does anyone know how to add another user and make it the default instead of the Administrator account in the unattended setup?

also if this new account will be marked for AutoLogon, I'll be greatful.

ECHO Adding User Yourname...

ECHO Please Wait...

net user Yourname /add

net localgroup "administrators" Yourname /add

ECHO.

In my script, I've got this:

echo -=[Add Nas to administrator group]=-

net user Nas /add

net localgroup "administrators" Nas /add

net localgroup "Users" Nas /delete

net user Nas /comment:"Administrator User Account"

net user administrateur /active:no

echo.

echo.

The command "net user administrateur /active:no" will disabled the administrator account (That's more secure )

If you want to AutoLogon : >>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/...dp_log_peyn.asp

net user administrateur /active:no

net user administrator /active:no[/

which is the right one?

and should i remove these lines from my winnt.sif file?

AutoLogon=Yes

AutoLogonCount=1

and shall i leave these lines as it is?

AdminPassword="blablabla"

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

administrator is the correct way. i'm assuming since Nastradamus is from france that he slipped and added the french ending on there by accident

yeah, i beleive so

should i remove these lines from my winnt.sif file?

AutoLogon=Yes

AutoLogonCount=1

and shall i leave these lines as it is?

AdminPassword="blablabla"

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

Somewhere I picked up this:

set _USER=whatever

net user %_USER% "" /add >nul

net localgroup administrators "%_USER%" /add>nul

%SystemRoot%\system32\reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultUserName" /d "%_USER%" /f

%SystemRoot%\system32\reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultUserPassword" /d "" /f

%SystemRoot%\system32\reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "AutoAdminLogon" /d "1" /f

administrator is the correct way.  i'm assuming since Nastradamus is from france that he slipped and added the french ending on there by accident

You're right

Sorry !!!!!

It's administrator and not adminitrateur

I have tried this syntax, but it didn't work!

any suggestions?

Ok - I have NO vbs scripting expertise at all so I will leave this to the experts. Is it possible via batch file or vbs script to prompt me for the names of any users that need to be added to the machine and then run the command line syntaxes with the names that i input.

Ultimately, I would like this to be accessible via Desktop shortcuts to the Administrator after the install. It would also be helpful to include another shortcut to a batch/vbs that would allow me to customize the name of the machine. Right now, all I have is "MyHomePC" on "MyHomeNetwork".

I would like to have this one generic install (I already got the initial uninstall cd to work which is awesome!!!) Please give me some feedback and/or suggestions - I can write batch files but have been out of practice for quite awhile.

Thanks to everyone for all of their help in advance.

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Ok - I have NO vbs scripting expertise at all so I will leave this to the experts.  Is it possible via batch file or vbs script to prompt me for the names of any users that need to be added to the machine and then run the command line syntaxes with the names that i input.

Ultimately, I would like this to be accessible via Desktop shortcuts to the Administrator after the install.  It would also be helpful to include another shortcut to a batch/vbs that would allow me to customize the name of the machine.  Right now, all I have is "MyHomePC" on "MyHomeNetwork".

I would like to have this one generic install (I already got the initial uninstall cd to work which is awesome!!!)  Please give me some feedback and/or suggestions - I can write batch files but have been out of practice for quite awhile.

Thanks to everyone for all of their help in advance.

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yes, that will be a very good idea, I think that you'll have a feedback pretty soon. I'll wait with you.

install.cmd

set _USER=Squall
net user %_USER% "" /add >nul
net localgroup administrators "%_USER%" /add>nul
%SystemRoot%\system32\reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultUserName" /d "%_USER%" /f
%SystemRoot%\system32\reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultUserPassword" /d "" /f
%SystemRoot%\system32\reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "AutoAdminLogon" /d "1" /f

cmdlines.txt

[COMMANDS]
".\installs.cmd"

And everything under $OEM$.

NB: someone of the forum did this for me, I'm sure you guys can find the thread