Numinous

if you got the room go for erdcommander2003.. larger footprint but much much nicer

just for the hell of it, heres my inf tweaks [Version] Signature=$CHICAGO$ [DefaultInstall] AddReg=Reg.HKCR AddReg=Reg.HKCU AddReg=Reg.HKLM ; FLAG: ; ; 0x00000 - REG_SZ ; 0x00001 - REG_BINARY ; 0x10000 - REG_MULTI_SZ ; 0x20000 - REG_EXPAND_SZ ; 0x10001 - REG_DWORD ; 0x20001 - REG_NONE [Reg.HKCR] ; ; explore folders HKCR,Folder\shell,,,"explore" ; ; open .nfo files with notepad HKCR,MSInfo.Document\Shell\Open\Command,,0x20000,"%SystemRoot%\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1" ; ; add "Open Command Window Here" to context menu for folders HKCR,Directory\shell\cmd,,,"Open Command Window Here" HKCR,Directory\shell\cmd\Command,,,"cmd.exe /k "cd %L && ver"" [Reg.HKCU] ; ; redirect special folders HKCU,%HKCU_EXPLORER%\User Shell Folders,Personal,0x20000,"%PERSONAL%" HKCU,%HKCU_EXPLORER%\User Shell Folders,My Pictures,0x20000,"%PICTURES%" HKCU,%HKCU_EXPLORER%\User Shell Folders,Favorites,0x20000,"%FAVORITES%" ; ; disable desktop cleanup wizard HKCU,%HKCU_EXPLORER%\Desktop\CleanupWiz,NoRun,0x10001,0x00000001 ; ; hide my network places desktop icon HKCU,%HKCU_EXPLORER%\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu,{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D},0x10001,0x00000001 ; ; change menu show delay HKCU,Control Panel\Desktop,MenuShowDelay,,"125" ; ; force the control panel classic display style HKCU,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer,ForceClassicControlPanel,0x10001,0x00000001 ; ; disable winxp cd-burning HKCU,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer,NoCDBurning,0x10001,0x00000001 [Reg.HKLM] ; ; use classic logon HKLM,Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon,LogonType,0x10001,0x00000000 ; ; disable system restore HKLM,Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore,DisableSR,0x10001,0x00000001 ; ; run netlaunch on boot HKLM,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run,NetLaunch,,"D:\\Web\\NetLaunch\\launch.exe" ; ; dont start ms-messenger with outlook express HKLM,Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express,Hide Messenger,0x10001,0x00000002 ; ; disable 8.3 name creation in ntfs HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem,NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation,0x10001,0x00000001 ; ; place windows kernel into ram HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management,DisablePagingExecutive,0x10001,0x00000001 ; ; alter prefetch parameters HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters,EnablePrefetcher,0x10001,0x00000003 ; ; set processor scheduling to background services for low latency asio HKLM,System\ControlSet001\Control\PriorityControl,Win32PrioritySeparation,0x10001,0x00000018 ; ; set page file size HKLM,%PAGEFILE_PATH%,PagingFiles,0x10000,"C:\pagefile.sys 128 768" ; ; disable some services HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\Alerter,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\cisvc,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\ClipSrv,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\ERSvc,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\ImapiService,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\LmHosts,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\Messenger,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\mnmsrvc,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\RasAuto,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\RasMan,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\RDSessMgr,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\RemoteAccess,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\RemoteRegistry,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\SCardDrv,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\SCardSvr,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\Schedule,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\SharedAccess,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\srservice,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\SSDPSRV,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\TapiSrv,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\TermService,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\Themes,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\TlntSvr,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\upnphost,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\UPS,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\WmdmPmSp,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 HKLM,%SERVICES_PATH%\WZCSVC,Start,0x10001,0x00000004 [Strings] PERSONAL="D:\\Numinous\My Documents" PICTURES="D:\\Numinous\My Documents\My Pictures" FAVORITES="D:\\Numinous\Favorites" SERVICES_PATH="System\CurrentControlSet\Services" HKCU_EXPLORER="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" PAGEFILE_PATH="System\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" enjoy

see my pagefile post in this topic http://board.MSFN.org/index.php?showtopic=9584

yeps.. well, i install the audigy drivers but im sure they contain live drivers too.. its all to do with the setup.iss.. follow the guide http://unattended.MSFN.org/xp/applications...stallshield.htm i use the command.. setup.exe -a -r -f1"c:\setup.iss" to record my options ..you'll find your setup.iss in c: then copy it over only thing i do different..

yep

i havent tried it yet lots of interesting stuff in the docs though

i dont think sysprep is for unattended installations.. its used to prep a hdd for when a customer switches on theyre pc for the first time.. u can prep it up and image it ..might be useful for something

save this as pagefile.inf in your %OEM%\$1\install folder [Version] Signature=$CHICAGO$ [DefaultInstall] AddReg=Reg.HKLM [Reg.HKLM] ; ; set pagefile size and path HKLM,%PAGEFILE_PATH%,PagingFiles,0x10000,"C:\pagefile.sys 128 768" [Strings] PAGEFILE_PATH="SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" edit it with notepad changing the min value 128 and max value 768 .. call it with this command in main_batch.cmd rundll32 setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 %systemdrive%\install\pagefile.inf enjoy

add these to your winnt.sif ; classic start panel and theme [shell] DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes DefaultThemesOff=Yes ; auto update off [Components] AutoUpdate=Off ; remote access and error reporting off [PCHealth] ER_Display_UI=1 ER_Enable_Reporting=0 RA_AllowToGetHelp=0 RA_AllowUnsolicited=0 its a start

for anyone interested heres an updated script that works in cmdlines.txt and guirunonce 100% tried and tested.. cmdlines.txt is faster than svcpack method.. create the folders using the same method ..added hotfixes4 folder for recommended updates.. enjoy ECHO. ECHO Installing All Pre-SP2 Hotfixes...............Please Wait for %%i in (%systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes1\*.exe) do start /wait %%i -u -f -o -z -q -m ECHO. ECHO Installing All Pre-SP2 Cumulative patches.....Please Wait for %%i in (%systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes2\*.exe) do start /wait %%i /Q:A /R:N ECHO. ECHO Installing All Pre-SP2 Extra patches..........Please Wait for %%i in (%systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes3\*.exe) do start /wait %%i /C:"dahotfix /q /n" /Q ECHO. ECHO Installing Recommended Updates................Please Wait for %%i in (%systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes4\*.exe) do start /wait %%i -u -f -o -z -q -m ECHO. start /wait %systemdrive%\install\qchain.exe the reason i used the $OEM$\$1\Install folder instead of putting the hotfix folders in $OEM$ is to stop the cd drive spinning up and down.. much faster heres a link to the qchain.exe http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;EN-US;815062

if your installing wmp9 from cmdlines.txt you'll be ok.. otherwise check your [GuiRunOnce] order.. put wmp9 in main_batch.cmd and call it before hotfixes.cmd heres how your folders should look hotfixes1 Q323255_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q328310_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q329048_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q329115_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q329170_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q329390_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q329834_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q810565_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q810577_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q810833_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q811493_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q811630_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q814033_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q815021_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe Q817606_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe WindowsMedia-KB828026-x86-ENU.exe WindowsXP-KB329441-x86-ENU.exe WindowsXP-KB821557-x86-ENU.exe WindowsXP-KB823559-x86-ENU.exe WindowsXP-KB824105-x86-ENU.exe hotfixes2 js56nen.exe Q330994.exe Q817287.exe Q828750.exe hotfixes3 Q823718_MDAC_SecurityPatch.exe theres one hotfix missing.. kb824146 ..should be in hotfixes1 folder

theres a hexed dxsetup here http://unattended.MSFN.org/xp/directx.htm

the 3 hotfix folders should be in your \$OEM$\$1\install folder, with a "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes.cmd" command under your [GuiRunOnce] section in winnt.sif.. also if your putting wmp9 hotfixes in make sure wmp9's installed before the hotfixes.. if you done this, there should be no problem, unless you've put the wrong hotfixes in the wrong folders.

heres the original topic.. may hold some answers http://board.MSFN.org/index.php?showtopic=8363

sure if its smaller than 150k you can attach it to a message

id say just microsoft and no third party stuff.. just a bumped up unattended xp with the basic essentials.. otherwise youll have a never ending stream of people asking for additions.. let people add theyre own extras

i know stupid innit.. im a speed freak 100% ..not sure ill use it anyway, i ghost my c partition and can reinstall a fresh xp in 1 minute with all settings intact ..i just like trying things out and sharing my findings

cheers aaron.. i know it isnt slipstreamed in the true sense of the word.. i must admit your way is easier than microsofts way and works.. its just the speed issue that got me.. i cant be twiddling my thumbs for an extra 20 mins ..anyone tried the 3 folder method in cmdlines.txt ??? ewww rollon the rollup (rubs hands together in an excitable fashion)

i have one hotfix "slipstreamed", files replaced and the .cat method.. microsofts recommended way.. still a huge difference, it takes around 1 minute to do that one hotfix, whereas in the guirunonce method it takes seconds is the rollup released or still in beta??

heres the hotfixes.cmd.. hotfixes1 folder for the non-coloured ..hotfixes2 folder for the coloured.. and hotfixes3 for the MDAC hotfix ..unbelievably easy.. next time a hotfix is released just drop it in the right folder ..no need to rename to q######.exe either.. i know you guys have put a lot of work into using it but svcpack's absolute crap in comparison. CLS @echo off ECHO Installing All Pre-SP2 Hotfixes... ECHO Please Wait... CD "%systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes1 for %%i in (*.exe) do start /wait %%i -u -f -o -z -q -m ECHO Done. ECHO Installing All Pre-SP2 Cumulative patches... ECHO Please Wait... CD "%systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes2 for %%i in (*.exe) do start /wait %%i /Q:A /R:N ECHO Done. ECHO Installing All Pre-SP2 Extra patches... ECHO Please Wait... CD "%systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes3 for %%i in (*.exe) do start /wait %%i /C:"dahotfix /q /n" /Q ECHO Done. EXIT GuiRunOnce is slipstreamed as far as im concerned.. the only difference is a users logged in when it does its job ..if you need to do something without a user logged in, use cmdlines.txt.. svcpack is just an inf file that runs a few executables very slowly ..i wouldnt call that slipstreamed.. id call it misleading my next little test is to see how this batch performs in cmdlines.txt

just finished testing svcpack compared to GuiRunOnce and found svcpack to be very slow.. added 15-20 mins to setup time ..only really useful for Q824146 to stop blaster worm variants getting in before first user logs in with a broadband connection.. my favorite for speed and reliability has got to be webmedics cmd using the 3 folder method ..much much better.. the easiest to maintain aswell ..i would link to it but ive been 15 pages back and still cant find the bugger ::edit updated script here http://board.MSFN.org/index.php?showtopic=...=20entry65883

You should use a combination of the following values for mode. You must include 128 to set the default path of the installation to the location of the INF, otherwise a system-provided INF is assumed. Add values to specify rebooting. Note that only the values 128 or 132 are recommended, other values may cause the computer to reboot unnecessarily or not reboot when required. 0 System provided INF. 128 Set the default path of the installation to the location of the INF. This is the typical setting. +0 Never reboot the computer. +1 Reboot the computer in all cases. +2 Always ask the users if they want to reboot. +3 Reboot the computer if necessary without asking user for permission. +4 If a reboot of the computer is necessary, ask the user for permission before rebooting. 128+4=132 128 = silent with no reboot http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....hinfsection.asp sorry for being a smarty pants .. just thought i'd mention it

see this post http://board.MSFN.org/index.php?showtopic=...=10entry64089

132 may reboot your machine.. use 128 to supress a reboot

see this link for a whole heap of info on inf files http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....format_7soi.asp