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yes, you will also need -mini, but the sysprep.inf will fully automate it so there is no user interaction.

Does the COA have the product key on them? I can't remember...

Make sure you have a sysprep.inf file in you %systemdrive%\sysprep directory like the following: ;SetupMgrTag [Unattended] UnattendMode = FullUnattended NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1 NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1 OemSkipEula=Yes InstallFilesPath=C:\sysprep\i386 [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="xxxxx" EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=35 OemSkipWelcome=1 [UserData] ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx FullName="Your Name" OrgName="Your Company" ComputerName=* [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=800 YResolution=600 Vrefresh=75 [TapiLocation] CountryCode=107 Dialing=Tone AreaCode=xxx [SetupMgr] DistFolder=C:\sysprep\i386 DistShare=windist [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes [sysprepcleanup]

Run the batch file from RunOnceEx. Make it the last item to process. Also, I will have to double check, but did you also create a sysprep.inf file and put it in the %systemdrive%\sysprep folder? I believe you may need to create one if you want a completely unattended sysprep deployment. It's similar to an unattend text file. You can use setupmgr to create this. Look in the support\tools\deploy.cab for setupmgr if you've never used it before.

Yes, but why? If Godaddy is already authoritative for your domain name on one of their servers then you won't be able to setup your own DNS server to do the same thing. If they aren't then we can go through the DNS setup. Unless of course you just want to learn how to setup a DNS server? If you want a to setup your own DNS server to manage your own domain name then you will need a number of prerequisites. First, you will need a static IP address from your ISP that is publicly accessible. Second, you will have to make sure your domain name registration lists that IP address as the primary DNS server authoritative for your domain. It's always good practice to have a secondary DNS server listed. In this case another IP address you own or another DNS server that can act as a secondary DNS server for your domain. Also, you may want to read this Microsoft article on how to set up DNS for publicly accessible sites: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;324260

Welcome, Hava! What hosting option did you select? Which DNS server will be authoritative for your domain name? A Godaddy DNS server? If so, then you will have to ask Godaddy to add either a HOST or ALIAS record in their DNS server to point to your Windows Server 2003 IIS server's IP address. If they are not hosting the namespace for your domain then you will have to setup your own DNS server. You can use the DNS wizard in Windows Server 2003 to step you through in creating the namespace records for your domain. It would be helpful to answer these questions first.

Well, I took a retail XP Home CD and slipstreamed SP2 into it and created an unattended install CD with the product key from the unattend.txt file SP2 left behind. It installed flawlessly, but it says I have 30 days before WPA kicks in. So, it is a valid key for installations. I haven't tested it to see if it will activate. Anyone try that yet? The first 5 digits are: RH6M6

You may also see the keys in Service Packs for Windows 2000. When I first slipstreamed SP3 in W2K I noticed a product key in the unattend.txt file. I tried it and it didn't work in this case. I just assumed it was a sample but non-working product key.

Go the Control Panel. Run Add/Remove Programs. Select Add/Remove Windows Components. Make sure there's a check mark in the box for Application Server. Click on the Details button. Select Internet Information Services (IIS). Click the Details button, then select File Transfer Protocol (FTP) services and off you go!

Yes. It has command line switches. Just run it from a batch file or RunOnceEx. e.g. sysprep -mini -reseal -reboot would be all you needed.

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Have you seen this tool from Microsoft to temporarily block Automatic Update from downloading SP2? As for your other problems, I'm not sure how to fix that, yet.

If WINVER reports 040803-2158, then you have the final build. The 2158 is not the build number as stated previously. 040803-2158 translates into the following: 04 = 2004, 08 = August, 03 = the 3rd day, and 2158 = 9:58pm. Thus RTM build was made on August 3, 2004 at 9:58pm.

Maybe change OemPreinstall=No to OemPreinstall=Yes?

Now that your primary IDE channel has a hard drive you will need to change the boot order in your BIOS to boot from the SATA Raptor drive first. It's defaulting to trying to boot the Maxtor.

You can't use F6 with an unattended install CD. It just won't work. You have to integrate the Promise drivers into the CD. Read up GreenMachine's Slipstreaming SATA/RAID Drivers Tutorial. Although his example is with the Silicon Image drivers, the process is similar with the Promise drivers.

Join the club. Short of installing the original codec from the CD first and then doing the upgrade, I don't know of a way around this.

My unattended install has both the FastTrack and SATA FastTrack 376/378 drivers working without a problem. My txtsetup.sif contains the following: [HardwareIdsDatabase] PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_6268 = "Fasttrak" PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_3376 = "fasttx2k" PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_3373 = "fasttx2k" and [SCSI] FastTrak = "WinXP Promise FastTrak100 TX2/TX4 (tm) Controller" fasttx2k = "WinXP Promise FastTrak 376/378 (tm) Controller"

That's because everyone from MSFN has attacked their server! Actually I got logged in with Firefox and proceeded to follow the prompts to enter my WPC_ userid but couldn't get past the second Next button. Now the server seems to be offline.

It depends on the motherboard. If you are booting the SATA drive from an onboard Promise controller or the SIIG one then you definitely need F6 and a floppy or an unattended CD with the drivers slipstreamed in. The Intel ICH6 SATA controller doesn't need the extra drivers unless you have a RAID setup.

It should be doable with the slipstreamed SP4.

I would change it back to this: set AnswerFile=.\unattend.txt set SetupFiles=\\server\winxp smartdrv \\server\winxp\I386\winnt32 /s:%SetupFiles% /unattend:%AnswerFile% That's what I use for mine and it installs completely unattended, except that I also renamed my unattend.txt to winnt.sif.

Try the Install post SP1 Hotfixes section of the MSFN Unattended XP CD - Silent Install Guide.

Well, then the USB modem acts as one NIC and you'd still have to have another for the LAN

I would assume you could use diskpart during the textmode install portion. I haven't tried partitioning during installs since I pre-partition the drives using Partition Magic.