hey, my problem is; i'm not sure where to put regestry entries in my unattended instal cd.

i noticed i needed to do this when i was slipstreaming all of the hotfixes. i tried the "/integrate" method, and succeded in integrating everythign but 1 hotfix.

the one that didnt work was KB873374.exe aka [Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool]

the entries i need to add are:

REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\GdiDetectionTool" /v "GDITool" /t REG_DWORD /d "00000001" /f

now, my main question is: where do i put that on my slipstreamed disk?

i have worked on the disk on the c:\xpcd dir and i have no clue where to add that.

help would be appriciated

thanks in advance

the winner will get one dollar.

My only suggestion would be to put it in the System32 Folder in your $OEM$ folder. This is just a guess as I use RyanVM packs and nlite to slipstream them all together.

Have a gander at http://unattended.msfn.org

Will probably have your answer, if not it is here on this site

Have a gander at http://unattended.msfn.org

Will probably have your answer, if not it is here on this site

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nah, that's where i started from. it just points back to the forum

now i've searched the forum and i still cant find my asnwer.

thanks anyway

HELP STILL NEEDED

Save This As Gditool.reg

"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\GdiDetectionTool" /v "GDITool" /t REG_DWORD /d "00000001" /f

Then Add this to the Cmdlines.txt as a reg file.

[COMMANDS]

"REGEDIT /S GdiTool.reg"

Save This As  Gditool.reg

"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\GdiDetectionTool" /v "GDITool" /t REG_DWORD /d "00000001" /f

Then Add this to the Cmdlines.txt as a reg file.

[COMMANDS]"REGEDIT /S GdiTool.reg"

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oh my.....putting a REG.EXE expression in a normal registry file shouldn't work. It would have to be

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\GdiDetectionTool]
GDITool=0x00000001

@chance

1. Copy

REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\GdiDetectionTool" /v "GDITool" /t REG_DWORD /d "00000001" /f

into NOTEPAD, and save as GDITOOL.CMD : Set the file type to all, or it will get saved with a .txt extension.

Now, open up CMDLINES.TXT (located in your $OEM$ folder). If you don't have one, just open a new file in NOTEPAD, and copy this

[COMMANDS]
"GDITOOL.CMD"

If you do already have a CMDLINES.TXT file, then just add the quoted line.

That should do it.

P.S. I wrote the Unattended site, but I haven't had time to properly write something on how to start install routines, or add registry tweaks. Darn semester finals....

Edited April 25, 200521 yr by Alanoll

That should do it.

Wow, thanks a lot, that's exactly what i needed. i don't use a CMDLINES.TXT, however, i think you provided me with enough information to get this working

thanks so much

oh yea, i owe u a dollar

-Alanoll

also i think that the hotfix thread is in need of notification, since the hotfix is listed there. it's just that people starting out like me do not know exactly what certain things mean.

thanks again

Question #2

now the switch needed for the above registry tweak looks like this:

KB873374.exe /Q:A /R:N (HALT BOX)

what is the "(halt box)" about?

do i jsut put a space after the ":N" and then do a Ctrl + Backspace ?

this part also has me still a little confused.

just ignore that whole line. All it does is run a scan for a couple of files. Most of which you shouldn't have unless you have an older version of WIndows or with Office 2000 and below. The line right below that, (the REG ADD line) takes care of it showing up on Windows Update.

just ignore that whole line. All it does is run a scan for a couple of files. Most of which you shouldn't have unless you have an older version of WIndows or with Office 2000 and below. The line right below that, (the REG ADD line) takes care of it showing up on Windows Update.

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awesome, so all i really need is:

KB873374.exe /Q:A /R:N

lastly, i put the cmdlines.txt and the gditool.cmd in the c:\xpcd\$oem$ directory.

thanks again

no....

import this registry setting instead:

Taken from teh very thread you got the REG ADD command. You DON'T need that KB873374.exe call AT ALL!

But does KB873374.exe not have to be somewhere in XPCD??

If not how will the GDI tool than be installed with the unattended CD ???