Win2k Unattend Stuffs

[gosh]

Awhile ago i was making a win2k 4in1 all in one cd, but gave up due to lack of interest. I thought i would share some of my ideas from that project.

1 - Disable automatic updates.

Delete au.in_ and download this file to your i386 folder, download it here.

2 - Disable connection wizard icon

Don't you hate that icon on your desktop from the connection wizard? Well i do. Download this file and save it in your i386 folder. Delete icwnt5.in_.

3 - Customize the default profile.

The way i customized profiles is to modify hifedef.inf. Download mine here . Overwrite your hivedef.inf with mine. To find what i changed, search the file for changed_win2k. I've tested it and it works perfect. It's great for beginners.

Enjoy. All .inf files are for win2k sp4. All .inf files you can get from the free sp4 download.

-gosh

[pmcx9]

Wondered if you had a hivedef.inf for xp pro I could take a look at as well?

Numinous has been playing around with this method to change the settings for the default.user but the syntax is a little different than reg files.

[gosh]

Here's my list of changes to win2k and xp. Like i said i abandoned the project, so it's incomplete. But you could just copy and paste my settings to your hivedef.inf. Below is my list of changes.txt:

Hivecls.inf creates Classes in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE.

Hivedef.inf creates HKEY_USER\.DEFAULT and the Ntuser.dat for the default user.

Hivesft.inf creates HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE.

Hivesys.inf creates HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM.

Hiveusd.inf does not create accessible hives.

; Registry Data Types

; REG_SZ = 0x00000000

; REG_BINARY = 0x00000001

; REG_SZ_NOCLOBBER = 0x00000002

; REG_BINARY_NOCLOBBER = 0x00000003

; REG_MULTI_SZ = 0x00010000

; REG_DWORD = 0x00010001

; REG_MULTI_SZ_NOCLOBBER = 0x00010002

; REG_DWORD_NOCLOBBER = 0x00010003

; REG_EXPAND_SZ = 0x00020000

; REG_EXPAND_SZ_NOCLOBBER = 0x00020002

;

; win2k hivedef.inf

; Any changes start with changed_win2k

;

;

; changed_win2k

; this needs to be edited

;

; old value HKCU,"Control Panel\Desktop","ScreenSaveTimeOut",0x00000002,"900"

HKCU,"Control Panel\Desktop","ScreenSaveTimeOut",0x00000002,"2700"

;

; sets screen saver to 45 mins, with no password, and no screen saver set

;

; end of changes

;

;

; changed_win2k

; the following changes are brand new

;

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","CascadeControlPanel",0,"YES"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","CascadeMyDocuments",0,"YES"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","CascadeNetworkConnections",0,"YES"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","CascadePrinters",0,"NO"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","ClassicViewState",65537,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","DontPrettyPath",65537,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Filter",65537,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","HideFileExt",65537,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Hidden",65537,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","IntelliMenus",0,"YES"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","SeparateProcess",65537,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","ShowSuperHidden",65537,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","StartMenuAdminTools",0,"YES"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","StartMenuFavorites",65537,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","StartMenuInit",65537,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","StartMenuLogoff",65537,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","StartMenuScrollPrograms",0,"NO"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","SuperHidden",65537,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Webview",65537,1

;

;

;

; changed_win2k

;

; find.reg

; applies to winall

;

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\altavista","@",0x00000000,"http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/web?q=%s"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\google","@",0x00000000,"http://www.google.com/search?q=%s"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\group","@",0x00000000,"http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%s"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\movie","@",0x00000000,"http://us.imdb.com/Title?%s"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\mskb","@",0x00000000,"http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=%s"

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\msn","@",0x00000000,"http://search.msn.com/results.asp?q=%s"

;

;

; changed_win2k

; changed from 1 to a 0 in the following line

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Setup\Welcome","srvwiz",0x00010003,0

;

;

; end of changes

;

;

; changed_xp

; new changes to XP or higher

;

;

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","ClassicViewState",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","DisableThumbnailCache",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","DontPrettyPath",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","EnableBalloonTips",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","EncryptionContextMenu",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Filter",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","FolderContentsInfoTip",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","FriendlyTree",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Hidden",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","HideFileExt",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","NoNetCrawling",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","ShowSuperHidden",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","StartButtonBalloonTip",0x00010001,2

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_LargeMFUIcons",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_MinMFU",0x00010001,6

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowControlPanel",0x00010001,2

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_EnableDragDrop",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","StartMenuFavorites",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowHelp",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowMyComputer",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowMyDocs",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowMyMusic",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowMyPics",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowPrinters",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowRun",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ScrollPrograms",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowSearch",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowRecentDocs",0x00010001,2

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_AutoCascade",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_NotifyNewApps",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_AdminToolsRoot",0x00010001,2

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","StartMenuAdminTools",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowNetConn_ShouldShow",0x00010001,42

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Start_ShowNetPlaces_ShouldShow",0x00010001,41

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","StartMenuInit",0x00010001,2

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Superhidden",0x00010001,1

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","TaskbarSizeMove",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Webview",0x00010001,0

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","WebViewBarricade",0x00010001,1

;

;

;

; disable cleanup wizard

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz","NoRun",0x00010001,0

;

;

; disable messenger in outlook express

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\MessengerService","PassportBalloon",0x00000001,02,00,00,00

;

;

; disable low disk space prompt

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer",NoLowDiskSpaceChecks,0x00010001,1

;

;

; end of changes

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