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Just creat an sfx and call it with /s for silent...

Nice initiative from M$!!! http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp

Thanks m8 I just found I had problem with .net... it wasnt installing. Will try that!! thanx

I onced had errors trying to install xp. Setup was asking me to insert the xp cd because it wasnt able to find the file ASMS (i know its a folder, but that was the message...) After remaking the cd, checking it, testing it, the cd wasnt the source of the problem... It was my CD-ROM drive, wich had some dust and couldn read the cd...

Hum... I must admit I really don't understand a thing about tokens and for and delims and others... What should it be??? thank you very much...

Hi, I don't know much about batch files but I need one to get a program's output and extract something... the program is mdiskchk witch outputs this: and I need to extract the string "/utils/bin/fprot.exe" from it... I've found some technics like this one: but I don't have write acess to a drive so I can't create a TEMP.BAt...Anyone have an idea??? Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!

Run the setupmngr, I think there is an option somewhere for multiple computers... look it the help file too.

Anyone knows a unattended switch for Stardock's WindowFX 2? thanks

Hi guys, I'm having problem installing silently the: Q832894 (2nd February 2004) February 2004, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer 6 SP1 See the screenshot for my IE version... I tryed using the /Q:A /R:N switch but it doesn't install (indeed, it doesn't show a window and exit imidiatly after running.) In vmware, the file was run @ T-12 (using XPlode v1.00) with arguments "/Q:A /R:N" but when visiting windows update I can still see that file... See the bottom of the attached file for the content of Q832894.exe once extracted. thank you very much...

I just add my fav. wallpaper(s) to \$oem$\$$\Web\Wallpaper\ in .bmp format, then use a couple of reg. hacks to make it the default, i.e.: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "ConvertedWallpaper"="C:\\WINDOWS\\Web\\Wallpaper\\Windows XP.jpg" "Wallpaper"="C:\\WINDOWS\\Web\\Wallpaper\\Windows XP.bmp" Works like a charm Does this work with roots that aren't even c? Or can I use some dynamic route like %systemdrive%? Can you please suggest to me easy ways to do it? thanks. Yes it is possible. Those keys are strings (REG_DZ) but you could use "expand strings" (REG_EXPAND_DZ) in witch you could put %systemroot%... But this is pain to maintain. Instead of "C:\\WINDOWS\\Web\\Wallpaper\\Windows XP.jpg" you would have binary information... The best way I think would be: -open regedit (don't use Resplandant Registrar for this, it doesnt work) -backup your settings ( ) -now make a new key: right click on the right panel, select new, than "Valeur de chaine extansible" (in french). In english it should be "Extansible string value" or similar... Its the last on in the french version. -put a ConvertedWallpaper as the name -double click to set the value -enter "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\WindowsXP.bmp" (whithout quotes) -click ok, do the same for the "Wallpaper" key -now export the key you created. -Edit the reg file, you will see something like: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "ConvertedWallpaper"=hex(2)45 34 67 34 23 44 67 88.......... You now have the binary information for ConvertedWallpaper and Wallpaper as REG_EXPAND_DZ. As you see its really nice to be able to use this, but its a pain to maintain those reg files... If you want to change the wallpaper, youll have to do this again... good luck!

When I test my ua cd in vmware, i get weird things like: -In the reg keys [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] I "Synchronization Manager"="?????????????????????????????" (literaly "?") (Reg_Expand_Sz) "NvCplDaemon"="RUNDLL32.EXE C:\windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup" And when booting up, I get a "NvCpl.dll not found" error... It seems that this file is linked to nvidia... I'm not installing anything about nvidia... I just give the path to the drivers in the winnt.sif file...(My real machine has an nvidia, not the vmware??) "nwiz"="nwiz.exe /installquiet" This seems also as a nvidia file... Why is it installed? "Pctvoice"="PCTSpk.exe" Wich seems to be link to a modem driver... "FolderGuard"="D:\FOLDER~1\FGKEY.EXE /CL" I didn't even installed Foldeguard! though I have it on the machine I builted the cd... Why do my drivers are installed even if the hardware isn't on the computer?? thanks in advance!!!

Hi, I'm having problems importing my reg file... I have 2 kind: one for all user, and one just for me. So I have one called @ the T-12 stage, imported by XPinstall called by cmdline.txt. This seems ok. I then put in the RunOnceEx key some other information concerning some hotfixes and my personnal registry entries that should be imported in the RunOnceEx time... Everything runs, no errors, but my config isnt imported corectly... I need to import the reg file in windows, reboot, and now my config is back... What could prevent the same reg file from making changes at the RunOnceEx? I reboot the computer just after its been imported so maybe the changes arent saved? What do you think? thanks guys XPinstall.xml (ran @ T-12) ... <item name="Configuration"> <file name="Programs configuration" command='execute' program='wscript' arguments='"#SOURCEPATH#\PROGRAMMES\scripts\config.js"'></file> <file name="Accounts onfiguration" command='execute' program='regedit' arguments='/s "#SOURCEPATH#\PROGRAMMES\reg\hkcu.reg"'></file> </item> ... config.js Shell.RegWrite(RunOnceEx + "\\Title", "Application de deux correctifs de sécurité", "REG_SZ"); Shell.RegWrite(RunOnceEx + "\\a04\\", "Account configuration", "REG_SZ"); Shell.RegWrite(RunOnceEx + "\\a04\\1", "wscript " + SourcePath + "PROGRAMMES\\scripts\\nettoyage.js", "REG_SZ"); Shell.RegWrite(RunOnceEx + "\\z01\\", "Reboot", "REG_SZ"); Shell.RegWrite(RunOnceEx + "\\z01\\1", "shutdown -r -f -t 1 -c \"Redémarage final de l'ordinateur\"", "REG_SZ"); nettoyage.js Shell.Run("regedit /s" + SourcePath + "PROGRAMMES\\reg\\perso.reg", 0, true);

Hi, is there a registry key that I can set so the default explorer view would be "details"? explorer.exe is a pain to regmon it...

Hi, I found the guide for unattended installation of windows xp @ http://www.MSFN.org/unattended/xp/index.htm Really nice But I found some updates... now sun java runtimes v1.4.2 uses MSI. The new parameter for silent installation is: jre.exe /S /v/qn nVidia v44.03: Extract the files from the downloaded setup. command line: setup.exe -s ZoneAlarm will reboot after an installation. zap.exe /S /noreboot will install silently and won't reboot If I found some more I'll post them.