Hi,

I am creating a Win2000 Unattended DVD with Office XP. I was succeful with everything until the Unattended installation reboots. I get the error that the system cannot fint 'C:\install\start.cmd or any of it's components.
During the installation phase everything goes smoothly, I have the install folder on yhe root of C with all of the applications and everything. I can run the start.cmd manualy and it works fine. Why won't the command execute during 2000 reboot?

Please help, this is driving me crazzzzyyyyy!!!!!

can u post the files winnt.sif, .cmd..

Start.cmd
ECHO.
ECHO Installing OfficeXP
ECHO Please wait...
start/wait %systemdrive%\install\applications\officexp\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=%systemdrive%\install\applications\officexp\Unattended.mst /qb-


Winnt.sif
;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
UnattendedInstall=Yes
MSDosInitiated=No
AutoPartition=1

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
UnattendSwitch=Yes
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=yes
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
FileSystem=*
AutoActivate=Yes
Repartition=yes

[GuiRunOnce]
%systemdrive%\install\start.cmd

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=*
EncryptedAdminPassword=No
AutoLogon=yes
AutoLogonCount=1
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=35
OEMSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductID=Xxxx-KBxxD-xxxKQ-K36XB-Xxxxxx
FullName=user1
OrgName=user1
ComputerName=COMPUTER-01

[Display]
Xresolution=800
YResolution=600

[LicenseFilePrintData]

[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=1
AreaCode=617

[RegionalSettings]

[MassStorageDrivers]

[OEMBootFiles]

[OEM_Ads]

[SetupMgr]

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=workgroup

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
INFID=*

[NetClients]
MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[params.MS_MSClient]
RPCSupportForBanyan=No

[NetServices]
MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[params.MS_SERVER]

[NetProtocols]
MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
DNS=Yes
UseDomainNameDevolution=No
EnableLMHosts=Yes
AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
SpecificTo=Adapter1
DHCP=Yes
WINS=No
NetBIOSOptions=0

Just to confirm, although reading your post it should be...

The Install folder is in the OEM/$1 folder on your cd???

The OEM on the DVD is has follows:
$OEM$
$1
drivers
install
Applications
OfficeXP
$$
$docs
$progs

Has anyone else ever had this problem?

Maybe a stab in the dark.. Im not sure... Does the winnt.sif get done in order, the only difference I can see, is that my GUIRUNONCE is a lot further down the list...???

Maybe nothing though...???



It looks ok otherwise....

Even here http://www.unattended.msfn.org/global/examples.htm in the sample winnt.sif, it is the last entry..??

If it does execute in some sequence, it would appear you are trying to run it before any accounts are even created... as I said, Im not entireyl sure, just an observation...!!

Good look

Like you said....Just a try. I am going to move the GuiRunOnce command down the list. I will post the results.

Thanks

I have changed the location of the guirunonce location. I still get the same error after final reboot. Cannot find C:\install.start.cmd or any of it's components.

HELP!!!!!!

start/wait %systemdrive%\install\applications\officexp\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=%systemdrive%\install\applications\officexp\Unattended.mst /qb-

that is the problem i think...

should be

start/wait %systemdrive%\\install\applications\\officexp\\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.mst /qb-

Office know where is your Unattended.mst if run in same directory...
need double \\ else use
"%systemdrive%\install\applications\officexp\setup.exe "

something like that...

Lol.. should really learn to read posts better.. never saw the start.cmd info...doh!!!!

just a couple of quick things =>
1; is the install folder created on c: and does it contain your start.cmd?
2; is the applications folder level with install folder or inside - as your .cmd is calling for apps to be inside

1. install folder is created on you %systemdrive% where your windows folder is present
2. cmdlines.txt , RunOnceEx.cmd and regtweaks.reg needs to be in $OEM$ folder

Example:


For more info just go to http://unattended.msfn.org/index.htm

winnt.sif does not know about %systemdrive%. Give a letter.

http://www.windowsdream.com

Does anyone know where to put the Default Gatway in the winnt.sif file and what that syntax is for win2000 unattended install?

Like I stated earlier this is my first attempt at doing an unattended install with Win2000. I have posted the start.cmd and the guirunonce command line. Am I supposed to have anything else. Am I missing anythig?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Okay I have an issue.. this is my first time making an unattended install and the basics are easy but I ran into issues on the intermediate section where it refers to winnt.sif This file doesn't seem to exist on my CD anywhere nor does a copy of winnt.si_ The only file that resembles any of this is a file in the I386 folder called Unattended.txt. Where does one go from here?

natan770 wrote:



correction: winnt.sif has no problems whatsoever interpreting environment variables.

%systemdrive% is perfectly fine, and recommended.

shark

You need to enclose the commands in quotes for the GUIRunOnce section, try

Well nevermind.. i found out... i somehow completely missed the unattended portion of first beginners section and there it says ti name it from unattended.txt to winnt.sif.

well, i also have the same problem and i did rename the file to winnt.sif.

windows can also not find \install\start.cmd


mij file looks like this:

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
AutoPartition=1
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
UnattendSwitch="yes"

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=*
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=110
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductID="my id code"
FullName="Johan"
OrgName=""
ComputerName=P4

[Display]
BitsPerPel=16
Xresolution=1280
YResolution=1024
Vrefresh=70

[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=1
Language=00000413

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=Werkgroep

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
msmsgs=off
msnexplr=off
freecell=off
hearts=off
minesweeper=off
pinball=off
solitaire=off
spider=off
zonegames=off

[GuiRunOnce]
%systemdrive%\Install\start.cmd

what am i doing wrong?