Quick Launch Solution

[mikehall]

Ok, I'm getting closer I think, I added this to my hotfixes.cmd file (don't have multiple cmd files, just this one):

regedit /s c:\install\hotfixes\qlb.reg

And that works, until I reboot. I can log off and onto another user and the quicklaunch bar is there, but rebooting clears it. Any ideas?

[mikehall]

Still no ideas? It works if I pull the power plug instead of rebooting. It seems like that registry setting gets cleared when I reboot. I've been working on this for a month and can't get it to work, I'd appreciate any help.

[GreenMachine]

Must have been a long week ... The reg key that controls the QuickLaunchBar is:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop]

(You probably know that ... ) The object is to get these settings into the registry at the right time. You should import from CMDLINES.TXT, or the values will be overwritten with the current values at shutdown, or use the more complicated REG hive load mentioned in the first post of this thread. My suggested solution ... On a working XP, setup the QL bar as you like. Reboot. Logon and export the reg key listed above. Use that reg file to import the key from CMDLINES.TXT.

For some background info on the default user and CMDLINES.TXT, you can check out THIS and THIS page.

[PhillTheChill]

I set the quick Launch bar the way I wanted it and exported the ..\streams\desktop reg key.

After an unattended install the Quick Launch Bar appears with :

Show Desktop and Internet Explorer but NO Outlook Express

How do I get this to appear with an unattended install

Thanks

Phill

[MtK]

I'll guess you need to copy the shortcut to the QL folder...

The reg_key only enables it...

[MaMister]

Any idea how to unlock the taskbar too ??

[Nich]

Any idea how to unlock the taskbar too ??

;UnLock taskbar
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TaskbarSizeMove"=dword:1
;0=locked, 1=unlocked

[MaMister]

Nich, thanks for your help.

[cybpsych]

I set the quick Launch bar the way I wanted it and exported the ..\streams\desktop reg key.

After an unattended install the Quick Launch Bar appears with :

Show Desktop and Internet Explorer but NO Outlook Express

How do I get this to appear with an unattended install

Thanks

Phill

yes, i'm facing this problem too. ...

No OE there, but only a small blank space (presumably for OE) ...

since OE is not removed in winnt.sif, the icon suppose to be in there.

only when u manually remove OE using Add/Remove Programs will remove bthe icon in QuickLaunch.

anybody figured out where's OE missing to?

btw, thanks for this thread!

[SlimShady]

An alternative way to enable the quicklaunch bar.

Save the following text in a textfile and save with a .vbs extension:

Dim WshShell, objShell
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")

objShell.TrayProperties
WScript.Sleep 1000
WshShell.SendKeys "%q"
WshShell.SendKeys "~"

Set WshShell = nothing
Set objShell = nothing
WScript.Quit()

[mbressman]

Ok...I give up.

I'm trying to get the Quick Launch bar to show up after my unattended windows xp installation, and have already tried two possible ways with both failing completely. I've read through this entire post, and still have no idea how to do this. Could someone please lay out what to do step-by-step for me so that I can get this done? It would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks

The way I have it set up right now is as follows (the useraccounts.cmd in the cmdlines.txt is for setting up a user during the install and the other stuff in regtweaks.reg are just other registry tweaks that I'm installing):

XPCD\$OEM$\cmdlines.txt :

[COMMANDS]
    "useraccounts.cmd"
    "REGEDIT /S regtweaks.reg"

XPCD\$OEM$\regtweaks.reg :

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"AllowWindowReuse"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Enable AutoImageResize"="no"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"EnableAutoTray"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"LogonType"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
"FullPathAddress"=dword:00000001
"Use Search Asst"="no"
"Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,1b,01,e7,77,60,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg]
"CurrentPowerPolicy"="3"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams]
"Settings"=hex:09,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,77,7e,13,73,35,cf,11,ae,\
69,08,00,2b,2e,12,62,04,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,43,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults]
"{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"=hex:1c,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,9a,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,f0,f0,f0,f0,14,00,03,00,\
9a,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,fd,df,df,fd,0f,00,05,00,24,00,10,00,2e,\
00,46,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,78,00,\
96,00,60,00,60,00,78,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,05,\
00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,cf,f3,a8,b0,33,43,ab,4b,88,73,1c,cb,1c,ad,a4,8b,30,f1,\
25,b7,ef,47,1a,10,a5,f1,02,60,8c,9e,eb,ac,04,00,00,00
"{F3364BA0-65B9-11CE-A9BA-00AA004AE837}"=hex:1c,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,90,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,f0,f0,f0,f0,14,00,03,00,\
90,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,fd,df,df,fd,0f,00,04,00,20,00,10,00,28,\
00,3c,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,b4,00,60,00,78,00,\
78,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop]
"TaskbarWinXP"=hex:0c,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,e2,2b,\
d8,64,57,d0,11,a9,6e,00,c0,4f,d7,05,a2,22,00,1c,00,0a,01,00,00,1a,00,00,00,\
01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,01,14,02,00,00,\
00,00,00,c0,00,00,00,00,00,00,46,83,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,a0,b0,48,5e,89,8d,\
bd,01,00,d8,9e,e4,2a,8d,bd,01,00,45,fe,5e,89,8d,bd,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,13,01,14,00,1f,0f,e0,4f,\
d0,20,ea,3a,69,10,a2,d8,08,00,2b,30,30,9d,19,00,23,44,3a,5c,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,cd,97,15,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,af,24,5c,\
b9,10,80,57,69,6e,6e,74,00,00,20,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,af,24,a3,b9,10,00,50,\
72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,00,50,52,4f,46,49,4c,45,53,00,19,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,\
c1,24,08,92,10,00,69,65,35,30,30,2e,30,30,30,00,00,28,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,\
c1,24,08,92,10,00,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,61,00,41,50,\
50,4c,49,43,7e,31,00,21,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,c5,22,9d,91,10,00,4d,69,63,72,\
6f,73,6f,66,74,00,4d,49,43,52,4f,53,7e,31,00,29,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,d3,22,\
32,a6,10,00,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,00,49,4e,54,\
45,52,4e,7e,31,00,24,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,db,22,76,ba,10,00,51,75,69,63,6b,\
20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,51,55,49,43,4b,4c,7e,31,00,00,00,8d,00,00,00,1c,00,\
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00,03,00,00,00,e7,18,2d,23,10,00,00,00,49,45,35,30,30,5f,58,31,43,00,43,3a,\
5c,57,49,4e,4e,54,5c,50,72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,5c,49,45,35,30,30,2e,30,30,30,\
5c,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,61,5c,4d,69,63,72,6f,73,6f,\
66,74,5c,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,5c,51,75,69,63,\
6b,20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,00,10,00,00,00,05,00,00,a0,1a,00,00,00,a3,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,cc,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,\
4a,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,40,00,32,00,e6,01,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,00,4c,61,75,\
6e,63,68,20,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,20,42,72,6f,\
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00,00,00,02,00,00,00,36,00,32,00,48,02,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,00,4c,61,75,6e,\
63,68,20,4f,75,74,6c,6f,6f,6b,20,45,78,70,72,65,73,73,2e,6c,6e,6b,00,4c,41,\
55,4e,43,48,7e,31,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,00,36,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,00,32,00,\
51,00,00,00,ec,22,46,39,20,00,53,68,6f,77,20,44,65,73,6b,74,6f,70,2e,73,63,\
66,00,53,48,4f,57,44,45,7e,31,2e,53,43,46,00,00,00,52,00,00,00,e0,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,\
00,00,00,01,00,00,00,aa,4f,28,68,48,6a,d0,11,8c,78,00,c0,4f,d9,18,b4,37,02,\
00,00,e0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00

What am I doing wrong??

P.S. completely seperate, but how can I kill a process from a batch file that I'm using to install a bunch of applications after the unattendend windows installation is complete?

[^_^]

I just added a command line to my batch file

md "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"

I suppose there could be a %user% or some other variable to put in place of that path, because you have to manually edit the line to what user you want to log in.

I put it in the first batch file to run in the [GuiRunOnce] section of my winnt.sif file

[maxXPsoft]

@mbressman

you can only use [HKEY_CURRENT_USER at cmdlines.txt, remove other entries and add them later on.

@^_^

MD "%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"

[^_^]

That's a good one, but now I'm having a problem with it not making the My Pictures folder and stuff, so I guess I'll try the code on page 3

can somebody check out the attached file and see if it's correct?

[Cartoonite]

Holy cow, this bloody topic is all over the forum today!

Please see my solution and explanation posted here in another thread about this exact same topic.

There is also another thread discussing a topic very similar to this (sorting the QL unattended) started by myself that can been seen here.

Hopefully this will put this topic to rest once and for all. (Although I won't hold my breath...)

@^_^

No, your reg file is not correct. You have two instances where your value names are followed by something other than a closing of the double quote. "Default Taskbar& quot; and "TaskbarWinXP& quot; should be "Default Taskbar" and "TaskbarWinXP" respectively. Also, I don't believe you need both of these values in order to enable quick launch. Please see my posts in the other threads.