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Windows 2000/XP Unattended Timeline Built-in Account creation


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I have examined the timeline at http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/v...bc7b051b596c95/ and quote the GUI section below:

  1. DetachedProgram executes from winnt.sif at T-39 stage
  2. Installs Devices
  3. Installs Network
  4. Installs Start Menu Items
  5. Registers Components
  6. svcpack.inf executes at T-13 minute stage
  7. cmdlines.txt executes at T-12 minute stage
  8. SetupParams executes from winnt.sif at T-9 minute stage
  9. Saves Settings
  10. Deletes temporary files then reboots...

The timeline does not make mention of when Built-in accounts are created. When respective to elements on the timeline are the Windows built-in accounts created?


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I would think the information I seek should be known.

By built-in accounts, I meant accounts like "Administrator" and "Guest".

Perhaps a different question:

Between "3." and "4." from the timeline above, is the "Default User" and "All Users" information created?

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I would think the information I seek should be known.

By built-in accounts, I meant accounts like "Administrator" and "Guest".

Perhaps a different question:

Between "3." and "4." from the timeline above, is the "Default User" and "All Users" information created?

Ascii2,

I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you, because I would really like to know this as well, as my unattended install CD works except for the account creation part. But perhaps this nudge will help bring a reply that will assist us both.

  • 4 weeks later...
Posted (edited)

When the file cmdlines.txt run there is only All Users and Default Users Account.

When the file called from Winnt.sif ([GuiRunOnce] is called the Administrator Account also Exist

If you in this some of this file add a command like:

dir *.* /s "%systemdrive%" > "%systemdrive%\dirlist.txt" you will get a file you can look at later

Edited by Christine_ts
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The user accounts for allusers and defaultuser exist before step 4 in the list, because step 4 implies these exist. We note that the desktop, start menu etc, must already assume that a name has been allocated for these. cmdlines.txt, which runs in t12, runs in the default user account.

Other built-in accounts, such as the guest and administrator come later, but their profiles are not created unti they are invoked.

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