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I have a shortcut to the following for shutdown: %windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00 Hope this helps

How do I have quick ntfs format the default when I choose the partition to install windows on? The [current] default for me with: FileSystem = * is ntfs non-quick format. Thanks

I stayed with my windows 2000 for a long time after XP came out. I gave it a shot when I got a new system with more ram, and now I install it on systems that have muchless ram than I had on my windows 2000 box! I love it.

@spiritpyre Thank you for your help with this. Sorry for the prolonged thanks. I have been researching a little to add into my post how to add something to the context menu when right clicking in the blank area of an explorer window. I have not found out yet. I emailed the staff at eusing.com about how they did it in their program Select Folder Express. I have not heard a response from them yet. I did run across this: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=47603 , but I did not realize if anything was different from this thread. I am still wondering how to do it for the blank area too. Thank you again

Thanks for http://storage.stardock.com/files/bootskin_free.exe and the wpi / registry information.

How do I set the default save as extension for paint as .jpg? Thanks in advance

I was curious why you use both flashget and getright (flashget is my pref; except getright can do sequence of files test001-test009 downloading). Also, is videolan better than mpc in any way? Is there a ps2rate for xp? I'm going to check out the process explorer; I've always used the built-in one.

http://www.xfilesdialog.com [ http://www.xfilesdialog.com/setup_xfilesdialog_310_159.exe ]

If you come into a case where you do not have a handy switch, this method will work for you: echo y | DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\*.*"

I had to take out the winrar checks from the cmd, as I was using 7-zip (kept saying winrar didn't exist..). After editing the cmd, it installed fine. Good job My question is about the uninstall:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] ;Show file extensions "HideFileExt"=dword:00000001 ;Show hidden files/objects "Hidden"=dword:00000001 ;Show protected OS files "ShowSuperHidden"=dword:00000001 edit: The only way I can think of for these to be instant changes if they are not already is to end task on explorer.exe and have windows shell reload.

Once I've installed m$ java, opera seems to not know how to deal with the java extension still. @Zxian Thanks for opera adblock information! I am trying it out now.

In nLite, I choose the option rename the administrator account. By that, I do not create any other accounts but the default administrator account. Previous to using nLite: 1. start->run, control userpasswords2 2. advanced tab, advanced button 3. remove desired accounts, rename the administrator account

@buckeyeXP Great job, thank you very much for this.

You could place this vbs in startup folder for allusers %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.SendKeys "{NUMLOCK}"

@Doc Symbiosis Thank you, works fine for me too.

@bacd Excellent, thanks for the information on quick format and normal format.

I would like to know that as well. I always have to format the D:\ once i get in windows. I have a relative question to add to this thread. Is there a difference from ntfs quick format as compared to normal ntfs format? What is the difference? Thank you too

I am wondering how to get java plugin working for opera browser? I always have to use IE for webpages with java and quicktime plugins required. I use the older m$ java, not the later sun java. Also, adblock was a nice thing in firefox and IE addon browsers. What do you opera fans use to do adblocking? Hosts file is the most I have right now.

@Aegis I posted that information incase anyone visited this topic for similar information. I am on a LAN; my IP is related to my mac address. With dialup, typically a user will just disconnect and reconnect to change IP address. With the network I am on, I changed my mac address and disabled/reenabled the ethernet connection to change IP address.

I just put fox.exe in %windir%\system32 and use these reg lines: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.pdf] "Application"="fox.exe" [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.pdf\OpenWithList] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.pdf\OpenWithList] "a"="fox.exe" "MRUList"="a" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\fox.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\fox.exe\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\fox.exe\shell\open] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\fox.exe\shell\open\command] @="\"%windir%\\system32\\fox.exe\" \"%1\"" This is the approach I have done for some time for apps that I use on a normal basis that are small in file size. Which way is better/What is the difference?

@spiritpyre I tried Send("!{LEFT}") and I tried Send("{BROWSER_BACK}") Said invalid command or something when trying to test the exe's that I created from trying each of them in a aut. I tried to decompile your selectall.exe; it said it could not find the aut script. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Thanks

@Alanoll Thank you very much for the explanation. That helped me. What about $OEM$\$1\Drivers ? How does this differ from the System32 path for example in that the drivers would be copied, and so they would be installed? Thank you for your time

I was under the impression that if I place backup.exe in $OEM$\$$\System32, then after windows install was complete, I would be able to find backup.exe in the $windir$\system32. This did not seem to work for me -- Will someone explain briefly the point in such folders if it does not copy in that automatic fashion? Thank you

How do I obtain a random name from a list of choices: a, b, c, d? Here is my current non-working approach: [UserData] ProductID=xxxxx FullName="none" OrgName="none" ComputerName=* [SetupMgr] ComputerName0=a ComputerName1=b ComputerName2=c ComputerName3=d edit: I am doing this to obtain one of the 4 choices for 4 computers on network, so there is not a conflicting computername on workgroup.