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Hey Boooggy. I've got a wmp11 validated fix allready installed. What do I do with all those files? Just copy em into the: program files\Windows media player thx

bmn......looks nice. how bout telling us how u did it and posting any files u can. thx

Liquidsage: my post about SP1 and skinning was meant for 2003 .......the SP2 is a typo though I've seen this happen wiht XP + SP2 also........ just a clarification

Ok.....i've found some tweaks in the forum and this beta WFP switcher in various threads. When i've applied what i've found i still get a popup about changed files but when i select no to recover the file it goes off nicely which is cool. But when doing an unattended install switching system files I don't want this poping up. There was also a blurb about sfc_os_for_xp_sp2 and hacking this file. Anyone put this all together to get it working for 2003?

Updated Patcher!... haven't seen or heard to much about this problem and how to fix it. ....any idea where it can be had or other help would be appreciated

Note about SP1: This thing seems to break custom skinning. Skins under SP2 no long work though the built in luna one still does. Anyone else noticed that? If so any ideas on fixing it? odwoh

Well........guess someones gotta speak for the other side! I like Server 2003 in work station mode.........i've always hated WinXp.......with its host of updates and attendant problems. I play all the big games and run all the big apps without any problems. Maybe i'll give Xp a try again now that SP2 is out and see if its any stabler which is another reason I like Server 2003. Before Servoer 2003 I used to prefer Windows 2000 Pro to XP for the same reasons. I've always thought of XP is to Windows as ME was in its day!.............. crap. Anyways that my 2 cents worth on the topic odwoh

Fantastic...Its done. The only thing that didn't get done was audio hardware acceleration. Suppose there are some more tweaks I could add. This installs on my older P3 700 laptop just fine.

Thanks jamesas for that file, very helpful. Oki doki.....won't paste such long stuff again, sorry. Anyone notice that W2K3 wiith SP1 installed breaks StyleXP or any personal themes. The original still load though????

Ok......been making headway......only 3 things left now 1. Accelerate Video and Audio 2. Dxdiag enable and 3. Explorer Security Hardening Heres what I have so far. Start.cmd; nothing complicated here though they're not all automatic CLS @echo off TITLE Windows W2k3 in Workstation Mode - Unattended Installation ECHO. ECHO Over the next few minutes you will see automated installations ECHO of various sofware applications, windows updates, and registry ECHO tweaks being implemented. The computer will restart automatically ECHO once the whole process has finished! ECHO. ECHO Removing Wallpapers and Screensavers... DEL "%systemroot%\*.bmp" DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\*.jpg" DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\*.scr" DEL "%systemroot%\system32\*.scr" ECHO. ECHO Installing TweakUI 2.10 Powertoy ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Powertoys\TweakUI.msi /qn Pause ECHO. Echo Copying Favorites cd %systemdrive%\install\Favorites xcopy *.* /s \"Documents and Settings"\Pentium\Favorites Echo echo Installing DirectX 9.0b Echo Please Wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\directx9b\dx9ntopk.exe pause ECHO. ECHO Installing Microsoft JavaVM - Build 3810 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\MSJava\MSJavaVM_3810.exe pause Echo Echo Installing 4NT Echo Pleae wait cd %systemdrive%\install\Applications\4NT start /wait 4nt500b124.exe /s copy 4nta.exe %systemdrive%\"program files"\JPSoft\4nt\4nt.exe COPY 4START.btm %systemdrive%\"Program Files"\JPSoft\4NT COPY myaliases.txt %systemdrive%\"Program Files"\JPSoft\4Nt COPY 4nt.ini %systemdrive%\"Program Files"\JPSoft\4Nt pause Echo Echo Installing Power Pro Echo Pleae wait start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\PowerPro\setup pause Echo Echo Installing Winrar Echo Pleae wait cd %systemdrive%\install\Applications\winrar start /wait wrar340.exe /s copy patch.exe %systemdrive%\"program files"\winrar copy patch2.exe %systemdrive%\"program files"\winrar copy rarreg.key %systemdrive%\"program files"\winrar cd %systemdrive%\"program files"\winrar patch patch2 pause ECHO. ECHO Installing Adobe Reader 7 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\AdobeReader7\adberdr70_enu_full.exe /v"/qb EULA_ACCEPT=YES" REGEDIT /S NoUpdates.reg pause cls echo echo Things left to do for Workstation Mode echo 1. Accelerate Video and Audio echo 2. Dxdiag enable and echo 3. Explorer Security Hardening ECHO. pause ECHO Restarting the PC in 1 minute... shutdown.exe -r -f -t 60 -c "Windows XP will now restart in 1 minute, this will give enough time for the shortcuts to update and for the shell to fully load before its ready to restart!" pause EXIT Regtweaks: REGEDIT4 ;Remove Shortcut to. works [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "link"=hex:00,00,00,00 ;Auto Timeout [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager] "AutoChkTimeOut"=dword:00000002 ;Chk Disk countdown [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager] "AutoChkTimeOut"=dword:00000002 ;Speed up shutdown [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="3000" ;Max your Internet Explorer's simultaneous downloads to 10 (default was 2) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a ;NoRecentDocsmenu removes the recent documents from the start menu. ;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] ;"NoRecentDocsMenu"=dword:00000001 ;Disable the Desktop Cleanup Wizard [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz] "NoRun"=dword:00000001 ;Disables Error Reporting, but notifies when errors occur.works [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting] "DoReport"=dword:00000000 ;Disables Windows Tour bubble popup [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour] "RunCount"=dword:00000000 ;Disable Imapi CD-Burning Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ImapiService] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;This adds the "Open Command Window Here" on the right click menu for folders. works [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd] @="Open Command Window Here" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command] @="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd] @="Open Command Window Here" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command] @="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\"" ;[shutdown Tracker] works [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability] "ShutdownReasonOn"=dword:00000000 ; Shutoff Manage Your Server. works [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Srvwiz] "CYSMustRun"=hex(7):30,2c,30,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MYS] "DisableShowAtLogon"=dword:00000001 ;Turn off Balloon tips [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000 ;Auto end non responsive apps [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "AutoEndTasks"="1" ;Add Shutdown to Logon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "ShutdownWithoutLogon"="1" ;No Dump File [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\CrashControl] "CrashDumpEnabled"=dword:00000000 ;Memory Usage to Programs 1 for System Cache 0 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management] "LargeSystemCache"=dword:00000000 ;Processor sheduling Performance for services=18 programs=26 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\PriorityControl] "Win32PrioritySeparation"=dword:00000026 ;Balloon tips No Personal Menus [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "StartButtonBalloonTip"=dword:00000002 "EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000 ;Start Audio Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AudioSrv] "Start"=dword:00000002 Had no problem installing this on my laptop added a few other things like drivers and user too. Not sure if the remaining items like accleration of audio and video and dxdiag depend on drivers installed. Undoing the Hardening of IE should be straightforward but might change with the addition of SP1 when its done.

Been having a go at customizing W2k3 by unattended installl. I have managed to automate the following: -disable Manage Your Server -Add secondary Account -Enable Themes -Turn off error reporting -Install Dx9b -Install Java -Install Uxtheme fixed -Install updated video driver -Install some Utiiliities Things to do ......and suggestions most welcome -disable IE Hardening. Lower security setting -Enable Hardware acceleration for audio and video -Enable those 3 buttons under dxdiag. -System Failure, no dump file -Processor and Memory settings changed to Programs