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Yes, using a VBS to change your user details after install is not a bad idea either. You can place the VBS in the startup folder, so that it will necessarily run. 'Change Registered Owner/Organization 'Change Computer Name 'Made for Windows XP Option Explicit Set ws = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Dim ws, t, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, n, g, j, h, f, k, cn, cg, cj Dim itemtype p1 = "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\" p2 = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName\" p3 = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\" p4 = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName\" p5 = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\" n = ws.RegRead(p1 & "RegisteredOwner") g = ws.RegRead(p1 & "RegisteredOrganization") j = ws.RegRead(p2 & "ComputerName") h = ws.RegRead(p3 & "NV Hostname") f = ws.RegRead(p4 & "ComputerName") k = ws.RegRead(p5 & "NV Hostname") t = "Identifications Changer Utility" cn = InputBox("Type new Owner name and click OK", t, n) If cn <> "" Then ws.RegWrite p1 & "RegisteredOwner", cn End If cg = InputBox("Type new Organization name and click OK.", t, g) If cg <> "" Then ws.RegWrite p1 & "RegisteredOrganization", cg End If cj = InputBox("To change your workgroup, carry out these steps in the right order: Control Panel >> System Properties >> Computer Name >> Change (bottom button) >> Member of - Workgroup To change only Computer name (for LAN), which will take effect after a re-start; type the new name below and click OK.", t, j) If cj <> "" Then ws.RegWrite p2 & "ComputerName", cj ws.RegWrite p3 & "NV Hostname", cj ws.RegWrite p4 & "ComputerName", cj ws.RegWrite p5 & "NV Hostname", cj End IfCopy/Paste the code above into notepad, and save as "change.VBS". The above will allow you to change Registered user, organization, and computer-name, all in 3 automatic steps!

That's exactly the quickest and easiest method if you're anyway doing it unattended - let the batch file do all the menial tasks, huh? start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\wrar340.exe /S copy /Y %systemdrive%\install\Applications\rarreg.key %programfiles%\WinRAR

Right, OEMSkipWelcome=yes is needed to make the setup go through smoothly, otherwise it stops at the beginning of graphical setup to "Welcome" you to the EULA or so. And the other one is correct as well - delete the Unattendswitch line. That's it, should work now. Do post back on how it goes. BTW, there's oobeinfo.ini related topics as well, right here - searching should bring it up! EDIT : oobeinfo.ini usage

True. Some details would be useful, to help. Anyways, I've seen _some_ MSI-based installers that have this property (example below): INSTALLPATH="C:\Program Files\DisKeeper"

@artbio What you're doing is the correct method. IEAccess=off is the value that removes links to IE and similarly for OE as well. But if you apply any updates (the monthly security patches) for IE or OE, the links get restored! I suppose that's what is happening in your case. Do test once without IE patches, and post back on how it goes.

Yes, talisman desktop is a very good desktop modifying utility. The main purpose that many people have for it is to get an XP-style interface for win9x and win2k. Talisman can use plug-ins and third-party themes. You could prolly think of it as a low-end version of StarDock Object Desktop. And sadly, similar to StarDock's apps, this one is not freeware either.

The re-packed java runtime installer (silent) which is available there works fine with SP2. It is English version only. @mrjojo That is for the normal english versions. It will run fine on the US English versions of WXP. You can't install it on french editions.

"OEMSkipWelcome" is unrelated to what you are trying. And why'd you want to set the unattend-switch if you want to set it to "no"? The default value for that is "No" anyway. So if that first-run "Welcome" screens should appear (where you choose user-names and so on...) (called OOBE), then just don't use that value at all. Use unattendswitch only if you want to set it to "Yes".

@Corvette TechCity forum is not working now... Site down due to upgrade? Broken-hosting guys moved to http://ipb-host.com/forum/ as their new url. So you need to get the site re-made maybe... Or have you moved to host it elsewhere?

IPB 2.0 final.... Well, finally its final! PHEW!!! Lots of added features as well - http://www.invisionboard.com/?features I'll be moving to it this weekend for my forums!

Hey, its like this: You have the SATA drivers for controller XYZ integrated. Now after that, if that controller is not detected on a PC, its not used that's all. If the controller is found to be present, its used. So integrated SATA controller drivers is no problem on a non-SATA system. Is this what you wanted to know?

That's correct. Run all those REG ADD ----- things. Then at the end of the batch-file (just before EXIT), have that command, and RunOnce is processed right then and there.

FullUnattended is better. If user-name and org-name is all you want to be asked for, then just don't use those lines (commenting them out), and make it full-unattended: [UserData] ; FullName="" ; OrgName=""It will stop and ask you when there's anything (like this) missing.

for XP alone to run in an okay manner - a minimum of 1.5 GB. Otherwise, to run XP normally, with a good swap space, normal applications, etc. - recommended to keep your XP's system installed partition atleast 7.5 GB. More than that or less than that is useless.

Well, yeah canada was in the world cup at South Africa. But I doubt that native canadians play it! (that's why most canadians dunno) Mainly the british descendants, asian immigrants and so on.

It seems ok with MSI CoreCenter.... Try downloading a new version of PCAlert - one that supports your motherboard. Also, if I remember right, having PC Alert and Core Center installed at once will create a conflict between the two.

about the search for "4 chars or more" part... use the google search above! ^^^^

Yup, sure! Welcome to MSFN forums phantasm!

There are ways for that, and more advanced as well - go to oem.microsoft.com to get scripts which will do what you want.

Where I live, in US dollar terms it would cost close to - $250.

I saw better compression for OO.o when using 7zip archiver.

OK, work-arounds... don't we love it when it has to be done... You could use this set of values in winnt.sif and have RunOnce commands in that batch file [SetupParams] optionaldirs="I386\function" userexecute="CMD.exe /C %systemroot%\I386\function\setupp.cmd" The above will run at T-9. "function" is a folder placed inside "I386" install-source. It will get copied to HDD as above.

As alanoll has already said above.... WHAT ERROR ?

A freeware by flyakite - OSX desktop changer Better than commercial tools, and "fuller" in some sense. Note that this one is currently not compatible with XPSP2.

delete the file in I386 called "BLISS.JP_" - that way you eliminate the file from source itself. (but then, setup will complain of missing file) But otherwise, its recommended to use batch-files to do the job.