RyanVM

You know, that explains some activity I was having a hard time explaining If worse comes to worse, it could always be handled on a case by case basis (although that would be just a tad time consuming...).

Here's a new one for you guys. This keeps Windows from creating the Admin$, C$, etc. shares automatically on startup. ;Disable Default Hidden Shares HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters "AutoShareWks"=dword:00000000

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!