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Of course thats what i do right now. But where is it set the first time. must be somewhere otherwise setup would ask the user but its reading the dir from somewhere. but from where? Ok, its not important and somehow it will go public some day. And 2. directories to set in files ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HiveDef.Inf (at the almost bottom of the file.) TEMP_DIR="%USERPROFILE%\Lokale Einstellungen\Temp" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_APPDATA="%USERPROFILE%\Anwendungsdaten" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_DESKTOP="%USERPROFILE%\Desktop" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_FAVORITES="%USERPROFILE%\Favoriten" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_NETHOOD="%USERPROFILE%\Netzwerkumgebung" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_PERSONAL="%USERPROFILE%\Eigene Dateien" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_PRINTHOOD="%USERPROFILE%\Druckumgebung" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_PROGRAMS="%USERPROFILE%\Startmenü\Programme" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_RECENT="%USERPROFILE%\Recent" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_SENDTO="%USERPROFILE%\SendTo" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_START_MENU="%USERPROFILE%\Startmenü" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_STARTUP="%USERPROFILE%\Startmenü\Programme\Autostart" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_TEMPLATES="%USERPROFILE%\Vorlagen" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_COOKIES="%USERPROFILE%\Cookies" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_MYPICTURES="%USERPROFILE%\Eigene Dateien\Eigene Bilder" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_LOCAL_SETTINGS="%USERPROFILE%\Lokale Einstellungen" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_LOCAL_APPDATA="%USERPROFILE%\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_CACHE="%USERPROFILE%\Lokale Einstellungen\Temporary Internet Files" U_SHELL_FOLDERS_HISTORY="%USERPROFILE%\Verlauf" (Well this is english/non english mixed but just go down to the almost end of the file and ull see) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HIVESFT.INF Line: 3844 "Documents and Settings" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINNT.SIF "Programs" "Documents and Settings" ... ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You can change more using the Registry (Look at the key itself in your registry for your language): Fonts Favorites Verlauf Cookies HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Installation Sources ServicePackFiles Driver Cache HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Downloaded Program Files HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Downloaded Program Files ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ActiveX Cache HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ActiveX Cache ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inf Media Program Files ) Web\Wallpaper Common Files HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I guess u can change every folders location...

ok, ill read that file. Thx

The "Driver Cache" folder is used by Windows to store installed drivers. So it grows by the time you install more and more drivers. I guess Windows is only searching this folder after the setup process is completed. What i know is that the "Driver Cache" folder will be searched for drivers before the OEMPNPDriver Paths are searched. Guessing it should be 1. Windows drivers database 2. Driver Cache 3. OEMPNPDriver Paths I dont know if itll be searched for drivers during setup because it will only store drivers thatll be installed by the Windows setup.

I just found an preconfigured unattend.txt file on one of my cd`s. i guess it should do what it says, but not tested yet. The other switch is for Hibernation. ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [unattended] DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore Hibernation=YES <<<--------------- Hibernation! New to me, maybe to you too. ; (I mean the switch) NtUpgrade=Yes <<< ----------------- This one for predefined Upgrade Setup!!!? OemPreinstall=No OemSkipEULA=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS UnattendMode=FullUnattended UnattendSwitch=Yes Win9xUpgrade=Yes [GuiUnattended] AutoLogonCount=5 OemSkipWelcome=1 [userData] ProductID=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX FullName="" OrgName="" ComputerName=* [GuiRunOnce] Well, as i said, not tested yet but i bet itll work.

Hi all, ive searched for the "Program_Files_Dir" variable. Like the Documents and Settings variable in HiveSFT.Inf. Nothing found. I searched all files for "Default_Programs" but nothing found! It must be somewhere as i can set it in the Winnt.Sif. But there are no variables allowed so i wanna know where i can find the "real" string for this. Ive extracted all files and searched through them. But nothing. Someone out there must know this. I hope its someone here. Please tell me if you know its location. //edit1 //well, variables are allowed in the winnt.sif file. if its true what i just read in another file. But i still wanna know where the //programs dir is set.

Would be possible if i put a NTFS/FAT32/FAT16 DOS on a CD with a selfmade BOOT SetUpScreen plus the XP Files and a simple Floppy Check. But a simple method like if then else implemented into the OS would be better. @Macko It was the same here with nonworking unattended options, but i used the wrong format for winnt32.exe. since i looked into the created unattend batch file by the unattend wizard it was clear that it was me whos wrong. i have just copied the line and everything went the way it should (almost).

Hi all, i have the same problem with my unattended config. The setup first asks me to choose a partition what i dont want to do by myself. After done that i have to press b for confirming \Windows as the dir to use. Thats it. From here on all works completely without interaction. Setup will start deleting the old system and do the rest until all is completed. I have just set the AutoPartition parameter to 1 and added the FileSystem=* into it. ill test it now with VirtualPC 2k4. This is my current winnt.sif in \i386. Hope u know whats wrong with it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Data] AutoPartition=1 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes UnattendSwitch="Yes" FileSystem=* Repartition=No TargetPath=\Windows DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore AutoActivate=No WaitForReboot="No" OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\000_Chipset;Drivers\001_Inf_Update;Drivers\ 002_Onboard_LAN\;Drivers\003_RTL_8139;Drivers\004_SATA;Drivers\ 005_Graphic;Drivers\006__tv;Drivers\007_Sound;Drivers\008_Monitor;Drivers\ 009_Keyboard;Drivers\010_Mouse" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore ProgramFilesDir="C:\Programs" CommonProgramFilesDir="C:\Shared" [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="0" EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=110 OemSkipWelcome=1 ProfilesDir="C:\Data" [Display] BitsPerPel=24 Xresolution=800 YResolution=600 Vrefresh=85 [userData] ProductKey=------------------------------ FullName="Windows XP" OrgName="Microsoft" ComputerName=Home [TapiLocation] CountryCode=49 [identification] JoinWorkgroup=Arbeitsgruppe [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes [Components] AccessOpt = On Appsrv_console = On Aspnet = On AutoUpdate = Off BitsServerExtensionsISAPI = On BitsServerExtensionsManager = On Calc = Off Certsrv = On Certsrv_client = On Certsrv_server = On Charmap = On Chat = Off Clipbook = Off Complusnetwork = On Deskpaper = Off Dialer = On Dtcnetwork = On Fax = Off Fp_extensions = On Fp_vdir_deploy = On Freecell = Off Hearts = Off Hypertrm = On IEAccess = On Iis_asp = On Iis_common = On Iisdbg = On Iis_ftp = On Iis_htmla = On Iis_doc = On Iis_inetmgr = On Iis_internetdataconnector = On Iis_nntp = On Iis_pwmgr = On Iis_serversideincludes = On Iis_smtp = On Iis_smtp_docs = On Iis_webadmin = On Iis_webdav = On Iis_www = On Iis_www_vdir_printers = On Iis_www_vdir_scripts = On Iis_www_vdir_terminalservices = On Indexsrv_system = On Inetprint = On Licenseserver = On Media_clips = Off Media_utopia = Off Minesweeper = Off Mousepoint = Off Msmq_ADIntegrated = On Msmq_Core = On Msmq_HTTPSupport = On Msmq_LocalStorage = On Msmq_MQDSService = On Msmq_RoutingSupport = On Msmq_TriggersService = On Msnexplr = Off Mswordpad = On Netcis = On Netoc = On Objectpkg = On OEAccess = On Paint = Off Pinball = Off Pop3Admin = On Pop3Service = On Pop3Srv = On Rec = On Reminst = On Rootautoupdate = Off Rstorage = On Solitaire = Off Spider = Off Templates = Off TerminalServer = On TSWebClient = On Vol = On WBEMSNMP = On WMAccess = On WMPOCM = On Zonegames = Off [shell] DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes DefaultThemesOff = Yes [GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\install\runonceex.cmd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- btw. isnt it possible to use something like "If exist A:\unattend.txt use winnt32.exe /Whatever-A:\Unattend.txt if not use setup.exe"? should be possible, shouldnt it?

Hi all, im pretty new to all of these unattended things. But this Site helped me a lot to get it working easily. So fiirst let me say "Thank You". My first goal was to have an installationversion right on my disk. And till now everything is working fine but the serial acceptment in case i delete the upgrade folders. If i delete those upgrade folders ill get this "Only Fresh Install" message. I click it and next message is "There was no valid Product ID found". But it is valid because i can fill it out manually and the setup will start copying the files and so on. If i dont rename/delete the upgrade folders and run the setup it will start updating my current installation and so on without any interaction needed. The serial is valid in this case but it isnt if i delete the winnt upgrade folder. So either i need to know if there is a switch or modification so i can force setup to do a fresh installation every time without having to delete those folders or even better find a way to delete the upgrade folders w/o this error. Please tell me how i can get through this! (Its all about WinXP and testet with different versions and languages. Always the same.) //edit1: ok, my fault, forget what i said! somehow its working now with a clean English Pro SP1 Version using only the deploy tools. No problem with deleted folders and serial! i guess i have to read a little more to figure out what i did wrong on the other versions. only difference is that i used the created unattend batch file this time instead of typing it in the command box.