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Yea i dont want it asking me where i want to install it i just want it in C:\windows... Also do u no if i can make XP run in the silver theme instead of the blue default one ?? Cheers in advance to both off u guyz sorry but this is my first attempt at making an unattended XPCD.

sorry just did !!

;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes FileSystem=Leavealone TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=No UnattendSwitch=yes WaitForReboot=No DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore AutoActivate=No [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=255 OemSkipWelcome=1 ProfilesDir="C:\Documents\" [userData] ProductKey=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX FullName="SpOiLeD" OrgName="" ComputerName=jOhn-e [Display] BitsPerPel=16 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=60 [TapiLocation] CountryCode=61 AreaCode=02 [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=4,1 [identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes Home_Page=http://www.google.com [Components] msnexplr=off freecell=off hearts=off minesweeper=off pinball=off solitaire=off spider=off zonegames=off [GuiRunOnce] bootlogo.cmd %systemdrive%\install\start.cmd Thats how my winnt.sif looks like ... By any chance do u no how to make XP run in silver instead of the blue theme by default ??

Thanks for the File system one ! But i did put TargetPath=/Windows but it still asks me where i want to intsall it to ?? Just wanna no how i can just place it in C:\windows by default !

One lil problem i got at the moment... I was making my first unattended CD but setup first asks me where i wanna install windows ?? and it asks me which file system i want to use aswell ?? How can i make setup install default onto C:\Windows and make it use the FAT32 file system ?? Cheers

Got it working now guyz Thanks alot !!

Just wanted to install word and excel since i only use them never knew it could be this hard Could u tell me wat folders and file i dont need in office xp ?? Maybe i could delete them manually since this could be the only way around it for me ?

The office im using is in english... I dont no wat could possibly be wrong ?? hrmmm

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=16709 Is this the right Office Shrink ??

i just use office shrink it shrinked everything to 7 megs ?? and made a new folder on my HDD after i did everything the tutorial said ! Is that right just 7 megs ?? for word and excel ?? thats some major shrinkage ?? hehehe Also do i just overwirte the old folders with the new folder that Office shrink made for me ?? Thanks alot for your help

Thanks alot Alan I want winamp 2.XX Coz winamp 5 crashes on my comp when i try to run .WMA files i dont no why.. but thanks BTW How do i add the taskend switch to kill icq when it installs ?? Just wanna make sure is it /taskend ??

I have made an unattended CD with XP and Office XP in it... Problem is i only use MS word and MS excel.. I downloaded the Resource kit and customised my install of Office XP But this makes the XPCD like 1 Gig and i cant burn it to a CD.. Does anyone now how i can make it all fit into one CD ?? Btw anyone no where i can get the Winamp 2.91 MSI from and wat switches and commands do i need to put in my batch to do a silent install without no support for video files ?? thanks

just wanted u guy to have a look at it since it was my first and it didnt seem like it worked when i tested it... ill test it out later tonight and see how it goes thanks alot for your help

I was just wondering can i import my registry settings i got now running on my comp to the unattended installation CD im making ?? I no i can add each and everyone of them one by one but i was wondering is there an easier way for example back m yregistry up now ?? When i make my unattended install just execute the backup ?? Also my XP (originally) came with SP1 and now im making it unattended and it asks me to insert my XP CD looking for a file called "ASMS" or something which i dont understand why ?? Can anyone help me on this ?? Much appreciated !

btw do i need a 3rd party proggie for pskill ?? And how do i add the pskill code in the start.cmd ?? Thanks alot guy sorry my knowledge aint too good on all this ....

Thanks for that just noticed it Whats the correct switches for the tweak ui ?? /qn or /qb ?? Sorry but this is my first unattended XPCD

CLS @echo off TITLE jOhn-e's Windows XP SP1 - Unattended Installation ECHO. ECHO Over the next few minutes you will see how much of a legend i am ECHO in making this Windows Installation hehe =) ECHO The computer will restart automatically ECHO once the whole process has finished! ECHO. ECHO Removing useless shortcuts... DEL "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Windows Update.lnk" DEL "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Set Program Access and Defaults.lnk" DEL "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Windows Catalog.lnk" ECHO. ECHO Starting installation of Drivers ECHO. ECHO Installing Netcomm ADSL Modem Drivers ECHO Please Wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\drivers\000_network\Setup.exe /s ECHO. ECHO Installing NVidia DET Drivers ECHO Please Wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\drivers\001_graphics\Setup.exe /s ECHO. ECHO Installing SB LIVE! Drivers ECHO Please Wait... start /wait%systemdrive%\drivers\002_sound\setup.exe /s ECHO Starting installation of Applications ECHO. ECHO Installing MSN Messenger ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\MSN\MsnMsgs.msi /QB ECHO. ECHO Install MSN Messenger Plus ECHO Please Wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\MSNPlus\MsgPlus254.exe /SilentInstallNoSponsor ECHO. ECHO Installing ICQ Pro 2003 ECHO Please Wait... start /wait%systemdrive%\install\ICQ\icq.exe /s pskill icq.exe ECHO. ECHO Installing Winamp start /wait%systemdrive%\install\Winamp\winamp.exe /s ECHO Installing TweakUI 2.10 Powertoy ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\PowerToys\TweakUI.msi /qb ECHO. ECHO Installing TweakUI 2.10 Powertoy ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Powertoys\TweakUI.msi /qn ECHO. ECHO Registering Nero Burning ROM... REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Nero\register.reg ECHO. ECHO Registering Nero Burning ROM... REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Nero\register.reg ECHO. ECHO Installing Nero Burning ROM v6.3.1.6 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Nero\Nero6316.exe /silent /noreboot ECHO. ECHO Applying Registry Tweaks... REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\RegTweaks.reg ECHO. ECHO Restarting the PC in 1 minute... shutdown.exe -r -f -t 60 -c "Windows XP will now restart in 1 minute, this will give enough time for the shortcuts to update and for the shell to fully load before its ready to restart!" ECHO. ECHO Deleting Temp Installation Files... RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\Drivers RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\install EXIT Do u guy see anything wrong ?? It wont work for me for some reasons