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You only need to change the User Shell Folders keys, not the Shell Folder keys, also in the above reg example, the data is given as REG_SZ, when they are intended to be REG_EXPAND_SZ. look at this message for an inf example, or you could make the change directly in one of your cmd files. REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v Personal /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "D:\%USERNAME%\My Documents" /f REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v "My Pictures" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "D:\%USERNAME%\My Documents\My Pictures" /f REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v "My Music" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "D:\%USERNAME%\My Documents\My Music" /f REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v Favorites /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "D:\%USERNAME%\Favorites" /f

Why not prevent them being created, in the first place using the winnt.sif components section, then just add the shortcuts to your install source for copying over

Click on the Help button, and read the manual where required! basically, Search -> Enter search criteria in Text box -> Perform search -> Export results

Try this, if that doesn't fulfill your needs, you could always look at its big brother.

You should be able to either query the registry; or write to temp file the long or short date format, then parse it for use in the batch before deleting the temp. This would then take the format straight from the HKCU and be non language specific.

Here's an example I found, do with it as you will. @echo off FOR /F "tokens=1,2,3,4" %%A IN ('SC.EXE QUERY SPOOLER ^| FIND /I "STATE"') DO SET STATE=%%D IF /I "%STATE%"=="RUNNING" (NET STOP SPOOLER) ELSE (NET START SPOOLER)

ECHO. ECHO Deleting Install Files... RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\install Please read the examples in future

CabinetWClass rang a bell so I did a search and found this utility, it can apparently be run from a batch too.

The system requirements for that OS include 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features) Therefore if you insist on using it, you may need to take measures to remove as much unnecessary stuff as possible, bearing in mind that your onboard graphics will likely be using some of your existing 128 MB.

That is the best option, please don't suggest any more programs, it appears to me that the original poster doesn't know how to properly use the ones they already have. The System Configuration utility automates routine troubleshooting steps for use when diagnosing system configuration issues. It is not meant as a 'trick' to speed up your computer. I myself wouldn't like to try msconfigging out everything, and hope that the machine still boots up okay.

So you've decided it's not doing your computer any good, but you would like to keep it .. and its suddenly became a year older was 2005 now 2004, probably aged that much during the last boot up...

sorry, you caught me mid-edit

okay, from looking at the site you posted, it appears that "gebruikers.cmd" is the same as "useraccounts.cmd", therefore your cmdlines.txt is calling it. So if your file is called useraccounts.cmd it's name should be changed to gebruikers.cmd

Should your cmdlines.txt not say: [Commands] "gebruikers.cmd" "useraccounts.cmd" If you don't call it, it's not going to run!

How about a couple of screen grabs of the MSCONFIG Services Tab (with the Hide All Microsoft Services checked) and the Startup Tab (with all items showing)

@ Mekrel Do a search for MakeMSI & MsiDiff, both freeware. Other than Windows itself, I do not have a single piece of software on any of my machines, which is not freeware, and I've never had a problem yet with not being able to do something

Please explain this trick.... Tell us what you've prevented from starting up with it and what you have allowed to start up. How many processes are there running in your Task Manager? Is the 256MB RAM also running on board graphics? Oh and why put the biggest heap of bloated garbage onto your machine and then complain about speed! Take the Norton rubbish off your machine, and watch the speeds increase massively.

I have heard a few success stories of people doing it this way using a PC with fairly generic drivers and also removing other drivers after the install, prior to swapping back into the original machine. When in the new machine it will start asking for the driver disks required in order to boot into the OS. In my opinion, it's not worth the hassle, you've got the original PC so put the drive back in its own machine and do it properly from scratch

Now, for an interesting project, all you need to do is go through the install log, and remove all CLSIDs, copied files, REG keys, values and directories, that I guarantee haven't been removed in the uninstall routine.

Just stick this in a batch file. REG DELETE HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v "EFI Job Monitor" Deletes the registry value "EFI Job Monitor" under Run key. [EDIT] For remote computers, include the computer name before the path of the subkey in the \\ComputerName\PathtoSubkey format. Omitting ComputerName causes the operation to default to the local computer. i.e. REG DELETE \\TAURUS\HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v "EFI Job Monitor" Deletes the registry value "EFI Job Monitor" under Run key on TAURUS. [/EDIT]

I have answered this before, it should be around here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?&act=S...=33043&p=226184

Open it up in Notepad, Save As... newname.reg with ANSI Encoding instead of Unicode. Now try it, if it miraculously works, you can delete the old one and rename this one as required.

You don't write to a folder, you write to a file and put in in the folder, the read only attribute is correct.

Can you not just use change the registry key in a cmd script, and perhaps killing explorer.exe and then restarting it again. try this key: REG ADD HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager /v DllName /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%SystemRoot%\Resources\Themes\ForeverBlue.Theme" /f Obviously changing the .Theme file name to suit

Just let it request the partition to format etc. and leave everything else unattended. e.g. [Data] AutomaticUpdates=Yes AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" P.S. I'm a Greek