Problem with Creating users

[eagle00789]

I used the guide to automaticly create users in windows xp unattended, but i have a problem with a special character. the é is being read as Ú. how can i use that batfile with a correct é in windows xp unattended?

[Thorsten]

Just repace the "é" with "," than it I think it works, it because of ANSI and ASCII!

Greetings

Thorsten

[eagle00789]

Thanks. i will try it now.

[jaclaz]

Yes, definitely is a problem with ANSI/ASCII conversion, you could try to make use of this trick:

Writing batch files with Notepad

Windows' own Notepad may be the easiest editor available for writing batch files.
Since you probably used it before, at least it doesn't have a "steep learning curve".

Be aware, though, that extended ASCII characters entered in Notepad may sometimes result in completely different characters in the resulting batch file. A tip mailed to me by Denis St-Pierre is to use the good old EDIT command to create a batch file with extended ASCII characters like accented letters or "border lines".
I use File Commander's editor myself for the same reason. This makes me suspect that any "text mode editor" could do the trick. I can confirm that COPY CON filename and ECHO accented_text > filename do.

Found here:

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/notepad.html

jaclaz

[eagle00789]

Thanks for the info Jaclaz, but the info from Thorsten worked like a charm.

Thank you both