A. Normally when a user logs on for the first time a splash screen is displayed welcoming the new users. This can be disabled in a number of ways.
Method 1
- Copy the I386 directory structure from the Windows NT installation CD to a distribution server
- Create the Unattend.txt file as normal
- In the I386 directory on the distribution server rename the file
Welcome.ex_ to Welcome.bak
C:\> rename welcome.ex_ welcome.bak - Create a backup of the file Txtsetup.sif file (which is also in the I386 directory) to Txtsetup.bak
- Edit Txtsetup.sif and place a ; in front of the welcome.exe line, so the
line
welcome.exe=1,,,,,,,1,0,0
becomes
;welcome.exe=1,,,,,,,1,0,0 - Save the modified file.
- Create a backup of Dosnet.inf (again in the I386 directory) to dosnet.bak
- Edit Dosnet.inf and again place a ; in front of the welcome.exe line, so
the link
d1,welcome.exe
becomes
;d1,welcome.exe - Save the modified file
- Perform the unattended installation from the distribution share
The above just stops the installation of the welcome.exe image and so stopping it from executing. An alternative is to create a registry script that runs during installation which disables the Welcome dialog.
Method 2
- As before copy the I386 directory from the NT CD to a distribution server
- Create an unattend.txt file as per normal
- Create a directory called $oem$ under the I386 directory on the distribution server
- In the $oem$ directory create a file called cmdlines.txt and enter the
following lines:
\[Commands\]
".\regedit /s nowelcom.reg" - Again in the $oem$ directory create a file called nowelcom.reg with the
following lines (keep the blank line):
REGEDIT4
\[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Explorer\Tips\]
"DisplayInitialTipWindow"=dword:00000000
"Show"=hex:00,00,00,00
"Next"=hex:03,00 - Copy the file regedit.exe from the I386 directory into the $oem$ directory
- Perform the unattended installation from the distribution share
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