Hi everyone!

I'd like to know if there's a method to include a desktop toolbar in an unattended installation of Windows XP pro. I created this toolbar by dragging a folder to the edge of the screen.

I was thinking the batch file method but I don't know where windows stores the informations for the toolbar.

Here's the screenshot

TIA

Edited October 20, 200718 yr by .frankie.

Yea, i do the same thing,

but my toolbar is on the left side of my screen and its contents are stored in "My Documents\Left Menu".

The dekstop toolbars info is stored in the registry, you can export your "toolbars" key and then re-import it durring your unattended install.

here is what mine looks like:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop]
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"Upgrade"=dword:00000001

Edited October 20, 200718 yr by random667

Nice Tip

Thanks a lot, I will