HOWTO: Remove the Briefcase During Windows NT 4.0 Installation
ID: Q163481
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
SUMMARY
During the installation of Windows NT 4.0, the Briefcase is created and
placed on the desktop by default. You can disable the creation of the
Briefcase by editing two information files used to configure Windows NT.
However, the only way to activate these changes is by initiating the
Windows NT installation over the network or using an unattended Setup.
MORE INFORMATION
WARNING: Incorrect modifications to .inf files can cause serious, system-
wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct
them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from
modifications to .inf files can be solved. Use this method at your own
risk.
To disable the creation of the Briefcase, use the following steps:
- Copy the folder that contains the installation files for your computer
type (for example, the I386 folder for x86-based computers) from the
Windows NT CD-ROM to a hard disk.
- Using Notepad or any other text editor, open the Layout.inf file,
search for "syncapp.exe," and insert a semicolon in front of the line.
The change should look like:
;syncapp.exe = 1,,28672,,,,,2,0,0
- Using Notepad or any other text editor, open the Txtsetup.sif file,
search for "syncapp.exe," and insert a semicolon in front of the line.
The change should look like:
;syncapp.exe = 1,,,,,,,2,0,0
- Initiate the Windows NT installation over the network or using an
unattended Setup.
The semicolon causes Windows NT Setup to treat the line in each file as a
comment. The Windows NT installation ignores the commented lines, causing
the Briefcase not to be created.
For information about installing Windows NT 4.0 using an unattended Setup,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q155197
TITLE : Unattended Setup Parameters for Unattend.txt File
To enable the creation of the Briefcase for any new installations, use
the following steps:
- Remove the semicolon from the lines in the Layout.inf and Txtsetup.sif
files.
- Start the Windows NT installation.
To create a Briefcase in an installation that did not originally install
the Briefcase, use the right mouse button to click the desktop, point to
New, and then click Briefcase.
Additional query words:
my briefcase Unattended Setup
Keywords : kbsetup kbOPK ntsetup NTSrvWkst ntutil prodnt kbSBK
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbhowto
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