GreenMachine

I want one ...

Yes, partition management is surely lacking from Windows Setup at the moment. Maybe next version?

Please try WITHOUT IE6GO.EXE and see if you have that same error at bootup time (it will NOT happen during setup, as IE will finish at reboot without IE6GO).

If you did that on a real install, that is fine, The log will be empty. So, REGEDIT does get run. Did you put one simple tweak in there to see if it took? Did it take? If not, your file is either incorrectly named, in the wrong place, or has an error. Be sure the name is correct, and the .reg file is placed in the same directory as CMDLINES.TXT. There is not much more to it ... To be sure, you could change "REGEDIT /S RegTweaks.reg" to "REGEDIT /S .\RegTweaks.reg" EDIT: It don't always work that way. How REGEDIT searches for the .reg file is not necessarily the same as how the command interpreter searches for REGEDIT. The interpreter knows %PATH%, REGEDIT may not (many programs do not ... )

Geez, last time I trust a rookie! I thought that you could not use the NET command for that, as you were injecting the registry. No, I do not move the profiles: I would do that in WINNT.SIF over the boards in that case. Most of the stuff in the profile, e.g. "Documents and Settings", I don't want to backup, nor save after a reformat. I change the path to those directories in the registry to D:\DATA\%USERNAME%\SpecialFolder. I also map D:\DATA\%USERNAME% to the H(OME): drive. Attached is a modified version of my script. I have edited it to be suitable for posting, and not tested it. Watch out for typos ... I run this from RunOnceEx, after reboot, thus I need to load the Default user's registry hive. I'm still playing with it, but my version does work fine at the moment. I just need it to do a tad bit more ... MAKEUSER.CMD

I cannot tell you why but ... create a new .reg file with one single and obvious tweak, and try again. If that did not work, it is safe to say that the .reg file is not actually found. Alternativly, you caould call the .reg file from your .cmd file, which you know works, and call it and log it, as such: REGEDIT /S RegTweaks.reg > C:\REG.LOG So ... First question: is the file ever found? Second: is it run? No use looking for errors in a .reg file if it is not run (no, I did not look at the file ... ) Track that part down, and post your findings.

Welcome to MSFN, Proneax! Funny you should mention it: I did just the same two days ago. Works fine for me. The CUSRMGR has a lot of possibilites, including ticking some of those boxes for which we had previously used various workarounds. You got me thinking about 'MinPwdLen', and I found this utility that should be able to do it from the command line. My UserSetup script also changes the default location for the Documents, Music, Pictures, Desktop and Favorites directories to a non-system disk, creates those directories and sets the permissions, and generates a few other things (like setting up the whole PC, and grabbing me a beer). What I did not get to work, was to have Outlook use the existing outlook.pst file, but that is another matter ... AccountPolicy_v0.2.zip

Too many trees to see the forest ... I've been lost in FINDSTR trying to fix up SATA driver INF files. This gsar routine sounds like what both of us need (though I did hack together a bunch of commands to achieve what I needed.) gsar110.zip

4nt? I must be missing something. But now that you mention it, there are certainly 'Search and Replace" programs available, even for DOS. I may have to look into that myself: I am having a similar fight with the command prompt these days ... "un po' a cazzo" ? I think it French that might be like "N'import de quoi!" I've spent much to much time correcting thigs that where not done the right way the first time.

Stubborn in the Numinous grain! Good job! (ryanvm.net? Not sluming, are we!)

On only the second try? Not bad!

That's what I like to hear!

My guess would be that the Service Pack updates the driver version number: XPCREATE only touches SVCPACK.INF, DOSNET.INF and TXTSETUP.SIF (if SATA added). As for your HIDE thing, it looks like HIDE is always the same place in each string, which simplifies a programmed replacement ...

'Deed I do

Lazy indeed ... i did remove the hidden once, and it did nothing ofr me, 'cept mess upi Add/Remove Programs. You can still pick using Components in WINNT.SIF. My opinion: do it before XPCREATE: It never checks those files. Yes, looks kind of like the Funky Chicken from years ago ...

I think that is what he meant, just not what should be done. Then again, now I'm not sure. In any event, this is the 21st century: that is all disposible: no need to re-use it. And you are right, the SVCPACK.INF and TXTSETUP.INF will get way outta wack.

Put the files in the directories, edit one or two lines in XPCREATE.INI, and push the button. Once htat works, then go on to step two. Everything you need is on the Web Site: it has worked for numerous others!

I just can't seem to get this accross to anyone. Might have to work on my PR ... XPCREATE works just that way: drop in a new hotfix, push the button, and be done. All the files that YOU need to add to the CD should be done through FILESCD. It works. YOU have no reason to be mucking about with neither CDROOT or CDSOURCE. It is all seperate and modular. That is the way it was designed, for just hose reasons ...

I do have about all I know on posted on my site ... You certainly want to make a FAILSAFE CD before even attempting the SATA drivers, and test in either Virtual PC or VMWare. Walk be fore you run ... I think I've said that before.

Guess you figured it out. You have it error free now?

At the end of the XPCREATE.LOG file you will see the results of the attmpted burn.

I would guess a for loop, looking for lines that have the word hide, and then you should know it is between the nth and nth+1 comma. FOR, FINDSTR, TOKENS, DELIMS are the things to adjust ... I dunno: I just leave 'em hdden!

I don't know if anyone has ever looked, but my I386\SVCPACK directory gets pretty heavy. I do also add files from the hotfixes that may be unbeknownst to the various sliming procedures. If anyone is interested, they are listed at the end of the TXTSETUP.SIF file.

We are counting on you, Sgt_Strider! You can't be much dafter than the rest of us! I did spell out the basics on the Web Site, and am a firm believer in start out walking before you run. Little steps at a time, and you can figure it all out!

1) That should do it. 2) Forgot about that. I'll have to correct the typos. Unfortunatly, just after I wrote that example, Sun came out with the next version, which uses an MSI installer. 3) Just the listed update in SVC-MDC. It is slipstreamed into the source. 4) OK 5) Somewhere warm where the moon don't shine? I warned you! No, XPCREATE does not process .reg files anymore. Sorry.