Alanoll

umm.... HAHA! XPCREATE has it's own little subforum. lol. look alittle farther down. XPCREATE was created here. Most people use it, or by using SVCPACK.INF (the second method, pretty much) XPCREATE is just alittle more thorough if a file is missing and updated alittle.

yes.... but I hate to tell both of you this.... FINDCD.EXE DOES NOT WORK IN XP. It was meant SOLELY for the purpose of the Win98 Multiboot boot IMAGE. %CD~0,2% won't work there as the local directory would be the A: drive, breaking the script. IF EXIST could cause a problem with empty ZIP drives.

did you have to kill it before me? blast it all, I'm getting slow.... Unless you make it so people just input a command line and it writes the batch file for RunOnceEX or standard batch file, why would people use this? I wouldn't even use the making of the setup script myself, but some noobs might.

explain?

Multitasking baby.... The image thing is good, if you only use it on that ONE computer. I have 4 (personal, 2 desktops, 2 notebook), and it's alot easier to make the unattended disc then to have to sit through 4 unique installs and install different hardware (my CD determines the system on it's own). It may shave only a few minutes from a usual install, and when you just don't want to enter you ProductKey (got mine memorized from it) everytime you reinstall. The average home user, shouldn't even need a Unattended disc. The average home user doesn't know how to use Windows Update. For simplicity I make my CD, and I have a copy on my HDD so that when I need to update the software or add a patch or two, it takes me 5 minutes, and the burn away, trash the old.

I should point out, that I have in my INF file, the unhashed version of my key to registry Winamp and it works fine...... oh well.....

they think you're posting HOW disable, not requesting to know how It was hurredly assembled (REG FILE)...... Should work....i think......

If it's just for replacing C: with %CDROM% or whatever, refer to the RunOnceEX from CD guide on the website, it should show you the syntax pretty much for REG.EXE and give you an example of usage.

picky picky picky..... Everyone wants in THAT format, no one likes INF....geeeze...people these days... I removed teh double tweaks by the way.... Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences] "AcceptedPrivacyStatement"=dword:00000001 "UpgradeCheckFrequency"=dword:00000001 "FirstRun"=dword:00000000 "DoNotShowAnchor"=dword:00000001 "EnableScreenSaver"=dword:00000000 "ForceOnline"=dword:00000000 "UpgradeCodecPrompt"=dword:00000001 "DisableMRU"=dword:00000001 "MetadataRetrieval"=dword:00000000 "SendUserGUID"=hex:00 "SilentAcquisition"=dword:00000000 "UsageTracking"=dword:00000000 "PlayerScriptCommandsEnabled"=dword:00000000 "WebScriptCommandsEnabled"=dword:00000001 "WebStreamsEnabled"=dword:00000001 I think that's all of them (exported the key from the registry, and removed alot of values....) Perhaps it's the FirstRun value?

personally, I'm amazed at how many of my neighbors don't secure their networks. My new laptop has a wireless card, and I can connect to all my neighbors networks, and use their internet connection It's kinda sad

have you considered using REG.EXE? Supposedly you can replace values..... So then you just have those few lines in your REG file that require the change in your CMD file (RunOnceEX maybe?)

hmmm..... I think i got that awhile back....haven't seen it for the past few installs.... [WMP9] HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\HTTP,ProxyBypass,0x00010001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\HTTP,ProxyExclude,,"" HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\HTTP,ProxyName,,"" HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\HTTP,ProxyPort,0x00010001,80 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\HTTP,ProxyStyle,0x00010001,1 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\MMS,ProxyBypass,0x00010001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\MMS,ProxyExclude,,"" HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\MMS,ProxyName,,"" HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\MMS,ProxyPort,0x00010001,1755 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\MMS,ProxyStyle,0x00010001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\RTSP,ProxyBypass,0x00010001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\RTSP,ProxyExclude,,"" HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\RTSP,ProxyName,,"" HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\RTSP,ProxyPort,0x00010001,554 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\RTSP,ProxyStyle,0x00010001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,DoNotShowAnchor,0x00010001,1 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,EnableScreenSaver,0x00010001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,ForceOnline,0x00010001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,UpgradeCodecPrompt,0x00010001,1 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,DisableMRU,0x00010001,1 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,MetadataRetrieval,0x00010001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,SendUserGUID,0x00000001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,SilentAcquisition,0x00010001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,UsageTracking,0x00010001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,PlayerScriptCommandsEnabled,0x00010001,0 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,WebScriptCommandsEnabled,0x00010001,1 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,WebStreamsEnabled,0x00010001,1 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,UpgradeCheckFrequency,0x00010001,1 HKCU,Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences,AcceptedPrivacyStatement,0x00010001,1 HKCU,Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer,DoNotShowAnchor,0x00010001,1 It's one of those Not sure which, perhaps all. EDIT:: Well, I'll be.....I made two exact copies of the same tweaks, even in my file....better fix that.

Well, I"m personally doing this via a batch file..... TITLE STARTING XPLODE REM cmdow @ /HID SET KEY1="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup" SET KEY2="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\Scsi\Scsi Port 0\Scsi Bus 0\Target Id 0\Logical Unit Id 0" SET XPCD=SourcePath SET HPID=Identifier for /f "skip=4 tokens=2*" %%a in ('reg query %KEY1% /v "%XPCD%"') do set XPCD=%%b for /f "skip=4 tokens=2*" %%a in ('reg query %KEY2% /v "%HPID%"') do set HPID=%%b ECHO %XPCD% ECHO %HPID% IF "%HPID%"=="HITACHI_DK23FA-60" GOTO HP Echo Starting Non-HP install start /wait %XPCD%\Unattend\XPlode.exe /xml:#XPLODE#\xplode-non-hp.xml /log:#SYSTEMDRIVE#\XPlode.log GOTO QUIT :HP Echo Starting HP Install start /wait %XPCD%\Unattend\XPlode.exe /xml:#XPLODE#\xplode-hp.xml /log:#SYSTEMDRIVE#\XPlode.log GOTO QUIT :QUIT ECHO Final Check PAUSE EXIT As you can see it gets the HDD string name (Primary HDD Registry path never moves, so it's a safe key to check with). I would prefer it so that if it ISN'T the HITACHI drive, that it will install a select group of items for those computers, and the HITACHI drive gets another set, hence the NOT. But say another computer's HDD string say.... DESKSTAR or something (don't remember the exact name) it would use the HITACHI software for the machine that doesn't need it See the problem? Just as alittle addendum question, if I leave off the ?... does it just check to see if it exists? And if so, thinks whatever is about to install is newer, or does it uncheck the option?

it wasn't an idea, it was a question You said you moved both files to $$ If you want it nice and easy, just put them in $1 but not in a folder under there, so they will copy over to just %systemdrive% instead of %systemdrive%\install.

You have the express installer, not the full one. Refer to the Hotfixes thread, and get it through the link there (make sure for the correct version of DX that you're installing)

did you use an original unaltered XP CD? log file as well

GM updates all the lists when he's had time to test it. If you're regarding the 5 new updates, those won't be on there. If you're refering to specialized ones that AREN'T listed on WU then they won't EVER be in the list, because not everyone needs them.

$$ would be %systemdrive%\Windows or %systemroot% you put both files in $$?

Wow. I must have caught you're website between updates Open it up, I see 1.6, refresh I see 2.0. Nice to see. Just when I find a use for it (remember what I said ) I need the ability to find a unique file and version in the system or registry, and WIHU does that. But I do have one request, for.... File.x.y or Key.x.y, could you make a NOT variable. like... File.0.1!4.0.1.9 or something. As when it equates to strings, what happens is it's 4.0.1.10, theyre not equal, so does WIHU automatically think that the file in the system is newer? With the not, we (I) could be able to pull a string value from the registry for the primary harddrive, to distinguish between my many systems, but it won't work with strings (theory, haven't tested).

SOMEONE didn't search.

you very well might have posted in the proper places, though If your other longhorn wallpaper threads weren't in this forum they wouldn't be the right places, it would be spamming.

simplicity? it can be ANYWHERE that you know the path to, as long as it's not in the folders you're deleting....

it's kinda hard to not have Windows Explorer, as it uses the explore.exe that Windows uses to load Perhaps you're just missing the shortcuts? As for theme support, check in services.msc to see if the Themes service is Started/Disabled.

first http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=21582 second, as for your problem.... is $OEM$ inside or outside I386? It should be outside if installing from CD and booting to it. Perhaps a screenshot of the directory structure.....

actually, only the stuff INSIDE the FOLDERS INSIDE $OEM$ are copied, ie $1 $$ $docs and so forth. cmdlines.txt is never copied from the CD. Putting it in the WIndows directory is fine, but if you're going to end the batch anyway, have it delete itself. Put the batch file in $$, and then in your WINNT.SIF file change it to %systemroot%\install.cmd . Then as the VERY last line in your install.cmd file, have a DEL %systemroot%\install.cmd then everything else is deleted, the shutdown is called, and then the batch terminates so the shell continues to load.