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  1. not wishing to go off topic here; I have just tried this method and the installation wouldn't allow me to overcopy the ntuser.dat file i have from a tweaked user to the default user's directory. I presume this would contain a lot of the visual tweaks etc. Could I try renaming the default user directory first to default user.old perhaps and then recreate the directory using my personalised one as per this section of installs.cmd? Or is the ntuser.dat in use at this stage of an installation and there is nothing I can do? The default user.exe is a self extracting silent rar of a previously saved personalised user profile.....and yes i did ensure "Everyone" can use it when saving. CLS @echo off ECHO. ECHO Renaming Default User Directory ren "%systemdrive%\documents and settings\default user" "%systemdrive%\documents and settings\default user.old" ECHO. ECHO Creating a custom default user ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\defaultuser.exe rem Change this username set _USER=Dood net user %_USER% "" /add >nul net localgroup administrators "%_USER%" /add>nul %SystemRoot%\system32\reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultUserName" /d "%_USER%" /f %SystemRoot%\system32\reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultUserPassword" /d "" /f %SystemRoot%\system32\reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "AutoAdminLogon" /d "1" /f This thread is in danger of getting lost in the myre of less important threads and after weeks of reading the unattended pages it is the first one for a while that has really got my attention as it is an alternative way. Perhaps Aaron might sticky this if it develops?
  2. Greenmachine, I gotta say that post is the best yet regarding changing settings for default user. (which is a problem with other methods) I put a lot of time into the guirunonce method but I think your clear explanation has swung it for me to go with your method. cheers.
  3. many thx greenmachine. i think i am gonna try modding the default user prior to new user login and see if i can get all the ammended settings to stick.
  4. Anyone tried installing without the contents of the virus defs folder? possibly only one of the files is needed to allow install and this would save another chunk!
  5. yep, correct put this in your ****.reg as well [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.nfo] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.nfo\OpenWithList] "a"="DAMNNF~1.EXE" "MRUList"="a" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.nfo\OpenWithProgids] "****.NFO.Viewer.File"=hex(0):
  6. from your current system with **** already installed; export the contents of HKCU\software\**** to create a reg file. Call it ****.reg and put it in your install folder create a silent overwriting self extracting rar file that will extract to the absolute path c:\program files of the folder c:\program files\**** nfo viewer and call it damnnfo.exe . Put it also in your install folder. then add these lines to your main_batch.cmd ECHO. ECHO Registering DamnNfo... REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\****.reg ECHO. ECHO Installing DamnNfo ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\DamnNfo.exe ECHO. PM me if you want these files as I have done this already.
  7. I have a pretty smooth XP CD now but I still havent quite cracked how to alter all HKCU settings. I understand the principle that this must be done prior to gui mode i think! For the moment I would just like to do away with fade effect on display settings and also to enable "always on" power scheme with neither the disk or monitor ever shutting down. I would also like to add a windows explorer link to the quick launch bar ( I have quick launch bar coming up fine on unattended) Any pointers much appreciated.
  8. I would be interested to know if you created this exe or is it available for download? ECHO Installing Flash and Shockwave Player ECHO Please Wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Applications\Shockwave\Flash_shockwave_full.exe /s EDIT I found this link so i assume it is something similar http://www.macromedia.com/support/director...taller_Full.zip
  9. why not create a silent self extracting file using winrar to replace the file in question? winrar is easy to use and you will need no prior knowledge to be able to create a self extracting file.
  10. The only think I see different with mine is I add the nero.reg file before installing Nero and not after. Maybe Nero install is erroring as a result and terminating the rest of the batch?
  11. browse into your c drive and tell us what folders you can see besides c:\documents and settings and c:\windows and c:\program files
  12. sounds like you have possibly created a root folder called xpcd on the cd. The $oem$ should be the first folder in the sequence. The XPCD folder is merely to contain all the folder on the hard disk prior to creating the iso. Leon...edit out your serial number in that winnt.sif!
  13. The reason I propmted the qchain theory regarding mdac update is that I have never had a problem with the mdac getting installed using this; start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q823718.exe /Q /C:"dahotfix /Q /N" but I know a few others have. thx for the info though.
  14. How do I get this to only format and install to the first partition please? At present it formats the whole disk regardless of previous partitions. ;SetupMgrTag [unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes ExtendOEMPartition=0 OemPreinstall=Yes UnattendSwitch="Yes" TargetPath=\WINDOWS Hibernation=No Repartition=Yes WaitForReboot="No" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\AC97 drivers;Drivers\Nvidia 45.23" [Data] MSDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" AutoPartition=1
  15. thx for fast reply could this be the answer to the mdac not always installing or has that already been solved?
  16. I think these will be far better than dos prompt bootable cd roms http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ http://www.t4k.org/~ebcd/
  17. A learned friend gave me a copy of his hotfix batch file and it has this reference after all the hotfixes have been applied in it. I obviously have qchain.exe in my hotfixes directory. Is it necessary? ECHO. ECHO Running Qchain start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\qchain.exe ECHO.
  18. there is a patch available to enable overburning in v6. http://download.wonderboard.de/Nero-6-Update.exe it is an admitted fault by the ahead team in v6 the ability to associate cue files with the new nero so a two click burn is excellent in my opinion
  19. windows installer...thx ECHO. ECHO Installing MS Money ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\money2003\money.msi /QB ECHO.
  20. Does this install silently and easily with switches? Thx
  21. You can try this; ECHO. ECHO Installing Norton Antivirus 2003 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\NAV2003\NAV\NAV.msi /QB Reboot=Suppress ECHO. ECHO Installing Norton Personal Firewall 2003 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\npf\npf\npf.msi /QB Reboot=Suppress ECHO. It still pauses with the prompt to shutdown NAV. you can manually select select ignore so does anyone out there know how to get NPF to silently select ignore so that the unattended install can continue? NPF wont run properly until you run liveupdate as well if you select ignore
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