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Alright i have a Dell OEM version of windows and i have a cd key hologram on my dell case and i have been using this key to install windows. However on my windows cd there is a sample winnt.sif and a unattend.txt files both of these files have cd keys included with them. are they just fake samples? can any one explain why they are there? or if they are valid keys?

well atleast im not the only one. so is there anyone who doesnt have this problem

Alright i dont know if this is a problem or just how it is set up by default but when i install my unattended disc with microsoft virtual machine i cant make the window any larger during the install process. If i hit Alt-Enter it blows the window to full screen but its not centered right and its funny looking. When setup reaches the oobe it switches to the 1024x768 size that i have sent in my winnt.sif. Now this wouldnt be such a problem but i did an install on a real pc and during install the install window was only in the center of the pc screen it did not take up the entire screen. it was as if it was windowed or something. is there a way to set the screen resolution or something so its at the 1024x768 during the entire process or do you have to wait for it to reach the point where it gets the info at the end of install from the winnt.sif? anyone else have this problem?

Is there any services a laptop would need that a desktop would not need. XP pro. Seems like there was a battery service or something before but i dont see it anymore.

Alright thanks for your replies. yea i have a copy of it i just didnt know if it was pointless to install it if it was already installed with sp2.

Yea just wondering... I looked on my own and couldnt find anything saying one way or another.

Well [setupParams] only executes one line of command. so it will only run your cmdlines.cmd file not your second one. read this link. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216518

Alright i know svcpack.inf installs at T-13, cmdlines.txt at T-12 and [setupParams] in the winnt.sif at T-9 but which method do you use and do you feel works best? I origanlly used svcpack.inf but have changed to cmdlines.txt. However now i am thinking of using [setupParams] in my winnt.sif file. I use a batch file to install all of my hotfixes, .NET framework and windows media player 10. I also apply registry tweaks and do some system cleanup with the batch file. Some cleanup cannot be performed when i call my batch file with cmdlines.txt at T-12 and im thinking maybe calling it 3 minutes later in the install at T-9 with [setupParams] might make a difference. Can others provide imput. What are your thoughts and most importantly what method do you use and why do you feel it works the best. PS. I'm talking about installing hotfixes during windows installation not first login methods like [GuiRunOnce] or RunOnceEX. thanks

Well i have been experimenting with .NET 2.0 trying to get it to install at the T-12 point of install but with no luck. I have notice that when NET is not installed my settings that cause my Royale theme to take effect do not work. The theme is still installed and everything but it is not the default theme at first boot. If NET 1.1 is installed then the Royale theme works perfectly. Any ideas on why this is? This is the line i am using in my winnt.sif [shell] CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\Royale.theme"

yea ill give that a shot what install method did you use though how are you calling the file to be installed? I used the net 2 from microsoft also. yea ill give that a shot what install method did you use though how are you calling the file to be installed? I used the net 2 from microsoft also. yea ill give that a shot what install method did you use though how are you calling the file to be installed? I used the net 2 from microsoft also.

@ghostie so are you saying that your switch %cdrom%\Install\DotNet\dotnet.exe /Q /C:"install.exe /Q" allows it to work during the install process or are you using runonce? If there is a method to install NET 2.0 not using runonce i would like to know

@ shark that is very disapointing to hear. I would install it during RUNONCE or something but if i do it that way i am unable to get my unattended theme to work (Royale) I really wanted it to work during the install process. i guess its back to NET 1.1

I tried a switch i found in this post http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=59211&st=10 dotnetfx.exe /q:a /c:"install /l /q" and it seemed like it worked too. I first used the Run section in the start menu and it installed perfectly with this switch. but when i added switch to the file in my batch file during the unattended installation the net 2 did not install. Why is this. I am running my batch at the 12 min mark i use cmdlines.txt to call my batch file which runs the hotfixes along with net 2. i used this same method to install net 1.1. how are other ppl getting this to install on there CDs?

I want to add netframework 2 to my new unattended disc but what switches should i use? should i extract the msi and use the switches on that? i tried ryans switchless but it did not install from my cmdlines.txt/batch file how are other users applying this file?

@qwerty1 if you want to see what error message you are getting replace Exit at the end of your batch file with Pause. This will force you to hit enter before the file will continune so you will be able to read your error message and figure out what exatly the problem is. good luck

I have also had this problem of windows freezing during the shutdown process. I have a clean system i run spybot S&D, ad-aware, and spyware blaster along with avast antivirus and zonealarm and i still have this problem though it is not regular. I have noticed that it occurs most often if i leave aim messeger running when i try to shutdown. when i close messenger it shutsdown fine.

@Scuba just out of curiosity what kinda stuff to you remove from your xp source when following the bold fortune guide. I have looked through it several times and am kinda hesitent to remove some of the stuff he lists.

add quotes and see what happends ECHO. ECHO Deleting Temp Installation Files... RD /S /Q "%systemdrive%\Drivers" RD /S /Q "%systemdrive%\install"

yea i knew where it found the pictures i just wanted to prevent it from doing so. thanks for the post though glent.

Wow thanks alot hulk! I will certainly remove this file from my unattendes installs from now on. I also found this link on the topic http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/Vuln.aspx?ID=933 This is a pretty important post.

Yea i am beginning to understand this is an impossable task. thanks for all who have provided imput though and please if you do come across an method that works please share it. thanks again

Is there a way to only allow acctual wallpapers to appear in the desktop tab when chooseing a wallpaper. RIght now it shows the wallpapers i have and it also shows about 50 pictures i have stored on my computer. I only want it to show a list of wallpapers that may be picked from. is there a registry key or some other option that changes this?

I would like to change just a fiew folder views like program files and such without changing all the folders views. Is there a way to do this with the registry. Are views even stored in the registry or are they just cached in a file someplace. If cached somewhere can i create the folders how i want and then have that file copied over during installation?

I just noticed that when i slipstreamed sp2 into a windows disk with sp1 that the support and valueadd folders are not updated in the root of the slipstreamed cd. That is to say i do not have an updated version of the Deploy.cab on the slipstreamed disk as well as other files that where updated with SP2. Anyone know why this is?

provide more info... how are you trying to apply the updates? what error message do you get... ect