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Yes

That convince me: I hate batch scripts! @Bilou_Gateux: Have you succeeded using devpath.exe and omitting winnt.sif's OemPnPDriversPath?? If so, is there something special to be done to make it work? I'm still looking for a solution on this...

Hi Alanoll, I just installed your latest msi (8/13) and the CDDB doesn't seems to work... When playing a CD, and checking the "File info" from the playlist, I get "Success!" but nothing appear... Here's a screenshot. thanx

New XPlode doesn't support the same feature as v1.0 But there could be a work around. You could get a backgroud image that is like the background of the setup. I was just satisfied with that version so I never upgraded...

So, MCT, have you been able to do that inf?

You may look at the reg file I created for OpenOffice file association on this thread. As you may see, it is quite long... I also prefer it as a regfile/inf so one could choose not to import it... Thanx for the feedback anyway... I've set permission for "Everybody" on that key but whatever I do I just can't see it as a normal user...

I already had the same error, but was caused by a dirty CD drive. Switching to a DVD drive solved the problem.

Hi, I install Open Office from cmdlines.txt (with the help of XPlode) and since it doesn't associate itself with file types, I created a .reg file for this. The reg key imported are HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sxw and others. If I'm logged in with my account, the association seems to work. But if I'm logged with someone else, there is no association!!! <Me> (admin) have HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sxw but not other (non admin) accounts!!!! Why is it so??? Thanx

Hooooo ok I see what you want... XP doesn't support hotkeys. You'll need another software for this. I never found a good free one though...

Ok but don't you think that other people mitgh find your question interesting too?

I send keys for the languages instead of "clicking" like you do. I don't have the script here at work but if the first language higlited is english, then you need to send 3 times the "down arrow" key ({DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN} or something like this. I know there is a "switch" like 3x{DOWN} but I don't know it by hart)

Be careful as diskpart can't be run under dos!!!

I used Driver Cleaner to wipe nvidia drivers inside drivers.cab. I didn't install things yet, but that could do it.

Put a "&" before the letter you want.

When you see a regshot saying "HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-2...." then you can replace it with "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\..." So: HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-746137067-606747145-725345543-500\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger\AppSettings Will become HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger\AppSettings

Well you don't really need the french part of the xml... its just the description of what its doing, like "extraction" or "installation" (which are the same in english! ) and the program name... Go ahead and take what you want!

There could be some issues with the formating of the data... What I suggest is while inside windows, set your prefs as you want. Then export the respective key and copy its data to your tweak file, changing the reg paths accordingly. For example: is bad! it should look more like: ;Afficher les fichiers et dossiers caches [HKEY_USERS.Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "Hidden"=dword:00000001 Please check all your syntaxt!!!

Hi Polie, Indeed, I was never able to correct this problem! I really don't know where it is comming from. I tought it was the nVidia drivers. Do you have an nVidia card? Here's my computer specs: Dell Inspiron 8500 Pentium 4-M 2.0 Ghz 512 MB RAM (2x256) 60GB HD nVidia Geforce4 4200 Go I think I was installing drivers v5x.xx @ t-39. I now upgraded my CD to v61.67. I'll reinstall in a short time. I removed everything about ASPI that I could find on the CD. Hope it will help. I install all the hotfixes I need. Attached is my XPlode file which install hotfixes @ t-12 (cmdlines.txt) and here is the second .xml file which install 2 other hotfixes after the first logon (RunOnce): Note that those .xml are for XPlode v1.0.0.10 Hope you will find out hotfixes.xml

I'm using XPlode v1.0.0.10 (rater old) so using it with a newer version could lead to unknown and unwanted results, such as seing a cat flying, food in freezer disapearing, etc. You've been warn I'm calling it from cmdlines.txt Good luck! DD4550.xml

v0.8.2 is up It corrects a bug that prevented the usage of a file without its full path (<program>cmd</program> for example). The bug make mt39 return the wrong path to the file...

Hum, Ok thanx for the clarification. Unfortunatly there is something I did wrong But at least that mean that what I wa trying to do is indeed possible!

Yes, when windows is started, but I'm more and more sceptical about registry @t-39. That could be the problem.

Hi Bilou_Gateux, The hardware detection is after t-39, so it is possible to extract drivers via mt39 so Windows will detect them and install the appropriate drivers. I was using this, with the help of the winnt.sif's OemDriverPath section, to tell Windows to install the correct drivers. I then tryed to remove the winnt.sif's OemDriverPath section nd instead call devpath.exe at the end of mt39, after driver extraction. As you know, devpath writes to the registry where the drivers are located. But at t-39, there is no registry (at least it doesn't looks like and this is logic since setup just began) so devpath cannot write to it, so Windows doesn't know where to look for drivers. Though it doesn't install them. I don't know where Windows setup is looking to find the path to the drivers. If it is looking directly into the winnt.sif, then we are screwed... But if it is looking in C:\windows\system32\$winnt$.inf, then there is hope. I could try to write a program, a kind of devpath, that will not write to the registry, but write to C:\windows\system32\$winnt$.inf and change the OemPnPDriversPath section to point to the correct path. I'll need more testing on where setup finds the info for the OemPnPDriversPath. $winnt$.inf or winnt.sif? If anyone could help, I would be glad!

I call XPlode from cmdlines.txt

Hey Bâshrat the Sneaky, your PM box is full!!! I can't reply to you!