A couple issues with my unattended CD

[cumminbk]

I want to disable system restore so it is not running but i want the option to turn it back on if i so choose. This tweak i use to disable system restore but the tab is also removed from my computer options. how can i disable system restore without disabling the system restore tab?

;System Restore Service

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\srservice]

"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\sr]

"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\sr\Parameters]

"FirstRun"=dword:00000001

Also i install my windows media player 10 hotfixes after system restore is disabled and the hotfixes appear to install very quickly (too quickly) but when i check they are not installed at all this is the switches i use everything installed just fine before i disabled system restore and added the "/DisallowSystemRestore" switch

/Q /O /N /Z /DisallowSystemRestore

what are your thoughts everyone?

Also would you suggest if i am disabling system restore that i add the "/DisallowSystemRestore" switch to all my XP hotfixes to speed up the install time??

thanx all!

[mazin]

I use this tweak to turn SR off. The SR Tab is shown.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore]

"DisableSR"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\sr]

"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\sr\Parameters]

"FirstRun"=dword:00000001

The problem why your SR Tab is not shown is either caused by the first key in your tweak or you removed SR as a component of Windows.

For WMP hotfixes, why don't you finish installing WMP & its htofixes first, then apply that tweak to disable SR next?

[Takeshi]

This switch /DisallowSystemRestore doesn't apply to hotfixes, does it?

Edited September 28, 2006 by Takeshi