HPeron

Thank you Ctrl-X! I've copied REG.EXE (from an already installed WinXP) into \$OEM$\$$\system32 and it all worked! Now I have some other problems but I won't post them here. It's about parameters used to install programs. I guess I found a thread about that somewhere in this forum. By the way, I was even able to integrate Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 (RunOnceEx.cmd) into Win2k without problems. Last but not least - Yzöwl, thanks for mentioning the resource kit. I found it in \SUPPORT folder of the Win2k installation CD. However, I would have to install Win2k manually, install the resource kit, grab REG.EXE, include it into \$OEM$\$$\system32 on my HDD, generate a new Win2k install CD and finally perform a new, unattended Win2k installation... I wonder why M$ made things so difficult on those Win2k days. We don't run into such a problem when trying to make an unattended WinXP installation. By the way, this info about REG.EXE should be mentioned in the Unattended Guide! It made all the difference in the world! (Well, perhaps it's already there and I didn't notice...) Have a nice day you both, Henrique

Hi Ctrl-X, my cmdlines.txt file (which is in \$OEM$\): [COMMANDS] "RunOnceEx.cmd" By the way, where is this REG.EXE file? Is it REGEDIT.EXE? I tested my RunOnceEx.cmd and it worked; it has correctly inserted the lines into the registry. Thanks, Henrique

Hello all, Before you all ask: 1) The original WINNT.SI_ on \I386 was deleted. 2) The new WINNT.SIF contains OEMPreInstall=Yes on [unattended]. 3) The structure of the folders is like that: \$OEM$ \$$ \system32 \$1 \Install \ie6 \dx9c \wmp9 \...plus other folders \I386 \...Some other folders ...Some files in the root 4) Cmdlines.txt and RunOnceEx.cmd are in \$OEM$ folder. 5) cmdow.exe is in \$OEM$\$$\system32. Having said that, the problem is: even though all folders under $OEM$\$1\ are correctly copied to C:\Install, the applications aren't installed during the unattended Windows 2000 Professional installation. My RunOnceEx.cmd: @Echo Off cmdow @ /HID SET PP=%systemdrive%\Install\ SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Instalando programas" /f REG ADD %KEY%\000 /VE /D "Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\000 /V 1 /D "%PP%ie6\ie6setup.exe /Q:A" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Windows Media Player 9" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%PP%wmp9\MPSetup.exe /Q:A /R:N /C:\"setup_wm.exe /DisallowSystemRestore /Q:A /R:N\"" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /VE /D "DCOM 2.8 SP1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "%PP%dcom28\setup.exe /install /silent" /f REG ADD %KEY%\012 /VE /D "Microsoft VGX" /f REG ADD %KEY%\012 /V 1 /D "%PP%vgx\vgxupdate.exe /install /silent" /f REG ADD %KEY%\014 /VE /D "Windows Script 5.6" /f REG ADD %KEY%\014 /V 1 /D "%PP%ws56\jscrptb.inf /install /silent" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /VE /D "DirectX 9.0c" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 1 /D "%PP%dx9c\dxsetup.exe /install /silent" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /VE /D "MSN Messenger 7.0.0816" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 1 /D "%PP%msn\MsnMsgs.msi /qn" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "Ad-Aware Personal 1.06r1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "%PP%adaware\aawsepersonal.exe /silent" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /VE /D "SpyBot Search and Destroy 1.4" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 1 /D "%PP%spybot\spybotsd14.exe /verysilent" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /VE /D "Bazooka Scanner 1.13.03" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /V 1 /D "%PP%bazooka\bazookasetup.exe -s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 7.0.8" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 1 /D "%PP%pdf\AR708Ptb.msi /qn" /f REG ADD %KEY%\045 /VE /D "Alterando registro" /f REG ADD %KEY%\045 /V 1 /D "REGEDIT /S %PP%RegTweak.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /VE /D "Removendo instaladores" /f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 1 /D "%PP%Limpeza.cmd" /f EXIT Simple question: What am I missing? :-( Thank you all, Henrique

Hi all, after becoming aware of the hotfixes posted on the very first message on this topic, plus all hotfixes that tempuser mentioned, plus all hotfixes found on the_hotfix.net, plus all hotfixes I already had, I compiled a huge list of 280 hotfixes; unfortunately, it seems that most of them apply only to ENU Windows. Localized Windows versions have been left behind. Some of them are already superceded. Anyway, I think it's interesting to know all of them so that we can keep track. In what regards The_Hotfix.net, all of the hotfixes they found are compiled into a huge 344Mb file found on MajorGeeks.com, under "Admin Tools". I tried to include the hyperlinks to The_Hotfix.net and MajorGeeks.com, but they were changed to "s.p.a.m.net" when I previewed this post. Even the simple mention of the first of these names is changed to "s.p.a.m.net". MajorGeeks is a website I've been accessing for a long time and The Hotfix.net is a new discovery but I can't say that I started receiving any more spam than I already do. I can say that I have a very good antivirus, 4 very good anti-spyware programs - all of them for a long time already - and I haven't had any bad surprises on my machine. I guess you'd all be interested on my list. Just tell me which would be the best way to post it or perhaps I should send a text file with the list to the administrator of this topic. Peron

Thank you all in the first place for your tips. Yzöwl, it seems you provided a solution where you search several keys in the registry for the one which matches what I need. You looked for "S-1-5-" and such research returns many entries. However, if I could only look for "S-1-5-21", I'd find one entry only. Is it possible to simplify that piece of code? I'm having a hard time trying to understand it fully. Thank you in advance, Peron

Hi all, I found the key in the registry that causes Control Panel to be seen either through the Classic View or the Category View, without using that "ForceClassicControlPanel" sequence, because I would lose the ability to single-click on the control panel to switch between category and classic view. However, it implies on identifying the SID generated by Windows XP. I have even found programs which expose the SID and export it to a text file in a single line like that: S-1-5-21-blah blah blah... Question: is there a way to read that text file and "compose" a string? I would have: [HKEY_USERS\the_SID_string\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\WebView\BarricadedFolders] "shell:ControlPanelFolder"=dword:00000000 (0=classic view; 1=category view) ...So that I could prepare an unattended Windows XP installation CD with that tweak. Better yet, what I'd really want is a way to directly extract SID from the registry without having to read any text file generated by any program. Thanks, Peron

Hi darksimoon, the point is: if you want to edit cleanup.cmd (or RegOnceEx.cmd) by means of a Windows program, be sure to use one that can select the Terminal font. Just type whatever you like in your language with all the necessary extra characters that you'll need. After concluding your edition, you'll still notice weird characters if you try to browse the .cmd file. Don't worry. You'll probably read the right characters when the time comes. ******************** For someone else reading this: if the Terminal font on your system does not provide the letters you need, you'll most likely not be able to edit .cmd files and read the right characters later. Languages probably affected by this limitation are several saami languages, several celtic languages, maltese, kashubian, frisian, galician, non-slavic cyrillic-alphabet-based languages, azeri, armenian, georgian and many others. Most northern-, western-, central-, eastern-european languages, hebrew, arabic, farsi, urdu, japanese, korean, many chinese languages, thai and vietnamese should work just fine. Peron

Hello noob, try this: KB891122.exe /Quiet /Norestart /DisallowSystemRestore Peron

Hi all, does anyone know how to install ENU (KBxxxxxx-ENU) hotfixes on a Win XP which is not in english? KB897338, for instance, is giving me a hard time. Portuguese brazilian Windows XP does not accept that hotfix because of language issues. The installation is interrupted. Is there anyway to bypass that? Thanks, Henrique

Hello tempuser, let's see: KB885222 is related to a hardware issue - "Firewire" (IEEE1394) devices work slowly after installing XP SP2. Do you really need that? KB888240 is an update for IE6 SP2. It's language dependant. Don't bother trying to install it if you don't have an ENU (English, United States) Windows XP SP2. It seems that KB873333 and 896688 have been superceded. All the rest is ok; however, I have other hotfixes in addition to the ones you have: KB831240, 884883, 885523, 885894, 887606, 888656, 889016, 889527, 890831, 893357, 896626, 897663, 898458, 898900, 900399, 900930, 903234, 904412, 906569, 907658 and 907865. Some of those are not actually hotfixes but enhancements for the operating system, just like the 897338-v2 that you have. All the KBxxxxxx files that I have, regardless of being actually hotfixes or merely enhancements, are -PTB (portuguese brazilian). I tell you this because if your Win XP works on a language other than ENU, perhaps you should look for the appropriate localized files for your WinXP. (Just curiosity: There was a little text in pushtu below "tempuser" which, if I'm not wrong, it reads "sathvat 3 vi"... Is it?) Henrique

Hulk, as I read once, hotfix 885626 must be applied before trying to install SP2. I have included that on SVCPACK.INF and tried it on a virtual machine, just to see if it would imply on collateral effects on non-Prescott systems. I'm glad to know that it didn't. All I wander now is: what if I included every possible hotfix on SVCPACK.INF, even those meant to solve particular hardware issues? Would WinXP be protected against the hardware problems meant to be addressed by those hotfixes in advance? All I know is, I have already tried some of those hotfixes and, if it didn't provide such protection, at least it didn't cause WinXP any harm. Peron

Hi all, I just just found this forum (which showed itself extremely useful to me!) and I would like to contribute as much as I can. That being said, I would like to point out that I have two hotfixes for Win XP SP2 that are not mentioned here, 885523 and 885894: kb885523 article kb885894 article Another thing: there's this very useful program, AutoPatcher (http://www.autopatcher.com) which is a collection of hotfixes and registry tweaks. Well, it is not perfect - it tries to install some KB??????-ENU hotfixes on my brazilian portuguese (KB??????-PTB) Win XP, which naturally refuses them, such as kb888240 - but is a good program anyway. A doubt: on your Unattented Windows installation guide, you instruct to use /Q /O /N /Z. However, on this forum, you do not use the /O parameter. Should I or should I not use that? A question: there is a hotfix (if I'm not wrong, 873374, GDI+ Tool) which seems also to require a registry patch **instead** of using /Q:A /R:N parameters. So, I'm lost here. Should I copy and paste the registry information into a .REG file, install 873374 manually after Windows unattended installation ends, apply the .REG file and leave 873374 out of the enlisted hotfixed on SVCPACK.INF ? Thanks, Henrique Sorry, I forgot to insert AutoPatcher web address as a link: AutoPatcher website