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sp1 and sp1 both have the same build number. It's not illegal to use regular sp1. -gosh

The policy only disables regedit and reg.exe, im pretty sure you can use a 3rd party registry editor to import the changes. -gosh

search microsoft's site -gosh

it's in my install.inf and i've answered the question at least a couple times... -gosh

or if you want you can use my inf. This is the current install4.inf and will be the last version. -gosh Install4.inf

WaitToKillServiceTimeout looks wrong. You need to go line by line to see what's causing the problems. -gosh

if youre using dhcp then turn off both pc's. Start the install on the computer you want to have the .1, then a couple mins later start the install on the other pc and i'll get the .2 ip address. -gosh

don't use crapware like download accelerator. -gosh

Rather than memorizing it you should understand it. The last thing we need is yet another paper mcse. -gosh

My website shows how to do that. All you need to do is rename a file in the system32 folder to get it to work. My 'reduce source' thread mentions the file to rename. -gosh

Hiram's cd sucks. What i would recommend is downloading one of Kyeyoung's cd's and take the .ima's from it. For xp and win2k you will need to make a boot sector, for win98 you will need to use a bootdisk to boot it. My site and flyakite's site are good starting points to make a multiboot dvd. Try one of the guides, then tell us what part you have problems on. -gosh

Overall it looks fine, but i would recommend testing each section one by one to make sure the right registry tweaks are added. -gosh

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;EN-US;220838 -gosh

if you just want to test runonceex, there's a command you can run to run the commands. The command is listed on my site and msfn's site. -gosh

sfc /scannow Or copy and paste the list from setuplog.txt and then make a batch file to extract the files. All files copied to the inf folder are logged in this log file at the top. -gosh

i don't think it matters, usually without checking anything it'll look for hidden files and such. But ive never found a way to auto check the box. You could use regmon to see what key it writes too. -gosh

it's already been discussed. If you add a catalog you add those files to SFC. Remember, each system will have different files on the system. SFC has to respect the files in place, otherwise it would extract files that aren't needed. For example, if you uninstall IIS if SFC didn't respect this then it would extract IIS protected files, exposing your computer for a security risk. SFC only protects the files that are currently on the system. -gosh

That's right, if oempreinstal=yes you have to have what he said otherwise it'll show the intro wizard. -gosh

n e o win is saying they have an exclusive on what has already been said in this thread: http://www.<<spam>>.net/commen...4&category=main -gosh

Microsoft spends billions of dollars every year on research. The whole idea that microsoft stopped working on windows because of lack of competition is just hog wash. The reason why a newer version of windows hasn't been released is very simple - it's not needed. What this shows is that software has matured from the early 90's. I can't believe im even responding to such a stupid post as this. Go back to slashdot microsoft hater! -gosh

i believe it's in server 2003, you can download a trial version from microsoft's website although it is large. -gosh

ya, it was MUCH better when microsoft released a new version of win9x every year forcing people to fork out $100 to upgrade there OS every year. That was MUCH funnier. -gosh

What's been said is not neccessarily true. If you replace a protected file while it's in use, windows will try to restore it. But if you replace a protected file outside of windows, or in safe mode, it shouldn't try to replace the file on startup. In other words, there is no boot time scan of all protected files to make sure theyre the right version, i expect this to happen in longhorn. Secondly, there is no master list of protected files in xp, although there is a list in windows me. The list of protected files is different on each system and is determined by the catalog files. Just putting a file in the dllcache will probably not make it protected. There is no way to add a file to the protected files, unless you use a catalog. This might be added to longhorn. -gosh

Make sure the key is in quotes, and use both Productid= and productkey= in your answer file. If that doesn't work, you're doing something you shouldn't be doing like using a xp pro retail product key on a volume license media, something stupid like that. -gosh

My life with the thrill kill kult Win2k should be same as xp, you can use a reghack to change the wallpaper. HKCU\Desktop should have the values you need. Search the forum for changing the wallpaper for xp, the reghack is the same for win2k. -gosh