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Please read the entire thread fully! this post, to be specific You need to extract the EXE that you download from MS's site (use winrar/winzip to extract). Then, run the dxsetup.exe (file which you find inside the extracted folder) with "/silent" switch.

huh? Whatcha mean? Resource Hacker 3.4 Get it, and open up the compiled EXE. Then edit the icon resource, and replace what is already there with another of equal number of bytes. Does work!

Yes, it can. No need for floppy. Everything in VMware is same, except that your hardware is different, so your drivers can't be tested.

@sixpack Did you try the entire line as I said? with the "/SP-" switch? LOL, how can you say that the switch does not work, when the silent install does what its supposed to do? The only problem left is that the help and the app starts at the end of silent setup, right? First, try using the ENTIRE line, as said above: /VERYSILENT /SP- If that still isn't doing what you want, the solution is simple - taskkill the programs after silent setup, that's all. taskkill /F /IM programname.EXE taskkill /F /IM HH.exe(the HH.exe is what runs the chm file)

There's any number of tools which can do this! Searching for it on google will give hundreds of good results. Moreover, compiling a batch file into executable will speed up what it does too. Attached is one such compiler, test it first before deciding that it works properly. Bat2Exe.ZIP

CHM is the best format. You know... the type of help files found in "C:\Windows\Help" folder. CHM is basically HTML and images connected together. The tools needed to make a HTML guide into CHM is free. If you need me to do the conversion, I'm available. Keep up WIHU, its fantastic!

You should directly slip-stream SP2 into your non-SP CD. That is what is recommended to avoid SP1 junk residual files. SP2 has all the updates contained in SP1, and more.

If it is inno setup, as urie says, use: /VERYSILENT /SP-

See Ben.Hahlen's long post above. Why it isn't working is because: REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Multimedia Applications" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "WinAMP 5.05" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\001_winamp\winamp.exe /S /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 2 /D "taskkill /F /IM winamp.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\002 /VE /D "The Codecs 2.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\002 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\002_codecs\codecs.exe /S /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /VE /D "Tag_Rename 3.0.6" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\003_tag_rename\TagRenameSetup.exe /VERYSILENT /SP-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 2 /D "sleep.exe 10" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 3 /D "taskkill /F /IM TagRename.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 4 /D "REGEDIT /S %CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\003_tag_rename\RegKey.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\004 /VE /D "Quicktime 6.5.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\004 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\004_quicktime\QuickTimeFullInstaller.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "RealPlayer 10 Gold" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\005_realplayer\RealPlayer10GOLD.exe -s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\006 /VE /D "Windows Media Player 10" /f REG ADD %KEY%\006 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\006_media_player\MP10Setup.exe /Q:A /C:\"setup_wm.exe /Q:A /R:N\"" /f REG ADD %KEY%\099 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\RunOnceEx_3_system.cmd" /f REG ADD %KEY%\099 /V 2 /D "rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess" /f EXIT(one of the example CMD files) that should have the last set of keys (the 99 numbered thing is removed) this way: REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Multimedia Applications" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "WinAMP 5.05" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\001_winamp\winamp.exe /S /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 2 /D "taskkill /F /IM winamp.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\002 /VE /D "The Codecs 2.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\002 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\002_codecs\codecs.exe /S /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /VE /D "Tag_Rename 3.0.6" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\003_tag_rename\TagRenameSetup.exe /VERYSILENT /SP-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 2 /D "sleep.exe 10" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 3 /D "taskkill /F /IM TagRename.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /V 4 /D "REGEDIT /S %CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\003_tag_rename\RegKey.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\004 /VE /D "Quicktime 6.5.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\004 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\004_quicktime\QuickTimeFullInstaller.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "RealPlayer 10 Gold" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\005_realplayer\RealPlayer10GOLD.exe -s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\006 /VE /D "Windows Media Player 10" /f REG ADD %KEY%\006 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\$oftware\002_multi_media\006_media_player\MP10Setup.exe /Q:A /C:\"setup_wm.exe /Q:A /R:N\"" /f rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess EXITI mean, no need to use the runonce keys to run themselves. The CMD will run, and the runonce gets executed right then and there, before moving on to the next CMD.

OK, let's get a wide-angle view of the situation: The +R standard is newer, and is supported by many japanese/korean/US manufacturers. But it is not supported on as many as half of the players being sold in the rest of the world. Older DVD-ROM drives (on computers) below 2x speed don't support the +R format either - and early DVD adopters and second-hand buyers will have many of these. When you are making your DVD, burning onto a "-R" is your best bet to make sure that it will play on all DVD players, from New York to Timbuctoo.

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Yes, psShutdown is far better - for doing reboot/shutdown/logoff operations over the network. Or, have you tried "shutdown -i" ?

Yes, that's ok. You should not remove "/silent".

Well, the initial file where it stores the details, when you do an Administrative Install Point (at the time before merging SP3) - I don't know, maybe the MSI or something.... But here's where you can change the defaults it uses - any changes made here will over-ride what was previously specified. Go into your OXP_SP3 folder, and browse to - "\FILES\SETUP\SETUP.INI" and modify it: [Options] ; The option section is used for specifying individual Installer Properties. USERNAME=Your Corrected Name COMPANYNAME=Corrected companyDo post back whether this is what you needed, and whether it solved your requirement.

First, try a basic winnt.sif - no extra sections like [Components] etc. Then add things to it, when you confirm it works.

Wouldn't this have been better to post this contribution in the "Sticky"ed Application Switches main thread?

First, the guide says how to save space - that's not related to nLite - please read this page - http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/space_saving_tips.htm. Or, you could use optimized ISOs - in the case that a lot of files are the same in both languages - so 2 files but occupying space only of one. I'd recommend a good, comprehensive, careful read of the entire Unofficial guide, before asking a question - http://unattended.msfn.org.

I was lucky enough to have saved a page from that site which says which bytes to manually change. The attachment might help. NOTE: I don't know if this is only for english version of the TCPIP.SYS. 4226fix_en_manual.htm

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Wouldn't the standard "/QB" switch on the MSI work? Moreover, additional switches and/or MSI properties would be listed in a setup.htm file somewhere. *poll not required, removed

@Alphaz No need to hex-edit this version of the dX redist. As said above, directly use the "/silent" switch to carry out an unattended install of it.

Maybe you could login the first-time pressing the cancel button - take the 1st regshot. Second time, give a certain user's name and login - you know that after doing this it will login to that profile everytime - this time you take the 2nd shot. Compare!

@XtremeMaC Please see the notice in the first post of this thread: That says it all.The attached REG file contains tweaks for all types of things (some of which you won't need, some which could be dangerous for your system), and has tweaks to do something as well as undo it sometimes. Those who dis-regard the notice will only.....!!!! This thread was only for discussion of the tweaks, that attachment was to have a set of them to start off with - so that the same things don't keep repeating themselves.

@xtremexxx Your initial idea above is correct and what I normally use. @Randy Rhoads "%systemdrive%\Program Files" is the same as "%ProgramFiles%" buddy! And shorter and more direct as well. Because, if my programfiles path was set to "D:\Apps" using winnt.sif values, using "%systemdrive%\Program Files" would result in the wrong path being given to my shortcuts!

Please read the guide carefully - FAQs That's what you need to get the files to copy over properly.Do post back on whether the above solved your problem or not.