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i want my desktop to windows "Silver" theme. i see this line: CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\MyTheme.theme" This option sets the default theme that windows will use, this can be a custom theme or another default theme included with Windows XP. This will mean that XP will not boot up using the default Luna theme, but with a theme you set in this option. here in the [sHELL] section, but i am unsure as to how to go about incorporating it into my installation. any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Aaron.

I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to automatically enable the Quick Launch toolbar on the start bar and also disable the "Group similar taskbar buttons" option

Is there a way to automatically make "Silver" the default them for my desktop? Preferably without the Bliss.bmp as my desktop picture (I prefer just the Gray color plain desktop).

If I've purchased WinRAR, how do i set my applications.cmd to copy the registration key (rarreg.key) to the C:\Windows\WinRAR directory after the program has been installed? Ican't find any sort of registry value containg the registration like Nero has. EDIT: Well, it took me a while but i finally figured it out on my own. If anyone else is iterested, just add the following lines to your applications.cmd file: ECHO Registering WinRAR 3.2... COPY "%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\WinRAR\rarreg.key" "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\" ECHO. Don't forget to put the rarreg.key file into the WinRAR folder!

To enable Welcome to Windows XP, this value should be used in [unattended]: UnattendSwitch="no" If you use Yes, then it will skip that part and use the default Admin account instead. and I posted this question: Winnt.sif: [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="password" EncryptedAdminPassword=NO AutoLogon=Yes Add AutoLogonCount=x if you want it to autologon a couple of times before creating your own account. Where x is a number.

Thanks Aaron. Sorry to do this, but it seems like evertime i think I've got it all figured out, something else pops up that I have a question about. And in keeping with that theme: Created a new thread per your request in this thread.

Awesome! Thanks alot. I'll give this a try. Also, is there a way to integrate the Administrator password so that you don't have to enter it to continue with the batch files installations?

I've noticed that even though commands exits in my main_batch.cmd file for removing the screensavers, when windows starts the screensaver files are all still there and in working order. Has anyone else ecountered this?

Just thought i'd add something: While doing all this, I looked into what Services Windows starts automatically. Depending on what you do with your machine (i.e. gaming), you can disable quite a few of these services to free up system resources. I takes some time to figure out what services you may want to disable, but once you know what you want to turn off, you can creat a second .reg file (I called mine KillServices.reg). Simply locate the services in Regedit by using the find command (they are located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\), disable the service, and copy the registry key to a text file. My file looks like this: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Disable Messenger Service (to block spam. Does not affect MSN or Windows Messenger) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mnmsrvc] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Protected Storage [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtectedStorage] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Remote Desktop Help Session Manager [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RDSessMgr] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Remote Registry Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteRegistry] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Routing And Remote Access [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteAccess] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Alerter [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Alerter] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Automatic Updates [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Background Intelligent Transfer Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BITS] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Clipbook [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ClipSrv] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Computer Browser [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Distributed Link Tracking Client [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TrkWks] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Distributed Transaction Coordinator [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSDTC] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Error Reporting Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ERSvc] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Fast User Switching Compatibility [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Help and Support [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\helpsvc] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Imapi CD-Burning Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ImapiService] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Indexing Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CiSvc] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable MS Software Shadow Copy Provider [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SwPrv] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Secondary Logon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\seclogon] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable System Event Notification [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventSystem] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Task Scheduler [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Telnet [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TlntSvr] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Windows Time Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Wireless Zero Configuration [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WZCSVC] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Application Layer Gateway Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ALG] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable COM+ System Application [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\COMSysApp] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable IPSEC Services [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PolicyAgent] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Net Logon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Network DDE [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetDDE] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Network DDE DSDM [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetDDEdsdm] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Network Location Awareness (NLA) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Nla] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable NT LM Security Support Provider [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtLmSsp] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Performance Logs and Alerts [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SysmonLog] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Portable Media Serial Number [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WmdmPmSN] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RpcLocator] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Security Accounts Manager [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SamSs] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Smart Card Helper [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SCardDrv] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable SSDP Discovery Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SSDPSRV] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable System Restore Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\srservice] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Uninterruptible Power Supply [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPS] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Universal Plug and Play Device Host [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\upnphost] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Volume Shadow Copy [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SwPrv] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable WMI Performance Adapter [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WmiApSrv] "Start"=dword:00000004 Be careful in what you disable as some services are needed for system stability. Hope some of you find this useful.

Thank you for creating this guide. It makes reformatting a breeze. I would greatly appreciate instructions for Adobe Reader, Nero 6, and WinRAR. These 3 items would be great to have when you install windows.