(Remote Installation Services)

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

[Shell]

The [Shell] section contains entries for specifying the visual style of the user interface.

Answer File Entries for the [Shell] Section

CustomDefaultThemeFile

Specifies the complete path to a .theme file.

Syntax

CustomDefaultThemeFile = path_and_file_name

Example

[Shell]
CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%windir%\Themes\MyTheme.theme" 

Comments

Enclose path_and_file_name in quotation marks if it is a long file name. If path_and_file_name contains the environment variable windir, you must follow windir with a backward slash character.

If the value of the DefaultThemesOff entry is Yes, Windows XP uses the classic Windows visual style.

These file names have a .theme extension. When you install the operating system by using Winnt32.exe, you can use long file names for files included in a distribution share. However, if you use Winnt.exe to install the operating system, all files and folders in the $OEM$ folder (and all subfolders) must be in 8.3 format for Setup to copy the files. In addition, you must always use 8.3 file names when copying a set of files from one computer to another with MS-DOS. Use the $$Rename.txt file to restore these 8.3 names to long file names during Setup.

DefaultStartPanelOff

Specifies whether to use the classic Windows Start menu instead of the Windows XP Start menu, and displays icons for My Computer and My Documents on the Windows desktop.

Syntax

DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes | No

Example

[Shell]
DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes

Comments

The default value is No.

DefaultThemesOff

Specifies whether to use the classic Windows visual style instead of the default Windows XP visual style.

Syntax

DefaultThemesOff = Yes | No

Example

[Shell]
DefaultThemesOff = Yes

Comments

The default value is No.