Stacey Melissa

I got it now. After investigating the .inf files generated by IEAK 8, I found the registry setting that disables the first run setup windows. Specifically, the "DisableFirstRunCustomize" value must be set to 1, as shown in this .reg file: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LinksBar] "Enabled"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "AlwaysShowMenus"=dword:00000000 "DisableFirstRunCustomize"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows] "PopupMgr"="yes" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter] "EnabledV8"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Suggested Sites] "Enabled"=dword:00000000 No timestamps needed.

Here's the .reg file I've used, although it seems the timestamps cause problems when the difference between them and the current date passes a certain point. Maybe there is some way to generate those timestamps to be the current time when a new user logs in for the first time. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LinksBar] "Enabled"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "AlwaysShowMenus"=dword:00000000 "IE8RunOnceCompletionTime"=hex:d6,a2,2b,8d,60,b1,c9,01 "IE8RunOnceLastShown"=dword:00000001 "IE8RunOnceLastShown_TIMESTAMP"=hex:fc,71,f4,6f,60,b1,c9,01 "IE8RunOncePerInstallCompleted"=dword:00000001 "IE8TourShown"=dword:00000001 "IE8TourShownTime"=hex:22,d2,aa,02,6c,a9,c9,01 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows] "PopupMgr"="yes" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter] "EnabledV8"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Suggested Sites] "Enabled"=dword:00000000 The stuff in the "Main" key (except the "AlwaysShowMenus" value) is what you'll need. The rest of this .reg file enables or disables other stuff.

That's what I used successfully during RunOnceEx. Exactly the same as with IE7.

IIRC, the 15-day trial I downloaded asked for the key during install, but I just continued without putting a key in, and it worked fine. Sort of like a Vista install. ETA: Just checked again, and now I see the "buy later" link at the bottom right corner of the screen that asks for the product key. That's what I clicked to use the 15-day trial.

On this download page, there is a checkbox called "Include the Java JRE with this download". Uncheck it, then click the download link for your language and platform.

The way I've done single bit changes in the past was to retrieve the original value at runtime, then have the script calculate the result of adding the retrieved value + the single bit, then write that sum back to the registry. I haven't done it with the Recycle Bin confirm bit, but I have done it with other values before, and it works.

Where do you read that in that thread? Wabaunza figured it out in post 14. My findings confirm his. In the OOBE pass in WSIM, insert the Windows-Deployment\Reseal component, and set the Mode property to "Audit". Then in the AuditSystem pass, insert Windows-Shell-Setup\Autologon for the Administrator, as usual. Also make sure to insert Windows-Shell-Setup\UserAccounts\AdministratorPassword compoent in the AuditSystem pass. Set the same password there. Finally, get rid of the command in the Specialize pass that boots into audit mode. That no longer works with Vista SP1. We'll have to get FireGeier to update his guide.

Found a solution in this other thread. Turns out that calling audit mode from the specialize pass is obsolete when SP1 is integrated into the install.wim.

I recorded the error on my webcam, since it flashed by so quick. The exact error: The solution icecubes gave doesn't really work for me. It just makes the machine reboot instead of shutting down. Either way, I get the following error when it boots again: Same thing happens if I use sysprep to reboot into OOBE instead of audit mode. This wasn't happening before I integrated SP1 using this guide.