Centaury Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Hi @all!I'm new to this forum, so first a big "Hello!"Browsing through the threads there are still some questions left for my problem:I work for a bigger company and we often have to setup new pcs. That is why I thought an unattended setup might be useful.It seems to me there are some gaps for us.1. I wanted to make a CD (-Set) for a complete basic setup (like Windows XP, Office XP, Lotus Notes etc.). The problem is that we don't use corporate editions. The question is: is the XP CD locked to it's special key or can I install from one CD to several machines changing only the key? We purchase a lota notebooks so it's stupid to take the corporate edition and buying a new professional licence with each machine (it's hard to get a notebook without a license...).2. Can I add a domain-user or -group to the local admin group automatically?I think that's it for now, maybe there'll be more probs further on!Sorry if my English isn't that well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmedic Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 1) yes you can do that by just leaving out the key it will then prompt you to put in a key for each one.2) I'm not sure about. Maybe somebody else can answer this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centaury Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 Hi!Thx for that quick answerBut won't I get in trouble with activating and stuff, I mean, isn't the product key locked to the CD?If I try to install several machines from only one CD using different keys, won't it say that the key was wrong? Or is it just a checksum thing?Thx again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmedic Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 no you will run into problems wiht mocrosoft durring activation only if you have multiple installs using the same product id code. The cd's are all more or less the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centaury Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 Thx!If anyone can tell me about that user management thing I'm the happiest guy for today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centaury Posted August 19, 2003 Author Share Posted August 19, 2003 Is there no way to do this? Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0rpse Phxer420 Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 Hey man, weird that nobody pointed you to the topic that was pretty big last week. From what I heard, you are wanting to automatically create a user?Look in the autologin topic. There are the specific directions, but here is a recap, from what I can remember (too tired )create a cmdlines.txt file and place it in your $OEM$ folder. Inside the cmdlines file, copy and paste the following:cmdlines.txt[COMMANDS]".\user.CMD"Yes, you need the quotes, and the .\ the user portion can be anything you want. Then create a users.cmd file and place it in your $OEM$ folder along with the cmdlines.txt. In your users.cmd file, copy and paste the following:user.cmdCLS@ECHO OFFECHO.ECHO Creating user: JoeECHO Please Wait...net user Joe /addnet localgroup administrators Joe /addECHOEXITThis will make a user called "Joe" (without the quotes) and will add him to the Administrators group.You can of course change "Joe" to anything you want. If you have a space in the name, make sure that you DO use quotes.Basically, your cd will copy over your files, create the user Joe, log into that account instead of the default administrator account, then continue to run your batch files. You only need those two files, nothing else, for it will autodetect (if that's the right word ) them and run them. I hope this helps, have a great night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centaury Posted August 19, 2003 Author Share Posted August 19, 2003 Hi!Thx so far! That "net localgroup administrators Joe /add" was (almost) what I was looking for....How do I tell Windows to log on automatically with a domain account? We create a user on server and log onto a domain, so .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmedic Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 open a terminal and do a net /helpthat will get you started. The reason I did not answer this at first is because I really dont do domains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewdatrip Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 On your XP cd under support/ tools . there is a utility called Sysprep. If you run it, the following boot will require the user to enter in account name and Key code.This app is commenly used to "reseal" computers. From a factory setting.That way you can use any key code you wish, and have the user activate with their personal one.|Drew| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centaury Posted August 20, 2003 Author Share Posted August 20, 2003 Thx for all your help!Got everything...1: Domain usergroups can be added using net localgroups administrators DOMAIN\GROUP /addQuite simple, eh?2: There's a registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinlogonAdd/change following values:DefaultUserNameDefaultDomainNameAutoAdminLogon = 1If you want to execute a batch as this user try the valueUserInitHave fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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