[Add new users via batch]

Yzowl,

This is great! I read through the script and there is one thing I just dont understand

CALL SET V=%%PASS:~0,%CNT2%%%

It seems like this part of the code counts how many characters are in %pass%. Am I correct? But I am really unsure how it does this.

ECHO/ NOTE&ECHO/ ¯¯¯¯&ECHO/&ECHO/ The First User added will be set as your Default User&ECHO/&ECHO/ It will have Administrator Account privileges&ECHO/

Also, I noticed you wrote a lot of @echo/ ... is the / some kind of carriage return? And how do you get the upper ____ to make >>> characters? When I type that or paste it into my cmd window I get an underline.

Lastly, maybe I misunderstand the default user part. When I run this script on my computer to test it out, it changes my settings so that "users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" is unchecked. Thats not what I want to do. I want each user to be required to login under their own name. I am using win2k right now so this may work out different on XP I am unsure.

Thanks for all your help.

Regan

[Add new users via batch]

I do not want to add users via NET USER or OOBEINFO.INI methods. I want to add them later via a batch file.

I am getting really frustrated. I have been working on this batch file for hours and I can't seem to make it right. It seems like everything I do creates another error. I am going in circles. grrrr

@Echo Off
Echo.
Title Add New Users
Echo.
set path="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion"
set /p addusers=Add New Users? Y/n: 
if "%addusers%"=="y" (goto proceed)
Echo.
Echo Note: The first added user will be set as default user
set count=1
:Proceed
Echo.
:Name
set /p name=User Name? 
if "%name%"=="" Echo. & Echo Invalid Entry & Echo. & goto Name
Echo.
:Usertype
Echo User Groups:
Echo.
Echo 1. Administrators: Have complete and unrestricted access to the computer/domain.
Echo 2. Power Users: Possess most administrative powers with some restrictions. 
Echo 3. Users: Prevented from making accidental or intentional system-wide changes.  
Echo.
set /p choice=User Group? 
if "%choice%"=="" Echo. & Echo Invalid Entry & Echo. & goto usertype
if %choice% gtr 3 Echo. & Echo Invalid entry & Echo. & goto usertype
if %choice%==1 set usertype=administrators 
if %choice%==2 set usertype=power users
if %choice%==3 set usertype=users  
Echo.
:Password
set /p pass=Password? 
if "%pass%"=="" Echo. & Echo Invalid Entry & Echo. & goto password
Echo.
net user %name% %pass% /add
net localgroup %usertype% %name% /add
Echo. 
if "%count%"=="1" CALL Defaultautologon.cmd
set /A count=%count%+1
set /p addmore=Add More Users? Y/n: 
if "%addmore%"=="y" GOTO Proceed 
Echo.
Echo Finished Adding Users
net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 3000 >NUL

useraccounts.cmd

echo REG ADD %path% /v DefaultUserName /d %name% else 
echo REG ADD %path% /v DefaultPassword /d %pass% else  

Echo.

set /p autologon=Allow %name% to Autologon? Y/n: 
if "%autologon%"=="" Echo. & Echo Invalid Entry goto setdefault
if %autologon%==y Echo REG ADD %path% /v AutoAdminLogon /d 1
GOTO :EOF

Defaultautologon.cmd

Thanks Regan

[Adding registry tweaks]

Yeah I understand what you did, but I still dont know if using .reg files instead of each individual key. I have probably a thousand keys to add I am trying to save a lot of typing (Or at the very least cutting and pasting) time.

[Adding registry tweaks]

Yes I have

[Adding registry tweaks]

I was wondering how do I add registry tweaks in a win2k unattended install.

I tried putting "Regedit /s regtweaks.reg" in my cmdlines.txt file and that doesnt work. Can I call up another .cmd file and put something like this in it?

cmdow @ /HID
@Echo Off

SET PATH=%SystemDrive%\reg.exe

%Path% ADD regtweaks.reg /s /f

EXIT

Or do I need to call regedit.exe? I have a bunch of files I want to add.

Thanks in advance

[Runonceex.cmd in win2k]

How is this a regedit problem?

[Runonceex.cmd in win2k]

Oh, I should also state that I dont get any errors, and with the cleanup.cmd removed, I don't even get the files copied to the disk.

[Runonceex.cmd in win2k]

Hi all,

I am hoping someone could help me. I am attempting to make a win2k unattended cd with applications and I cant seem to get it to work. I followed through the tutorial and I can get my winnt.sif file to work. Although I have a few minor problems. (areacode=602) doesnt work.

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=DefaultHide
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    TargetPath=\WINNT
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    OemFilesPath=..\$OEM$

[Data]
    AutoPartition=1
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=password
    AutoLogon=Yes
    AutoLogonCount=3
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=15
    OemSkipWelcome=1
    AutoLogonAccountCreation=Yes

[UserData]
    ProductKey=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
    OrgName=Computer
    ComputerName=*

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=24
    Xresolution=1024
    YResolution=768
    Vrefresh=60

[TapiLocation]
    CountryCode=1
    AreaCode= "602"

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=HOME

[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
    MS_NetBEUI=params.MS_NetBEUI

[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]
    cdplayer=off
    accessopt=off
    rec=off

[COMMANDS]

".\RunOnceEx.cmd"

;".\cleanup.cmd"

"Regedit /s regtweaks.reg"
"Regedit /s domainmaps.reg"
"Regedit /s zonemaps.reg"
"Regedit /s sguide_tweak_2k.reg"

cmdow @ /HID
@Echo Off

SET PP=%SystemDrive%\Install\

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Unattended Program Installation" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\000 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 7.0" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\000 /V 1 /D "%PP%AdbeRdr70_enu_full.exe  -q /s /v/qn" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "AVG Free 7.0" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%PP%avg70free_323a539.exe /HIDE /Update_AVG" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\002 /VE /D "Ad-Aware" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\002 /V 1 /D "%PP%aawsepersonal.exe /silent" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\003 /VE /D "SpyBot Search & Destroy" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 1 /D "%PP%spybotsd12.exe /silent /taskbarhide /autoupdate /autocheck /autofix /autoimmunize /autoclose" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\004 /VE /D "Win Rar" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\004 /V 1 /D "%PP%wrar341.exe /s" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Winamp 5.09" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%PP%Winamp5093.msi xfull=1 /qb" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\006 /VE /D "IrfanView" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\006 /V 1 /D "%PP%iview397.exe silent /desktop=1 /group=1 /allusers=1 /assoc=1" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\007 /VE /D "IrfanView Plugins" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\007 /V 1 /D "%PP%irfanview_plugins_397.exe /silent" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\008 /VE /D "IE PowerTweaks" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\008 /V 1 /D "%PP%pwrtwks.exe /silent" /f

EXIT

My structure looks like this

cd
  |i386
  |$OEM$
     cmdlines.txt
     runonceex.cmd
     various reg files
     cleanup.cmd
     |$$
        |System32
          |cmdow.exe
     |$1
        |Install
          |Applications
             |Various application files as above

If anyone can see what in the world I am doing wrong please let me know. Windows will install but I do not get any of the applications loaded or registry fixes.

Take care

Louree