[Help: Clean Install XP from network share with Bart PE]

This might sound like an old and simple topic, but I do need your help:

I was using a volume license XP with SP2 CD created a network share with Setupmgr. With the same CD, I created a BartPE. Boot a machine with the PE disc and mapped (drive letter H) to the share, then run "winnt32.exe /S:H:\i386 /unattend:H:\unattend.txt". Until this point, it is all textbook steps.

I got following error after I hit enter:

"the setup script does not contain a valid product ID contact your system administrator for a valid product ID"

Googled the error and checked my answer file, it appears:

* I don't have "," in my answer file;

* "UnattendedMode" is set to FullUnattended;

* I toggled between "ProductID" and "ProductKey";

* I even use Ethereal to moniter the traffic between client and server and it appears client did get the whole answer file from server.

Here is my answer file and appreciate if you give me som advice.

;SetupMgrTag

;[Data]

; AutoPartition=1

; MsDosInitiated="0"

; UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=Yes

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword="password"

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

AutoLogon=Yes

AutoLogonCount=1

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=4

OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

FullName="ABC"

OrgName="XYZ"

ComputerName=*

[Display]

BitsPerPel=16

Xresolution=1024

YResolution=768

Vrefresh=60

[setupMgr]

DistFolder=C:\windist

DistShare=windist

[GuiRunOnce]

Command0=%systemdrive%\APPS\appsinst.bat

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Failed to read Product ID from unattend.txt]

Tried that and still no luck

[Failed to read Product ID from unattend.txt]

Hello,

I tried to run unattended installation of XP from a network share using WinPE. However, I got a message after running unattended.bat from command prompt say "the setup script does not contain a valid Product ID Contact your system administrator for a valid Product ID". If I manually enter the product ID (same as the one in the unattend.txt), it seems the installation will go on.

I have created an ISO file using the same network share and installed the XP sucessfully on a VM (by mounting the iso file to the cdrom and rename the unattend.txt to winnt.sif, and save it to a floppy) using the same product ID.

Here is my unattend.txt:

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=1

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

Repartition=Yes

UseWholeDisk=Yes

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemPreinstall=Yes

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=Yes

OemSkipWelcome=0

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

UnattendSwitch=Yes

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword="password"

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

AutoLogon=Yes

AutoLogonCount=1

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=20

OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

ProductID=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

FullName="test"

OrgName="test"

ComputerName=*

[Display]

BitsPerPel=16

Xresolution=1024

YResolution=768

Vrefresh=60

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=1

Dialing=Tone

AreaCode=111

LongDistanceAccess="9"

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=1

Language=00000409

[branding]

BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[GuiRunOnce]

Command0=a:\copyi386.bat

Command1=%systemdrive%\install\appinst.bat

[identification]

JoinDomain=xxx.xxx.org

DomainAdmin=xxxxxx

DomainAdminPassword=xxxxxx

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes