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Hi, the solution is really simple actually. What you're looking for, is information on the "oobeinfo.ini". Go to this thread - oobeinfo.ini usage And please read all pages of the topic carefully, before asking a question about it.

LOL, same thing again - tell me when you find out how it happens! BTW, gamehead told that this thing could possibly have happened after the install of a specific program (dunno which one though). Viruz, do you remember what programs you installed yesterday night? Try installing windows in a virtual machine, and check if the wallpapers are available. Then, install the apps you normally install, one-by-one, and check as to which app's install causes the wallpapers to no longer be usable.

Some of the threads here had got their winnt.sif problems solved when they changed the position of the relevant section. So maybe a try could be given to that? This is the order in which I have mine: ;SetupMgrTag [Data] [Unattended] [GuiUnattended] [UserData] [Display] [TapiLocation] [RegionalSettings] [Branding] [URL] [Identification] [Networking] [Components] [SetupParams] [Shell] [GuiRunOnce]It seems that (for example) having the [Components] block before the Identification block would leave [components] unprocessed. Do tell us on how it works out.

heh, he solved this thing by now, BTW. Winternals' ERD Commander 2003 is a WinPE environment which allows you to log-in to the machine's own registry. So from there, you can edit that machine's registry. Ryan dude, getting forgetful..... :kidding:

Yes, there is a way: Use Xteq's X-Setup Pro. It has this thing listed (its a registry action), amongst many others. Just tell it to "record" the actions made, and you have the required .REG before you.

Yes, if your RegTweaks.reg is located in the $OEM$ folder directly.Please note, that this is not the only way - you can do it your own way, using CMD files as well. What I describe above is only for the case where - if it isn't working for you, use it. If it is already working for you, no need to use this method, because its only to get you started successfully. All the best!

No, using fullunattended is the most suited, in this case. "DefaultHide" causes some other problems, LOL. If you do all 5 steps as above, you won't get any error - it will work exactly in the way "underpressure" wants it to.

True, you already have it. What does stop Windows Messenger (WM) is the WMAccess line. I normally use msmsgs, AND WMaccess, simply because I knew one of the two disabled WM, and the one which did not couldn't possibly do harm, lol!

@goga Why do you want to suffer this much just to install Acrobat reader unattended? Steps given below: 1. Download RyanVM's silent installing pack from here - http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/acroread602.exe 2. Have this folder on your CD (make them if not already there) - "$OEM$\$1\install\Applications\" 3. Put the file you just downloaded, into that folder. 4. So now, confirm you have this on the CD - "$OEM$\$1\install\Applications\acroread602.exe" 5. Now, you have to put this line in your winnt.sif: [GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\install\Applications\acroread602.exe6. That's all - a 2 minutes job! 7. Do the rest of your unattended CD, in the way you normally did, and make the CD. Follow it exactly, and you'll have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.02 English version, installed silently. Enjoy! Do post back on how it goes for you.

You have used "KEY" and "CDROM" variables, but you haven't defined them. Which is why.... don't bother with RunOnceEX until everything else on your CD works fine. What's wrong with using plain batch-files (CMDs with "start /wait ---- " sort of commands) for your installs ? If how it looks is a concern, remember that "how it looks" factor comes after "does it work at all".

Yes, but there's some people who can't get their tweaks running, or who were unable to get their CMDs working. The above post is for those situations - a simple, fail-proof solution.

Hi there, 1. Just copy and paste the below into notepad: ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended Repartition=No FileSystem=* OemSkipEula=Yes [GuiUnattended] OemSkipWelcome=1 OEMSkipRegional=1 [UserData] ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX productid="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" [Components] msmsgs=off WMAccess=off msnexplr=off (this is the minimal set according to what you asked, with values which will ensure that it won't fail) 2. Replace the "XX" characters above, with your actual key. 3. Save it as a plain-text file - name it "winnt.txt". 4. Rename the file to "winnt.sif". 5. Put this file in I386 folder. That's it. Boot up from the CD, and the things you wanted to be pre-filled will be automatically taken from above. And setup will ask you for the things left un-specified in the above set.

Yes, the third-party software is best. Also, DVD-writing is not supported using that SendTo, I think - But it will still work with CDs. How to dis-able: 1. Right-click MyComputer, click "Manage". 2. Browse to "Services and Applications >> Services" 3. Now look for "IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service" in the right-hand pane. 4. Double-click it, and in drop-down box, make "Startup type" to be disabled. @ninnox As for _WHY_ it should be disabled, its just a matter of why have multiple things doing the same thing. If I have a reliable third-party software which does the job on both CDs and DVDs (instead of XP's CD alone) for me, I'd rather disable the less capable of the two, and free-up some memory.

If this tweak is already on the CD, why bother using variables? The cmdlines.txt essentially behaves like a batch-file. So the below will work(calling the REG directly from its location on CD): [code][COMMANDS] "REGEDIT /S $1\INSTALL\RegTweaks.REG":

Hey, it shows you what options you normally get during setup. Just choose what you'd do during setup, that's all. And for the other things from the "Regional Settings" applet, set everything you want, then export the key below. An example: ; Set "Location" to India [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\Geo] "Nation"="113" ; India-specific Regional settings [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International] "iCountry"="1" "iCurrency"="0" "iDate"="1" "iLZero"="1" "iMeasure"="0" "iNegCurr"="0" "iTime"="0" "iTLZero"="0" "Locale"="00000409" "s1159"="AM" "s2359"="PM" "sCountry"="United States" "sCurrency"="Rs." "sDate"="-" "sLanguage"="ENU" "sShortDate"="dd-MMM-yyyy" "sTimeFormat"="h:mm:ss tt"

Its individual choice, whether you want to use this method or not.... In any case, now there's a better option - use nLite to cut down size. Peace.

This part is obvious: ; Show hidden files and folders in explorer view [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "Hidden"=dword:00000001 And to get windows messenger to not install, you need this in winnt.sif: [Components] msmsgs=off WMAccess=offThat's all. That will remove all shortcuts to it. You don't need to edit any files or delete anything.

All details for this found here - NAV 2004 The process for v2005 is pretty much the same as 2004 series.

Regielya, remember that using that "repartition=yes" thing will also kiss goodbye to your D:, E:, F:, etc. The "first drive" mentioned there, means a "Drive" as such (your entire HDD). Whereas "C:" which you want to format, is just the first "partition" on that drive. So take care, and never enable repartition!

WinRAR is a powerful utility for extraction/compression - and its able to extract from most archives - http://rarlabs.com

goga, welcome to MSFN. The official unattended guide - http://unattended.msfn.org That one has all the info you need. If you have any problems, read it once again, and eventually it will all fall into place for you (yeah, that's how it worked out for me as well). Put the things described (including the applications section) there into action, and then you'll eventually understand it. I'd recommend using a Re-Writable CD for your testings, so that CD-media doesn't go waste. All the best. :

Hey, the switches for the home version (if at all it exists, maybe you mean the standard edition as compared to the Pro version?) should mostly be the same as pro. Try it out once, and check.

That sort of a solution (restricting free speech) goes against a lot of principles. Figure out what I mean to say... 'tis better I don't expand on it. Moreover, people normally register/sign-up to get help (or ask a question which they found un-handleable by themselves) - if they had to keep quiet without posting, they'd as well not register and keep browsing the forums as a guest. I do know it because I utilised this forum for 6 months, before I finally felt that I wanted to register - and when I did, that was because I wanted to immediately ask a question, and wanted an urgent answer! Fact is, there's no need to do anything about this. Because, if someone doesn't know the answer (atleast on MSFN) they just pass through that thread without replying. If someone DOES know the answer, they reply. If someone knows that the answer has been discussed many times in the past, they reply saying something about searching - and that normally happens with a "fully-in-flow" participatory member, who feels that they got to help where possible. After some time, even they start getting annoyed and won't reply if the answer is obvious enough to be found - by that time, someone else would have either replied with a solution, or some other member is "in-flow" to comment about searching. If you feel annoyed about something, just don't reply - the thread starter will usually get round to using the search button after some days of no responses. That's my 2c on this... nothing but a mass of thoughts... pass it by dudes - nothing worth the time spent on reading, in this post of mine. Of course, you're free to dis-agree and state your own view, but please keep replies on-topic (without straying off-course).

Well, then - I dunno! Ideas anyone?

This is how it works.... You run the .CMDs of above (with the modification suggested in previous post). But instead of running those CMDs in cmdlines.txt, run those from GUIrunOnce (sequentially, one after another, however you want it). So what happens now is that the RunOnce keys get added... and get executed as well - right at that time itself (without reboot). After the first CMD has finished executing, the second runs importing the keys and then executing them.... and so on. For example, your winnt.sif will have this section: [GuiRunOnce] %whatever%\path\RunOnceEx_1_utils.cmd %whatever%\path\RunOnceEx_2_mm.cmdThis will run the runonceEx_1 CMD at first-logon (instead of having to do it at cmdlines). The contents of the CMD file are as follows: @rem cmdow @ /HID @echo off IF EXIST D:\CD.txt set CDROM=D: IF EXIST E:\CD.txt set CDROM=E: IF EXIST F:\CD.txt set CDROM=F: IF EXIST G:\CD.txt set CDROM=G: IF EXIST H:\CD.txt set CDROM=H: IF EXIST I:\CD.txt set CDROM=I: IF EXIST J:\CD.txt set CDROM=J: IF EXIST K:\CD.txt set CDROM=K: IF EXIST L:\CD.txt set CDROM=L: IF EXIST M:\CD.txt set CDROM=M: IF EXIST N:\CD.txt set CDROM=N: IF EXIST O:\CD.txt set CDROM=O: IF EXIST P:\CD.txt set CDROM=P: IF EXIST Q:\CD.txt set CDROM=Q: SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Utilities" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 6.0.1 + Update 6.0.2" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\001_utils\001_adobe\Adobe_Reader_601.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 2 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\001_utils\001_adobe\update\update602.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /VE /D "Nero Burning ROM 6.3.1.20" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\001_utils\002_nero\nero.exe /silent /noreboot /NO_UI /NOCANCEL /sn=xxx /write_sn" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "WinRAR 3.30" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\001_utils\003_winrar\winrar.exe /s" /f rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess EXITThe code for the other CMDs is similar too. So now, what happens is described at beginning of this post. Try running the CMD in normal windows itself (no need to carry it out during unattended just to test) to understand this post fully. All the best, not very difficult at all.... and simpler than other ways!