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TheDriverToolKit saves the files plus an oemx.inf (x = 0,1...#) file pointing to an .cat file that never exists in windows do i need to add that .cat in my $OEM$ path or just the files or what am i supposed to do with it? If it was up to me i would put the oemx.inf file on $OEM$\$$\inf and the rest in $OEM$\$1\Drivers\"specific dir" is that corect?

Please tell me if i am correct about this or do i need ohter files .cat or .inf than the ones listed in driver details window. 10x, every bit counts cuz its a nightmare preinstalling drivers so it would be a true unattend besides i don't get any options from the soft that installs them from my MB drivers CD except for chipset and they are no different from others(AC97, Intel onboard LAN - dunnow what code, IDE ATA etc.).

ermmm i dunno for sure but u might have to put OemPreinstall=Yes instead of OemPreinstall=No

If i go to control panel > system > device manager > open properties on a device and go to driver details button wich will show me the files installed for that device ;those are the files i need to put in my $OEM$ path so windows can install them?

If i look at installed files for my onboard Intel LAN in control panel > system >device manager>LAN driver properties>driver details(shows wich files are installed) those would be the files i would have to put in my $OEM$\$1\drivers\network to winxp to install them?

I am curently making an unattend but i cant figure out wich drivers to put in for unattend (.inf, .cat) or wich files for my onboard Intel LAN. What kinda LAN card do u use? If u provide the corect driver files and path the windows should get them and install automatically w/o any problems. Just in case put "DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore" in [unattend] in winnt.sif.

Heres the link to winrar silent info from manufacturer. I posted this cuz the site wich explains silent WinRAR doen't cover the settings stuff. I wouldn't want to get any credit for explaining something(just for the browsing ) so here it is: http://www.win-rar.com/index.php?lang=&aid...ticle_id=45&kb=

I can't figure out how to make preinstall / silent audio, lan, IDE drivers work in my unattend setup of XP+SP1 Pro. I managed to put corectly the .inf and .cat files for my INTEL chipset but now i don't know wich stuff goes where for onboard AC97 audio and onboard Intel LAN driver. The MB driver CD i got has crappy docs for these and even the manufacturers don't have many to say. Where in $OEM$ should i put them and most importantly wht lines should i put in the answer.file?

You all got it wrong i said so i posted only that portion of the batch not the initialization of the vars.The problem is that he can't deal with [DiskSpaceRequirements] from DOSNET.INF while running winnt from DOS. I am doing it from HDD (i386 is on HDD aslo my batch that starts it and the answer file unattend.txt wich's path is provided in the batch) and i have NTFSDOS to mounts my NTFS partitions. Although dosnet.inf is correct the setup gives me one of these errors at each try: 1. The setup hangs when reading DOSNET.INF or 2.The setup doesn't find [DiskSpaceRequirements] from DOSNET.INF although its there. or 3.Not enough memory to complete something.

Maybe i have to set a batch command like if exist e:\xpsp1\win51ip.sp1 set cd=e:\xpsp1 or something like that plz help me

Could someone please help me make an unattended run from HDD? I obvioulsly made something wrong it can't read or corupted DOSNET.INF when i start the install from DOS. I have NTFSDOS wich i use to recognize my NTFS partitions from DOS (win98se boot-floppy) then i use 2 more floppies to get NTFSDOS running. Once i do that i start this unattent.bat : @echo off set AnswerFile=E:\winxpsp1\unattend.txt set SetupFiles=E:\winxpsp1\i386 E:\winxpsp1\i386\winnt /s:%SetupFiles% /t:c: /u:%AnswerFile% My unattend.txt looks like this : [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] CrashDumpSetting=0 DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore FileSystem=* OemPreinstall=Yes OemSkipEula=Yes TargetPath=* UnattendSwitch=Yes UnattendMode=FullUnattended WaitForReboot=No [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="xxxxxxxx" AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=1 EncryptedAdminPassword=No OemSkipRegional=1 OemSkipWelcome=1 TimeZone=115 [UserData] ComputerName=wolfshade FullName="wolf" OrgName="wolfpack" ProductID=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx [Components] accessopt=off deskpaper=off dialer=off freecell=off hearts=off hypertrm=off ieaccess=off licenseserver=off media_clips=off minesweeper=off mousepoint=off mplay=off msnexplr=off mswordpad=off netoc=off objectpkg=off pinball=off solitaire=off spider=off zonegames=off [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=60 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1,2 [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=No [NetAdapters] Adapter1=params.Adapter1 [params.Adapter1] INFID=* [NetProtocols] MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP [params.MS_TCPIP] DNS=No UseDomainNameDevolution=No EnableLMHosts=No AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1 [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1] SpecificTo=Adapter1 DHCP=No IPAddress=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx SubnetMask=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx DefaultGateway=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx DNSServerSearchOrder=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx WINS=No NetBIOSOptions=2 [Shell] DefaultThemesOff=Yes [GuiRunOnce] Command0=d:\winxp\postinst.cmd I already had slipstreamed SP1 into XP corectly yet i can't figure out why it doesn't start cuz i didn't modified the DOSNET.INF file and dunno what it requires. Please help me i'm really stuck on this one. I will add the DOSNET.inf i found unmodified by me as attachment. DOSNET.INF.RAR

I did a slipstream of sp1 into xp, made the answer file, got an NTFSDOS soft wich detects NTFS from DOS and start the instalation from DOS with E:\winxpsp1\i386\winnt /s:%SetupFiles% /t:c: /u:%AnswerFile% from a batch file that was generated by setupmgr(not too good i might add) - the variables are set also. I get that he can't read or corupted DOSNET.INF wich is located in the \i386 dir - right at the beginning of the install what is that can some1 help me plz ... I'm tring to do unattended from hard-disk as u see and can't figure out all the ins and outs out of this. Here is the answer file : [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] CrashDumpSetting=0 DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore FileSystem=* OemPreinstall=Yes OemSkipEula=Yes TargetPath=* UnattendSwitch=Yes UnattendMode=FullUnattended WaitForReboot=No [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="########" AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=1 EncryptedAdminPassword=No OemSkipRegional=1 OemSkipWelcome=1 TimeZone=115 [UserData] ComputerName=wolfshade FullName="wolf" OrgName="wolfpack" ProductID=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX [Components] accessopt=off deskpaper=off dialer=off freecell=off hearts=off hypertrm=off ieaccess=off licenseserver=off media_clips=off minesweeper=off mousepoint=off mplay=off msnexplr=off mswordpad=off netoc=off objectpkg=off pinball=off solitaire=off spider=off zonegames=off [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=60 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1,2 [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=No [NetAdapters] Adapter1=params.Adapter1 [params.Adapter1] INFID=* [NetProtocols] MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP [params.MS_TCPIP] DNS=No UseDomainNameDevolution=No EnableLMHosts=No AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1 [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1] SpecificTo=Adapter1 DHCP=No IPAddress=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx SubnetMask=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx DefaultGateway=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx DNSServerSearchOrder=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx WINS=No NetBIOSOptions=2 [Shell] DefaultThemesOff=Yes [GuiRunOnce] Command0=d:\winxp\postinst.cmd I removed the ;SetupMgrTag cuz it was useless coment i think.