brute force

hi all, i havent seen this one in my search but i have completed an unattended dvd using nlite, driverpacks etc. i bought new pc and id like to do an unattended install on it. but id like to keep some of the programs that were already installed on the pc. how do i go about getting those on my unattended dvd? thanks

yep, tried that. i know about that but it stops in the middle of the install to get a name. id like it somehow to get it automatically so i can step away and have it completely unattended

yes, that is a problem. i cant get that naming part automated. so i take the com puter off the domain, put in workgroup, rename computer and sid with newsid, reboot,. put the computer back on domain

; Generated by nLite 1.4.5 mod by FB [Data] AutomaticUpdates="Yes" Autopartition=0 UnattendedInstall="Yes" MsDosInitiated=No [unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended UnattendSwitch="Yes" OemSkipEula="Yes" FileSystem=* WaitForReboot="No" NoWaitAfterTextMode=1 NoWaitAfterGUIMode=1 Repartition=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore [Display] Xresolution=1024 Yresolution=768 BitsPerPel=32 [systemRestore] MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk=10 [GuiUnattended] EncryptedAdminPassword="No" AutoLogon="Yes" AutologonCount=1 AdminPassword="..........." TimeZone=035 OEMSkipRegional=1 OemSkipWelcome=1 [shell] CustomDefaultThemeFile="%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\Luna.theme" [Components] [userData] ProductKey="........................." ComputerName=TEST FullName="immu" OrgName="........... Inc" [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 Language= "0409" [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents="No" [NetClients] MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient [NetServices] MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER MS_PSched=params.MS_PSched [NetProtocols] MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP [params.MS_TCPIP] AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1 [NetAdapters] Adapter1=params.Adapter1 [params.Adapter1] [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1] SpecificTo=Adapter1 IPAddress=192.168.0.1 DHCP="No" SubnetMask=255.255.255.0 WINS="No" NetBIOSOptions=0 [params.MS_NWIPX.Adapter1] SpecificTo=Adapter1 NetworkNumber=00000000 PktType=0xFF [identification] DomainAdmin=administrator DomainAdminPassword="............" JoinDomain=".............." [GuiRunOnce] ; ; Edited by DriverPacks BASE 8.05 ; http://www.driverpacks.net/ ; command9="%SystemDrive%\DPsFnshr.exe" command0="%SystemDrive%\install\install.cmd" "regedit /s %SystemDrive%\install\legal.reg" ; "regedit /s %SystemDrive%\install\wall.reg"

So what you have listed in the first post is all the winnt.sif has? There has to be something else going on that you need to use that sid program for all your new installs... that is what i have in that section of the winnt.sif. if you'd like, i can post the whole winnt.sif?

probably because im a newbie at this and not familiar with those three. can you give me any more info on WDS or ALTRIS?

see the beginning of this thread

the newsid support batch scripting? example? thanks

this what i did. after the normal unattended install, that is where the problem starts. so i delete the machine off the domain, put in workgroup. reboot. run the NewSID program. reboot. login as local admin, add the machine on the domain. then everything is good. i wish there was a way i can automate the whole thing, beginning to end

unattended install per MSFN instructions/site

i had tried to rename is a previous testing session and had no success. it seems that until i renamed it and gave a new SID with the microsoft NewSID program (the new sid program gives it a new sid and renames the computer), it wasnt going to work. thankfully it looks like everything is ok now. but i thought it was very weird that my research on this site (which i think is the best site i have ever been to) didnt mention needing a new SID. unless of course i missed something thanks again

i am really surprised i didnt get much help or as many responses regarding this issue, but it looks like the problem is that i needed to create a new SID. the testing is goig well and, up to now, the login problem is gone. thanks all

this is the weirdest problem. i successfully login as a few different users. i come back an hour or so later and i cant login. "windows cannot connect to the domain.....because your computer account was not found". how can this be if i successfully logged in as differnt users only an hour ago. i cant even login as domain admin. Help !!

looks like i took out the two Autologon lines but left the Admin lines and i am ok. just tested ok. i will test more apps installed ok also so it looks like i am good

unfortunately this does not work. i still cant get into domain. i log in as local admin fine but not domain