i said NO OEM folders. your guide clearly states using OEM folders.if you need me to type this more simpler then ask because i can see that your english isn't your first language.thanks for trying to help at least.i have been seeing you in a lot of forums helping alot of people and we all thank you for that.

edit:this is my wpi.cmd and im calling it from the winnt.sif

@ECHO OFF

REM Example, how to look for CDROM-drive. Must have WPI.ico at the root of the CD.

for %%i in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:WPI\wpi.ico set CDROM=%%i:

echo Found CD-Rom as drive %CDROM%

REM Determine the WPI startup path.

REM if wpi should run off the cd the replace %~dp0 with %cdrom%.

set wpipath=%cdrom%\WPI

REM Hide this command window.

%wpipath%\Tools\cmdow.exe @ /hid

REM Force resolution to needed size for wpi interface.

start %wpipath%\Tools\VideoChanger.exe 1024x768x32@85 -q

REM Font installation - the smooth and customizable way.

REM start /wait %wpipath%\Tools\fonts\fontinstaller.exe

REM Special registry tweak needed.

regedit /s "%wpipath%\common\wpi.reg

REM Make WPI directory the current directory.

for /f "delims=: tokens=1" %%i in ("%wpipath%") do %%i:

cd "%wpipath%"

REM Start WPI and wait for its end

start /wait %windir%\system32\mshta.exe "%CD%\wpi.hta"

REM Rebooting the sytem to finalize the installation process.

REM shutdown.exe -r -f -t 30 -c "To finish installations WPI will now reboot in 30 sec..."

exit

:end

Edited November 21, 200520 yr by EdGaR

i said NO OEM folders. your guide clearly states using OEM folders.

OOPS... i thought you read the wrong howto, i have written another howto to get skinned windows work, and then you really need the $OEM$ folder. i was forgotten runonceex exist too in OEM. so you need them again. my bad...

and it is here 6.00 in the morning, forgive me i sleep a bit...

EDIT:

do if exist %%i:WPI\wpi.ico set CDROM=%%i

must be:

do if exist %%i:\WPI\wpi.ico set CDROM=%%i

that is your mistake i believe...

Edited November 21, 200520 yr by SolidasRock

will try ill edit when im done testing it.

edit:nope still not recognizing wpi.cmd says

windows cannot find '%CDROM%\WPI\WPI.cmd'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To serch for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.

edit2:its also not applying my visual style.and yes the uxtheme.dll is patched.

Edited November 21, 200520 yr by EdGaR

This is a problem most of us have fixed by putting the wpi.cmd in our system 32 folder by the means of $oem$ folders because in has been known that winnt.sif has a hard time calling programs on a cd.

Edited November 21, 200520 yr by kelsenellenelvian