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Q166820: Unattended Install of PowerToys in WinNT Server Reskit 4.0

Article: Q166820
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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The Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit Supplement 1 includes four desktop
components that are not included in the original Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource
Kit.

The new components are:

     CMD Prompt Here (Cmdhere.inf)
     Security        (Rshxmenu.inf)
     Run             (Runext.inf)
     TweakUI         (Tweakui.inf)

The new components are located in the PowerToy directory under the resource kit
directory. If you used the default to install the resource kit, the directory is
C:\Ntreskit\Powertoy

To manually install the new components, go to Windows NT Explorer and highlight
the .inf file. Right-click and then click Install from the menu.

MORE INFORMATION
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To automate the installation of the Power Toys during deployment or unattended
installation of Windows NT 4.0, you need an Unattend.txt file that is configured
to install Windows NT 4.0. Follow these steps:

1. Add the option OEMPreInstall = Yes to the [UNATTENDED] section in the answer
  file.

2. Create an I386 directory on a server and copy the files from the I386
  directory of the Windows NT 4.0 compact disc to the I386 directory on the
  server.

3. Create a directory called $OEM$ under the I386 directory on the server.

4. Copy the contents of the PowerToy directory to the $OEM$.

        Cmdhere.inf
        Rshxmenu.inf
        Rshxmenu.X86
        Runext.inf
        Runext.X86
        Tweakui.CNT
        Tweakui.CPL
        Tweakui.HLP
        Tweakui.inf

5. Use a text editor to create or modify the Cmdlines.txt file, and save it to
  the $OEM$.

To save time, you can copy the following 5 lines of information to create the
required Cmdlines.txt.

     [Commands]
     "rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 .\CMDHERE.INF"
     "rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 .\RSHXMENU.INF"
     "rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 .\RUNEXT.INF"
     "rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 .\TWEAKUI.INF"

If you have an existing Cmdlines.txt file, do not copy the [Commands] line, as an
existing Cmdlines.txt file has this line.

1. A modification of the Tweakui.inf file in the $OEM$ directory is required to
  prevent the Windows NT 4.0 installation from stopping. When the TweakUI
  utility runs, a help file is displayed during installation. To disable the
  help file, comment the following line in Tweakui.inf with a semicolon:

        HKLM,%SMWCV%\RunOnce\Setup,%ITWEAK%,,"WINHLP32.EXE -i Main
        %18%\TWEAKUI.HLP"

Your Tweakui.inf should look like this after the semicolon is added:

     HKLM,%SMWCV%\Run,%TWEAKUI%,,"RUNDLL32.EXE TWEAKUI.CPL,TweakMeUp"
     HKLM,%SMWCV%\RunOnce\Setup,%UPTWEAK%,,"RUNDLL32.EXE
        TWEAKUI.CPL,TweakMeUp 0";
     HKLM,%SMWCV%\RunOnce\Setup,%ITWEAK%,,"WINHLP32.EXE -i Main
        %18%\TWEAKUI.HLP"

NOTE: The previous text should take up 3 lines. It has been wrapped for
readability.

Consult the Windows NT 4.0 Device Driver Kit (DDK) and the Windows NT 4.0
Software Development Kit (SDK) for detailed information on the new INF format
and options.

For additional information on the Windows NT 4.0 Power Toys, consult the online
documentation for Windows NT 4.0 Server Supplement 1.

For additional information on Windows NT 4.0 deployment or unattended
installation, consult the Microsoft Knowledge Base at
http://www.microsoft.com/kb and download the Windows NT 4.0 Deployment Guide
from http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/.

NOTE: The Deployment Guide is valid for both Windows NT Workstation and Windows
NT Server.

Additional query words: Install

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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