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step 5. changed to : kb873374.cmd = msiutil2.exe /cif gdidet.cif /extended gdidet.xml /log and alls is fine now ---thx all for the help :]

all the windows stuff (services, components...) are present in the system32\drivers\inf : in there you have all the inf files that could be install (by right click + install). for example : an installation for automatic update agent is done with au.inf. if you search the service name in these *.infs you'll sure find the "installer" of the service and can then restore it easily ! ---hope it's a good fix :]

this is not a renaming that is needed but an expand of the files (which end with _ are compacted). --- hope this helps :]

from utility folder of partitionmagic : fixmbr... or better : freeware : --> http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm ---may be helps !

only in "normal" setup : winnt (from dos boot, or boot cd...) because as I now : the same unattended.txt sets file don't copy the $oem$ from a direct call of winnt32 ...! (from pe or xp) params oempreinstall set to yes (may be have to put from [unattended] to [guiUnattended] ???) ---near a feature... from/to clear A bug

greats finnaly just still have the problem of the $oem$ copying of files not done from winnt32 !!! (read somewhere on the forum that it's in the txtsetup part of winnt that this may be done... may be a bug ?!) the work around I'm in test with is just some bat xcopy from the $oem$ directory: manually copy $oem$... is it implemented in your tool ? another cool settings will be an automated (/silent) install/call ---in fact; when all is tested ok, we just have to use

what about my bugging params ? may be because it's launched from a samba share ? have to be verified/tested ---good code

s if for sources... I near a good script + command line : /sc:\winxp\i386 (in your case) my still problem is that $oem$ isn't copied for now... nevermind where it is store (in or side of i386) there is also an oemfilespath unattend param that I'm testing at work (result to test in few hours; I'm not at work now ) testing all in a vmware and a modified b.pecd with a linux samba share... ---see later

the problem is sure from the command0 : systemDrive is not understood : you've to set c:\install\run.cmd instead of %systemDrive%\Install\Run.cmd ! another probleme is that in fact winnt32 don't copy the $oem$ folder ???!!! ---argggggh :]

don't work at all (the exe is on the z: network share...) it show in confirmation : lot of squares string (instead of the location of unattended.sif...)!... and an error ! ---just not strange :]

my method : boot on bartPE mount a z: network distribution and launch a script on it... then (in the script) copy the unattend file and launch pexp installer ! here is the ini used : --- ; PEXP Installer Settings file ; Lines starting with a ; are comments and ignored by the program. ; ; currently there are only 3 settings. ; ; answerLocation is the default location of the winnt.sif file to use as the answer file ; winnt32location is where the winnt32.exe file is located ; both of these can use environment variables. %TEMP% should goto your ram drive and %SYSTEMDRIVE% will be the root of our cd ; ; answerList is the default setting for the drop list titles "Use the file how?" ; 0 = Boring attended install ; 1 = Save the answers to the supplied winnt.sif file (use this option to edit the answers before installing ) ; 2 = Use the supplied winnt.sif file for the answers (editing the settings does nothing for this option) ; answerLocation=%TEMP%\UNATTEND.TXT winnt32Location=Z:\install\OS\WXPSP1FR\UNATTEND\I386\winnt32.exe answerList=2 ; winnt32.exe parameter defaults... ; the following are available in this file ; /noreboot, /unattend, /makelocalsource, /syspart, /tempdrive, /s ; to set a default for these type the name=<value> where value is 1 or 0, 1 = yes, 0 = no. (the value determines wheather to use the switch or not) ; /syspart, /tempdrive and /s require a second value after the number ; i.e /syspart=1C or /s=1c:\windows\ ; ; ALSO there is another variable, /other which you can use to add other parameters i have not included ; i.e /other=1/checkupgradeonly /cmdcons /unattend=1 /noreboot=0 /makelocalsource=1 /syspart=1C /tempdrive=1c ---hope this helps :]

in fact I want to use the answerlist param sets = to 2 : ; 2 = Use the supplied winnt.sif file for the answers (editing the settings does nothing for this option) it shows me a wrong path (lots of square characters)... ---good job to be announced :]

problem if settings of answerlist param : ; answerList is the default setting for the drop list titles "Use the file how?" ; 1 = Save the answers to the supplied winnt.sif file (use this option to edit the answers before installing ) don't edit the file : create new one and then erase the older !!! ; 2 = Use the supplied winnt.sif file for the answers (editing the settings does nothing for this option) don't work at all... I use a script to copy the unattend.sif on %temp% and refer it in the settings as %temp%\unattend.txt ! all works if you put the settings to 2 (don't touch unattend) and set it to 1 before installing (to recover the strings parameter and don't erase the unattend) another missing parameter is the default destination : (C:\) it select my ramdrive as default... for all thanks for this job ---waiting for the (soon) available (next) release ;]

My first contrib... before the small subject a big thanks for all them HERE and all around then the topic itself : msfn site say about inno setup the simple difference about "/silent" and "/verysilent" is the view of the progress and all windows of the setup progress ! ok it's not a so interesting stuff; but; the cool thing is the "/norestart" that give you a correct tightvnc silent unattended install and all fine because it's WITHOUT reboot/restart : tightvnc-1.2.9-setup.exe /sp- /verysilent /norestart just wait some few seconds and let's all the opened dialogs simply be closed --- For the Inno Setup and some more sets, take a look at appdeploy @ http://www.appdeploy.com/tips/detail.asp?id=13 ---and it's all done :]