Vista - how/where to get to these settings via script or answer file?

I got no responses on the setup/deployment specific forums so maybe here is
more appropriate.

This is for windows server 2003.

these settings:

right-click desktop -> properties -> desktop tab -> customize desktop button

here you can check of to display the My Documents folder, My Computer,
Internet Explorer, and My Network Places on the desktop.

I need to configure these via script or answer file during setup. Didn't see
anything in unattended.txt
reference, so I guess a direct registry edit will be needed? anyone know
the keys I
need to get to?

any input is appreciated, thanks.

I don't know the keys. My normal approach to this is to export the current
user hive before and after the change and use a file compare tool.

--

Joe Fawcett (MVP - XML)

http://joe.fawcett.name

"James" <noone@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Couldn't you just try Google, rather than asking
the same question here repeatededly?

I did a quick search using the following terms:

xp registry desktop icon computer

and found this:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

It shouldn't be too difficult to track down the tweak,
assuming it's still available in XP/2003. With many of those
type of tweaks, though, you need to refresh Explorer
before it takes effect. I don't know of any way to do
that without using an API call -- which script can't do --
other than to just crash Explorer and hope that it restarts
alright.

Thanks Joe, appreciate the reply. I'll try that.

"Joe Fawcett" <joefawcett@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes mayayana, I could try google, and do for many things. I also use
newsgroups such as this as 'part' of my process. This is not the only thing
I need to find out... with a number of things to figure out to get a project
done I use many resources, including the communities existing knowledge and
experience (as well as google and good old hard copy books). While working
directly on some current task I may throw out a post related to my
'upcoming' task to get the ball rolling on them so that when I get to them I
am potentially that much further with them. One of the greatest things about
the internet and online communities is the sharing of knowledge and
experience... taking this post as an example I'm just thinking 'hey, someone
else may have had to do this same thing and already knows'.

I certianly appreciate your reply. If what I have explained above is an
inappropriate use of these forums I was unaware of it, and will gladly stop.
I admittedly have not read the 'rules' of these forums so I certianly may be
wrong here, and if so, I apologize. I use an nntp client and therefore have
not seen a link to the rules, as would be common via a web based interface,
care to share a link to those rules?

I know, why don't I google it, right?




"mayayana" <mayaXXyana@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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stop.It's not a big deal. But don't you think it's a bit
inconsiderate to ask the same question twice in
one day? It's just a matter of being considerate
of the people who try to help -- not wasting
everyone's time. You don't need to follow any official
rules to do that.

in case anyone else comes across a need for this:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel


{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} = My Network Places

{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} = My Computer

{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} = My Documents

{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} = Internet Explorer

all REG_DWORD


"James" <noone@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Complete text exports can run to 50 meg and because the registry is in
constant flux, finding the differences you are interested in can be
difficult you might instead want to use regmon (SysInternals free tool) and
run it while you do the changes via the GUI. If you get too many results you
can set filters to screen out the crap.

I am glad you can appreciate sysinternals tools.

Post some of your findings.








"Python42" <rjdegraff@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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