Look My Little questions regarding UACD

[MOONLIGHT SONATA]

Hi, Fellow Members!

I have some questions which are, may be, already discussed and settled earlier.

Here are they:

1. Is it possible to restrict viewing of winnt.sif from some unauthorised eyes? What i basically want is that winnt.sif will not be viewed in Windows explorer by opening with, say, Notepad.exe, at the same time Windows XP will not complain about its integrity during setup, as it sometimes does about txtsetup.sif.

2. In winnt.sif we can use EncryptedAdminPassword to use Administrative Password in under encryption. How to do that?

3. When during setup RunOnceEx.cmd runs actually. And when runs any command file or other file set earlier in [GuiRunOnce]. Which .cmd file is called upon 1st: RunOnceEx.cmd or the one set in under [GuiRunOnce] section. I ask this question specifically, because until yesterday My RunOnceEx.cmd file instructions were carried out after PC reboots (i.e. after XP setup removes any temporarily used files used during installation and then reboots the computer.), but from today RunOnceEx.cmd instructions get carried out at T-13 mark during install, although the only change that i've done is adding a command referrence in [GuiRunOnce] section.

4. Does cmdlines.txt or runOnceEx.cmd ever get copied to HDD during install? If yes, then how their traces are removed after setup reboots a computer.

5. Is it possible to pseudo-hide the CD Key in Winnt.sif?

[Incroyable HULK]

take a look here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...5&hl=protecting

[MOONLIGHT SONATA]

@ Incroyable Hulk,

thanks for the link. I've tried your idea much before i started this topic. it is from your priceless advice that i could hide $OEM$, WPI, etc. But i faced a problem. if anybody has an iota of info about the existence of a $OEM$ folder inside, he can enter into it from command prompt, by just CD $OEM$...and then with DIR, he can get all subdirectories at his mercy. I know you'll tell to hide subdirectories inside, but this way i had my $OEM$ folder not at all copied during setup. How to overcome this?

BTW, can you suggest how i could use Encrypted Admin Password inside the winnt.sif file?

Pls, find time to respond.

===MOON

[MHz]

1. Is it possible to restrict viewing of winnt.sif from some unauthorised eyes? What i basically want is that winnt.sif  will not be viewed in Windows explorer by opening with, say, Notepad.exe, at the same time Windows XP will not complain about its integrity during setup, as it sometimes does about txtsetup.sif.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I do not believe you can.

2. In winnt.sif we can use EncryptedAdminPassword to use Administrative Password in under encryption. How to do that?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

With SetupMgr

3. When during setup RunOnceEx.cmd runs actually. And when runs any command file or other file set earlier in [GuiRunOnce]. Which .cmd file is called upon 1st: RunOnceEx.cmd or the one set in under [GuiRunOnce] section. I ask this question specifically, because until yesterday My RunOnceEx.cmd file instructions were carried out after PC reboots (i.e. after XP setup removes any temporarily used files used during installation and then reboots the computer.), but from today RunOnceEx.cmd  instructions get carried out at T-13 mark during install, although the only change that i've done is adding a command referrence in [GuiRunOnce] section.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

RunOnceEx runs just prior to logon. You maybe calling the ierunonce.dll manually, to have it running at Cmdlines.txt?

4. Does cmdlines.txt or runOnceEx.cmd ever get copied to HDD during install? If yes, then how their traces are removed after setup reboots a computer.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No, they remain on the CD.

5. Is it possible to pseudo-hide the CD Key in Winnt.sif?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No method mentioned in Ref.chm, to do hide it.

[MOONLIGHT SONATA]

@MHz

Extremely blessed by your advice. I really, from the last try, calling ierunonce.dll manually, but from inside the RunOnceEx.cmd file. Does that made the difference? My RunOnceEx.cmd is,as of now, like this:

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

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Software Installation Window" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Preparing Installation Profile..." /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\CMDBOX\PREPARE.EXE" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\002 /VE /D ".Net Framework® Package 1.1" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\DotNet\DOTNETFW.EXE" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\003 /VE /D ".Net Framework® Package 1.1 Service Pack 1" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\DotNet\netfxsp1.exe" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\004 /VE /D "Microsoft® Windows Installer 3.1.4000.1823" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\WINSTALLR\WindowsInstaller-x86.exe /quiet /norestart" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Visual Basic 6 Service Pack 5 Run-Time Library" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\MSVB6SP5\vbrun60sp5.exe /Q" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\006 /VE /D "Windows® XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\SupTools\suptools.msi /qn" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\007 /VE /D "Microsoft® JAVA Virtual Machine" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\MSJAVAVM\msjavx86.exe /q" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 2 /D "taskkill /F /IM msjavx86.exe" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 3 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\MSJAVAVM\MSJAVWU.EXE /q" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 4 /D "taskkill /F /IM MSJAVWU.EXE" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\008 /VE /D "Microsoft® ClearType® Tuner" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\ClearType\ClearTypeTuner.msi /qn" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\009 /VE /D "StartUp Control Panel Applet 2.8" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\StartUpCPL\StartupCPL.exe /Q" /f

START /WAIT rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Microsoft® PowerToys™" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Microsoft® HTML SlideShow Wizard" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\PowerToys\HTMLSlideShowSetup.exe /s /v/qn" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\002 /VE /D "Microsoft® Power Calculator" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\PowerToys\PowerCalcPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\003 /VE /D "Microsoft® Image Resizer" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\PowerToys\ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\004 /VE /D "Microsoft® CD SlideShow Generator" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\PowerToys\SlideshowPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Microsoft® Time Zone 2.1.25.0" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\PowerToys\TimeZone.msi /qb" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\006 /VE /D "TweakUI™ PowerToys® 2.10" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\PowerToys\TweakUI.msi /qb" /f

START /WAIT rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Windows® XP Media Center Package" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Microsoft® Windows® Media Player 10.0" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\wmp10\mp10setup.exe /Q:A /R:N" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 2 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\wmp10\dfxwmp.msi /qb" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 3 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\wmp10\SkinCopy.cmd" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\002 /VE /D "Windows® XP Winter Fun Pack 2004" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\WinterPak04\XPWinterFunPack2004.msi /qb" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\003 /VE /D "Paint.NET v1.1" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.msi /qn" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\004 /VE /D "LongHorn™ Clock 1.62b" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\LClock162b\LC162b.exe" /f

START /WAIT rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Microsoft® Security Pack" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Microsoft® Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2.1" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\MBSA\MBSASetup-EN.msi /qn" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 2 /D "taskkill /F /IM mbsa.exe" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 3 /D "taskkill /F /IM iexplore.exe" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\002 /VE /D "Microsoft® Anti-Spyware Beta 1.0.614" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\Install\MSAnti-Spy\MSAntispy.msi /qn" /f

START /WAIT rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Opening Post-Installation Software Pack" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Windows® XP Post-Installation Wizard" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\CMDBOX\WPI.EXE" /f

START /WAIT rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Finalizing Installation Tasks..." /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Post-Installation Disk CleanUp" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%SystemDrive%\CMDBOX\CLEANUP.EXE" /f

START /WAIT rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess

EXIT

Elaborate, if this is the root cause. If i remove calling multiple ierunonce.dll , then will this problem be removed?

Thanks.