michmantim

Thank you very much. This worked!!!

I have searched the forms for this registry tweak. I thought I saw it here once but I am not having any luck finding it. I am looking for a registry tweak that will disable the start menu from displaying the first time you login. When my RIS install completes and I login for the first time the start menu is displayed. It is just like the user clicked on the start menu icon but no one did. I know there must be a registry setting for this. Can anyone help? If it has already been posted I am sorry I couldn't find it. Thanks

I am trying to create an unattended install for a workstation and have it join a domain. I am also trying to set the password for the local administrator account. Half way through my install I am prompted with a dialog box that states: Setup was unable to change the password for user account Administrator. Please enter the desired password again. I didn’t get this error before I was join the computer to the domain. If I press enter I am able to get past the message. After setup competes I can only login with a domain user account. The local Administrator account is disabled. I would like to use the auto login option but this doesn’t seem possible because the local Administrator account is disabled. I would really like to set the auto login to use a domain administrator account so I can install applications from the server. Does any know a way to accomplish this? Any feedback or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks

Do you know what the option is the .sif file is to get the administrator account enables? What section on the .sif file is it in? Would it be in the [GuiUnattended] section? I am confused on what you meant by search the right key and the problem will be solved. Do you mean a registry key? Thanks for you prompt response. I appreciate the help.

Hello, I have been working on perfecting an unattended install via a RIS server for about two weeks. I have found this form to be the most helpful on the internet. I have spent countless hours reading posts and learning a great deal. Here is the problem I am having my RIS install completes and reboots and the first time I am prompted to login I get a message stating that the local administrator account has been disabled. In my .sif file I have the machine join the domain so I am able to login with a domain user account. I need to have the local administrator account active in case the domain is down. Can anyone tell me why the account is being disabled? My second question kind of builds on the first. How can I add\create additional local user accounts\passwords? In my .sif file or do I have to use cmdlines.txt? The last question deals with autologin. Is there any way to specify which account is used for autologin? I would like to use a domain user account so I can access folders on our server that I want to install apps from. I have attached the .sif file I am using. Any ideas or suggestions on any of my questions are greatly appreciated. [data] UseBIOSToBoot=1 AutoPartition=1 floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 ;DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1 DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 0 UnattendedInstall="yes" [setupData] OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [unattended] UnattendSwitch = yes UnattendMode=FullUnattended ; UnattendMode=TextAttended OemFilesPath=\$OEM$ ; InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" InstallFilesPath = \$OEM$ NTUpgrade=No OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 TargetPath = \WINDOWS OemSkipEula=Yes LegacyNIC = 1 DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore OemPreinstall = yes ; OemPnpDriversPath = Drivers\WindowsXP32;Drivers\Audio\SoundMax;Drivers\Chipset OemPnpDriversPath = Drivers\WindowsXP32;Drivers\Video\IntelXtreme;Drivers\Audio\SoundMax;Drivers\Chipset [userData] ;* SW MOLP Key ProductKey=xxx FullName="x" OrgName="x" ComputerName=%MACHINENAME% [GuiUnattended] OemSkipRegional = 1 TimeZone = %TIMEZONE% AdminPassword="12345" EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OemSkipWelcome=1 AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=2 ProfilesDir = "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings" [TapiLocation] CountryCode=1 Dialing=Tone AreaCode=954 [LicenseFilePrintData] AutoMode = PerSeat [Display] ; BitsPerPel=24 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=70 [Networking] ; InstallDefaultComponents=No ; ProcessPageSections=Yes [NetServices] MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER [NetAdapters] Adapter1=params.Adapter1 [params.Adapter1] INFID=* [NetClients] MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient [identification] JoinDomain=%MACHINEDOMAIN% DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes [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 [branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes [Proxy] Proxy_Enable=0 Use_Same_Proxy=0 [RemoteInstall] ;* Next Line Controls whether you can change partitions. Repartition = YES UseWholeDisk = Yes [OEMBootFiles] ; fastsx.Sys ; fastsx.INF ; fastsx.CAT ; Txtsetup.oem [Components] TSEnable=On [TerminalServices] ApplicationServer=0 PermissionsSetting=1 [NetOptionalComponents] DHCPServer=0 DNS=0 IAS=0 ILS=0 LPDSVC=1 MacPrint=0 MacSrv=0 NetCM=0 NetMonTools=1 SimpTCP=1 SNMP=0 WINS=0 Quick_Link_1_Name = "Microsoft HomePage" Quick_Link_1 = http://www.microsoft.com/ Quick_Link_3_Name = "Windows Update" Quick_Link_3 = http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/://http://www.microsoft.com/ Q....microsoft.com/ [FavoritesEx] Title1 = "MSN.url" URL1 = "http://www.microsoft.com/" [OSChooser] Description ="Windows XP Professional SP1a - Boadcom" Help ="Automatically installs Microsoft Windows XP Professional without prompting the user for input." LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType =Flat Version="5.1 (0)" [GuiRunOnce] "\\swflnt2\start\Ris\CopyStartShortcutRunOnce.bat" ristndrd.sif

Hello everyone, I am new to the unattended install process and also this forum. I have read through many of the posts and learned a lot of valuable information. Thanks!! I am looking for help on the autologin feature. I need to install applications that reside on several different server and I need to have the workstation reboot and login with an administrator account in the domain. Is this possible? If so how? Right now I can’t seem to get the autolong to work at all. I do have the machine joining the domain. I have noticed that local administrator account has been disabled. Is this by default? My last question deals with video. After I compete the RIS install and I am waiting for the first login I see nothing but a black screen. I can hear the welcome wav file play but I get no video display. If I turn off the machine and reboot I get viedo whitout any problem. The only time I encounter the problem is after the first reboot of the RIS install. Below is the .sif file I am using. Any feedback or suggestions is greatly appreciated. [data] UseBIOSToBoot=1 AutoPartition=1 floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 ;DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1 DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 0 UnattendedInstall="yes" [setupData] OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" [unattended] UnattendSwitch = yes UnattendMode=FullUnattended ; UnattendMode=TextAttended OemFilesPath=\$OEM$ NTUpgrade=No OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 TargetPath = \WINDOWS OemSkipEula=Yes InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%" LegacyNIC = 1 DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore OemPreinstall = yes OemPnpDriversPath = Drivers\WindowsXP32;Drivers\Video\IntelXtreme;Drivers\Audio\SoundMax;Drivers\Chipset [userData] ;* SW MOLP Key ProductKey=M6HWP-YRWW7-TDDG6-8VYQX-XXGRW FullName="My Company Info." OrgName=" My Company Info." ComputerName=%MACHINENAME% [GuiUnattended] OemSkipRegional = 1 TimeZone = %TIMEZONE% AdminPassword="12345" EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OemSkipWelcome=1 AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=2 ProfilesDir = "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings" [TapiLocation] CountryCode=1 Dialing=Tone AreaCode=954 [LicenseFilePrintData] AutoMode = PerSeat [Display] BitsPerPel=24 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=70 [Networking] ; InstallDefaultComponents=No ; ProcessPageSections=Yes [NetServices] MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER [NetAdapters] Adapter1=params.Adapter1 [params.Adapter1] INFID=* [NetClients] MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient [identification] JoinDomain=%MACHINEDOMAIN% DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes [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 [branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes [Proxy] Proxy_Enable=0 Use_Same_Proxy=0 [RemoteInstall] ;* Next Line Controls whether you can change partitions. Repartition = YES UseWholeDisk = Yes [OEMBootFiles] ; fastsx.Sys ; fastsx.INF ; fastsx.CAT ; Txtsetup.oem [Components] TSEnable=On [TerminalServices] ApplicationServer=0 PermissionsSetting=1 [NetOptionalComponents] DHCPServer=0 DNS=0 IAS=0 ILS=0 LPDSVC=1 MacPrint=0 MacSrv=0 NetCM=0 NetMonTools=1 SimpTCP=1 SNMP=0 WINS=0 [OSChooser] Description ="Windows XP Professional SP1a - Boadcom" Help ="Automatically installs Microsoft Windows XP Professional without prompting the user for input." LaunchFile = "%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com" ImageType =Flat Version="5.1 (0)"