rajesh.kumar

is Automatic update turned on? it would be installing updates or something. samething happened to me when i tested yesterday after installing fresh windows and immediately installed nero8 after ie7 patch(didnt reboot). after rebooting, all went well. so what i did was, after everything else installed, reboot anyway and call neroinstall.cmd

try calling run2.cmd(with KB937143) from runonceex and "shutdown -r" from runonceex.

just noted that if nero installed immediately after other KB installation, it needs to reboot.

after uninstalling, try deleting the following, then restart and install : C:\Users\Administrator\Application Data\Nero C:\Users\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Nero C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Nero C:\Program Files\Nero C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nero then use ccleaner to remove unwanted registry entries and other junk. ok now, what i was asking is the method in steps "YOU" carried out.

give the details on the steps you took.

the menu bar is not visible by default.

this version doesnt show the menubar by default as mentioned. the two patches must be installed. the wga validation is removed and RunOnceEx problem is solved in this release. silent installation works the same as previous version.

New link here : http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsU...Agent30-x86.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsU...Agent30-x64.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsU...gent30-ia64.exe thanks. now it is not asking to install wu again.

@yadzil and Gorki : do u install immediately after uninstalling previous nero installation? if yes, u have to reboot. this is very simple method and you just "extract" the installation files from temp dir and execute some files through a cmd file. i tested with several machines and it works. what steps did u go through exactly. Anyone gone through the steps, kindly post your response.

i supppose you mean "include" neroinstall.cmd and not "execute". Yes. include that file and repack. 7Zip must use neroinstall.cmd for execution. This will not work. you have to repack including the neroinstall.cmd. if you dont bother about the distribution size, you can run neroinstall.cmd (which you saved in the location where setupX.exe resides) directly. if you wanted to repack and reduce the size ( to around 180mb ), use the link i gave before to know the procedure to make a 7zip silent executable. remember that neroinstall.cmd is the file which has to be called there.

@TheCrowX : DirectX and the patch files need to be updated/installed before nero installation which is done automatically during manual install. This is not done when running unattended. so it is executed before nero. This is valid for all windows versions. To remove other components, edit the msi file using orca. for details search the forum for nero unattended installation. its been discussed before for previous versions. @xavier73 : open notepad, type the code and save as cmd file.

http://www.msfn.org/board/Making_Nero_8_si...098#entry698098

run the setup file first and dont install. go to temp dir and copy the NERO13820 dir somewhere. put this cmd file inside NERO13820 dir and run it. neroinstall.cmd @echo off title Nero 8.1.2.0 echo. echo Updating DirectX 9c Redistributable... start /wait Data\Redist\DirectX\dxsetup.exe /silent echo. echo VCR... start /wait Data\Redist\VCRedistSetup.msi /passive /norestart echo. echo Nero XML... start /wait Data\Redist\neroxml.msi /passive /norestart echo. echo KB884016 v2... start /wait Data\Redist\WindowsInstaller-KB884016-v2-x86.exe /passive /norestart echo. echo Installing Nero Premium 8.1.2.0... start /wait SetupX.exe /qb! /NORESTART RebootYesNo="No" NERO_SCOUT="FALSE" serialnum_userval="---your-serial---no---" AgreeToLicense="Yes" EULA_AGREEMENT=1 if /passive used instead of /qb!, it asks for restart. finally, use 7zip or winrar to create installer and repack to the normal size. 7zip installer : http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?...&highlight=

you have to update the directx before doing unattended install. this error was already discussed before.

My IE7 registry tweaks with lots of useful search box options : Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;----- SKIPS THE INTERNET CONNECTION WIZARD (WHICH COMES THE FIRST TIME YOU start IE6) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard] "Completed"=hex:01,00,00,00 "DesktopChanged"=dword:00000001 ;Remove All Browser Helper Objects [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects] ;Remove All Browser Extensions [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions] ;Remove All Toolbars [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar] ;Disable IE Links Bar [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbars\Restrictions] "NoLinksBar"=dword:00000001 ; Disable Information Bar Prompt in Internet Explorer [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InformationBar] "FirstTime"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] ;Sets Default URL to Blank "Default_Page_URL"="about:blank" ;Google Search Bar ;"Search Bar"="www.google.co.in/ie" ;Disables Search Assistant "Use Search Asst"="no" "ShowGoButton"="no" "NotifyDownloadComplete"="no" "Use FormSuggest"="yes" "FormSuggest Passwords"="yes" "FormSuggest PW Ask"="yes" ; Internet Explorer : Optimise for 1024x768 display settings "Window_Placement& quot;=hex:2C,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,\ FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,6E,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,E3,03,00,00,E2,02,00,\ 00 ;----- Gets rid of anoying popup for running files you download from internet [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download] "CheckExeSignatures"="no" "RunInvalidSignatures"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments] "SaveZoneInformation"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations] "LowRiskFileTypes"=".zip;.rar;.nfo;.txt;.exe;.bat;.com;.cmd;.reg;.msi;.htm;.html;.gif;.bmp;.jpg;.avi;.mpg;.mpeg;.mov .mp3;.m3u;.wav;" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] ;----- Enable Internet Explorer Status Bar "StatusBarWeb"=dword:00000001 ;----- Show Statusbar in all windows ;"StatusBarOther"=dword:00000001 ;----- Disable script debugging in applications using IE "DisableScriptDebuggerIE"="yes" ;----- Disable script debugging in IE "Disable Script Debugger"="yes" ;----- Display a notification about every script error "Error Dlg Displayed On Every Error"="no" ;----- Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in web pages "UseThemes"=dword:00000001 ;PREVENTS INTERNET EXPLORER WINDOWS FROM BEING REUSED "AllowWindowReuse"=dword:00000000 ;or ; Disable Reuse windows for launching shortcuts ;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] ;"AllowWindowReuse"=dword:00000000 "Disable Script Debugger"="yes" ; Enable Internet Explorer Status Bar [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "StatusBarWeb"=dword:00000001 ; and... ; Show Statusbar in all windows [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "StatusBarOther"=dword:00000001 ;Make IE adrress bar search like Mozilla [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl] @="http://www.google.co.in/keyword/%s" "provider"="google.co.in" " "="+" "&"="%26" "+"="%2B" "#"="%23" "?"="%3F" ; Adds search keywords to Internet Explorer address bar ; In this order: ; 1º - Microsoft Knowledge Base ; 2º - Altavista ; 3º - Google ; 4º - MSN ; 5º - Headlight´s FileMirrors ;will not work. may be for old version ;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\Google-India] ;@="http://www.google.co.in/search?q=%s" ; add search MS Knowledgebase by KB number (just type the number in the search box) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\MSKBnumber] "DisplayName"="MS KB number" "URL"="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid={SearchTerms}" ;add search MS knowledgebase by string (type the string in the search box) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\MSKBString] "DisplayName"="MS KB String" "URL"="http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?query={SearchTerms}" ;search using Dogpile [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\Dogpile] "DisplayName"="Dogpile" "URL"="http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/search/web/{SearchTerms}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\AltaVista] "DisplayName"="Altavista" "URL"="http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/web?q={SearchTerms}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\MSN] "DisplayName"="MSN" "URL"="http://search.msn.com/results.asp?q={SearchTerms}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\FileMirrors] "DisplayName"="Filemirrors" "URL"="http://www.filemirrors.com/search.src?file={SearchTerms}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\ProcessInformation] "DisplayName"="Process Information" "URL"="http://www.processlibrary.com/directory?files={SearchTerms}" ; Internet Explorer : Use Google Search Engine [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant] "DefaultSearchURL"="http://www.google.co.in/search?q=" "SocialUI"=dword:00000000 ;Make Google DEfault Search Engine [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes] "DefaultScope"="GoogleIndia" ; add search using google.co.in [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\GoogleIndia] "DisplayName"="Google-India" "URL"="http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q={SearchTerms}&meta=" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{39D7FB79-0DDD-4E33-AE77-1F0281BE4B03}] "DisplayName"="Live Search" "URL"="http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q={searchTerms}&mkt=en-us&FORM=IEFM&src={referrer:source?}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{2C9C8627-D0DF-41DA-8E12-8F105CF1ED0D}] "DisplayName"="Thesaurus.com" "URL"="http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q={searchTerms}" "Codepage"=dword:0000fde9 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{39BE6464-CF7B-4198-AA05-44EF333A6C84}] "DisplayName"="Wikipedia" "URL"="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search={searchTerms}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{45BB6F6E-001D-45C8-BE0B-3768624F7B7B}] "DisplayName"="Dictionary.com" "URL"="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/{searchTerms}" "Codepage"=dword:0000fde9 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{4DE25C7E-CDE3-41FB-993D-C487C7B1CB76}] "DisplayName"="Monster" "URL"="http://jobsearch.monster.com/jobsearch.asp?q={searchTerms}&fn=&lid=&re=104&cy=us&x=52&y=10" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{51D37C4A-9FEC-48AF-8653-00A6E1BF29DD}] "DisplayName"="Lycos" "URL"="http://search.lycos.com/setup.php?src=ie&query={searchTerms}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{1EECDDE4-22DF-473A-8E1F-8DEFA1F712B1}] "DisplayName"="Microsoft.com Search" "URL"="http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&q={searchTerms}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{86FD7CFA-F19B-4245-937E-BC89A9911C0F}] "DisplayName"="USATODAY.com" "URL"="http://asp.usatoday.com/search/yahoo/search.aspx?qt=both&nr=5&kw={searchTerms}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{AB7BF3D0-DD7B-4176-824D-8F7C4DAC64CB}] "DisplayName"="Weather Channel" "URL"="http://www.weather.com/search/enhanced?where={searchTerms}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{B5CA1ACA-B92F-4624-862B-688269DFE4A1}] "DisplayName"="About.com" "URL"="http://search.about.com/fullsearch.htm?terms={searchTerms}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{DA098DE1-8B32-4E95-91C4-7ADA758218F0}] "DisplayName"="Ask.com" "URL"="http://www.ask.com/web?q={searchTerms}&qsrc=0&o=0&l=dir" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{E5E325F6-1E7C-4BC6-BCC5-D462D6426FF4}] "DisplayName"="Yahoo! Search" "URL"="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p={searchTerms}&ei=utf-8&fr=b2ie7" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{EBBF42C6-C6C6-4E24-929B-2EDCFA20DDCA}] "DisplayName"="www.cnet.com" "URL"="http://cnet.search.com/search?q={searchTerms}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{F03C5AC0-4E1A-464D-9A33-637FD823F4FB}] "DisplayName"="AOL Search" "URL"="http://search.aol.com/aolcom/search?query={searchTerms}&invocationType=msie70a" ;Add MSFN Forums as a Secondary Home Page [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Secondary Start Pages& quot;=hex(7):68,74,74,70,3a,2f,2f,77,77,77,2e,6d,73,66,6e,2e,6f,72,67,2f,62,6f,61,72,64,2f,69,6e,64,65,78,2e, 0,68,70,3f,00,00, ;Set ConTEXT as HTML editor in Firefox [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxHTML\shell\edit\command] @="%programfiles%\\ConTEXT\\ConTEXT.exe \"%1\"" ;Set ConTEXT as HTML editor in Firefox [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\FirefoxHTML\shell\edit\command] @="%programfiles%\\ConTEXT\\ConTEXT.exe \"%1\"" ;Set ConTEXT as HTML Default Editor [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared\HTML\Default Editor\shell\edit\command] @="%programfiles%\\ConTEXT\\ConTEXT.exe \"%1\"" ;Set ConTEXT as HTML editor in Internet Explorer [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor] "Description"="ConTEXT Programmers Editor" ;Set ConTEXT as HTML editor in Internet Explorer [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command] @="%programfiles%\\ConTEXT\\ConTEXT.exe \"%1\"" ; Internet Explorer : Disable Unencrypted Text Warning;----- Disable Internet Explorer Auto-Complete prompt [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms] "AskUser"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Window_Placement& quot;=hex:2C,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,\ FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,85,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,F7,03,00,00,E2,02,00,\ 00 ; Warn if changing between secure and insecure mode [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "WarnonZoneCrossing"=dword:00000000 ;Turn On Popup Blocker [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows] "PopupMgr"="yes" ;----- IE TOOLBAR LAYOUT (SMALL ICONS, NO TEXT) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar] "ShowDiscussionButton"="no" ;----- Lock the toolbars "Locked"=dword:00000001 ;----- SET AUTOCOMPLETE TO FULL ON [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoComplete] "AutoSuggest"="yes" "Append Completion"="yes" ;----- LAUNCH BROWSER IN A SEPERATE PROCESS [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess] "BrowseNewProcess"="Yes" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000020 "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000020 ;or ;(verify this) ;Max your Internet Explorer's simultaneous downloads to 10 (default was 2) ;NOT supported with Microsoft Windows XP SP2 ;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] ;"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a ;"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a ;or ; Internet Explorer : Increase the maximum concurrent downloads to 50 ;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] ;"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000032 ;----- Alternatively empty temporary internet files folder when browser is closed [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache] "Persistent"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache] "Persistent"=dword:00000000 ;----- Fix for DSO Exploit that Spybot complains about [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones] "1004"=dword:00000003 ;----- Disable Internet Explorer "Send information to the Internet" prompt [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3] "1601"=dword:00000000 ;----- Alexa - info about page you are browsing [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a}] "MenuText"="@shdoclc.dll,-864" "MenuStatusBar"="@shdoclc.dll,-865" "Script"=hex(2):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,00,77,00,65,00,62,00,5c,00,72,00,65,00,6c,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,\ 64,00,2e,00,68,00,74,00,6d,00,00,00 "clsid"="{1FBA04EE-3024-11D2-8F1F-0000F87ABD16}" "Icon"=",4" "HotIcon"=",4" "ButtonText"="@shdoclc.dll,-866" ;----- dis-allow spying by web-sites [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProtocolDefaults] "about"=dword:00000004 ;----- Enable Splash screen on IE load [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Infodelivery\Restrictions] "NoSplash"=dword:00000000 ;BROADBAND TWEAK FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/2003 (MAKES IT ACT FASTER) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters] ;Reduce Stamp Options "Tcp1323Opts"=dword:00000001 "DefaultTTL"=dword:00000040 "EnablePMTUDiscovery"=dword:00000001 "EnablePMTUBHDetect"=dword:00000000 "SackOpts"=dword:00000001 ;Reduce Number of Duplicate ACKS Before Retransmission ;"TcpMaxDupAcks"=dword:00000001 ;or "TcpMaxDupAcks"=dword:00000002 "MTU"=dword:000005dc "TcpMaxDataRetransmissions"=dword:00000006 "TcpTimedWaitDelay:=dword:0000001e ;----- Increase Network Throughput "NumForwardPackets"=dword:0000024a "MaxForwardBufferMemory"=dword:00024a00 "MaxNumForwardPackets"=dword:0000024a ; Forward Buffer Memory Tweak "ForwardBufferMemory"=dword:00024a00 ; comment below two settings if you are on dial up ;"GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize"=dword:0003ebc0 ;or ;Increases TCP Global Window Size "GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize"=dword:3ebc0000 ;"TcpWindowSize"=dword:0003ebc0 ;or ;Increases TCP Window Size "TcpWindowSize"=dword:3ebc0000 ;----- Faster Web Page Loading [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\ServiceProvider] "DnsPriority"=dword:00000001 "HostsPriority"=dword:00000001 "LocalPriority"=dword:00000001 "NetbtPriority"=dword:00000001 ; DISABLE AUTOMATIC IMAGE RESIZING ;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] ;"Enable AutoImageResize"="no" ;SET INTERNET EXPLORER CHECK FOR NEWER VERSION OF STORED PAGES: ;0: NEVER ;2: EVERY TIME YOU START INTERNET EXPLORER ;3: EVERY VISIT TO THE PAGE ;4: AUTOMATICALLY [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "SyncMode5"=dword:00000004 ;No header and footer in Internet explorer printout [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PageSetup] "header"="" "footer"="" ;Alter name of Internet Explorer>Tools>>Windows Update to "Your text here" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] "Windows Update Menu Text"="Wonder Windows Update" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001 "RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter] ;Phishing Filter Automatic "Enabled"=dword:00000000 "ShownVerifyBalloon"=dword:00000001 Internet_Explorer_Tweaks.reg

where do these dialogs reside and when it would showup? how did u do it.

changes in procedure for silent install. first post updated.

fsupdate2.exe is now outdated and replaced by fsdbupdate.exe fsupdate2 updates only av databases but fsdbupdate contains all databases, i.e. AV, Spyware, Spam, Parental, etc.

standalone version is not released yet.

For the xml parser, do i need to install all the following files : msxml4-KB936181-enu.exe msxml6_x86 parser setup.msi msxml6-KB933579-enu-x86.exe anything i can remove from the above files so that it doesnt showup in wu?

Using nLite, all drivers except scanners and cameras can be removed to bring it <700mb. . But older printer driver installation gives problems and modems drivers must be present if the drivers wanted to install automatically. So if u want xp not to give problems anytime, the following are the most number of components that can be removed : Accessibility Options Briefcase ClipBook Viewer Internet Games Screensavers All Languages Images and Backgrounds Intel Indeo codecs Media Center Mouse Cursors Movie Maker Music Samples Old CDPlayer and Sound Recorder Speech Support Tablet PC Windows Sounds Client for Netware Networks Communication tools FrontPage Extensions MSN Explorer Netmeeting Synchronization Manager Windows Messenger .NET Framework Desktop Cleanup Wizard Disk Cleanup File and Settings Wizard MS XML 2.0 Search Assistant Tour User account pictures Messenger For sounds, wallpapers, themes, cursors, screensaves, i include my own collections. Anyway my xp consumes around 1gb so i use dvd which includes WPI and totally fills the dvd.

yes you can use prodsett.ini to modify the installation procedure. is there any proper documentation for this alone? i didnt have time to explore into this.

oh yes that right. waiting for 3.1 or v4. is it possible to extract v3 and replace new files from the SoftwareDistribution folder? some files are deleted as soon as the installation is over.

i just installed xp with august updates and wua3.0, ie7+aug patches, wmp11. went to windows update and found it still wants to install the windows update agent. i dont know why or dont know what it is. this was not the case till july where it went directly to show the available updates. i have posted the screen.

it is locally managed standalone install. i dont think you can select the components even in manual mode. i havent tried the centrally managed installation. it needs policy manager to be installed and i think it needs a different method.