Windows 2k3 Theme Problem

[Spaceboy]

I've got a couple of problems with my Custom win2k3 CD. I've used the method Gosh suggested at http://gosh.msfnhosting.com/server2003.htm. Anyway, I tested the cd in vmware and had no problems. Theme Service started fine, and theme was set on startup.

However, after installing to my hard drive I've had a couple of problems:

1) My default theme/wallpaper wasn't applied at startup

2) Possibly related to the above problem, my resolution at startup was only 640x480, even though I have the following set in my winnt.sif:

[Display]
BitsPerPel=32
Xresolution=1152
YResolution=864
Vrefresh=60

Windows finds the correct drivers for my card as well. Any ideas?

[gosh]

Did you run setup in the GUI? Did you specify the answer file? Remember in the GUI dosnet.inf will be used, so make sure you didn't miss anything like files not being added to dosnet.inf.

When you boot from CD the files are directly copied from cd (setuplog.txt will show this). When you run setup from dos/GUI setup copies files to a temp directory ($win_nt$.~ls), then copy them from there. Double check everything. Use setuplog.txt to make sure files were copied correctly.

-gosh

[Spaceboy]

Well, all the theme files were copied over correctly. So were all Nvidia Driver Files, along with my Wallpaper. I've set my theme via winnt.sif as follows:

CustomDefaultThemeFile="%Systemroot%\Resources\Themes\Keramik4.theme"

My Dosnet.inf looks like this:

[Version]
signature="$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=10/01/2002,5.2.3790.0


[Directories]
d1 = \I386


[Miscellaneous]
ProductType = 2

MinimumMemory = 134217728

DestinationPlatform = i386

ServicePack = 0.0

[UnsupportedArchitectures]
halcbus.dll   = %cbus2_mp%
halcbusm.dll  = %cbusmc_mp%
halmca.dll    = %mca_up%
halmpsm.dll   = %mps_mca_mp%
halncr.dll    = %ncr_mp%
missprocfeat

I'm using the standard Nvidia Driver that comes with Windows. When I boot up the graphics driver is corectly set. Theme files are in $$\Resources\Themes.

Here's my complete winnt.sif file:

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=ProvideDefault
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    OEMSkipEULA=Yes
    UnattendSwitch="yes"
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    WaitForReboot="No"
    OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\002_graphics;Drivers\004_sound"
    OemSigningPolicy=Ignore
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
    KeyboardLayout="United Kingdom"

[GuiUnattended]
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=85
    OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
    ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
    FullName="xxxx"
    OrgName=""
    ComputerName=xxxxx

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=32
    Xresolution=1152
    YResolution=864
    Vrefresh=60

[LicenseFilePrintData]
    AutoMode=PerServer
    AutoUsers=5

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1
    SystemLocale=00000809
    UserLocale=00000809
    InputLocale=0809:00000809

[Branding]
    BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[URL]
    Home_Page=http://www.google.com

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
    msmsgs=off
    paint=off
    autoUpdate=off
    iehardenadmin=off
    iehardenuser=off
    Indexsrv_system=off

[Shell]
    CustomDefaultThemeFile="%Systemroot%\Resources\Themes\Keramik4.theme"

[GuiRunOnce]

[gosh]

You edit defltsv.inf and deleted defltsv.in_ right? I assume you are using a hexed uxtheme.dll. Are you using any reghacks that modify the performance options or anything?

Is your $OEM$ folder under the i386 folder when you install from the hard drive? When you boot from cd it needs to be parallel to i386, from hard drive it needs to be under i386

-gosh

[gosh]

If you're doing an upgrade you'll need to modify dsup.inf or dwup.inf. There might be a different file name for servers.

-gosh

[Spaceboy]

Ok, thanks for the help. I've found the theme problem anyway. It was the following entry in my theme file:

[VisualStyles]

Path=C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Keramik4\Keramik4.msstyles

ColorStyle=NormalColor

Size=NormalSize

The path is wrong as I was installing to drive H. Can I specify a variable rather than a fixed drive letter for the theme file?

[gosh]

use

[VisualStyles]

Path=%ResourceDir%\Themes\GSLuna\GSLuna.msstyles

-gosh

[Spaceboy]

Ok, thanks.