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Right you are, Bashrat! Egg on my face!
Just for those who are interested, I also had to copy the files presetup.cmd and setupuprog.exe to my $oem$\$$\system32 folder. Now, when I run the install, I get a message saying c:\DSPdsblr.ex and DPsFnsht files cannot be found. I'm assuming I have to copy them to my $oem$\$1 folder. Can anyone tell me where they would end up if I was slipstreaming to a 'normal' xp setup cd?
Thanks,
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I have used the instructions on this site to create an unattended install. But rather than putting the files on CD, I have them on a remote share. My client computers connect to the remote share to install XP (and W2K). I have slipped streamed Baashart's Driverpacks into the share with my XP files. I noticed that the base pack modified the winnt.sif file to read as follows. But I use an alternate SIF file in my setup. So do I just copy this to my alternate SIF file? Thanks,
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; Generated by DriverPacks BASE 7.05.2
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[Data]
MsDosInitiated=No
[GUIRunOnce]
command9="%SystemDrive%\DPsFnshr.exe"
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Ah yes! Or c:\sysprep\sysprep.exe -mini -reseal -quiet from the cmd line
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You say you're installing without formatting? So really that's 're-installing'?
When you use a cd to install in that fashion (the old fashioned way
), Windows notes that a %system% folder already exists. It then gives you the option of choosing an alternate %system% name or wiping the current %system% folder. The latter choice wipes out anything in your Documents and Settings folder. So I would think you need to find a way to rename the current %system% folder (like using BartPE) before initiating the unattended.Just our of curioustiy, why don't you want to format?
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You can add UnattendSwitch="yes" to the [unattended] section of your sif file.
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Off the top of my head I'd have to say no as software usually needs to be installed.
But maybe you could use the log files from an MSI packager to deternim which resgistry keeys have been modified. Then you could use runonce to just import the appropriate registry changes as well as copying the appropriate program files to the appropriate locations.
But that's seems like an awful lot of busy work for something you could just as easily install...
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Found this by typing 'disable beep through registry' into Google
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/registry_tips.htm#system_beeps
Turning off System Beeps
Added 9/10/01
If you want to turn off all system beeps (like the ones that go through your computers' internal speaker):
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound
Edit the key Beep and give it a value of No
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Sorry, replied to the wrong post!!!!
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It's my understanding that it's easier to add programs to my install through cmdlines.txt then it is through [GuiRunOnce)? Because that way the software installs are part of the install process as opposed to having to have someone logon to install the programs?
But I also always thought that you couldn't install accross a network with cmdlines.txt. That the install files would have to be copied to the computer during the setup. Now I've found some sites that say it can be done. But they both tell a different story of how to do it.
Can anyone give me a suggestion as to which site has the better suggestion or if there is another suggestion?
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/Articl...3890/13890.html says that I just have to start the line in my batch file with ".\net use <drive letter>: \\<server>\<share> /user:<domain>\<user> [<password>] /persistent:no" to get it working.
http://www.bootix.com/support/problems_sol...dlines_txt.html says that I have to:
CAUSE
This problem is documented in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 314543. It is caused by a missing entry in the hivesys.inf file, so that the following registry key is not created:
HKLM\System\CurrentControlset\Control\NetworkProvider\Order
RESOLUTION
Locate the hivesys.inf file on the Windows XP distribution share and open it with a text editor. Locate the following line in the hivesys.inf file:
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider\HwOrder",,0x00000012
Using the copy and paste function of your text editor, duplicate this line, so that you get two identical text lines. In the second (duplicated) line, change "HwOrder" to "Order". The result should look like this:
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider\HwOrder",,0x00000012
HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider\Order",,0x00000012
Save and then close the hivesys.inf file.
MORE INFORMATION
See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 314543 titled "Error Message 'The Workstation Service Has Not Been Started' When Using Cmdlines.txt".
In order to gain access to a command prompt during the graphical (GUI mode) setup of an unattended Windows installation, press SHIFT+F10 (see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 242380 titled "How to Use a Command Prompt During GUI-Mode Setup".
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My sif file is below. I have set up my unattended install so that the computer joins the domain and is placed in the appropriate OU. That allows it to right away catch a few GPO installs. I thought I was setting it up to log in once locally and run c:\install\start.cmd. In start.cmd, I have a registry edot that is supposed to set the appropriate default domain to logon to. Then another registry edit sets the computer to automatically logon to a specific domain account. Then it's to run shutdown.exe so that the computer will reboot and autologn on to the specific domain user account. The login script of that specific user account then deletes c:\install, installs some more software, sets the computer not to autologon on and then reboots the computer.
Problem is that when I come back to the computer after the install is finished, the domain rather then the local machien name is showing in the domain field for logging on. The c:\install folder is still there and none of the programs have installed. So I log in with a domain account, run c:\install\start.cmd and everything then starts to work as it should.
I'm wondering if having the computer placed in a specific domain during the install is causing the domain to show in the domain field rather than the computer name? So then the local admin account can't log in? Does that make sense?
SIF File
;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
AutoPartition=1
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"
AutomaticUpdates=yes
[unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
FileSystem=ConvertNTFS
ExtendOEMPartition=1
UnattendSwitch="yes"
WaitForReboot="No"
OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers"
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=mysecretpassword
EncryptedAdminPassword=No
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=10
OemSkipWelcome=1
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=1
[userData]
ComputerName=*
ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
FullName="Bishop Grandin High School"
OrgName="047C309-"
[identification]
JoinDomain=student.cssd.ab.ca
DomainAdmin=cssdadmin\jeremy.schubert
DomainAdminPassword=mysecretpassword
MachineObjectOU="ou=047CC309,ou=047CSchool,ou=sectionC06,ou=computer accounts,dc=student,dc=cssd,dc=ab,dc=ca"
[branding]
BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes
Profiles = WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall
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Thanks to everyone for the great abundance of responses. They were all very helpful.
However, I did manage to find the post again. Just in case future users are searching for it, it can be found here:
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I know everyone gets upset/frustrated when people post without doing an appropriate search but please don't flame me yet
I used to be able to find a post that explained how someone was setting up a hidden 'recovery' partition. That partition would modify the boot loader to list Reinstall XP as an option. Choosing that option would initiate an unattended XP install from the hidden partition (as opposed to having to boot from an external source).
I've tried a whole bunch of different search terms but haven't been able to find the post again. Can someone please help me?
Thank you,
Jeremy
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Sorry for what seems like a silly question.
I have my unattended install of XP and W2K setup. I want to add auto-login. I understand how to create the reg file to set a domain account to login. In addition to cmdlines.txt with the reg file, do I also need to enter the autologin parameters in the sif file? Or is it enought to make reference during cmdlines.txt?
Thanks,
Jeremy
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OK, I think I figured it out. I have to include the /mbr switch so that windows can install properly.
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Hey Folks,
I've almost got my unattended 2000 and XP installs down to a science. The only problem is that you can't extend the partition when you are doing a network install. So I've started to use aefdisk to first create a formatted fat32 partition. Then the computer reboots and is supposed to start installing windows. But I get a message saying that "the bootloader cannot start"
The aefdisk command I'm using is aefdisk /formatfat /pri:0:0c
I'm wondering if I'm supposed to any/all of the following switches in addition?
/a (to set the partition as active)
/mbr
/cvtarea
Thanks,
Jeremy
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I have just discovered BBIE which is used to extract boot sectors from bootable CD ROMS. Can I extract the boot sector from an XP disk to make a W2K disk bootable and visa versa?
Thanks,
Jeremy
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Ophiel-I have used the program to pack an xpsp2 cd. I just couldn't find the winnt.sif file. I guess I should have made that more clear.
Tux - thanks for the info. I will find the winnt.sif file and use it as the basis for my unattended.txt file.
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Pardon my ignorance, but I'm a bit confused.
I want to use nlite to create my remote install source for xp.
I don't want to burn it to a cd.
So, does nlite create a winnt.sif file that I can rename to unattended.txt?
If so, where is the file placed.
Also, does following through with all of the component choices in nlite basically complete all the entries I need for my unattended.txt file?
Thanks for any help,
Jeremy
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Baashart's Driverpacks to share instead of CD
in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003
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I found my answer at http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=227. This post shows answers the question 'Can anybody assist me in getting these driverpacks to install from a $OEM$ folder which is located on a network share, rather than on a CD?'