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Joe User 99

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  1. Instead of adding the default IE7 installer from MS, download the IEAK7 and build a custom IE install

    and add that instead. It should modify the settings you are looking for.

    This works well for me, but i'm still having trouble configuring IE7 for the "Default User". My approach has been to include user registry settings during execution of Cmdlines.txt, which are applied to "Default User". For IE7, some of the settings are retained (ie: first run page, home page, search providers, etc) but a few settings are overwritten for new users (phishing filter settings, intranet settings, etc).
  2. I did *not* integrate IE7, only windows updates since I was trying to troubleshoot the issue and started only with the updates.

    I guess I jumped the gun a bit also. I noticed mine only after I began integrating IE7, however in order to do so, I had to upgrade to 1.20 and then I upgraded again to 1.21.

    It never crossed my mind that maybe it was nlite alone.

    ** On a unrelated note, I just wanted to thank Nuhi for this great program.

    It has tought me a lot about integrating/removing items from XP.

  3. I've come across what appears to be a very minor bug while integrating IE7.

    I can't say it is caused by nlite, however, the problem does not occur if I install IE7 into

    an existing XP install, only when integrating.

    And again, it's minor. It would only affect User accounts, not Admin users.

    I have integrated the Final IE7, downloaded directly from MS, no other changes, into a

    plain XP SP2, with no other integrations, changes, or anything.

    What is happening, is the rights to the registry key,

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer

    are being changed.

    On my pre-IE7 image, that key has the following permissions:

    Administrators - Full Control

    SYSTEM - Full Control

    Everyone - Read (Query Value, Enumerate Subkeys, Notify, Read Control)

    on my post IE7 integration, that key has the following permissions:

    Administrators - Read (Query Value, Enumerate Subkeys, Notify, Read Control)

    SYSTEM - Read (Query Value, Enumerate Subkeys, Notify, Read Control)

    Since there are no other rights, this triggers a couple of MSI errors (2503 followed by 2502, on EVERY MSI).

    Again, since most normal user accounts do not have the rights to install software via MSI's anyway,

    and most home users are Admin users, it's not a big issue. I only came across it because we deploy software to restricted users.

    Can anyone verify this?

  4. We are deploying some new Dell GX620's with DVD's on Windows 2000.

    The problem is that Windows 2000 defaults the DVD to PIO mode rather than DMA.

    This causes audio issues.

    Anybody know of a way to enable the DMA for the DVD (Or all IDE controllers) without requiring user interaction? I know how to turn it on, but I need it done during the unattended install somehow.

    Either a script, or commandline utility, or something.

    Any suggestions are appreciated.

    TIA

  5. You seem like the right person to go and do it yourself and then share it.

    I tried it. Didn't work. I've looked at the tutorials on RyanVMs site, but I am missing something.

    When I use NLite to integrate my cab, it copies the files to the i386, but nothing ever gets installed during XP setup. I've tried it a number of times in VMWare. I don't know if it is because it is supposed to overwrite existing files, or what, but I have yet to be able to get it to work. :}

    But I haven't given up completely! I'll keep trying. :D

  6. There are a number of ways to set it. Since mine is a corporate image, I use the Group Policy settings:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    ;===============================
    ; WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER
    ;===============================

    ; Prevent Desktop Shortcut
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
    "DesktopShortcut"="no"

    ; Prevent Quick Launch Shortcut
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
    "QuickLaunchShortcut"="no"

  7. XP seems to be annoyed about having no account in the group "users", don't ask why.

    I created another account that is just in users, no change.

    Sorry to inquire about that, but are you using an English version of windows?

    If yes, I can't help.

    If no, you may need to localize the group name (Administrators) to your language.

    Type net localgroup to know about the exact spelling.

    Also, do you have any special reason to remove them from users?

    Yes, it is English XP, and no special reason for removing them from Users.

    Thanks for all the replies.

  8. One question comes to mind: What groups have the users been added to?

    If you are unsure what exactly your users are ("Users", "Administrators") you may verify that at "Control Panel" -> "Adminstrator Tools" (Title may differ) -> Computer Settings (May be different aswell) and there you go to "Local Users and Groups".

    Well, since the Net user command adds the to the "Users" group by default,

    I create them using:

    net user Account1 Password /add

    which creates the account as a member of Users,

    then add them to the Administrators group, using:

    net localgroup Administrators Account1 /add

    then remove them from the Users group, using:

    net localgroup Users Account1 /delete

    They appear in Local Users and Groups as members of Administrators.

  9. Ok, I am adding users via an useraccounts.cmd file.

    The users get added fine, and I have the OEMSkipWelcome set in my WINNT.SIF and it is also working.

    My install works just fine. It's AFTER install that I am having the problem.

    It's related, but different.

    After installation, when I go to User Accounts in Control Panel, and click on Create a new account,

    It says the first account created must be an administrator.

    Well, it's not the first account. I have already added 2 through the useraccounts.cmd file.

    But XP apparently doesn't recognize them as being created this way.

    Any ideas?

  10. No, the images don't have to be different.

    Create the image on the OLDEST system you will be using.

    I came across this same problem when I tried creating my image on a GX280.

    (If you install XP directly to a GX280, it will use the multiprocessor ACPI HAL, which won't work on uniprocessor systems, however if you image the GX280 with a image created with the standard ACPI HAL, it will still work.)

    Instead, I built our XP image on a GX110, and we are using it on GX110's, GX150's, GX260's, GX270's, GX280's, GX520's and Lattitude C810's, D505's, and D510's.

    It's a slow painful experience to do it this way, but it allows us a single image.

  11. Well, I checked the WindowsUpdateAgent20-x86.exe (Windows Update) and the muweb_site.cab (Microsoft Update) files mentioned in this thread:

    http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=49090

    and neither has LegitCheckControl.dll included, so I hesitate to think it is used for anything other than the Windows Genuine Advantage stuff.

    However you might try reading through the above topic, it has lots of info and reference on different ways to integrate Windows Update and Microsoft Update.

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