script/batch file to run on first boot help

[ir0nd4gg3r]

ok so what im trying to do is have a text file popup on the screen the first time i login after installing my xp cd

ps sorry if this has been answered before i couldnt find anyhting on the subject on here and on google for the past 5 hours

thanks

[Guest]

Open your text file with Notepad using RunOnceEx. Follow the steps below. As written, your text file should be located in a directory specified in the PATH environment variable, such as the %SystemRoot% directory.

1. Decompress SVCPACK.IN_ in the I386 directory of your Windows source files to get SVCPACK.INF. Place the SVCPACK.INF file in I386 and delete the file named SVCPACK.IN_ in I386.
   
2. Verify that the CatalogSubDir value in the [setupData] section in SVCPACK.INF is set correctly. It should read as follows:
   

   [SetupData]
   CatalogSubDir="i386\svcpack"

   
   

3. Add the following line to the [setupHotfixesToRun] section at the end of the SVCPACK.INF file:
   

   MyRegs.cmd

   
   

4. Create a file named MyRegs.cmd in the I386\svcpack directory of your Windows source files with the following single line of code:
   

   Reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\OpenTextFile" /v "1" /d "Notepad.exe \"TextFileName.txt\"" /f

Edited January 13, 2011 by 5eraph

[ir0nd4gg3r]

only one question where do i locate the txt file i dont see from the code where it should be located on the cd unless i missed it

[Guest]

Sorry. It's difficult to know your current level of experience with only three posts to your credit. Are you familiar with the $OEM$ distribution folders and WINNT.SIF? Other methods exist to get your files installed, but the $OEM$ folders are the easiest once they're set up properly.

[ir0nd4gg3r]

nope im a beginner at this i get everything else ok just not where to put my text

Edited January 13, 2011 by ir0nd4gg3r

[Guest]

OK. Thorough explanations for the $OEM$ folders and WINNT.SIF are provided at the links in my previous reply. Here's a crash course to get your text file in:

1. Create a file named WINNT.SIF in the I386 directory of your Windows source files that contains the following lines of code:
   

   [Unattended]
   OemPreinstall="Yes"

   
   

2. At the root of your Windows source (outside I386) create the directory "$OEM$\$$" and place your text file in the $$ subdirectory. This will install your text file in $SystemRoot$ ("C:\WINDOWS" by default).

Edited January 14, 2011 by 5eraph

[ir0nd4gg3r]

one last question svcpack.inf do i leave it like that or makecab it back to svcpack.in_

[ir0nd4gg3r]

just want to be sure

Edited January 14, 2011 by ir0nd4gg3r

[Guest]

You can MakeCab it if you'd like, but it's not necessary. Be advised that if both SVCPACK.INF and SVCPACK.IN_ exist in I386 then Windows will use the .IN_ file.