[msobshel.htm problem]

This is a very old topic, but not really solved.

I ran into the same msobshel.htm problem and was able to reproduce it.

In my case, It's caused by creating the unattended source (including the integration of hotfixes) on a mounted network share.

If I use a local harddisk, the problem is gone.

NU.

[[GUIDE] Creating WIM images of Windows XP for system deployment using]

FYI

In order to be able to mount images in your PE environment, you need to install the wim filter.

I achieved this by adding this line to startnet.cmd.

%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 X:\windows\wimfltr.inf

note: wimfltr.sys needs to be in the same folder as winfltr.inf.

[Windows 2008 unattended setting to choose product?]

I got the "Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (Full Installation)" option to work unattended with this <InstallFrom> section added to my XML file:

<ImageInstall>
				<OSImage>
					<InstallFrom>
						<MetaData wcm:action="add">
							<Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
							<Value>Windows Longhorn SERVERENTERPRISE</Value>
						</MetaData>
					</InstallFrom>
				</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>

The "Windows Longhorn SERVERENTERPRISE" value is the same value WAIK created at the bottom of the unattended.xml file:

	<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:<path>/install.wim#Windows Longhorn SERVERENTERPRISE" xmln
s:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />

Hope it helps.

[Office 2007, Unattended Setup & Fine-tuning]

If I unattended try to uninstall Office 2007 Enterprise, it always reboots after completion.

I've tried the following:

msiexec.exe /X{90120000-0030-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE} /quiet /passive /norestart /qb-!

and:

setup.exe /uninstall enterprise /config config.xml

where config.xml includes:

<Configuration Product="Enterprise">

<Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" />

<Setting Id="Reboot" Value="ReallySuppress" />

</Configuration>

Any ideas on how to prevent that from happening?

Already found the answer.

config.xml should include:

<Configuration Product="Enterprise">

<Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" />

<Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="Never" />

</Configuration>

[Office 2007, Unattended Setup & Fine-tuning]

If I unattended try to uninstall Office 2007 Enterprise, it always reboots after completion.

I've tried the following:

msiexec.exe /X{90120000-0030-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE} /quiet /passive /norestart /qb-!

and:

setup.exe /uninstall enterprise /config config.xml

where config.xml includes:

<Configuration Product="Enterprise">

<Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" />

<Setting Id="Reboot" Value="ReallySuppress" />

</Configuration>

Any ideas on how to prevent that from happening?

[USB and Hardware Wizard]

I'm experiencing the same problems, when using untrusted user accounts.

As soon as I let nLite 1.3.5 integrate drivers into the source, any USB device moved or inserted will end up prompting the "Found New Hardware" dialog.

However, If I integrate the drivers otherwise (e.g. using setupcopyoeminf.exe at T-39), all is fine.

I Started with a clean Windows XP source and let nLite do the following in one run:

- SP2 integration

- post-SP2 security hotfixes and KB888111 integration

...and yes, the advanced option to remove the catalog files is not enabled.

- multiple drivers integration

What can be causing this behavior?