Problem w/Unattended Registry Tweaks + Questions

[mi6]

Hi, how is everyone.

i been reading over the site for some time now and im @ the point were i need help.

i have made a few slipstream cd's and they seem to work fine, i read the unattended guide a few times over to find some of my own tweaks and even played around with nLite, a great programe. had many! install of windows on my virtual machine and wow, im up to 48 now, tweaking around to get it perfect and so far it seems great, but to get to the point i have a few questions about reg tweaks,

according to one of the guides i have to put my tweaks in a .reg file and have it run from cmdlines.txt, i have done that and i get no error when the computer goes for its final boot up, but yet the settings dont seem to apply.

my 1st quess whas it did not apply to the Admin account, and i might have to make a new account for them to apply.

i'm still not sure of that fact.

2nd guess is that since i used nlite to add some tweaks to the source and then just add my $OEM$ dir to that source and then repack it using a batch script, there might be problems.

and 3rd and last guess is that the .reg file is not structured properly.

here is a link to my reg file.

http://www.humpme.org/files/regtweaks.txt

( sorry if the name sounds bad, not a porn site =op )

also i noticed that my winnt.sif files settings dont seem to always apply...

when doing the virtual install to test the iso on some versions of the .iso the configuration works fine and on others they don't but they are all for the same source just different tweaks.

and just for the sake of it, heres my winnt.sif file if you guys would like to look over.

http://www.humpme.org/files/winnt.sif.txt

(again sorry for domain name =op )

Also i was wondering if anyone knew the keys to these settings so i can apply them to my .reg file

auto arrange desktop icons

in ie set the icon size to small (right click customize / icon size )

show quick launch - EDIT: FOUND ( THX SyntaxError )

show small icons in start menu

remove the "GO" Button in IE

Remove the "LINKS" button in IE

set the recycle bin size to 1% of HD - EDIT: FOUND ( THX SyntaxError )

hey thats my 1st post!

i would like to thank you guys for the help im sure to get.

-M

EDIT- Added "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" To top of regfile ( thanks Dahi )

[SyntaxError]

;----- Recycle Bin Uses 1% of Available Space Rather than 10%

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket]

"Percent"=dword:00000001

;----- Enable Quick Launch

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

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[mi6]

lol, that was funny cuz i just read your post on another topic, and saw your reg file and just copied what i saw, but thanks for the reply =)

[Dahi]

The first line of your regtweaks.reg file must be

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[mi6]

thanks Dahi, did not know that what a requirement.

anyone one else have a few ideas ?

also was wondering, read allot of info into the changing your own Icons, but not allot of info for the unattended setups. there was suggestions on using rezhack and shell32.dll, but still not sure if that will work for slipstream installs. can anyone offer more info?

[mi6]

;-----  Enable Quick Launch

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

"TaskbarWinXP"=hex:0c,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,e2,2b,d8,

btw does this code for the Quick Launch make any difference if your using the classic theme? just wondering if there is a difference if i was using the luna theme?

[buletov]

no

[S0mE0nesMiNd1]

First and foremost. Please enable extensions of your files if not done already. Simply go to My computer ->Tools ->Folder Options->Tab "View"->Uncheck Hide Extensions for know file types.->Apply->OK. This is to make sure your files arent named regtweaks.reg.txt (Because the extension .txt would take it over, thus it woudnt be a .reg file). The same thing applies to your winnt.sif, make sure its not named winnt.sif.txt (Which it seems to be named from the file you uploaded.)

[mi6]

hehe naw thats not the problem with the file extension, i just put it .txt so you can open it with your browser and not force people to download it and open it , figured it would be easier.

also can anyone fill in the blanks for the other reg tweaks?

[Astalavista]

Mi6 Here is the link to all your solutions for your regtweaks

[UnderTheGun]

Mi6 Here is the link to all your solutions for your regtweaks

Not for "auto arrange", pare.

[Astalavista]

who said ... better READ it again

[yhamade]

Here's the link to the Auto Arrange Desktop Icons Setting.

[gunsmokingman]

thanks Dahi, did not know that what a requirement.

anyone one else have a few ideas ?

also was wondering, read allot of info into the changing your own Icons, but not allot of info for the unattended setups. there was suggestions on using rezhack and shell32.dll, but still not sure if that will work for slipstream installs. can anyone offer more info?

Hacking The Shell Does Work.

I Have Had No Problems Doing It.

The Hacked Files I Use.

Shell32.dll

Explorer.exe

Uxtheme.dll

Here Is A Link To My Hacked Files

Gsm Mod Files

This Is A Self Extracting Winrar That Contains

Shell32

Explorer.exe

Uxtheme

Resource Hacker

When Open it Build This Work Directory %systemdrive%\Shell

Than Resource Hackers Opens

In Resource Hacker Open The File Menu And The Listed Files

Are There Ready To Change.

NOTES

1 I have already change most Icons

2 Change The defualt Run Box

3 Right Click The Taskbar To Start The Run Dialog Box

Remove By Gsm old post

Edited April 28, 2006 by gunsmokingman