Dumpy Dooby

Just use task scheduler. Not that hard. Jeez. Try using AutoIT, since then you could have a popup and whatnot. You can somehow impliment it into their web browser so that the script would only run when they open up their browser (or try to go online, rather). That is, if you think you're savvy enough to do it. If it were ME trying to do this, I would have the script start whenever they start their computer, where it would check the date and determine whether or not they need to update. To make it do that for any user, you can have it store the info in the HKCU using cmdlines.txt or you can put it in in HKLM. Personally, I'd go with HKCU during cmdlines.txt: REG ADD "HKU\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Shortcuts" /d "%SystemDrive%\\CheckDefs.exe" /f Meh. I know I'm probably just telling you something already know ... but I figured I'd put in my 2cents anyway.

That's why I use a text editor that auto backs up the file once I'm finished editing.

Because I integrated uAE using nLite, then reinstalled XP. Then I installed Xpize 3.2 to get some of the updated files, and 3.2 was really buggy. It just downloads the same file every time I run the updater. Plus I wanted the login screen and extras.

Followup? Everything work out okay?

Try taking the first "e" out of "%programEfiles%"

Ahh... thanks guys.

Those are all for creating shortcuts. How, exactly, would I go about actually modding my cmd to always look like that? So when I do start->run and type "cmd" (sans quotes) I'll get the modified one. I'm sure I can just modify HKCR\Applications\ and put CMD.exe in there and create my own SFX file which executes the shortcut after extracting, but that'd be a little sketchy and inefficient. I mean, it'd get the job done so I can type cmd in the run dialog, but it'd be a little weird.

I know what .default is, and it is not what you describe. You are confusing .default with the default user, like so many other people on this board. They are two very different things. There really needs to be a FAQ about this somewhere. I'm getting tired of seeing it everywhere. .default - login session, located at HKU\.default default user - located at %PATHTODOCSANDSETTINGS%\Default User (usually), needs to be loaded in order to edit. Please people for the love of God, please understand this. I talk about it more in this thread <{POST_SNAPBACK}> With all due respect, you're wrong. They're the same thing. Go ahead and try putting an entry in HKU\.Default\ (preferably in Software\Microsoft\Windows\CV\Run\ because certain types of accounts don't import all of the registry keys). Afterwards, create a new account. Log into that account and you'll notice that the registry info that you put in HKU\.Default will now be in HKCU. If you don't see your string there, you've done something wrong. Now, do the same thing, except instead of putting an entry in the registry, try putting a file in \Documents and Settings\Default User\. Create an account. Log into that account. Now that file should be located in %userprofile%\. If you don't see the file, you've done something wrong. If that's not enough proof for you, I will gladly provide you with a video in which I will execute all of the aforementioned commands. That is, under the condition that you will provide me a host for the said video.

Should've done what I posted. It would have saved you some time.

Everyone keeps talking about how certain 16bit apps don't work with their modified CMD console. I, however, don't really use any 16bit apps. I was wondering if it would be possible to release a stand-alone mod for CMD?

Can't you just extract your CMD.EX_ file on your XP disc? Also extract COMMAND.CO_ Would that work?

Why on earth are you looking in .default? Unless you care about the login screen having it on. You are looking for HKCU or HKU\crap you shouldn't care about. Like someone said, look for where you're grabbing the default user, and just modify it's registry. The reg key posted should work. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> When a new ueser is created, the registry settings from .DEFAULT are copied to CU. If you want some settings to affect everyone, .default is the best place to put it ... as long as no other accounts have been created. When cmdlines.txt is run, there are no accounts other than .default.

Get JRE from ryanvm.msfn.org/ It works the same as his .NET Framework silent installer.

I use the following two files: changedate.bat @echo off SETLOCAL ::dafault file set file= ::default date set Fakedate= if %1a==a goto default set file=%1 if %2a==a goto default set Fakedate=%2 :default SET today=%date:~4,10% date=%Fakedate% cls echo. echo: Today is %today% echo. echo: Date changed to %Fakedate% start runit %file% echo. echo: Running %file% SLEEP for 00:00:10 echo. date=%today% ::restore previous date echo: Date changed back to %today% ENDLOCAL :EOF exit runit.bat CMDOW @ /HID @echo off SETLOCAL %1 ENDLOCAL exit Then I change my shortcuts to point to: changedate "%ProgramFiles%\SomeCompany\SomeProgram\Program.exe" 6/17/05 The above would change the date to 6/17/05 (in case you didn't get that). Now a little explanation of what goes on. First, changedate.bat gets the current date and stores it as %Today%. Then, it changes the date to %FakeDate% (you specify fakedate in your shortcut. However, if it is not there, then the script will auto-use the date specified on line 7). After it changes the date, it starts the program (either specified in the command line or on line 5). It sleeps for 10 seconds (You will need to download sleep.exe from somewhere. Just google it.) to give you some time to click "Continue" or whatever. After sleeping for 10 seconds, it changes the date back to the original date. Note, however, that if you run this script at 11:59:55pm, then when you change the date back, it will be a day behind. You can choose to change line 24 to the following, and it should wait for the program to close, before changing the date back. start /wait %file%

msi install works just fine for me. *shrug*

Free copies of Nero for EVERYBODY!!! YAY!!1

If you can find Trillpack v3.1, the silent install switch is /S. (capital "S" -- case sensitive)

Best of luck to ya.

I've been using this method for a while. It works just fine for me. In cmdlines.txt, I run "useraccounts.cmd." Right at the top of "useraccounts.cmd," I have the following: REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Keyboard" /v "InitialKeyboardIndicators" /d "2" /f HKCU = Default user when run from cmdlines.txt. If you're trying to integrate a .reg file, I don't think that will work. I've tied regedit and regdit32 from cmdlines.txt. Neither seem to work. So just use the aforementioned code, because it works just fine. edit: In case I wasn't clear enough (I'm often too vague when I talk), regedit /s numlock.reg will NOT work. Perhaps something like this would work for you (but I think the one in red that's above would be much better. Less code, and less files to keep track of...). for %%i in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:\WIN51 set CDROM=%%i: %SystemRoot%\regedit.exe /s %cdrom%\somedirectory\numlock.reg I'm not positive that will work, but I'm pretty sure.

Thank you much, Mr. Astalavista. <3

I don't believe either of you. Videos or you're lying.

XP will not work fine on a 200mhz system, under any circumstance. Further, 128MB of RAM is far too little for XP. It'd take nearly 30 minutes just to boot ... and that's if the HDD is big enough to handle the page file. BTW, Microsoft stopped supporting all Windows pv4 a long time ago.

It didn't have it because it couldn't detect your release date, which is extremely odd.

@Moon Here, I wrote this batch which SHOULD generate a file called "MartinsVBS.txt" in the same directory in which the batch is located. Go ahead and run this script, if you see MartinsVBS.txt, open it up and see if your BIOS ReleaseDate is in there. If it's not, then let me know and I'll see what I can do. Here's the batch file: http://www.gooffense.com/dumpydooby/BIOS_ReleaseDate.bat PS- Obviously, you can rename MartinsVBS.txt to whatever.vbs. It's just a mildly dangerous file, so I figured I would keep it as a text so people wouldn't accidently execute it.