Remove "Connect to the Internet" from W2000 unattended

[holljac]

I have a working unattended DVD of W2000 with SP4 and hotfixes slipstreamed. It has has several other pieces of software that silently installs, such as Office 2003, Adobe Reader, JRE, Ad-Aware.... Anyways, the problem is that when the install is done and you log in, everything is perfect; except the first time you use IE it launches the "Connect to the Internet Wizard". Then you cancel out of it and everything works fine. I can remove the icon with runonce, but it still pops up. I even tried deleting the whole folder once (C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Connection Wizard), but all that did was make it so networking would not even function. I am going to be installing this on about 20 computers and don't want to have to go around and touch every box just to get by this. It's also become a personal issue to figure this out. Nothing obsessive about me! Anyways, does anyone have any tips or solutions? Much appreciated.

[twig123]

If you find out let me know, I have the same issue with my windows 98 unattended install.

anybody have a clue how to bypass this annoying 'feature' and just assume that the system is connected to a LAN?

[twig123]

anybody......?

[Gogol]

Did you tried deleting this key

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{5A8D6EE0-3E18-11D0-821E-444553540000}

[twig123]

Haven't yet tested it, but thanks for the tip

[twig123]

Unfortunatly, deleting this registry entry has no effect on the "connect to the internet" window that pops open when first opening IE

[tguy]

This one seems to work for me.

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce]

"^SetupICWDesktop"=-

Good luck.

[twig123]

... I don't know if it is in the same place in Win2K, but here is what changes when you run throuhg the "Connect to the Internet' option on Win98:

System Changes Report
==========================================
Report Description: 4/7/06 3:26:04 PM vs. 4/7/06 3:27:11 PM

Directories tracked via disk contents:
   C:\

FILES AND DIRECTORIES ADDED: (3)
 < C:\ > (3)
   C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\IEXPLORE.LGC
   C:\WINDOWS\Cookies\owner@search.msn[1].txt
   C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\UB2L8XS7\migrate[1].htm

FILES AND DIRECTORIES DELETED: (2)
 < C:\ > (2)
   C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Connect to the Internet.LNK
   C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Windows Critical Update Notification.job

FILES AND DIRECTORIES CHANGED: (6)
 < C:\ > (6)
   C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\APPLOG.ind
   C:\WINDOWS\Cookies\index.dat
   C:\WINDOWS\History\History.IE5\index.dat
   C:\WINDOWS\SchedLog.Txt
   C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\~DF91B.TMP
   C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat

CONFIGURATION FILE: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI"
  SECTIONS ADDED (0)
  SECTIONS DELETED (0)
  KEYS ADDED (0)
  KEYS DELETED (0)
  KEYS CHANGED (0)

CONFIGURATION FILE: "C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI"
  SECTIONS ADDED (0)
  SECTIONS DELETED (0)
  KEYS ADDED (0)
  KEYS DELETED (0)
  KEYS CHANGED (0)

REGISTRY KEYS ADDED: (7)
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\RemoteAccess
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\CmdMapping
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\P3P
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\P3P\History
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Welcome\ICW

REGISTRY KEYS DELETED: (0)

REGISTRY VALUES ADDED: (16)
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities
	  Identity Login = "622675"
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard
	  Completed = "01,00,00,00"
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\CmdMapping
	  {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} = "8192"
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\CmdMapping
	  NextId = "8193"
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
	  First Home Page = "http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?Prd=ie&Pver=5.0&Ar=ie5update&O1=b1"
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
	  LastCheckedHi = "29776505"
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
	  EnableAutodial = "00,00,00,00"
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache
	  @shdoclc.dll,-864 = "Show &Related Links"
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache
	  @shdoclc.dll,-865 = "Shows links related to the current page."
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache
	  @shdoclc.dll,-866 = "Related"
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache
	  LangID = "FF,FF"
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Config\0001\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
	  EnableAutodial = "00,00,00,00"
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
	  AccessMedium = "02,00,00,00"
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
	  AccessType = "02,00,00,00"
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Welcome\ICW
	  @ = "1"
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP
	  HostName = "Owner"

REGISTRY VALUES DELETED: (0)

REGISTRY VALUES CHANGED: (7)
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
	  NoNetAutodial = "00,00,00,00"; Old Value = "0"
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
	  DefaultConnectionSettings = "(Binary Data)"; Old Value = "(Binary Data)"
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
	  SavedLegacySettings = "(Binary Data)"; Old Value = "(Binary Data)"
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Description\Microsoft\Rpc\UuidPersistentData
	  LastTimeAllocated = "00,E6,CA,F7,4A,C6,DA,01"; Old Value = "E0,F7,DE,74,4A,C6,DA,01"
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SchedulingAgent
	  LastTaskRun = "D6,07,04,00,05,00,07,00,0F,00,1B,00,01,00,00,00"; Old Value = "D6,07,04,00,05,00,07,00,0F,00,14,00,01,00,00,00"
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VCACHE\Lookup\ServerNameCache
	  Key0000 = "13,00,02,00,16,00,13,00,1D,00,06,00,17,00,43,00"; Old Value = "5C,00,53,00,45,00,52,00,56,00,45,00,52,00"
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VCACHE\Lookup\ServerNameCache
	  Key0001 = "(Binary Data)"; Old Value = "(Binary Data)"

==========================================

I would assume (i haven't tested yet) that this is the registry key that should make the ICW go away when opening IE:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard
Completed = "01,00,00,00"

~Dave

[Gogol]

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{5A8D6EE0-3E18-11D0-821E-444553540000}

Deleting this key prevent ICW to be active when you launch IE for the first time ... and it works for every new user

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce]
"^SetupICWDesktop"

Deleting this key prevent ICW shortcut on desktop ... and it works for every new user

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard
Completed = "01,00,00,00"

Modifying this value prevent ICW to be launched only for the current user

In a normal circumstance, combination of the first and second actions should be enough