[funny question....any way to...]

true, but id rather have setup do it on its on...without me having to go through the trouble of enabling it myself

[funny question....any way to...]

is there any way to enable the quick launch bar through the registry? i know im being nit picky, but i found a way to enable the icons..now i just need to find a way to auto enable quick launch without having to go to classic mode...

[my last question lol]

how would i add a user name with a space, like "Sam Cahill" without it setting cahill as the pw, or whatever

this is how i have it: the one batch file in winnt.sif is the batch file where it:

adds a user

makes them admin

then somehow, runs a seperate bat file that i point it to as that user. so my registry tweaks will work fine.

[my last question lol]

for some reason it isnt letting my add a space in my user name, which is messing everything else up..any ideas?

[my last question lol]

alright this my last question. i want a fully unattended install, so i thought of a way to stop the mini setup, but still be able to retain a user name that i prefer instead of administrator.

once setup is done up i have this bat file:

CLS

@echo off

ECHO.

ECHO Over the next few minutes you will see automated installations

ECHO of various sofware applications, windows updates, and registry

ECHO hacks being implemented. The computer will restart automatically

ECHO once the whole process has finished!

ECHO.

Net user Sam Cahill /add

Net localgroup Administrators Sam Cahill /add

this adds my user name the way i want. now the problem is with RUNAS.

I know i can get runas to execute my main bat file on this newly created name, which means no corrupt registry entries since they will be put onto my name. how can i get runas to execute setup.bat (my main main bat file) on the newly created user name Sam Cahill. normally it prompts for a pw, but what if i dont want a pw?

help me out guys..lol

thanks a lot!

-Sam

[Is it possible to have the OemPnPDriversPath point]

thanks..still tryin to figure out the driver thing though...anyone know what to do if u want the cd to look in a folder on a local disk?

[Is it possible to have the OemPnPDriversPath point]

oh yeah another thing..is it possible to import binary registry entries?

[Is it possible to have the OemPnPDriversPath point]

Im trying to get the XP CD to look for recent drivers on my local disk....this is a good way for me since whenver a new driver comes out i can just overwrite them and be all set..since it is on a seperate partition..like mentioned below, i have it set up to install everything extra from my E drive... but how can i make the cd look thru certain folders for new drivers? in my sif file i have this:

OemPnPDriversPath="E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Catalyst\Driver\2KXP_INF;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Creative\Audio\Common\Drivers\WIN2K_XP;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Scanner;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Printer\enu\drivers\win2k_xp;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Keyboard\Win2K_XP;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Lan;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Usb2;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Mouse\Win2K_XP;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Detonator"

but for some reason when formatting is done, i see that the ati drivers did not install..is this a mistype in my code?

thanks..sorry for all these threads, im just eager to get this working..once its perfect ill post my code here

[Strange window that prevents full unattend]

Right before it goes to "Install Devices" during setup, i see a pop up that says "Welcome to the Windows XP Wizard!" when i click next

that is when the Devices start installing. how do i eliminate this?

also, when everything is done, i see a black screen that says "windows will try to adjust your monitor"

so that makes up 2 pop ups. then ANOTHER thing comes up, which is the part where i have to register, set up internet, etc...

here is my sif file...hopefully the error lies in here:

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula = Yes
    OemPreinstall = Yes
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
WaitForReboot = No
OemPnPDriversPath="E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Catalyst\Driver\2KXP_INF;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Creative\Audio\Common\Drivers\WIN2K_XP;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Scanner;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Printer\enu\drivers\win2k_xp;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Keyboard\Win2K_XP;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Lan;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Usb2;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Mouse\Win2K_XP;E:\UnattendXP\drivers\Detonator"
DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
DUDisable = No
FileSystem = ConvertNTFS
Repartition=No

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=a39db1f95877f94daad3b435b51404ee058539a4fcbeb6e1d0c663faf7c10c85
    EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=35
    OemSkipWelcome=0


[UserData]
    ProductKey=Removed
    FullName="Sam Cahill"
    OrgName="Cahill Group"
    ComputerName=*

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=32
    Xresolution=1024
    YResolution=768
    Vrefresh=85

[TapiLocation]
    CountryCode=1
    Dialing=Tone
    AreaCode=610

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=HOME

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]

msmsgs=off
msnexplr=off
freecell=off
hearts=off
minesweeper=off
pinball=off
solitaire=off
spider=off
zonegames=off
autoupdate=off
media_clips=off

[Branding]

BrandIEUsingUnattended = Yes

[FavoritesEx]
Title1 = KopyKatz.url
URL1 = http://www.KopyKatz.org
Title2 = Rage3D.url
URL2 = http://www.Rage3D.com
Title3 = Packet_News.url
URL3 = http://www.PacketNews.com
Title4 = VCDQuality.url
URL4 = http://www.VCDQuality.com
Title5 = IRCSpy.url
URL5 = http://www.IRCSpy.com
Title6 = GameFAQSs.url
URL6 = http://www.GameFAQS.com
Title7 = IRCSpy.url
URL7 = http://www.IRCSpy.com
Title8 = Survivor_Sucks.url
URL8 = http://pub124.ezboard.com/bsurvivorsucks

[URL]

Home_Page = http://www.Google.com

[TerminalServices]

AllowConnections = 0

[GuiRunOnce]
E:\UnattendXP\main_batch.cmd
E:\UnattendXP\hotfixes.cmd
E:\UnattendXP\applications.cmd
E:\UnattendXP\organization.cmd

no drivers were installed.. i know this is a weird setup, but i have everything so it installs off E. im only using it for this computer. i think i fixed the bat problem i was having, i made it all into one .bat.... before, one bat was making the RPC or whatever reboot my pc...

thanks, -sam

[a few questions..]

ok..how do I deploy setup files that use HP's installer? Like my printer software....

another thing:

after XP is set up, is the user name going to be "Administrator" or will it be what I entered under UserDate in the sif file...if it will be just Administrator, how can I change it?

How do I deploy Quicktime, and Real Player?

that is really all i need to know..thanks to anyone who can answer