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Check your event log (under administrative tools) for errors, there might be some service(s) that is not starting when it is supposed to.

Try using a vacuum cleaner to get rid of some of the dust. You might have to open the laptop (be careful with that) to get out any considerable amount of dust. When was the last time you did a reinstallation of Windows? Windows does get slower over time, the reasons for that is for example leftover files of different kinds and the registry getting bigger.

Try enabling the prefetcher instead of having it disabled. Use either 3 or 7 for that value (Enableprefetcher) instead of 0. You have probably tried this one already: Check msconfig for progs autostarting, there may be progs starting more than one time or old entries for progs you've uninstalled. Try unchecking those...

@maxXPsoft Why do you need to export HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced? Exactly which value in that key affects quicklaunch?

If you're sure that your monitor/card supports higher resolutions you could try choosing another monitor of the same size/type in the list of monitor drivers. It doesn't nessecarily have to be one from the same manufacturer. But be aware that setting the resolution higher than your monitor supports may damage it (if you're very unlucky that is).

I notised you have named one of your files commands.txt, it is supposed to be named cmdlines.txt. But it seems to work anyway because it reads your RunOnceEX? The CD.txt file is not needed, use some other file already present on the Windows cd. The line: FOR %%i IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\CD.txt SET CDROM=%%i: is used for finding out which drive letter the cd has by checking if a specific file is present. Try replacing \CD.txt with for example \I386\PRODSPEC.INI.

Why would you want to use a TV instead of a monitor? Is it because you want a larger screen? Or do you think you will have more use for a new TV than a new monitor? The only scenarios in which you should even consider using a TV as your monitor is for watching movies, playing some games and maybe to control your music (in a HTPC/media center). Normal usage such as web-browsing, writing and similar activities "requires" a real monitor with higher resolution. Personally I sometimes use a TV (32" widescreen 100Hz) for watching movies and it works quite good. Most graphics cards released in the last few years have built in TV-out, so try it and see for yourself. The image quality may vary between different TV:s, but what you see is probably not very far from what you can expect.

This is what I'm using: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.nfo] @="Infofile" "PerceivedType"="text" "Content Type"="text/plain" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.nfo\PersistentHandler] @="{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Infofile] @="Infofile" "EditFlags"=dword:00010000 "BrowserFlags"=dword:00000008 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Infofile\DefaultIcon] @="%systemroot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,221" The last part is what controls the icon. In your case it should be: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Infofile\DefaultIcon] @="%systemroot%\\notepad.exe,1" This can also be done for other filetypes, just make sure that the filename in [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Filename] is the same as the one under [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.extension] (the @="filename"-part). This is because of the relation between the extension and the filetype. Take a look in the registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT to get the idea of how it works with other known filetypes. For example .mpeg and mpegfile.

Thanks to Alanoll it is now possible to get XPCreate! (Check out the XPCreate forum) I'm not sure, but I think XPCreate works better than nLite in order to add different types of hotfixes and MS-progs/-updates. In the beginning I had the same idea as you have about doing it all manually to learn it and have better control of what's going on. But after learning it and doing it for a while and realizing how much work that has to be done, which has already been done by others I now do most of it using the progs mentioned and then add my own stuff. I did study the code of the old XPCreate (I think it was allowed back then when i got it) and saw that it did all of what I did, but by using it I could focus on other things than just adding/integrating the hotfixes and some other MS-stuff. I just didn't mention all of RyanVM's work, that is also a great addition and help in creating a very good unattended cd. I myself don't use his packs/files because I use a Swedish version of Windows and it also makes me less dependent of others for updates. But I have tried it on an english version and it did indeed work very good.

1) Try these links: How drive letters are assigned to partitions And How to change drive letters using Windows-tools (diskmgmt.msc) (You might have to temporarily change them to some other unused letters first, in order to be able to reassign them as you like.) I prefer setting them before installation using the first method and Partition Magic (doing this on a drive containing data can cause data loss or unability to boot if you're unlucky). 2)As others have said before: Set it as you want it and export the reg-key. As always: Try searching the forums and the web before asking questions!

Why even bother doing it all manually? There are some very good and simple-to-use tools created by MSFN-users, for example XPCreate and nLite! I prefer using XPCreate to integrate all updates and some more MS-stuff like WMP and .NET. nLite can be used to slim down the installation source and lots of other stuff. I think a combination of them plus adding some personal tweaks and other files is the best and quickest way to create a fully updated unattended CD/DVD. Why redo something that someone else has already done for you?!

Audio: QCD - Quintessential player Why? Small, fast, no ads, good playlist and more... Video: VLC, MPC/Realalt, MP10 Depending on usage/filetype... None is perfect but they complement each other very well.

2. You can also use the oobeinfo.ini method. Take a look at: The MSFN Unattended CD-guide's user creation section (There might be something else of interest at that site if you haven't read through it already.) 3. Create a shortcut on your current comp and put it in "$OEM$\$Docs\username\Desktop\" OR "$OEM$\$Docs\All Users\Desktop\". Edit the shortcut to represent the correct path, you can use environment variables such as %programfiles%, %systemdrive% and %systemroot%.