Unattended Install of PowerToys in WinNT Server Reskit 4.0

 Last reviewed: March 10, 1998
Article ID: Q166820
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SUMMARY

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

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. 

Keywords          : ntreskit ntsetup NTSrvWkst kbsetup
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: March 10, 1998
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