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Can anyone access his site? I've been trying for a few days and can't get anywhere. Did he take the site down?

crap.. i'm going to have to do this by memory! thanks

holy crap! what happened to the pics in this thread!?? they're missing!

Try to hit ctrl+alt+delete... bring up the task manager and then goto File.. and run EXPLORER. That should do the trick..enough to get you going and troubleshoot. A-

I've tried all of that and the same thing. I found in my i386 directory that there were several unattended.txt files. I'll let you know what comes about.. Astalavista.. I didn't use nlite on this. Good thinking though..I used it at work but not at home. Thanks A-

You should put those reg keys in a batch file and have it execute. Look in the unattended guide on how to import registry fixes.

I've tried the *... same thing.

what does the * do?

Astalavista, When I tried to change the computer name of the machine, I get this error: The following error occurred validating the name "CPU". You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. Goto System in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again. Any suggestions on this? Here's my winnt.sif file on UserData: [userData] ProductID=Serial goes here FullName="-" OrgName="--" ComputerName=CPU I don't see anything wrong...or am I overlooking something? Thank you for your help

the real pc which I run VMWare on is named 'HOMER'. Yes, I use the Simpson's family as names. Makes things easier! anyway, I try to change the computer name inside VMWare and it won't let me. It gives me an error but I don't have it with me now. When I get home from work, i'll write the error down. Andy

Hi there, I was doing the unattended setup and I have my computer name setup as 'CPU' on a workgroup called 'NETWORK'. Upon installation in VMware with no other VM machines, I get an error that says 'DUPLICATE NAME EXISTS ON THE NETWORK'. I go and check the computer name, its a random computer name! For example, "KSJDJFIEWLKNDS". In my winnt.sif file, the computer name is specified. I've tried it with and without quotes but I get the same thing. Any suggestions? Thanks

Hi there, I just finished putting in PowerDVD5 for my unattended, but I just ran across another CD that says Power DVD XP. Is this the same as Power DVD 6? and yes, I tried a search already. Thank you.

IT WORKS!@#! Thanks Warrior, MCT and totoymola!!!!! Much apprecaited. Happy holidays! Andy

Now when I try running the command REG ADD %KEY%\070 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\Software\Acr6pro\AcroPro.msi /QR" /f i get an error.. ERROR 1606. Could not access network location c:\program files\adobe RETRY or CANCEL. I tried to run it from the C drive and the cd rom, but same thing. I'm stumped! Andy

Thanks for your reply. Now,do I need to add in a registry file also? I'm gonna try it now and see what happens. Thanks MCT and warrior! A-

Hi all, Ok, I know for a fact I'm gonna get hammered on this so please be gentle. I have Adobe 6 Professional with the distiller. After countless hours of reading the forums and guides, I decided to install this on the unattended. I'm currently using Runoncex method on other apps and it seems to work fine. Although I notepad most of the stuff, I double check with Runonce. Upon installation of Adobe 6, all I get is the start up screen where you have to hit NEXT. I have tried the install shield method, all different kinds of installation from the command line, etc, but nothing seems to work. For example, REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 6" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\apps\AdobeReader6\AR6.msi /qn" /f or REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 6" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\apps\AdobeReader6\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe -p"-s /v\"/qn\"" /f I did find one installation where you have to create a registry entry first then do the install. I can't seem to get a difinitive answer by reading all the forums s and its being a royal pain in my butt! LOL. I have done searches on this topic also, sadly to say, I get the same result. HELP! What is the BEST way of doing this install? Thank you and Merry Christmas. Andy

it worked! thanks! It was ad aware to the rescue. I knew it had to be something stupid. Thanks Andy

Hi there, My nephew had just purchased a new laptop and it was working fine. He was able to look at www.miniclips.com to play little games and stuff. Well, it was ok until my sister-in-law decided to install AOL IM. After installing this program, he is not able to goto miniclips.com anymore. When going to www.miniclips.com the screen says there for a second, then it gets redirected to http://channels.aol.com/(i forget) and he gets a ERROR404 File not found. I checked his host file and it was fine. Everything else was fine but I cannot seem to figure this out. Does anyone have any suggestions on this? Thank you in advance! Andy

Oh thank you! I appreciate your comments. I was just wondering cause I can't find my non-service pack windows CD. I only have my Windows XP SP1 cd. Thank you! Andy

Hi there, I have a XP cd with SP1 integrated into it. Can I slipstream SP2 into this cd? Would that mess anything up? Thanks! Andy