Hi!

I create a Ghost-distributed Sysprepped image of XP Pro at work that uses sysprep.inf to do one autologin and run a batch file that does various things before shutting down the PC.
It shuts down using a shutdown -s -t 1 -f. In the batch file, this shutdown command is actually followed by a ping -n 10 -w 60000 1.1.1.1 >nul to make the PC sit there and do nothing more of the logon process until the shutdown switches it off. At least that was my theory...

Unfortunately, since the recent MS updates that I put on the build, when the shutdown begins, it ends the ping pause and actually has enough time to pop up on screen a "Setting up Personalized Settings" box very very briefly before the shutdown actually proceeds correctly.
This appears to be just cosmetic as when the PC is next powered on and manually logged in this box appears again and does its stuff. (Whatever it does must be removed by the sysprep process).

Is there any way I can get this shutdown to occur without this starting to happen, or some way to put it off to the next boot, or do you think it's not really a problem (I've noticed no adverse effects) ?

Thanks for any ideas!
Best wishes,

Andrew