Modified Theme / Show Quick Launch

[Nucleus]

I have tested my unattended XP DVD on 3 computers. On 2 of them the installation was just fine. On the third one, when the installation finished and windows XP booted a "Modified Theme" was selected, instead of the "Windows XP" theme that is usually selected after a clean install.

Also, on that computer, Windows XP will not let me enable the "Show Quick Launch" option on the taskbar properties. On that computer, when I log off, and login as an administrator, everything is ok. The "Windows XP' theme is selected, and I can enable the "Show Quick Launch" option.

I don't know if this has anything to do with the new user addition, but why would it work on 2 computers and not the third one?

This is how i add the new user:

user.cmd

net user "Windows XP" /add
net localgroup Administrators "Windows XP" /add
net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited
REGEDIT /S autologon.reg

autologon.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultUserName"="Windows XP"
"DefaultPassword"=""
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"

Also, is there a way to totally disable the new user addition, and unattendedly login as an administrator?

Edited November 4, 2005 by Nucleus

[cluberti]

Also, is there a way to totally disable the new user addition, and unattendedly login as an administrator?

[GuiUnattended]

AutoLogon = YES

AutoLogonCount = x ; x= the number of times you want the machine to autologon

On that computer, when I log off, and login as an administrator, everything is ok. The "Windows XP' theme is selected, and I can enable the "Show Quick Launch" option.

Not sure why it would work on two and not the third, but if you can do it as admin and not a regular user, it's a permissions problem. As to where the permissions are screwed up I wouldn't be able to tell you without process auditing enabled, and it would be quicker to dump the box and reinstall again to see if the problem recurred.

[Nucleus]

[GuiUnattended]

AutoLogon = YES

AutoLogonCount = x ; x= the number of times you want the machine to autologon

What if i want the machine to always autologon as "Administrator"

And just to confirm: I will totaly remove my user.cmd and autologon.reg from my unattended DVD and add the above to my WINNT.SIF, and the only user on the computer will be the "Administrator" Correct ??

Not sure why it would work on two and not the third, but if you can do it as admin and not a regular user, it's a permissions problem. As to where the permissions are screwed up I wouldn't be able to tell you without process auditing enabled, and it would be quicker to dump the box and reinstall again to see if the problem recurred.

As you can see in my post, the user "Windows XP" belongs in the Administrators group. Which is weird, because he has the same rights as the Administrator. And I've already re-installed twice

[cluberti]

What if i want the machine to always autologon as "Administrator"

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/13/