[nLite and 'Keep Box' after HFSLIP]

copy files into memory and paste them onto nlite keep box using keyboard shortcut for paste operation: ctrl+v

[Is this a bug or intended?]

this seems to be file system error (causeb by virus or disc failure or os failure), not nlite bug! a filename "eula.txt" directs to place on your hard disk what contents you see on the second picture! probably other files (in the initial windows source catalog, or elsewhere in that hard disk) may be broken / fault also. check your computer vith antivirus, check your disk with chekdsk (or other similar util) and start your work with accurate source files! bebore that, of course, see what is inside your windows source "eula.txt" file (in iso image or cd, where you get your source files for modification).

[drag-n-drop and cut-copy-paste error in file explorer]

does anybody know, what component (ocx) or library (dll) or registry key is responsible for drag-and-drop and cut-copy-paste mouse actions?

with hfslip (version 1.4.3) prepared (hotfix, ie6 and dx integration) w2ksp4 (english) and recent nlite (version 1.3.0.4) i encounter twicely (ie on two different computers) problem that drag-and-drop and cut-copy-paste mouse actions don't work, just nothing happen in (file) explorer after those actions.

at this point i should mention, that both installations suffer from tffsport.sys error at the very beginning of installation: fatal error: can't found tffsport.sys. but those machines don't have any scsi interface at all .... this error can be fixed manually editing the TXTSETUP.SIF and LAYOUT.INF files (the file TFFSPORT.SY_ is not present after nlitening, but the lines are in both files, plus in SETUPREG.HIV. cause this file isn't plain text file i haven't edited this).

with the same fileset (w2ksp4, hfslip 1.4.3) i downgraded nlite to version to 1.2.1 and got no such problems ... and with the same program set (nlite 1.3.0.4, hfslip 1.4.3) prepared w2k3sp2 don't suffer those errors!

.... seems, that there is a bug in nlite 1.3.x.x ???

LAST_SESSION.INI

HFSLIP.LOG.txt

[reformat partition c during unattended installation]

@quirrel

this information i know. maybe i was not clear previously: i'm interested in unnattended solution (if such one exsits): installation cd automaticly (without human interaction) formats the first partition (ie c) to fat32, irrespective of it content, and installs windows on it. other partitions and/or disks leave intact

[reformat partition c during unattended installation]

for windows 2000 pro i have one physical drive and three partitions on it: c for system (2gb), d for data and (30gb) and x for pagefile (500mb). i have read the forum posts about the theme, but not found clear answer:

is it possible and if yes, how to reformat (fat32) an existing partition during unattended setup with winnt.sif (no repartitionig or resizing existing partitions: only formatting the first partition and installing on it system files)?

right now i have only one pc to "play with" and i'm not interesting to take a risk of loseing any data.

can someone post a clear answer?

[create shortcut wizard error]

dose anybody know, on what dll depends "create shortcut wizard", started from explorer right click menu? i have removed internet explorer and internet explorer core, and after that during creation of *.url file, wizard gives an error after entering the url (in "Type the location of the item:"" screen: "The file <...> cannot be found". i used nlite 1.2.1

[RunOnce not working on win xp sp2]

does anyone know, on what services or what depends hkcu runonce and hklm runonce (ie (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce) on windows xp sp2? i have nlited the source, removed a lot of services and drivers and other unneeded stuff, imported during unnattendedds setup with reg.exe into those hives some programs and batch files to execute, but seems that nothing happens :/ runonce.exe is present in the system and hklm/hkcu runoncex keys are working.

the same worked on windows 2000 professional sp4: i took my unnattended software installation via runonce and runoncex procedure from there

[nlite v1.0.final & w2ksp4 related problems]

huhh? no one using windows 2000 any more? or everything seems to be ok?

anyway, with the nLite 1.0.1 Final, same problem :/

but if i don't use the tweaks section "network", all [network related issues] ok

[nlite v1.0.final & w2ksp4 related problems]

i use preferably windows 2000 on my computers and have noticed some errors with the recent nlite version (maybe not all of them are errors?). so, it would be great, if someone confirms, that on w2ksp4 with nlite 1.0.final he/she got the same output:

* "my Documents" icon is still in desktop and in my computer too, even i choose to remove it (tweaks > desktop > my documents icon > hide) [see: ComputerShares.jpg];

* "netbios over tcpip" is disabled, even if i enable it via advanced tcp/ip settings (network and dial-up connections > some adapter > internet protocol > advanced > wins > enable netbios over tcp/ip) [see: NliteRemoveComponents.jpg; NliteNetworkSettings.jpg; ComputerNetBiosOverTCPIP.jpg];

* "map network drive" won't work on both sides, ie as shared resources or as obtained resources (ping and tracert work perfectly) [see: RemotePingTracert.jpg];

* computer is absent in workgroup (not picked: tweaks > network > hide pc in workgroups / domains) [see: ComputerShares.jpg];

* administrative shares aren't gone even if i choose disable it (tweaks > network > disable administrative shares) [see: ComputerShares.jpg];

* on session load, not all drivers aren't loaded into "integrate drivers window" [see: NliteSessionLoaded.jpg; NliteSessionOriginal.jpg];

* on first ui startup, desktop size is still 640*480*256colors*60Hz (should be 1280*1024*TrueColor*60Hz);

i visualize problems with pictures and nlite configuration file: FileSet

[2 nic ip assign problem in winnt.sif of w2k]

so, clean install without nlitening and with network sectiona activated in winnt.sif file works perfectly the question is: what part of nlite will obstruct the fixed ip-addresses assignment ? any ideas? any experiences?? i suspect something in network, operating system, services os tweaking section ....

[2 nic ip assign problem in winnt.sif of w2k]

@ Joe User 99

no, i don't think so. the adapters are correctly identifyed via INFID or NetCardAddress or bus location (PCIBusNumber / PCIDeviceNumber / PCIFunctionNumber) and by winnt.sif i can rename them. maybe there is something related with nlite tweaking process (ie some services or driver or other necessary resources is removed, that is essential for this unattended process). i try it later, to see, would the problem continue without nlite.

[2 nic ip assign problem in winnt.sif of w2k]

can someone help me to detect, why i can't assing fixed ip addresses for my NIC cards?

in my windows 2000 professionl laptop, there are two network cards: on fire wired network and on for wireless network. during unattended setup, the network cards are properly detected (drivers are correctly installed and i can rename them with settings in winnt.sif file), but during the unattended installation i can assign them fixed ip-addresses! the only results are windows default settings: obtain an ip address automatically everything necessary seems to be installed, cause i can manually assign ip-addresses and network works perfectly (throughput, sharing, printing).

i have done following:

* hfslip: hotfixes, directx9c, ie6sp1

* nlite: added drivers, tweaks, and so on

* manually added into winnt.sif network reated stuff

adequate part of my winnt.sif file is such:

[Components]
Indexsrv_system=Off
;added >> custom network ip addresses <<
NetOc=On

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=Workgroup

;added for tcp-ip network
[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
Adapter01=params.Adapter01
Adapter02=params.Adapter02

[params.Adapter01]
;INFID="PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8139&SUBSYS_B5511019&REV_10\4&22270378&0&18F0"
INFID="PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8139"
NetCardAddress=0x000D87B62E03
;PCIBusNumber=1
;PCIDeviceNumber=3 
;PCIFunctionNumber=0
ConnectionName=LAC

[params.Adapter02]
;INFID="PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4220&SUBSYS_27028086&REV_05\4&22270378&0&10F0"
INFID="PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4220"
NetCardAddress=0x000E35A72C08
;PCIBusNumber=1
;PCIDeviceNumber=2 
;PCIFunctionNumber=0
ConnectionName=WiFi

[NetClients]
MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]
MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]
MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
AdapterSections=params.TCPIP.Adapter01,params.TCPIP.Adapter02
DNS=No
NetBIOSOptions=0
UseDomainNameDevolution=No
EnableLMHosts=Yes

[params.TCPIP.Adapter01]
SpecificTo=Adapter01
IPAddress=192.168.1.9
SubnetMask=255.255.255.0
DefaultGateway=192.168.1.1
DNSServerSearchOrder=192.168.1.1
DHCP=No
WINS=No

[params.TCPIP.Adapter02]
SpecificTo=Adapter02
IPAddress=192.168.1.19
SubnetMask=255.255.255.0
DefaultGateway=192.168.1.1
DNSServerSearchOrder=192.168.1.1
DHCP=No
WINS=No

can someone point me, what is wrong????

[batch running from svcpack.inf]

yeah the answer was as simpel as was the question: the code:

@echo off
TITLE Create temp directory
cd /d c:
md temp

didn't create the directory

but the code:

@echo off
TITLE Create temp directory
cd /d c:
md c:\temp

made the temp directory

maybe there should be command extensions enabled or somethign else to use the simplest syntax (ie md temp). i dunno :/ in command shell both make a directory.

[batch running from svcpack.inf]

i made a little bat file "tempdir.cmd"

@echo off
TITLE Create temp directory
cd /d c:
md temp
for %%i in (C D E F G H I J) do if exist %%i:\CDROM_IP.5 set CD=%%i
%systemroot%\regedit.exe /s %CD%:\i386\svcpack\temp.reg
exit

that i put into svcpack folder and call from svcpack.inf [setupHotfixesToRun] section.

;Windows 2000 Professional
;!!!!!! delete svcpack.in_ in the I386 directory !!!!!!

[Version] 
Signature="$Windows NT$" 
MajorVersion=5 
MinorVersion=0 
BuildNumber=2195  

[SetupData]
CatalogSubDir="\i386\SVCPACK"

[SetupHotfixesToRun]
HFSLIP1.CMD
HFSLIP2.CMD
HFSLIPIE.CMD

;temp folder
tempdir.cmd

the problem is that the corresponding reg file "temp.reg"

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment]
"TEMP"="c:\\temp"
"TMP"="c:\\temp"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Environment]
"TEMP"="c:\\temp"
"TMP"="c:\\temp"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\Session Manager\Environment]
"TEMP"="c:\\temp"
"TMP"="c:\\temp"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment]
"TEMP"="c:\\temp"
"TMP"="c:\\temp"

is nicely imported into registry, but the folder "temp" is not created! why?? running from command prompt, the folder is created without a problem (it so simpel command ... ) but running the same from svcpakc.inf nothing happens can someone put me in right way??

[HFSLIP (original thread)]

@fdv

i tried the fresh installation with corrected txtsetup.sif and removing url file extension (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.URL and/or HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut), after that let firefox to "correct" the registry wiht his instance ... but ... nothing ....

You want to make Windows think that there is nothing "special" about a URL object. But I should emphasize the "IIRC" part. It doesn't happen anymore for me but I kind of forget exactly how I fixed it

... as you said, there should be the "mysterious" IIRC part and without it, it seems not working so, if you have time and ... , maybe you can figure out, what to do to complete the task:P anyway, i appreciate your attention to my problem

[HFSLIP (original thread)]

create shortcut wizard gives me an error "The file <blah> cannot be found", when i try to make new shortcut from an url.

@zammalabe - odd that you found this! I never thought it would pop up with nLite users.

Thankfully I keep some of my notes when I removed IE. APPWIZ.CPL is required to run the "create shortcut" wizard, and it would work even when you remove IE, except for its location. In TXTSETUP.INF, you'll see:

appwiz.cpl = 2,,,,,,,2,0,0

So, we put it in system instead:

appwiz.cpl = 2,,,,,,,5,0,0

thanks fdv, for answering i think that you mean TXTSETUP.SIF (not txtsetup.inf)? and did i understand correctly: to repair create shortcut wizard error for url's i should correct the appwiz.cpl line in txtsetup.sif file (before burning the iso) as you described?

but can the issue be corrected after installation?

[HFSLIP (original thread)]

i used the script to slipstream ie6sp1 into w2ksp4, after that i heavily nlited the source (removed oe, ie but ie core remains), everything works great, but ... create shortcut wizard gives me an error "The file <blah> cannot be found", when i try to make new shortcut from an url. what goes wrong? and how to repair it (without reinstalling)? i tried it with two nlite version (0.99.b, 1.0.b1), result is the same (so i think the error is not made by nlite).

[install firefox extension into profile folder]

hi, guys

i'm trying make little batch file that installs firefox, themes, and extensions. but i have two problems:

1) does anyone know how to install firefox extension into certain profile folder not into program folder? seems that command "firefox.exe -profile "path to profile folder" -install-global-extension extension.xpi" will install the extension still into program folder :/

2) i want to use something like that in my batch file: %appdir%\firefox.exe -install-global-extension "%currentdir%\ext\ext.xpi" cause seems that the *.xpi file needs full path. but i can't figure out how to make the batch file absolute location into integer?

thanks

[svcpack.inf and registry]

thank you, Yzöwl, for answer but, can i run reg's plainly from svcpack.inf (regedit.exe -s winrar.reg)? or should i put the paths before executable (something like: %SystemRoot%\regedit.exe -s winrar.reg)? putting path before regedit.exe is obviously the same as put the regedit.exe into svcpack folder or should i put the path before *.reg file? cause, i don't know what is the cd-rom's drive letter, therefore i must first find it (for example something like: for %i in (c: d: e: f:) do if exist %i\CDROM_IP.5 set cdrom=%i) and all the script must run within batch file.

so, if someone had some useful experience, it would be nice to read. why i ask such a simple "make and try it itself" question???? ehheee, right now i have only one computer and its pain in a** to make another xp system from image (under w2k the nlite seems not working but my main system is the old w2k), hadncraft a new tweaked and nlited installation cd, install it, see what happens, put back and old w2k system from image and work with everyday stuff and so on.

[svcpack.inf and registry]

i was thinking how to use via scvpack.inf regedit.exe to aplly some registry entries (w2k pro sp4)? anyway, is it possible to use regular *.reg files and regedit /s mehtod directly or within cmd-file? i searched the forum for a while, but seems that none had asked something like this :/ and i ask this stupid (?) question, cause i install some software (tweakui, winrar, irfanview, etc) via svcback.inf and therefore is quite comfort adding some necessary registry settings (personalized settings, file associations, in registry stored program settings, etc) there too. and i'm too lazy to edit bunch of files (to convert reg > inf or to deal with runonce command and copy files to harddrive only for installing purpose). so if someone can direct my thougts into right path, it would be nice (to me)