Steve.mccall

Hi, I'm back! I'm having a few problems getting RIS to work with different drivers. Here is my current .sif file that works fine with one hardware configuration... ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=1 MsDosInitiated="1" UnattendedInstall="Yes" floppyless="1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp="4" LocalSourceOnCD=1 [SetupData] OsLoadOptions="/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS FileSystem=LeaveAlone NtUpgrade=No OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\000_chipset\IntelINF;Drivers\001_network\Marvell;Drivers\002_graphics\Intel;Drivers\003_audio;Drivers\004_SATA" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore ExtendOEMPartition = 0 InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" LegacyNIC = 1 [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="bogbrain" EncryptedAdminPassword=NO DefaultDomainName="claimtec" AutoAdminLogon=1 AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=3 OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=%TIMEZONE% OemSkipWelcome=1 [UserData] ProductKey=xx FullName="Steve McCall" OrgName="xx" ComputerName=%MACHINENAME% [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=60 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 SystemLocale=00000809 UserLocale=00000809 InputLocale=0809:00000809 [SetupMgr] DistFolder=C:\windist DistShare=windist [GuiRunOnce] Command0=%systemdrive%\install\Commands\%BUILDTYPE%.cmd command1=%systemdrive%\install\Commands\shutdown.cmd [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=No ProcessPageSections=Yes [NetAdapters] Adapter1=params.Adapter1 [params.Adapter1] INFID=* [NetClients] MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient [NetServices] MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER [NetProtocols] MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP [params.MS_TCPIP] DNS=No UseDomainNameDevolution=No EnableLMHosts=Yes AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1 [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1] SpecificTo=Adapter1 DHCP=Yes DNSServerSearchOrder=xx WINS=No NetBIOSOptions=0 [Identification] DomainAdmin = xx DomainAdminPassword = xx JoinDomain=CLAIMTEC DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes [RemoteInstall] Repartition=Yes UseWholeDisk = Yes [OSChooser] Description="Windows XP SP2" Help="Installs Windows XP SP2 Setup for GA81945" LaunchFile="%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType=Flat This works fine as I have the correct drivers in the relevent folders, but when I try to modify the script so it will check in another folder for the drivers... OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\000_chipset\PE1;Drivers\001_network\PE1;Drivers\002_graphics\PE1;Drivers\003_audio\PE1;Drivers\004_SATA\PE1" I get stuck at the 'Setup is Inspecting your computers hadware config' screen. I assume that setup can't find my NIC drivers, or possibly SATA. Steve

Hi, I need to write a script that will allow me to add a user as an administrator to a computer the first time they ever try to log on to it. All the computers are part of a small network that uses AD to administrate it. Basically I need the logon script to... Read the Username and Password input by the user. Check to see if the user is in the AD Add the user to the Computer within the Administrator group I'm not really sure how to go about this though and I think there will be credential problems as the new user will not have authority to change it's group to the administrator group. Steve

Never mind. I found a way around by using the Adobe Enterprise Installation Tool to create a silent install. Steve

Hi, I've got a bit of a problem. I'm trying to write a script that will install a number of applications. One of which is Adobe Acrobat Approval 5. The problem is it is a .exe setup file and requires a serial key. How do I go about installing it silently? Steve

What I am going to try now is using wise installer or installshield to package the installers into independent units. That should work better I think. Steve

Well what is happening is that the commands to install the applications are called from within the GuiRunOnce section of the .sif file. They in turn add the application reg keys to the registry. The applications are then installed via GuiRunOnce when the computer first logs on. The problem seems to be that windows can't recognise when an installation has finished and starts the next one in the series too early. Steve

Told you I'd be back! I'm having a few problems with my next installation type. It involves much moving around of directories and applying of patches. Here is my current script... Ensign.cmd cmdow @ /HID @echo off SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Ensign Applications" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Installing ODBC" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "regedit.exe /s %systemdrive%\install\odbc.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /VE /D "Faxclient 12" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\faxclient.msi /QN" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 7" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Adobe\ar.msi /QN" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /VE /D "Office 2003 std." /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 1 /D "\\serverris\Office2003\STD11.MSI /QB" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "Clearing .db File Association" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "regedit.exe /s %systemdrive%\install\removeDB.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /VE /D "Mapping Progress Install Drives" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\MapProgress.cmd" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /VE /D "Installing Progress 91D" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /V 1 /D "r:\setup.exe -s -f1q:\setup.iss" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /VE /D "Installing Progress Service pack 5" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 1 /D "t:\setup.exe -s -f1s:\setup.iss" /f REG ADD %KEY%\045 /VE /D "Installing Ensign Live" /f REG ADD %KEY%\045 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\EnsignVBS\CopyLive.vbs" /f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /VE /D "Copying Directories" /f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\EnsignVBS\Copy2folders.vbs" /f REG ADD %KEY%\055 /VE /D "Configuring Progress for Ensign" /f REG ADD %KEY%\055 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\EnsignVBS\Copy1-3.vbs" /f REG ADD %KEY%\055 /VE /D "Copying Files" /f REG ADD %KEY%\055 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\EnsignVBS\Copy4Files.vbs" /f REG ADD %KEY%\060 /VE /D "Cleaning Up and Rebooting" /f REG ADD %KEY%\060 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Commands\cleanup.cmd" /f EXIT There are no problems at all until the mapping drives key is added. From there each command doesn't wait long enough for the previous install or directory move to happen. I'm not really sure the way around this problem. Possibly setting a restart after every command, but I don't think the restart will wait for the install to finish. Steve

Hahahah, it works!!!! can you believe it. Perfection! Now to work on the different application scripts. Thanks for all your help. Have a sausage on me. I'll probably be back on here with more problems soon though! Steve

Oh what fun this is! I've managed to edit my .sif file so the admin logs on fine and executes the script. The problem now is that the script doesn't take effect until the next reboot. So if I could issue a reboot command as soon as the pc logs on and increase the number of auto logons to 2, then it should all work! test.sif ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=1 MsDosInitiated="1" UnattendedInstall="Yes" floppyless="1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp="4" LocalSourceOnCD=1 [SetupData] OsLoadOptions="/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS FileSystem=LeaveAlone NtUpgrade=No OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\000_chipset\IntelINF;Drivers\001_network\Marvell;Drivers\002_graphics\Intel;Drivers\003_audio;Drivers\004_SATA" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore ExtendOEMPartition = 0 InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" LegacyNIC = 1 [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="xxxx" EncryptedAdminPassword=NO AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=1 OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=%TIMEZONE% OemSkipWelcome=1 [UserData] ProductKey=xxxx FullName="Steve McCall" OrgName="xxxx" ComputerName=%MACHINENAME% [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=60 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 SystemLocale=00000809 UserLocale=00000809 InputLocale=0809:00000809 [SetupMgr] DistFolder=C:\windist DistShare=windist [GuiRunOnce] Command0=%systemdrive%\install\%BUILDTYPE%.cmd [Identification] JoinDomain=%MACHINEDOMAIN% DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes ProcessPageSections=Yes [RemoteInstall] Repartition=Yes UseWholeDisk = Yes [OSChooser] Description="NEW TEST" Help="NEW TEST" LaunchFile="%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType=Flat Could I enter command1= reboot or something? Steve

Enjoy your sausage! I was thinking. Surely the .sif file should auto login to windows anyway, without any other files needed. I've supplied all the commands to it. Why isn't it logging in? I'm going to try tweaking that 1st. Then it should be simple to run the install file. Steve

Well, I just tried putting the login details in runonceex.cmd and running it from cmdlines.txt but the result was even worse!!! This time it gets stuck at the welcome screen, asking me to setup the internet connection etc. It then logs me in automatically to windows but nothing happens. I have to restart before the application installatino script runs. Is there anyway I can write a command within cmdlines.txt that uses the %BUILDTYPE% variable and would activate the correct installation script at the t-12 mark. Steve

Ok, So when everything was working, cmdline.txt looked like this... [COMMANDS] "RunOnceEx.cmd" Which then ran RunOnceEx.cmd cmdow @ /HID @echo off SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx SET KEY2="HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" REG ADD %KEY2% /V DefaultPassword /D "bogbrain" /f REG ADD %KEY2% /V DefaultUsername /D "Administrator" /f REG ADD %KEY2% /V DefaultDomainName /D "Claimtec" /f REG ADD %KEY2% /V AutoLogonCount /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f REG ADD %KEY2% /V AutoAdminLogon /D "1" /f REG ADD %KEY2% /V ForceAutoLogon /D "1" /f REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /VE /D "Faxclient 12" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\faxclient.msi /QN" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 7" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Adobe\ar.msi /QN" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /VE /D "Claimtec ULR 8.1.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\ClaimTec8.1.1.msi /QN" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "Office 2003 std." /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "\\serverris\Office2003\STD11.MSI /QB" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /VE /D "Cleaning Up and Rebooting" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\cleanup.cmd" /f EXIT Which worked fine. Now should I put the contents of Login.cmd directly into cmdlines.txt without any changes or should I leave cmdlines.txt to link to RunOnceEx.cmd and put the contents of Login.cmd into RunOnceEx.cmd? Am I able to have commands in both RunOnce (within the .sif file) and RunOnceEx? Am I right in thinking that if I use cmdlines.txt to run RunOnceEx that the login details will be entered early enough for them to work and RunOnce (within .sif file) will run once the computer logs on? Steve

Actually I've worked out that on the 1st boot up, once I manually login it is the login.cmd that runs and restarts the computer. Then the computer does autologin and run start to install the applications. I'm not exactly sure when the claimtec.cmd is executed. Steve

Well basically the two scripts do not run automatically. I need to manually log on before they are executed. The first time I log on, the script (e.g. claims.cmd) runs and adds the keys into the registry. The pc then restarts and DOES autologin this time, the apps are then installed. The problem seems to be the order in which everything happens. When I had one RunOnceEx.cmd file run by cmdlines.txt (which I believe is run at T-12) everything was installed fine. I think the problem is that the keys might be added to the registry too late in the installation for them to be used in the first post-install boot. I'm sorry, I know that doesn't really explain it very well. Steve

Ok, Almost perfect! So close! At the moment the gui section of the install completes. The computer restarts and doesn't autologin. Once I manually logon as administrator the relevant cmd file for the build type runs and the computer restarts. Then the computer logs on automatically (although not as a domain admin, just a local admin) and everything installs fine. All the code I use is shown below... .sif template [data] AutoPartition=1 floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 [SetupData] OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula = yes OemPreinstall = yes OemSkipWelcome = 1 TargetPath = \WINDOWS FileSystem = LeaveAlone NtUpgrade=No OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\000_chipset\IntelINF;Drivers\001_network\Marvell;Drivers\002_graphics\Intel;Drivers\003_audio;Drivers\004_SATA" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore ExtendOEMPartition = 0 InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" LegacyNIC = 1 [UserData] ProductKey=xxxx FullName = "xxxx" OrgName = "%ORGNAME%" ComputerName = %MACHINENAME% [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=xxxx EncryptedAdminPassword=no AutoAdminLogon=yes AutoAdminLogon=1 ForceAutoLogon=1 OemSkipRegional = 1 TimeZone = %TIMEZONE% OemSkipWelcome = 1 [GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\install\Login.cmd %systemdrive%\install\%BUILDTYPE%.cmd [Display] BitsPerPel = 32 XResolution = 1024 YResolution = 768 VRefresh = 60 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 SystemLocale=00000809 UserLocale=00000809 InputLocale=0809:00000809 [SetupMgr] DistFolder=C:\windist DistShare=windist [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes ProcessPageSections=No [Identification] DomainAdmin = xxxx DomainAdminPassword = xxxx JoinDomain = xxxx DoOldStyleDomainJoin = Yes [RemoteInstall] Repartition = Yes UseWholeDisk = Yes [OSChooser] Description = "Gigabyte - GA-81945GMF v5 RunOnceEx.cmd" Help = "This will install Windows XP Pro SP2 Pro in a standard configuration. Installs LAN, Chipset, SATA and GFX drivers. Includes GuiRunOnce Office Std" LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType = "Flat" Login.cmd cmdow @ /HID @echo off SET KEY2="HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" REG ADD %KEY2% /V DefaultPassword /D "xxxx" /f REG ADD %KEY2% /V DefaultUsername /D "xxxx" /f REG ADD %KEY2% /V AutoLogonCount /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f REG ADD %KEY2% /V AutoAdminLogon /D "1" /f REG ADD %KEY2% /V ForceAutoLogon /D "1" /f shutdown.exe -r -f -t 10 -c "Windows XP will now restart in 10 seconds..." EXIT Claimtec.cmd cmdow @ /HID @echo off SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Claimtec Applications" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /VE /D "Faxclient 12" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\faxclient.msi /QN" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 7" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Adobe\ar.msi /QN" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /VE /D "Claimtec ULR 8.1.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\ClaimTec.msi /QN" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "Office 2003 std." /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "\\xxxx\Office2003\STD11.MSI /QB" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /VE /D "Cleaning Up and Rebooting" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\cleanup.cmd" /f EXIT Originally login.cmd and claimtec.cmd were one file but I tried splitting them to get it to work. Would it work better if somehow coded the login script directly into the .sif template? Steve