How can I place some shortcuts on the "All Users" desktop on an unattended install? I have tried doing it by adding the files to \XPCD\$OEM$\$Docs\All Users\Desktop\<files>

But that didn't work after the install. Windows endedup making a dir called "All Users.Windows" and used that for the installtion files.

Simple make a winrar sfx file of the shortcuts and after it is made open it with winrar and add this to the comments:

;The comment below contains SFX script commands

Path=%Systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%All Users%\Desktop

SavePath

Silent=1

Overwrite=1

Then just call the sfx file from guirunonce or where ever you are running your stuff.

this is what i do

using winrar

i winrar SFX the links

i hv it autoextract to

%allusersprofile%\desktop\

Here is the code i use in Winrar

;The comment below contains SFX script commands

Path=%allusersprofile%\desktop\
SavePath
Silent=1
Overwrite=1

**** I did not know that variable.

Here is the rest if u want it.

in order to get these commands

go to run type cmd and type SET

ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data
CLIENTNAME=Console
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=ALPHAMALE
ComSpec=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\Administrator
LOGONSERVER=\\ALPHAMALE
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
OS=Windows_NT
Path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Ex
ecutive Software\Diskeeper\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\Mpeg
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0303
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
SESSIONNAME=Console
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\WINDOWS
USERNAME=Administrator
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
windir=C:\WINDOWS

Very cool idea. Thanks to kelsenellenelvian and Astalavista!