Phil_C Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hello AllIf after completing an unattended install of windows XP pro I try to change themes I get an "Error loading theme. The theme could not load. Unspecified error" message. I am sure it has something to do with either the unattend setup or the registry entries that I change during installation. Can anyone see in the following text what could be causing this issue?;SetupMgrTag[Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated=0 UnattendedInstall=Yes[Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=WINXP OemPNPDriversPath=DRIVERS00_RAID DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore WaitForReboot=No AutoActivate = Yes Hibernation = No[GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=255 OemSkipWelcome=1 ProfilesDir="c:\System Settings"[Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1600 YResolution=1200[SystemRestore] DisableSR = 1 CreateFirstRunRp = 0[TapiLocation] CountryCode = 61 Dialing = Tone AreaCode = 02[Components] cdplayer = off charmap = on chat = off clipbook = on deskpaper = off dialer = off Fax = On freecell = off hearts = off hypertrm = off media_clips = off media_utopia = off minesweeper = off mousepoint = off Msmsgs = Off msnexplr = off mswordpad = off paint = off pinball = off rec = off solitaire = off spider = off Vol = on zonegames = off[Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes[RegionalSettings]SystemLocale = 00000c09UserLocale = 00000c09InputLocale = 0c09:00000409And the reg setting;Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation]"DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet"=dword:00000001[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}]"LocalizedString"="System"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}]"LocalizedString"="Network"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}]"LocalizedString"="Files"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}]"LocalizedString"="Recycler"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}]"LocalizedString"="IE"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,5B,E0,00,00,5C,E0,00,00,00,00[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]"ForegroundLockTimeout"=dword:00030d40"CoolSwitchColumns"="8""CoolSwtitchRows"="4""ForegroundFlashCount"=dword:00000001[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\New Schemes\Current Settings SaveAll\Sizes]"Color #1"= dword: 15780518[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors]"Background"="0 128 128"[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache]"@shell32.dll,-12691" = "Recent Files"[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound]"Beep" = "No"[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]"Link" = dword:00000001"EnableAutoTray"=dword:0[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]"ClearRecentDocsOnExit" = dword:00000001[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]"ShowDriveLettersFirst" = dword:4[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons]"29" = "C:\\WINXP\\system32\\TweakUI.exe,3"[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\PlacesBar]"Place0"="F:\\Files"[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:1[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]"{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"=dword:0"{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"=dword:0"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"=dword:0[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]"CascadeControlPanel"=dword:1"CascadePrinters"=dword:1"CascadeNetworkConnections"=dword:1"EnableBalloonTips"=dword:1"Start_AdminToolsRoot"=dword:2"Start_AdminToolsTemp"=dword:2"Start_LargeMFUIcons"=dword:0"Start_MiniMFU"=dword:12"Start_NotifyNewApps"=dword:0"Start_ScrollPrograms"=dword:0"Start_ShowControlPanel"=dword:2"Start_ShowMyComputer"=dword:1"Start_ShowMyDocs"=dword:1"Start_ShowMyMusic"=dword:0"Start_ShowMyPics"=dword:0"Start_ShowNetConn"=dword:1"Start_ShowNetPlaces"=dword:1"Start_ShowPrinters"=dword:1"Start_ShowRecentDocs"=dword:0"StartMenuFavorites"=dword:0"StartMenuScrollPrograms"="NO""StartMenuAdminTools"=dword:1[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components]"Position"=hex:2c,00,00,00,60,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,e0,03,00,00,7e,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting]"DoReport"=dword:0RegardsPhil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Find patched Uxtheme.dll for Windows XP SP2 and make cab file of this one using followwing commandmakecab uxtheme.dllAfter exection of the command, you will get Uxtheme.dl_; replace this with exsiting in Windows Installtion source under I386 folderNow include your custom visual style using OEM preinstall.Copy your theme into $OEM$\Resources\Themes\ and set OEMPresinstall=Yes into your WINNT.SIFNow you have to add these two lines to apply custom theme at instllation of Windows[Shell]CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\MyTheme.theme" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_C Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hello NeoThanks for the reply but I am not using custom themes. This happens if I try to change from the default blue theme to classic. If I use the [Shell] DefaultThemesOff = YesThen the classic theme is displayed but I cannot change it at all without the error appearing. This includes changing desktop color, screensaver etc.Also due to an incompatibility issue with one of the programs I use I cannot upgrade to SP2 and am stuck using SP1. If I install from the original XP install disk and then patch to SP1 then the themes work fine. RegardsPhil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_C Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 Hello AllI have narrowed this problem down to the registry settings. If I leave out the registry setting during the unattended install then the themes work fine even if I run the registry file after installation. There must be something in the registry file that conflicts with the installation of the themes during windows setup.RegardsPhil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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