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I would assume its in the same hive as quicklaunch... set it up how you want and export the key. i would also assume you need to import it in, in the same manner as quicklaunch.. before your pc logs on for the 1st time.. (ie: import it in before you runonceex launches) post up yr results!

Actually, Ive inquired about this before and as I found in this thread the only answer I got for unattended setup of your wireless card (ie: joining to an available wireless network, entering SSID, etc) can only be done through group policy... which is a crummy answer. and on a side note, i love linksys... have the G Wireless Router and all linksys nics and no issues whatsoever... not mention the linksys' wireless router firmware is based on a linux kernel so there are a ton of different firmwares you can get for it that give it many more advanced functions....

you check the registry?

Thanks for the responses guys... Couple other questions... Again, I took a quick *peek* at the interface and saw that there was a wizard that basically sets it all up for you assuming you know the commands you want to use and whatnot. I originally thought this was going to be something where I would be sifting through a bunch of code and js files getting my programs setup. Do most of you use the wizard or do you edit the code directly? Is it pretty easy to interface? I realize thats just aethetics but if Im going to invest the time in doing this I want to do it all the way. Are there 'themes' for this one can download or that users have posted? Walkthroughs and/or recommendations at the very least? Thanks again everyone.

How the hell does one go about removing this useless folder? I try removing it manually but it magically appears later. Ive also tried removing the reg key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders] "My Music"=- Still there! What in the world does one have to do to keep this off my pc??

So Ive finally finished my master uA install cd using RunOnceEx which either installs programs directly from the cd or extracts a package from cd to temp folder and installs. Question is, now that Ive finished, do you guys recommend putting the time into getting WPI setup for it? Ive already checked out the website and downloaded the package.. doesnt seem too complex, just a bit time consuming. What are some of the main advantages WPI offers over RunOnceEx? I see some people reporting some bugs with it and such... so... is it worth it? Thanks!

Thanks guys

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@jbm I am well aware of the guide points out... but what youve stated is the only thing the guide outlines, which is not the only function the cmdlines.txt provides as I knew and as Alanoll touches on... @Alanoll Thanks for the response... do you know of anything out there that outlines what commands it doesnt and/or doesnt support? I know you can import reg files as well using REGEDIT /S regfile.reg.. thanks again!

Exactly what commands does the cmdlines.txt accept? Everything a normal batch file can? System Variables? Calls to VBScripts? Calls to executables? Thanks!

You guys need to understand this isnt an 'Activation Problem' its how licensing works. Why would a company want to make it possible to simply buy 1 copy of their software and copy it onto as many pcs as they want? The only way you can get around this is installing on one pc at a time, activating it, save the "symlcrst.dll" for that particular machine and make sure its only that specific file thats copied onto the particular pc your installing onto. Once youve obtained the multiple versions of "symlcrst.dll" you could easily write a script that copies the correct copy to the pc it should be installed to based on its hostname.

Well... pretty much anywhere... as far as Ive seen you cant run it before runonceex.cmd stage. Also, you may have problems if you try to run a vbscript at the very beginning of your runonceex. Ive found that because windows isnt fully booted up when runonceex is 1st executed it causes issues with my scripts. 2 ways around this.. use sleep.exe or one of the other few methods to have runonceex wait for about 30-45 seconds after runonceex starts or simply make sure you have a job or 2 before the vbscript launches (again Ive seen the OS needs about 45 secs before vbscripts work correctly)

Or why dont you just copy the entire folder 'software' to your d: drive?

Ive done it without issue on a couple different instances of VMWare and on my physical pc as well without issue. Are you 100% that your install works when installing normally? Theres obviously something either wrong with the files youre using, the method youre using or the license youre using... What are the exact error messages youre getting?

well, it looks like Ill have to find another way to rename my drive letters then... Another question I do have about this though... I have 2 CD-ROM drives, one vanilla and one CDRW. I want my CDROM to be I: and my CDRW to be J:. I placed 2 files on my C: drive, 'CDR.I' and 'CDR.J'. The problem is when it re-assigns the drive letters it makes my CDRW I: and my CDROM J: - backwards... One thing to note is Im running this mapdrive.cmd during my windows installation so the Volume label reads whatever the default Windows CD is... Not sure how your script works exactly- if it assigns by volume/label or what, but is there any way I can get what I want accomplished in regards to renaming my CD-ROM drives what I want? Thanks.

No and No... Ill try the safe mode thing. Thanks.

So downloaded and copied the uxtheme for SP2 to sys32 and every theme I download doesnt seem to be working. When I select the theme in Display Properties all I see is a black screen in the preview window and when I try to apply it, it ends up applying the classic theme... Any ideas?

I think you may be looking for something along these lines... http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=35075

Woops... missed that.. fixed! Thanks! And Ryan... Glad we could help.

@Tsunami Actually.. theyre not errors, its a cut and paste from a script which I was too lazy to edit... the variable is used later in my script and this was for a Diskeeper install, hence the msgbox title, as I customize my scripts for each program I write them for.... regardless, with or without these couple things it works. thx for the cleaned up For Next statement

Thats because CDROM isnt a native system variable, you need to add the following code to the beginning of your script... Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set AllDrives = FSO.Drives ' Check for CDROM For Each objDrive In fso.Drives If objDrive.DriveType = "4" And objDrive.IsReady Then If fso.FileExists(objDrive & "\WIN51") Then cdrom = objDrive End If Next If Len(CDROM) = 0 Then MsgBox "Error: CD-ROM not found!",vbCritical,"Diskeeper" WScript.Quit End if NOTE: The above example assumes you have a file called 'WIN51" in the root of your cd.

Does anyone know exactly what the "uninstall.exe /setup" portion of the winrar installer does?

Yea... goto "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services" figure out which hive corresponds to the service you want to disable and change the "Start" key to 4.. ie: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NPFMntor] "Start"=dword:00000004

Question about this... I need to re-assign my drive letters early in my runonceex as there are many components that are based on my modified drive letters. If I try to run this at the beginning of my runonceex, wont I get errors as the drive letter to the cdrom has changed? :::EDIT::: SO my assumptions were correct.... if you try to reassign drive letters during runonceex i get errors immediately after because the cdrom drive letter changed. I tried applying in before my runonceex in cmdlines.txt and it didnt seem to take... Any ideas?? Thanks!

So Ive been trying to get this to work and have had no luck thus far... After setting up my start menu the way I wanted, I exported the StartPage hive, I first tried simply placing it in my regtweaks file thats called at the end of my runonceex.cmd, which didnt work. I then thought it may be the same deal as the taskbar reg stuff (quicklaunch, 2lines, etc), where it needs to be imported prior to the 1st logon, so thats when I placed it in its own reg file and called it from a seperate batch file which is called before my runonceex is from cmdlines.txt. This didnt work either. Anyone have any suggestions on this and know the "proper" way this reg entry needs to be imported? Thanks.