$$Rename.txt and "All Users" Profiles in Windows X

[cyberskyway]

Hi,

I'm trying to create an unattended installation of Windows XP and I'm stuck with an "All Users.Windows" profile created next to my "All Users" folder.

After searching the forum, I've seen that "All Users.Windows" is created when the "All Users" Folder already exist but my folder "All Users" is created using the $$Rename.txt and I want to merge it with the one created by the Windows Installation to copy a file in "All Users\Start Menu\Startup"

Here's what I use to create my system:

1. My "Documents and Settings" folder is located on my D Drive and is named "DATA" using unattend.txt:

[GuiUNattended]

ProfilesDir=D:\DATA

2. $$Rename.txt located in I386\$OEM$\D

[DATA]

ALLUSE~1="All Users"

[DATA\ALLUSE~1]

STARTM~1="Start Menu"

When I check my folders, it seems that the "D:\DATA\ALLUSE~1" folder is created and renamed just before Windows creates the real "All Users" so the installation process creates "All Users.Windows". Is there a way to prevent this?

I can't understand why this problem occurs because I have another unattended installation which uses the default folders and ALLUSE~1 is merged perfectly...

[InTheWayBoy]

Well first off what is the point of the $$Renamte.txt file? I've never heard of that, nor seen it on this board before.

I looks like you are using it to convert a truncated folder name into a standard folder name...but why? When you use the switch in your winnt.sif to move the profiles folder it should make everything work. You shouldn't need to adjust names to make it work...but I've never actually done that so maybe I'm wrong.

[cyberskyway]

Yes, this is used for truncated folders when you want to create a distribution share on a server and start the installation with WINNT.EXE

You can find the explanation here:

Designing a Distribution Share

My client wants to use this way to install Windows XP so I must deal with MSDOS and his old 8.3 names but this is not the real problem...

I've created the same installations with Windows NT and Windows 2000 without having this problem with the "All Users" folder...

For the moment, I've created a command in the CMDLINES.TXT which move my file to the all Users\startup folder...

Edited November 15, 2005 by cyberskyway