator.<br /><br />Klikk for å begynne generering av installasjonsskript.']; ttExit[lang] = ['Avslutt','Lukk applikasjon.<br /><br />Dersom du ønsker å beholde programstandarder, klikker du her. Et minimum av programvare og oppdateringer vil bli installert.']; ttHelp[lang] = ['Hjelp','Viser enkel brukerveiledning samt programversjon.']; ttSelectAll[lang] = ['Velg alle','Velger alle tilgjengelige komponenter.']; ttSelectNone[lang] = ['Velg ingen','Velger ingen tilgjengelige komponenter.']; ttSelectDefaults[lang] = ['Velg standard','Velger kun anbefalte komponenter.<br /><br />Klikk dersom du kun ønsker å installere et minimum av anbefalte komponenter.']; ttMusic[lang] = ['Lydavspilling','Konfigurer egenskaper for \lydavspiller.']; ttOptions[lang] = ['Innstillinger','Konfigurer WPI.']; ttConfig[lang] = ['Egenskaper','Konfigurer din programliste.']; ttSource[lang] = ['Vis kildekode','Viser kildekoden til WPI.']; ttmanual[lang] = ['Hjelp og støtte','Viser hjelp for WPI.']; txtRunOnceExTitle[lang] = ['Installerer programvare ...']; Updated and compatible with 4.2b

Do you even know what the search button is for?

Someone posted how to find drive letter and path for a file with command using %~ variables like the one below. But I cannot seem to recall or search and find it again. Can someone post the list of available %~ variables for cmd? This shows full filepath %~f0

Thank's guys. I will definatly remove this annoying lnk. It does not work for me at Norwegian XP Pro either. It links to some "Page cannot be found" and a bogus URL. I'd like to remove the "Angi programtilgang og standardprogrammer" as it is called in Norwegian (Program access and standard programs) also, but it makes the Start-menu nice and wide Any way to through registry or whatever set the width of the start-menu? (Sorry if it's a bit off the track)

I'm using DHCP and signal shows up to 100% and full even at 54mbit at G network. Im using a Linksys SRX router with great range! So I don't think that is the issue, but its a good thought indeed. But since the light actually switches off, this might indicate its something else, no? The power saving was my first thought also, but there is no power saving turned on. At the device properties I can set it to either "Auto", "Best performance" or "Best Battery". It's set to "Best performance". It does indeed sometime change from 54mbit to lower rates depending on distance form router, so it might be it. I'll try set it to a prefixed rate and static IP to see if it helps.

I've got an Acer TM 8006 LMi notebook with integrated 802.11 a/b/g WLAN, running on Windows XP Professional (Norwegian) (Unattended DVD with integrated hotfixes and SP2). Ofcourse I also have the latest drivers and BIOS. Now at the front of my laptop there is a button to disable/enable WLAN and a light just above the button to identify WLAN activated/inactivated. After a while of activity this light seems to randomly turn off and speed dramatically decrease. When it happens I might maximum download at 30-40 kb/s so it has net, but I am on a 15mbit line and normally reach speeds of 1,5-2 MB/s. If i click the button and DISABLE and then RE ENABLE WLAN the speed increases again to full speed. Any ideas what is causing this "sleep" behaviour of my WLAN card?