RyanVM

I dunno, I always remove the Add/Remove entries from Uninstall and WindowsUpdate never prompts me to reinstall the update. And as for "should', that's why we have VirtualPC

Like I posted in AaronXP's thread, I'm pretty sure that the registry key which controls what's listed as installed is found in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Updates. Exporting those keys from a "good" install and importing them into a fresh install should take care of that issue. And yes, I'm all in favor of a "clean" install with the files updated from the start.

There's a registry key that states which hotfixes are installed. I'd imagine (but haven't tested) that if you export/import those keys, WindowsUpdate won't say anything. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Updates\WindowsXP\SP2

Can't remember if you need quotes when using envronement variables... Perhaps start /wait "%systemdrive%\Updates\q282010.exe" /Q /U /Z If you put a "PAUSE" at the end, you will be able to see any error messages written to the screen. I'll add quotes and put a pause at the end and see if it helps. Problem is, I don't think the batch file is being called in the first place

Folding@Home uses the GkWare Self Extracter for installation. Anyone ever gotten it to work?

OK, then I really have no clue why it's not working This is my cmdlines.txt (location $OEM$\): [COMMANDS] ".\update.bat" This is my update.bat (location $OEM$\): CLS @echo off TITLE Installing WindowsXP SP1 Hotfixes ECHO. ECHO Installing q282010: Jet 4.0 Service Pack 7... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q282010.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q322011: Cannot Preview a Fax in the Fax Console... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q322011.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q323255: Unchecked Buffer in Help May Allow Attacker to Run Code... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q323255.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q327405: Security and Privacy Information Update... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q327405.exe /Q:A /R:N ECHO. ECHO Installing q327979: Game Stops Responding When Introductory Video Is Played... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q327979.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q328310: Flaw in Message Handling Could Enable Privilege Elevation... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q328310.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO Installing q329048: Unchecked Buffer in File Decompression May Allow Bad Code... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q329048.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO Installing q329115: Certificate Validation Flaw May Enable Identity Spoofing... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q329115.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q329170: SMB Signing Flaw May Allow Group Policy Modification... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q329170.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q329256: Inconsistent Gap Count Can Cause 1394 Enumeration Failure... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q329256.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO Installing q329390: Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell May Allow Compromizing... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q329390.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q329441: Cannot Create Network Connection After Windows XP Restore... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q329441.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO Installing q329623: Problems with InterVideo DVD Software... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q329623.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q329692: Explorer.exe May Generate Error When Folder Closed... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q329692.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q329834: Unchecked Buffer in PPTP May Allow DoS Attacks... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q329834.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q330512: Processor State Not Restored If CPU at 100 Percent... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q330512.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q330994: April 2003 Cumulative Patch for Outlook Express... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q330994.exe /Q:A /R:N ECHO. ECHO Installing q331953: RPC Endpoint Mapper Flaw Could Allow DoS Attacks... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q331953.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q810032: Panasonic DV Camera May Not Enumerate... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q810032.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q810243: Playback Support for WindowsXP Media Center Edition Files... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q810243.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO Installing q810272: Audio Test Causes Computer to Stop Responding... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q810272.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q810565: Links Open in Internet Explorer Instead of Default... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q810565.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q810577: Unchecked Buffer in Redirector Allows Privilege Elevation... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q810577.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO Installing q810833: Unchecked Buffer in Locator Service May Allow Code to Run... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q810833.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO Installing q811493: Buffer Overrun in Kernel Message Handling May Allow Privilege Elevation... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q811493.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q811630: HTML Help Update... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q811630.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q812035: Crash Occurs in Ks.sys on Intel CPUs with Hyper-Threading... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q812035.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO Installing q812415: Problems When Computer with Many Drives Enters S1 State... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q812415.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q813503: Adding and Removing IFRAME with Filters Crashes IE... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q813503.exe /Q:A /R:N ECHO. ECHO Installing q814033: Cannot Install Driver Updates from Windows Update... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q814033.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q814078: Flaw in Windows Script Engine May Allow Code Execution... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q814078.exe /Q:A /R:N ECHO. ECHO Installing q814995: Some Compatibility Fixes Don't Work After q328310 Update... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q814995.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q815485: WPA Wireless Security Update... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q815485.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q816073: Compile on WindowsXP System Slower Than WindowsNT System... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q816073.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q816868: Error Message: "Internet Explorer Cannot Download File"... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q816868.exe /Q:A /R:N ECHO. ECHO Installing q817287: Windows Update 643 Error and Catalog Database... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q817287.exe /Q:A /R:N ECHO. ECHO Installing q817606: Buffer Overrun in Windows Could Lead to Data Corruption... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q817606.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q817778: Advanced Networking Pack for Windows XP... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q817778.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q817787: Media Player Skin Downloading May Allow Code Execution... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q817787.exe /Q:A /R:N ECHO. ECHO Installing q820128: Windows XP Service Pack 1 Kernel Rollup Hotfix Package... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q820128.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q820291: "Set Program Access and Defaults" Icon and Help Content... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q820291.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q820761: Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q820761.exe /C:"dasetup.exe /q /n" /q ECHO. ECHO Installing q821253: Update For Windows Error Reporting... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q821253.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q821557: Unchecked Buffer in Shell May Allow System Compromizing... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q821557.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q821581: Performance Data from BootVis.exe Is Corrupted or Missing... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q821581.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO Installing q822603: Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 Driver Update... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q822603.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q822925: August 2003 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q822925.exe /Q:A /R:N ECHO. ECHO Installing q823559: HTML Converter Buffer Overrun May Allow Code Execution... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q823559.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q824105: Flaw in NetBIOS Could Lead to Information Disclosure... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q824105.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing q824146: Buffer Overrun in RPCSS May Allow Code Execution... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q824146.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing DirectX 9.0b... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\dx9\dxsetup.exe /opk ECHO. ECHO Installing q825116: DirectX 9.0b TV Tuner Update... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\q825116.exe /Q /U /Z ECHO. ECHO Applying Registry Tweaks... REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\Updates\reghacks.reg ECHO. EXIT And lastly, this is my winnt.sif: [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] AutoActivate=No UnattendMode=DefaultHide OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS UnattendSwitch="no" WaitForReboot="No" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore Repartition=No OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\AMD" [GuiUnattended] EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=35 OemSkipWelcome=0 [UserData] FullName="" OrgName="" [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=75 [TapiLocation] CountryCode=1 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 Language=00000409 [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=No [NetAdapters] Adapter1=params.Adapter1 [params.Adapter1] INFID=* [NetClients] MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient [NetServices] MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER [NetProtocols] MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP [params.MS_TCPIP] DNS=Yes UseDomainNameDevolution=No EnableLMHosts=Yes AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1 [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1] SpecificTo=Adapter1 DHCP=Yes WINS=No NetBIOSOptions=0 [Components] accessopt=off chat=off dialer=off hypertrm=off iis_webadmin=off indexsrv_system=off media_clips=off msmsgs=off msnexplr=off netoc=off Pop3Service=off Pop3Srv=off WMPOCM=off zonegames=off [GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\Updates\guiupdate.bat Is there anything glaringly obvious that stands out to you in any of this?

You can also shorten %systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username% to just %userprofile% Just an FYI

Am I OK using %systemroot% in the batch file being called by cmdlines.txt?

Out of curiosity, where in the install process is cmdlines.txt supposed to run? I just tried again with update.bat in the $OEM$ directory and still no-go. I don't even see where it's trying to be executed...

OK, I'll put update.bat into the $OEM$ directory with cmdlines.txt and we'll see how it goes My batch file uses all relative paths, so I should be OK.

I'm trying to use cmdlines.txt to install the hotfixes/apply registry settings before booting into a GUI. I've got the file in the $OEM$ directory, and it's setup like this: [COMMANDS] ".\Updates\update.bat" The Updates directory is in the $OEM$\$1 directory (as the MSFN guide says to). However, cmdlines.txt fails to launch when I run setup. Does one have to use FullUnattended in order for it to work? I ask because I use DefaultHide so I can use my install CD with other people, allowing them to use their own name and CDKey rather than mine Another somewhat related question - does start /wait work for batch files called by cmdlines.txt? Is it even necessary or will it wait automatically for one to finish before launching the next?

Here's a full description: The answer file provides default values, and they are not displayed to the user if all the answers on a wizard page are specified

You misunderstood me - the items do not install like they I tell them not to. DefaultHide allows users to change things I don't specify in winnt.sif. For example, I want to use this CD with other people, but I don't want to share my CD Key, so I leave that field blank to be filled in during installation. FullUnattended would give you an error message if you tried that

Not true. I use UnattendMode=DefaultHide on my CD and everything installs (or should I say, doesn't install ) correctly.

Quick question - are you guys using MDAC 2.8 (Q820761) or 2.7 SP1 (Q823718)?

Any idea how to apply the CURRENT_USER settings as the default settings for all users? I tried putting them in HKU\.DEFAULT, but that was an abysmal failure (none of the settings worked at all).

Well, you can always just keep copies of the original CD...

Here's all the code from the cleanup section of my batch file (at least the relevant parts): ECHO Removing Windows Media Player... REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\Updates\sfc-off.reg DEL %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\dlimport.exe DEL %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\mplay32.exe DEL %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\mplayer2.exe DEL %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\setup_wm.exe DEL %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\wmplayer.exe DEL %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\np*.dll rd /s/q "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Windows Media Player" ECHO. ECHO Cleaning Registry... start /wait %systemdrive%\Updates\apps\DELUSER /Q aspnet REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\Updates\cleanup.reg ECHO. ECHO Cleaning Hard Drive... DEL %systemroot%\kb*.* DEL %systemroot%\q*.* for /f %%i in ('dir %systemroot%\$Nt* /a:d /b /s') do rd /s /q "%%i" rd /s/q "%systemdrive%\Program Files\xerox" rd /s/q "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Online Services" rd /s/q "%systemdrive%\Program Files\msn gaming zone" rd /s/q "%systemdrive%\Program Files\microsoft frontpage" REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\Updates\sfc-on.reg

Well, dllcache is the directory where Windows saves backups of all the current critical OS files for use with Windows File Protection. I doubt you'll actually be able to delete it even if you wanted to, but even if you could, it's probably not a great idea. Of course, that's why we have VirtualPC Give it a shot and let us know what happens

Thanks to the recently released SFC_OS.dll, I can at least remove Windows Media Player now I delete the directory under program files and remove all the files from dllcache that are in there. Like I said before, the directory returns after I re-enable SFC, but with nothing in it

I'm not at my testing computer at this very moment, but I'll give that registry info a try tonight. Thanks The start menu style appears correctly on the very first login after it does the batch operation (in other words, I select the user from the welcome screen, it does the batch operation, loads the shell, and all is well). It's on the next reboot that it reverts to a classic start menu.

I had the same thoughts. No directories there, though. It's also pertinant to note that the directories get restored, but no files within them do.

Part of my unattended install involves deleting the xerox, msn gaming zone, microsoft frontpage, and Online Services folders from Program Files. I've got the hacked SFC_OS.dll and applied the registry hack to disable WFP. From what I can tell, the directories get deleted, but when I enable WFP at the end of the batch file, they come back and don't allow me to delete them. Does anybody know what other files or registry entries I have to delete in order to keep those folders from coming back? They have to be getting told from somewhere to re-appear. Thanks!

OK, there's a few things I'm having problems with. First off, here's the registry tweaks I'm loading: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;------------------------------------Services------------------------------------ ;This will add "Services" to the right-click menu of "My Computer" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\services] @=hex(2):53,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,00,00 "SuppressionPolicy"=dword:4000003c [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\services\command] @=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73, 00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,6d,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00, 65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52, 00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00, 32,00,5c,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,6d,00,73, 00,63,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,00,00 ;Disable Autorun [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom] "AutoRun"=dword:00000000 ;Disable Remote Registry Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteRegistry] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Indexing Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\cisvc] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Messenger Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Imapi CD-Burning Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ImapiService] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Clipbook Service [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Clipsrv] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Secondary Log-on [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\seclogon] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Performance Logs & Alerts [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SysmonLog] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Task Scheduler [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule] "Start"=dword:00000004 ;-------------------------------Internet Explorer-------------------------------- ;Adds search keywords to Internet Explorer (in this order: Microsoft Knowledge Base, Altavista, Google, MSN, FileMirrors) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\MSKB] @="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=%s" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\AV] @="http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/web?q=%s" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\GGL] @="http://www.google.com/search?q=%s" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\MSN] @="http://search.msn.com/results.asp?q=%s" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\FM] @="http://www.filemirrors.com/search.src?file=%s" ;Makes Google IE's Default Search Engine [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Search Page"="http://www.google.com" "Search Bar"="http://www.google.com/ie" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL] ""="http://www.google.com/keyword/%s" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search] "SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.com/ie" ;Max your Internet Explorer's simultaneous downloads to 10 (default was 2) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a ;Settings are self-explanatory [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "AllowWindowReuse"=dword:00000000 "AutoSearch"=dword:00000005 "Display Inline Videos"="yes" "Disable Script Debugger"="yes" "Enable AutoImageResize"="yes" "Enable Browser Extensions"="yes" "Enable_MyPics_Hoverbar"="yes" "Error Dlg Displayed On Every Error"="no" "Expand Alt Text"="no" "FavIntelliMenus"="no" "Force Offscreen Composition"=dword:00000000 "Friendly http errors"="no" "Move System Carat"="no" "NotifyDownloadComplete"="no" "NoWebJITSetup"=dword:00000001 "NscSingleExpand"=dword:00000001 "Page_Transitions"=dword:00000001 "Play_Animations"="yes" "Play_Background_Sounds"="yes" "Print_Background"="no" "Show image placeholders"=dword:00000001 "ShowGoButton"="no" "SmoothScroll"=dword:00000001 "Use Search Asst"="no" "UseThemes"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "CertificateRevocation"=dword:00000000 "DisableCachingOfSSLPages"=dword:00000001 "ProxyHttp1.1"=dword:00000000 "SecureProtocols"=dword:000000a8 "URLEncoding"=dword:00000000 "WarnonBadCertRecving"=dword:00000001 "WarnonPostRedirect"=dword:00000001 "WarnonZoneCrossing"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Webcheck] "NoScheduledUpdates"=dword:00000000 ;Disable links folder in explorer favorites so it never appears again. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar] "LinksFolderName"="" "Locked"=dword:00000001 ;Disable persistent internet caching [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache] "FreshnessInterval"=hex:80,f4,03,00 "CleanupFactor"=hex:19,00,00,00 "CleanupTime"=hex:00,00,00,00 "Persistent"=hex:00,00,00,00 "CleanupInterval"=hex:80,51,01,00 "DebugFlag"=hex:ff,ff,00,00 ;Passive FTP [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Ftp] "Use Web Based FTP"="yes" "Use PASV"="yes" ;Check Digital Signatures on Downloaded Programs [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download] "CheckExeSignatures"="yes" ;Not really sure what this does [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Media] "SuppressOnlineContent"="no" ;Some Autocomplete Setting [HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoComplete] "Append Completion"="no" ;-----------------------------------Networking----------------------------------- ;Speed up browsing remote computers [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}] ;Disable QoS [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Psched] "NonBestEffortLimit"=dword:00000000 ;mount net-drives first, when they are needed [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider] "RestoreConnection"=dword:00000000 ;enlarge DNS-cache [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters] "CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001 "CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180 "MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00 "MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d ;-----------------------------------Start Menu----------------------------------- ;Removes the recent documents from the start menu. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoRecentDocsMenu"=dword:00000001 ;----------------------------------Context Menu---------------------------------- ;Removes Briefcase, Document, and Rich-Text-Document from New Menu. [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.bfc\ShellNew] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.doc\ShellNew] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.rtf\ShellNew] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.bmp\ShellNew] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wav\ShellNew] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.zip\CompressedFolder\ShellNew] ;This adds the "Open Command Window Here" on the right-click menu for folders [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd] @="Open Command Window Here" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command] @="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\"" ;Create Copy To and Move To Context Menu Options [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To] @="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move To] @="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}" ;-------------------------------------System------------------------------------- ;Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a BSOD [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl] "AutoReboot"=dword:00000000 ;Allow renaming of Recycle Bin [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder] "Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20 "CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000 ;Recycle Bin Uses 3% of Available Space Rather than 10% [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket] "Percent"=dword:00000003 ;Removes Low Disk Space Check [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001 ;Prefetcher tweak [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters] "EnablePrefetcher"=dword:00000003 ;Speed up NTFS [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem] "Win31FileSystem"=dword:00000000 "Win95TruncatedExtensions"=dword:00000001 "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000001 ;Opens 16-bit apps in a seperate memory space, this increases stability when dealing with 16-bit apps. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WOW] "DefaultSeparateVDM"="Yes" ;------------------------------------Explorer------------------------------------ ;Adjust Windows for Best Appearance [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects] "VisualFXSetting"=dword:00000001 ;Explorer Updates [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "Hidden"=dword:00000001 "ShowCompColor"=dword:00000001 "HideFileExt"=dword:00000000 "DontPrettyPath"=dword:00000000 "ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000 "HideIcons"=dword:00000000 "MapNetDrvBtn"=dword:00000000 "WebView"=dword:00000001 "Filter"=dword:00000000 "SuperHidden"=dword:00000001 "SeparateProcess"=dword:00000000 "ListviewAlphaSelect"=dword:00000001 "ListviewShadow"=dword:00000001 "ListviewWatermark"=dword:00000001 "TaskbarAnimations"=dword:00000001 "StartMenuInit"=dword:00000002 "StartButtonBalloonTip"=dword:00000002 "NoNetCrawling"=dword:00000000 "FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:00000001 "FriendlyTree"=dword:00000001 "WebViewBarricade"=dword:00000001 "DisableThumbnailCache"=dword:00000001 "ShowSuperHidden"=dword:00000001 "ClassicViewState"=dword:00000000 "PersistBrowsers"=dword:00000000 "TaskbarSizeMove"=dword:00000000 "TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000001 "Start_ShowNetPlaces"=dword:00000001 "Start_LargeMFUIcons"=dword:00000001 "Start_MinMFU"=dword:00000006 "Start_ShowControlPanel"=dword:00000002 "Start_EnableDragDrop"=dword:00000001 "StartMenuFavorites"=dword:00000000 "Start_ShowHelp"=dword:00000001 "Start_ShowMyComputer"=dword:00000002 "Start_ShowMyDocs"=dword:00000002 "Start_ShowMyMusic"=dword:00000000 "Start_ShowMyPics"=dword:00000000 "Start_ShowPrinters"=dword:00000001 "Start_ShowRun"=dword:00000001 "Start_ScrollPrograms"=dword:00000000 "Start_ShowSearch"=dword:00000001 "Start_ShowSetProgramAccessAndDefaults"=dword:00000000 "Start_ShowRecentDocs"=dword:00000002 "Start_AutoCascade"=dword:00000001 "Start_NotifyNewApps"=dword:00000000 "Start_AdminToolsRoot"=dword:00000000 "StartMenuAdminTools"=dword:00000000 ;Speed-up Access to AVI Media Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\PropertyHandler] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "ShellState"=hex:24,00,00,00,37,88,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 01,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00 ;Disable the Desktop Cleanup Wizard [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz] "NoRun"=dword:00000001 ;Remove Common Tasks From Desktop [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\shellex\ExtShellFolderViews\{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}] "PersistMoniker"=hex(2):66,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,3a,00,2f,00,2f,00,25,00,75,00,\ 73,00,65,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,70,00,64,00,61,00,74,00,61,00,25,00,5c,00,4d,\ 00,69,00,63,00,72,00,6f,00,73,00,6f,00,66,00,74,00,5c,00,49,00,6e,00,74,00,\ 65,00,72,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,20,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,\ 00,72,00,5c,00,44,00,65,00,73,00,6b,00,74,00,6f,00,70,00,2e,00,68,00,74,00,\ 74,00,00,00 ;Removes Language Bar [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}] @="Language bar" "MenuTextPUI"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\msutb.dll,-325" ;Removes and Disables Shared Documents from My Computer [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoSharedDocuments"=dword:00000001 ;Disables Windows Tour bubble popup [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour] "RunCount"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour] "RunCount"=dword:00000000 ;Disable Balloon Tips [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\tips] "Show"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "StartButtonBalloonTip"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoSMBalloonTip"=dword:00000000 ;Sorts My Computer Above My Documents [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}] "SortOrderIndex"=dword:00000054 ;Cache more Icons [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "Max Cached Icons"="8192" ;Use Small Icons in Windows Explorer [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "SmallIcons"="yes" ;Explorer Tweaks [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState] "FullPath"=dword:00000000 "FullPathAddress"=dword:00000001 "Use Search Asst"="no" ;----------------------------------Applications---------------------------------- ;Enable word wrap and status bar in notepad, and give it Tahoma font [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad] "fWrap"=dword:00000001 "StatusBar"=dword:00000001 "lfFaceName"="Tahoma" ;Fixes slowdown problem starting Outlook Express when you delete Windows Messenger and disables the splash screen [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FB7199AB-79BF-11d2-8D94-0000F875C541}\InProcServer32] "ThreadingModel"="Apartment" @="" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FB7199AB-79BF-11d2-8D94-0000F875C541}\LocalServer32] "ThreadingModel"="Apartment" @="" ;-------------------------------Startup & Shutdown------------------------------- ;Speed Up Shutdown [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management] "ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop] "AutoEndTasks"="1" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1000" ;This allows boot files to be placed optimally on the hard-drive for faster boots. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction] "Enable"="Y" ;Disable Welcome Screen and uses Classic Logon [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "LogonType"=dword:00000000 ;Force User To Hit Ctrl+Alt+Del to Login [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system] "DisableCAD"=dword:00000000 For some reason, XP uses the proper start menu settings on the first bootup, but on subsequent boots, it goes back to the classic start menu. If I set it back to the XP style start menu again, it's fine from there on. Second, the ShowSuperHidden key doesn't seem to take, as I still have to manually tell it to not hide protected operating system files. Third, does anyone know how to have the status bar always show in Windows Explorer? I tried doing a before/after shot of the registry and found a modified key, but applying it on a fresh format didn't work. Fourth, doesn't anybody know how to save the IE toolbar setup? Once again, I thought I had the registry key for it, but again applying it on a fresh format didn't work. Any help you guys could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

AaronXP beat me to it And yes, it slipstreams fine. Just follow the directions I gave you.