how to:install Recovery Console in "RunonceEx"

[weist123]

hi!

THE MS provided a unattend install method in [GuiRunOnce] of winnt.sif:

Command1="path\winnt32 /cmdcons /unattend"

my question is what 's the code in "RunonceEx"?

and how can i define "path"?

[weist123]

is this correct?

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Recovery Console to harddisk" /f
[COLOR=red]REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%systemroot%\\winnt32 /cmdcons /unattend" /f[/COLOR]

[weist123]

sorry !

post error.

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Recovery Console to harddisk" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%systemroot%\winnt32 /cmdcons /unattend" /f

[oioldman]

A quick glance looks ok.

Where did you get this snippet and does it actually works? I thought an install needed the XP CD?

[SiMoNsAyS]

i remember seeing a vulnerability in the recovery console that let a guy with a win2k install disk own administrative priviledges... do any1 know if this was solved with sp2 or before?

[weist123]

is this correct:

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

IF EXIST D:\CD.txt set CDROM=D:
IF EXIST E:\CD.txt set CDROM=E:
IF EXIST F:\CD.txt set CDROM=F:
IF EXIST G:\CD.txt set CDROM=G:
IF EXIST H:\CD.txt set CDROM=H:
IF EXIST I:\CD.txt set CDROM=I:
IF EXIST J:\CD.txt set CDROM=J:


SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Recovery Console to harddisk" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%cdrom%\i386\winnt32 /cmdcons /unattend" /f

[Mr.J!M]

This code is OK?

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Recovery Console to harddisk" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%systemroot%\winnt32 /cmdcons /unattend" /f

i don't want to use %cdrom% variable.

I'am using windows 2000 not xp. Can you confirm that code?

[SiMoNsAyS]

@Mr.J!M wrong code, winnt32.exe is ALWAYS on the %CDROM%\i386\ dir. correct code *should* look like...

@echo off
cmdow @ /HID

FOR %%d IN (c: d: e: f: g: h: i: j: k: l: m: n: o: p: q: r: s: t: u: v: w: x: y: z:) DO IF EXIST %%d\CD.TXT SET CDROM=%%d
SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Recovery Console" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons /unattend"

Warning! this is untested!

[Mr.J!M]

Ok i will it tomorrow

Thanks Simonsays

[jamesas]

hey guys did anyone test this and will it work on my win2k3 disk

PS is there any security risk in having this installed

PSS i noticed that it migrates drivers into it and stops at some points saying the mass torage device can be supported is there a way to supress that

[Martin Zugec]

2Simon: Yep, they repaired it in SP2 as far as I remember... It was nice bug

2jamesas: Nope, there isnt...

2all: Another way is to include cmdcons directory in $oem$ and just modify boot.ini... I included this procedure in my boot medium, it will copy from dos this directory to HDD and then it will boot from recovery NT medium (recovery console enabled + debug mode enabled)

[oioldman]

I also noticed it would fail unless i had the WINNTUPG folder on my UA CD. Kept saying it couldn't find a required file, even though installs fine when you click ok to accept.

So added the WINNTUPG to CD, (1.9Mb) and installed no issues then.

Just thought I'd add this incase any body else had any problems

Edited July 5, 2005 by oioldman