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More info?)
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 16:03:01 -0800, "KB" <KB@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
>The reason I need registry hacks is because I am trying to program automated
>tasks via a post installation script (simular to a unattended install),
I thunk as much ;-)
>Can you help?
I don't know that particular .REG, but my approach would be:
1) Check out Kelly's site, it's full of magic bullets
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
2) Google e.g. disable update SP2 reg
3) Track the change using RegMon or similar
www.systeminternals.com has a utility that tracks registry changes in
real time. Filtering helps reduce the noise!
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/regmon.shtml
What I'd do is set things up so you can get to Regmon easily, and do
the GUI setting with as few clicks and keystrokes as possible. Start
recording in regmon, do the change you want, stop recording. Sift
through the barrage of registry changes ("a gnat has farted near your
computer...") to cull the magic .reg that will do what you want.
4) See if you can automate the GUI itself
This is an alternate approach; use some sort of macro recorder etc.
5) See whether other setup tools can help
Setup /? etc. for response file documentation, things like Group
Policy (unlikely if this is a systemwide thing), etc. SP2 itself has
deployment and other documentation; if it's new to SP2, it may well be
written up there, if not at one of the SP2 advice sites.
HTH?
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