Quick Launch not appearing as it should

**Strider** · February 17, 2011

What I am trying to do:

1) Have Quick Launch enabled by default

2) Have the same quick launch icons (by default) for everyone

What I've done:

1) Created a $OEM$ folder in "E:\DeploymentShare\Operating Systems\Windows XP Professional SP3 (VL) 2" so it's on the same level as I386

2) Within this folder created CMDLINES.txt which simply contains "settings.bat" (including the speach marks)

3) I know for a fact settings.bat hasn't run as there are several registry tweaks in there that work fine when ran manually, so before checking if my tweaks are correct I'd like to get my batch file to actually run when it should

Here is settings.bat:

:: ---------------------------------------------------------------
:: settings.bat        [WDS Deployment; set Windows environment]
:: ...............................................................

:: ...............................................................
:: ---------------------------------------------------------------

@echo off
::
:: --------------------------
::  Amend Registry Variables
:: --------------------------
echo.
echo Amending Registry

reg import machine_profile.reg
reg import user_profile.reg
reg import default_profile.reg

echo.
echo Rgistry settings applied
::


:: -------------------------------
::  Change Def Background
:: -------------------------------

ren "C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper\bliss.bmp" "bliss_old.bmp"
copy /y "bliss.bmp" "C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper"




:: --------------------------------------------------------
:: copy shortcuts to desktop --> "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\"
:: --------------------------------------------------------
:: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:: copy shortcuts to quick launch --> "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data::\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"
:: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
::
:: ---------------------------
:: copy OFFICE 2003/2007/2010 shortcuts to current user profile
:: ----------------------------
::copy "Microsoft Office Excel 2003.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\"
::copy "Microsoft Office Excel 2007.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\"


copy "Microsoft PowerPoint 2010.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\"
copy "Microsoft Word 2010.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\"
copy "Microsoft Excel 2010.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\"
copy "Microsoft Outlook 2010.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\"

copy "Microsoft PowerPoint 2010.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"
copy "Microsoft Word 2010.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"
copy "Microsoft Excel 2010.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"
copy "Microsoft Outlook 2010.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"


::----------------------------
:: Copy to default profile
::----------------------------



::copy "Microsoft PowerPoint 2010.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Desktop"
::copy "Microsoft Word 2010.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Desktop"
::copy "Microsoft Excel 2010.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Desktop"
::copy "Microsoft Outlook 2010.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Desktop"


::copy "Microsoft Excel 2010.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"
::copy "Microsoft PowerPoint 2010.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick ::Launch"
::copy "Microsoft Word 2010.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"


::
::
:: ------------------------------
:: copy SAP & Explorer shortcuts
:: ------------------------------

copy "SAP Logon.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\"
copy "Windows Explorer.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\"



::copy "SAP Logon.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"
::copy "Windows Explorer.lnk" "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"



::
::
:: -------------------------
:: copy  Wallpaper
:: -------------------------
copy "CORPUK_Desktop.bmp" "%WINDIR%\Web\Wallpaper\"
::
::
:: -------------------------
:: copy Sysprep.inf  (to fix new computer name after running sysprep)
:: -------------------------
copy /Y "Sysprep.inf" "c:\Sysprep\"
::
::
:: -------------------------
:: some shortcut cleaning up
:: -------------------------
del "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Adobe Reader 9.lnk"
del "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\PDFCreator.lnk"
del "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\QuickTime Player.lnk"
::



pause

exit

Thanks!

**Sp0iLedBrAt** · February 17, 2011

These two links contain the reg tweak on how to enable the Quick Launch toolbar.

If in doubt, search for Kelsenellenelvian's Quicklaunch Enabler add-on for nLite, which contains an .inf file that has always worked for me. It will give you a few ideas.

Cheers

**Strider** · February 17, 2011

The key is getting CMDLines to work - can you tell me why mine didn't run properly?

February 17, 2011

Within this folder created CMDLINES.txt which simply contains "settings.bat" (including the speach marks)

Are you also adding [Commands] to the first line?

Are you using a winnt.sif with

[unattended]

OemPreinstall = Yes

as mentioned here?

What are the paths to the .reg and .lnk files?

**jinjou** · February 17, 2011

The key is getting CMDLines to work - can you tell me why mine didn't run properly?

You don't say where settings.bat is located, and that appears to be what this question's answer would depend on.

You should either include the fully qualified path to settings.bat in CMDLINES.txt, wherever you choose to locate settings.bat, or put settings.bat in the same location as CMDLINES.txt.

I've only tested this with W2K using the full path alternative in CMDLINES.txt, and then placed settings.bat some place on the %SystemDrive% using the $OEM$ folder arrangement mechanism.

I should think this will work with XP as well.

BTW, I'd be suprised to learn that environmental variables work, they haven't for me, so I'd recommend explicit, literal paths.

Edited February 17, 2011 by jinjou

**Strider** · February 18, 2011

Ok well some good news and some bad (mostly good )

Finally my CMDLines is definately running (I put a Pause in there to check), yes I had forgotten to put [COMMANDS] in there

The other good news is that I've found a way of getting the correct shortcuts in there (using $Docs in the $OEM$ folder).

However QuickLaunch itself still isn't showing by default

CMDLines:


[COMMANDS]
"Settings_CMDLines.bat"

CMDLines.bat:


reg import QuickL.reg
pause

QuickL.reg:


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


; -------------------------------------------------
; Show Quick Launch (Changed 18/02/2011 - Chris)
; -------------------------------------------------



;enable quick-launch bar near start-menu
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop]
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I copied the reg tweak from the topic linked to above. For what it's worth it says the reg tweak "completed succesfully".

FYI I am running Server 2008 R2 and installing XP SP3 unattended

February 18, 2011

Do this...

Set the Quick Launch on one of the systems you are setting up the way you want it (position, etc).

Log off and then back on again.

Export [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop]

"TaskbarWinXP"=

You don't need "Default Taskbar"=

Use that reg file in your unattended.

Let us know how it goes.

**Strider** · February 21, 2011

What does Default Taskbar do?

February 21, 2011

Don't know. It might not do anything.

**Strider** · February 23, 2011

Yep that works, thanks!

I did some experimenting and found that "default taskbar" does something very strange with the control panel (icons are all over the place)

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