[BM]Crusher

try it using UnattendMode=DefaultHide and have only those entries in winnt.sif

This is pretty gay and probably out of place on this forum, but hey, I use a lot of DOS batch files during my unattend CD and having a little better knowledge never hurt any one yeah? The thing is, I used to be good with batch files, but since win2k things have worked a little different and now even a simple batch file is almost beyond me! Can someone tell me why the following batch file has the error "goto unexpected at this time" ??? I know it is the line "if %1 == "" goto :end" (this sort of syntax worked great under win9x command prompt?) I have tried two other possibilities for that line "if not exists %1 goto :end" "if not defined %1 goto :end" neither work Execute the batch file as "renew" and all it does is release and renew like its supposed to simple enough that works but it has the error goto unexpected Execute the batch file as "renew router" and it releases and renews the connetion and pings the router, then has the goto error Execute the batch file as "renew router google.com yahoo.com" and it releases/renews the connection, pings the router, pings google and yahoo, then has the goto error and quits... this is the renew.cmd batch file i made to test some basics of batch files @echo off echo Releasing IP Configurationipconfig /release >>null echo Renewing IP Configurationipconfig /renew >>nullecho.echo. :beginif %1 == router goto :routerif %1 == "" goto :end ping %1echo.echo.shiftgoto :begin :routerping 192.168.0.1echo.echo.shiftgoto :begin :endecho.echo.echo All Finishedecho.pause

exactly what screen do you have to press next on? is your cd bootable or do you use floppy disks? are you using modified files? have you tried UnattendMode=DefaultHide ? this shouldn't fix it though! by the way, DetachedProgram executes at the start of GUI mode setup... you can use it along with Arguments to run an SFX extractor for example (instead of using the $OEM$ folder) this code is probably incorrect (guessed) check rar SFX extraction switch! [GuiUnattended]DetachedProgram=OEMSFx.exeArguments="-x %systemdrive%"would run "OEMSFx.exe -x %systemdrive%"

great news! i'll give your method a shot

ok i'll keep you posted

start your cd again from scratch! you should never have file copy errors... corrupt ISO? faulty CDROM? dying RAM? old HDD?

alanoll you are too correct heh luckily for jgut i have the tiniest bit of energy this morning to help him out a bit skimming through this extremely briefly, it looks like a few of your installation commands are incorrect... work out what doesn't work and look into the installation commands, look under the application switches forum for more help (try searching the application switch forum!)... if that fails, reply to this post and let us know what programs don't install at the very least!

what first gui screen? i would suggest though that it is a problem in your unattend file (winnt.sif if you have bootable cd installation) have a look at some samples from MSFN Unattended XP or have a quick look at mine... your problem will be under [userData], [unattended] or [GuiUnattended] If you are unsure of what any of the options mean, get the Setup Manager and take a look in the 'unattend.txt' section of "ref.chm" help file! ;SetupMgrTag[Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=No UnattendSwitch="yes" WaitForReboot="No" OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\001\Chipset;Drivers\002\Video" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=MUST-HAVE-AN-ADMIN-PASSWORD EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=245 OemSkipWelcome=1 [userData] ProductKey="ENTER-YOUR-VALID-CDKEY-HERE" FullName="Have to type something here" OrgName="Have to type something here" ComputerName=CantLeaveThisBlank [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 [TapiLocation] CountryCode=61 Dialing=Tone AreaCode=08 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 Language=00000c09 [identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=No [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=Yes UseDomainNameDevolution=No EnableLMHosts=Yes AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1 [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1] SpecificTo=Adapter1 DHCP=Yes WINS=No NetBIOSOptions=0 [Components] msmsgs=off msnexplr=off hearts=off minesweeper=off zonegames=off AccessOpt=off autoupdate=off certsrv=off chat=off deskpaper=off dialer=off fax=off fp_extensions=off hypertrm=off IEAccess=off OEAccess=off WMAccess=off WMPOCM=off media_clips=off media_utopia=off mousepoint=off netoc=off objectpkg=off rec=off reminst=off rstorage=off rootautoupdate=off templates=off TerminalServer=off WSWebClient=off [shell] CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\Corona.theme"

I used the components section of winnt.sif to turn of visible access points for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Media Player... the only problem is that the "Internet" and "Email" items stay pinned to the start menu with no associations, so you still have to customise the start menu and untick the boxes... Also, what is a good, fast, easy to use registry tool that will show me what changes have been made? I could probably work this out if I had one of them

would it work if you had a product key but none of the other information? when we sell expensive gaming computers, depending on who it's for, I usually make them an unattended CD based on their original OEM copy and set it up to install the correct drivers and applications for their system.... then of course I give them two copies of windows, original and unattended... but still, with the unattended disks I don't like to put in the Username, BusinessName and ComputerName, I like to leave that up to the customer, but I do want to include their CD Key so they don't have to type it in "depending on who it's for" meaning "if they aren't smart enough to be able to do it all themselves" it saves us a lot of time fixing their screwed windows because they can do it themselves very easily... they don't even have to bring the pc in to the shop or phone us

bah! It worked on a computer I sold, running sysprep off the floppy disk I have... but when I try to include it in my unattend install it doesn't do a thing berfore, with the -mini command it would at least run sysprep, now, it doesnt :/ I use WPI which runs from cmdlines.txt, which creates %systemdrive%\install\install.cmd which is executed directly after WPI closes.... install.cmd sets everything up to run as RunOnce commands.... If I tick the SysPrep checkbox, it runs sysprep.cmd as a RunOnce item... sysprep.cmd @echo offTitle SysPrep"%systemdrive%\SysPrep\Sysprep.exe -quiet -nosidgen -reboot -reseal -activated"sysprep.inf [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword= EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=245 OemSkipWelcome=1 [unattended] OemSkipEula=Yes [userData] ProductKey="VALID-PRODUCT-KEY" FullName="" OrgName="" ComputerName= [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 [TapiLocation] CountryCode=61 Dialing=Tone AreaCode=08 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 Language=00000c09 [identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

svcpack.inf : [Version]Signature="$Windows NT$"MajorVersion=5MinorVersion=1BuildNumber=2600 [setupData]CatalogSubDir="\I386\SvcPack" [ProductCatalogsToInstall] [setupHotfixesToRun]q330994.exe /Q:A /R:Njs56nen.exe /Q:A /R:Nmdac.cmdq823182.exe /Q /O /N /Zq824105.exe /Q /O /N /Zq824141.exe /Q /O /N /Zq825119.exe /Q /O /N /Zq826939.exe /Q /O /N /Zq828028.exe /Q /O /N /Zq828035.exe /Q /O /N /Zq828741.exe /Q /O /N /Zq831167.exe /Q:A /R:Nq832894.exe /Q:A /R:Nq835732.exe /Q /O /N /Zq837001.exe /Q /O /N /Zq837009.exe /Q:A /R:NWMP9MM2.exeq828026.exe /Q /O /N /Zqchain.exeDX9NTopk.exeMake sure you include all the information under [Version]... also, make sure that under [setupData] the CatalogSubDir is set to the correct directory (in my example, the service packs are on the CD in the folder I386\SvcPack)

If you checked the ref.chm (SP1 Deployment Tools Setup Manager help file) you would notice that there are only 2 setting for FileSystem LeaveAlone ConvertNTFS therefore you are correct in assuming there is not "format ntfs" command or "fast format ntfs" command...

I was delighted and excited when I found the customised Billboard screen thread they are GREAT!!! Only problem is, most of them aren't there anymore? A lot of the download links didn't work and most of the image links didn't work... I have unlimited web space on a Telstra server in Australia... I would love to host such items (they are fairly small files anyway) so that they can stay on the forums for always! If you have such a file you want hosted please send me a Private Message through this website and provide a current link to the file so I can download it and host it, I will reply with the link once it is hosted

Great Job! You are well on your way to having an elite unattend CD

I think I worked out my sysprep issues anyway (testing later today with a fresh install) what I did wrong was, I shouldn't have used the -mini command... I've tested my theory on some computers here in the shop (sold one today, did a "sysprep -reseal -shutdown -quiet -nosidgen" and it deleted all existing user accounts and set up new ones)

I tried it and it failed big time then i came back and saw your second post about setting intoonly to 0 what happened was it got to the first boot, it was processing my RunOnce commands and for some reason nothing worked! not even the entries in the list BEFORE the OOBE inf installation... even my cleanup.cmd (goes before OOBE) couldn't complete because it didn't have access privileges (even though should have booted with admin account like usual).... then when it came to the OOBE part of RunOnce that failed to install... i checked the hard drive and found there was no msoobe.exe in the system32/oobe dir? this is probably because I did the $OEM$ file thing?

video resolution will reset if you are running OOBE or SysPrep and have not configured the [Display] section in the appropriate .INF files

i am not sure about svcpack.inf setups, but if you run your hotfixes with a code similar to this (through a batch file or through RunOnce): echo Installing hotfix #1%systemdrive%\hotfixes\kb826939.exe /Q /O /N /Z >%systemdrive%\hotfix.logecho Installing hotfix #2%systemdrive%\hotfixes\kb828028.exe /Q /O /N /Z >>%systemdrive%\hotfix.logthis should give you a log called hotfix.log on your system drive, you can check the log to see if theres any errors? The only thing to remember when piping to a text file is that a single > will overwrite anything already in the file and a double >> will add onto the file (therefore, first thing to log use > everything else after use >>) Am I correct with this? I've never had to debug my svcpack.inf installations as it always has worked good... This is my actual svcpack.inf (I do not use a batch file like above example): [Version]Signature="$Windows NT$"MajorVersion=5MinorVersion=1BuildNumber=2600 [setupData]CatalogSubDir="\I386\SvcPack" [ProductCatalogsToInstall] [setupHotfixesToRun]q330994.exe /Q:A /R:Njs56nen.exe /Q:A /R:Nmdac.cmdq823182.exe /Q /O /N /Zq824105.exe /Q /O /N /Zq824141.exe /Q /O /N /Zq825119.exe /Q /O /N /Zq826939.exe /Q /O /N /Zq828028.exe /Q /O /N /Zq828035.exe /Q /O /N /Zq828741.exe /Q /O /N /Zq831167.exe /Q:A /R:Nq832894.exe /Q:A /R:Nq835732.exe /Q /O /N /Zq837001.exe /Q /O /N /Zq837009.exe /Q:A /R:NWMP9MM2.exeq828026.exe /Q /O /N /Zqchain.exeDX9NTopk.exe

AaronXP is 100% correct... quotation marks are all you need to fix it... Print Me Internet Printing is installed by Adobe Reader 6, and it is a directory...

add your product key to your unattend text file? [userData] ProductKey=YOUR-VALID-PRODUCT-KEY

just use standard txtsetup.sif and then only add in the ICH5R sata drivers (iaStor.sy_) and it will work on every computer... My disk has ICH5R, Via8237, Promise376 and Silicon3112 SATA/RAID drivers, added them all myself to the txtsetup.sif and everything works fine on every type of computer?

the only ati drivers I have seen that work properly in unattended mode (driver and control panel) are the ones from www.radeon2.ru and the latest version they have is only 6430 (Cat4.3) If you work out how they made their drivers work slipstreamed, then you can do the same to the omega drivers i guess If you have an all in wonder, the ! mark could be because the default drivers (ati or omega) will not install the capture drivers.. that is a seperate driver archive (WDM Drivers) You will have to make 2 driver directories, one for Omega Catalyst, then another for ATI WDM

big_gie is correct... you cannot set your DetachedProgram="program switch" it has to be DetachedProgram="program.exe" Arguments="switch" so yours would look like: [GuiUnattended] DetachedProgram="WinRAR_SFX_archive.exe" Arguments="/S"

i work in a 'pc fix shop' too and i wouldn't recommend using an image like that across multiple platforms (intel, via, sis, etc).... you are much better off creating the ultimate unattended install, and using that to actually install each computer easily...