Integrating ***.cmd files to Unattended XP

[I_(USE)_*Nix]

Hello all! I recently have gotten into customizing my XP CD for my use and I have come across some pretty nice tweaks that I would liek to implement into my CD. Thay are command line items that tweak objects in the registry mainly and, using the guide on MSFN, I can't figure how to implement them?

I want them to be implemented on the CD already. Or they can be run after the installation is done. I can't think of anyway to get them to run. I use the windows deployment tools and I figured the Run After section would work but I dont know the commands.

Can anyone help me?

*EDIT*

I think I will try the GUIRunOnce option... Altho im not sure how to implement it. Does the "%systemdrive%\install\batch_file1.cmd" mean it will look for and execute the "batch file" in "C:\install"? Meaning I jsut put a folder named "install" on my XP_CD and it will execute the batch files there?

Do I list a different command for each batch file? Or can I list them sequentially with a comma(s)?

This is what I have so far

[GuiRunOnce]
	"%systemdrive%\Install\xp_tweaks.cmd"
	"%systemdrive%\Install\SFC_Hack.cmd"
	"%systemdrive%\Install\network.cmd"

Edited August 3, 2006 by I_(USE)_*Nix

[a_annouar]

no u must creat this path in ur CD $OEM$\$1\install and put your cmd files on it it will work with

[GuiRunOnce]

"%systemdrive%\Install\xp_tweaks.cmd"

"%systemdrive%\Install\SFC_Hack.cmd"

"%systemdrive%\Install\network.cmd"

[I_(USE)_*Nix]

So my folder now looks like this in relation to where the batch files are located...

C:...\XPCD\$OEM$\$1\install\network.cmd

etc...

This will then proceed to run the tweaks?

But I thought the code in the WINNT.SIF meant it to read from c:\install, but now that I think of it, i suppose it makes more sense your way, tho Im not sure what the $OEM$\$1 refers too?

[Takeshi]

$1 on the CD is equivalent to the %systemdrive% environment variable.

[I_(USE)_*Nix]

Oh

I think I got it now.

Hmm... I will go test this in VM. Thanks for the help.

Edited August 4, 2006 by I_(USE)_*Nix

[I_(USE)_*Nix]

So after installling in VM I get an error that said "Windows could not find C:\Install\network.cmd" Did I miss something? And the actual path does NOT exist on my c drive. Why didnt it get created?

[a_annouar]

look in this link

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/30/

[I_(USE)_*Nix]

I think I knwo why it wasn't working. I had put the

%systemdrive%\Install\network.cmd

in quotes... It isnt supposed to be I dun think. So Ill try that and see waht happens.

BTW, I have read that page a few times... But I think I got it now. so well see

[I_(USE)_*Nix]

nope... Didnt work... Same error as before. Is there anything I need to run WITH the GUIRunOnce option? Im at a loss here...

[Takeshi]

Pls check the directory structure on the CD if the dir didn't get copied over.

[I_(USE)_*Nix]

I think I was supposed to turn on the ""OemPreinstall" I had it to "No"... Which is probly why it wasn't working. I switched it too yes, so I will see if that is why nothing was getting copied over.

[tjhart85]

yeah, that would prolly be your problem. I forgot that too when i first started these CD's and same thing happened.....nothing.

[I_(USE)_*Nix]

thanks youall for the help.