Unattended encryped passwords

[jjbarby]

Hello everyone,

I have just recently created a unattended CD that also installs applications with RunOnceEx. However, the applications will not install until someone logs in for the first time. To remedy this I was thinking of using AutoLogon and AutoLoginCount as a result I can no longer use a encrypted password and the WINNT.sif will have the Administrator password in plain text. Which is fine as I can use a temporary Administrator password while the system installs applications and reboots or very likely a series of reboots. However on the last reboot I would like to have a script add more users with encrypted passwords and change the Administrator account name and password with an encrypted password. I know that you can create accounts with net user but the passwords are also in plain text and are easily viewed if you have access to the CD. I have searched too see if there was a VBScript solution but didn't find one perhaps I'm using the wrong keywords.

Please let me know what I would need to do or point me in the right direction . I was thinking it could all go on a CD and if I get ambitious a network install and if you have a completely different way to get the software packages on or why this shouldn't be done please enlighten me.

Edited August 10, 2008 by jjbarby