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Heiro the unattended.msfn.org site is a great page to go to to learn how to do unattended installs but it is not written in stone that you have to follow there methods exactly. example you could put a folder inside your drivers folder called nForce and just copy the nForce drivers into it so it may look something like this $OEM$\$1\Drivers\nForce The only folders that are required are $OEM$ and $1 the above directory structure would end up on your hard disk as c:\Drivers\nForce. Get it the 000_Chipset... is just msfn's recommendations for clarity. As for your Sil SATA controller it's best if we knew what motherboard you had and which version. For example, my ASUS P4C800E Deluxe has a variant of the Sil3112 driver package. All the directions were geared towards files that were named differently than the ones I had. Post back if you have more questions.

Diabolical82 You Rule This has been one of the biggest problems with my unattended setup. The fact that you repackaged it as a totally silent app is great. I think I'll format again and see whats left to fix cheers

I'm not sure what the differences are with your printer driver. The only reason I'm even remotely familiar with HP printer drivers is because I own a 932c. For mine it doesn't have the cartridge level monitor.

Have you tried the profile wizard in the ORK (Office resource kit) Office Resource Kit If it works for you please post back, I'd like to do the same for my one PC, but there are other problems that I'm dealing with on my cd that take a front seat. Good luck.

Hi nolookingca I went to HPs website, for your printer they call it the "basic driver" its 10MB. Although that driver will only work for you if your using a parallel cable. It doesn't support USB. Hope that's what your looking for HPs. 3820 Driver download site

.net framework comes on the cd but it's not installed, it's in the DOTNETFX directory. At least thats how it is on my sp1a cd that came with my system You can silently install it with your [GuiRunOnce] section of your winnt.sif file.

That process is supposed to be there http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintas...ary/systemexe2/ although my system process is 212k not 220k P.S. You'll also notice that gamehead200 used the same description layout as the above URL, just changed the info. I guess being a smartass is the in thing.

I like the milton capture from Office Space As far as the .inf is concerned, there isn't one with the same name in windows. So I don't think windows is referring to one of its own. Also If I don't provide the ESS downloaded .inf windows just leaves it unninstalled as a "simple communications controller" in device manager. The Modem On Hold utility is what loads after logon into the systemtray. I'm not one hundred percent sure what it does, i've never used it, it forcibly installs automatically.

I forgot to mention, if I install them through device manager, using the same drivers, after windows installs they install fine. go figure

Hi All. I own an ESS ES56PI-H modem and I'm having some problems installing it unattended. I've created a directory within my $OEM$ tree and put the modem drivers there. I also referenced the directory in my .sif file. During the unattended setup it installs the modem. When I logon every time I get a popup saying my modem drivers are too old, but the modem shows up Installed properly in device manager. Does anyone know how to install this modem so that doesn't happen. I believe the problem lies with the little helper app that loads on startup. Here is a list of all the files ESS gives in the driver.

I've referenced this post and it works. http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...able++autologin But is there any way to merge my reg file into the registry before the first logon so I don't have to logon at all for it to work. This is important since RunOnceEx and Batch file method both run after the user logs on

Hi all, my unattended installation is complete except for one thing. My Windows XP machine is a member of a Windows 2000 Domain. During the unattended setup I have to be present to log into the machine 3 times. Is there a way to allow autologin with my domain account and then change it back after the install.

If you go to Hp's website and download the drivers for "corporate" users it will be easy. there are no applications just the inf and other support files. you can create a folder within your $oem$ directory and reference it in your .sif file Happy installing

Just an update. To install the DVD-Decoder you have to download and run atiCDwiz-v3-0.exe. That program downloads setup.exe which is the actuall decoder. setup.exe has to be invoked from the install button in atiCDwiz-xxx.exe if you doubleclick setup.exe it gives you an error saying it has to be run from the atiCDwiz-xxx.exe. If you don't close the error but instead browse to your temp directory there are 2 directories that setup.exe hasn't deleted yet. One of them has the *.msi's shown in my screenshot. Now finally comes my question. These two msi's exit saying they have to be run from the parent exe. Does anybody know how to get msi's to disregard that problem and just install anyway. Thanks in advance

Hi KMFM$ It's been a while since I installed the 4-in-1 drivers. But if memory serves me correctly, the file that you download is a .zip file. If you extract it you get an Installshield .exe. Now comes the fun. If you have WinRAR installed, you can right click on the Installshield install and Extract it. Here you will find various directories and files. If you reference those in you OemPnpDriversPath it will install unattended. If not all the .exe's are Installshield based so you could try creating answer files as outlined hereMSFN's Unattended XP CD - Installshield

Hi all, does anybody know how to install Frontpage 2000 Server Extensions automatically during install unattended. The're part of IIS when you click on "Add/Remove Windows Components"

I was thinking about getting an nvidia card for doom 3 since ATI's drivers just enfuriate me, do there drivers have the same hassles or will they slipstream easier. They have hardware dvd decoders as well don't they

Hi all. My [RunOnceEx] registry key has 29 items in the list it shows during first boot. Is there a way to set it up so that it shows say 10 items then once they are installed add another 10 and so on, that way the list is smaller and fits on the screen. I was thinking about referencing a batch file that adds the keys into [RunOnceEx] example SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "DirectX 9.0b" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\DirectX9b\DX9NTopk.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /VE /D "TweakUI 2.10 Powertoy" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\PowerToys\TweakUI.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /VE /D "Task Switcher Powertoy" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\PowerToys\TaskswitchPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn" /f REG ADD %KEY%\016 /VE /D "Lavasoft Ad-Aware 6.0" /f REG ADD %KEY%\016 /v 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Applications\AdAware\aaw6181.exe /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /VE /D "Soundmax Audio Drivers" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\AD1985\Setup.exe /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 2 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\addmore.cmd" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 3 /D "shutdown -r -t 05" /f and then the addmore.cmd SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "Microsoft Office 2003 Pro SP1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "\\dc1\REMINST\Applications\Office\PRO11.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /VE /D "Media Player 9 Movie Maker 2" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\WMP9_MM2\WMP9_MM2_ENU.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /VE /D "Windows Media Encoder" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\encoder\WMEncoder.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\045 /VE /D "MSN Messenger 6.2.0137" /f REG ADD %KEY%\045 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\MSN\MsnMsgs.msi /qb" /f I don't know if this would cause windows to crash if it adds keys while parsing the same location or if it would cause an endless loop.

Hi all, when RunOnceEx executes various applications won't install. For example adobe reader 5.1 and my tv-wonder drivers. However they will install if I add them to the registry then delete all of the other entries except from the ones that didn't install they will then install, so the syntax is OK. has anyone experienced this or better yet, have a solution. My RunOnceEX file incase it helps cmdow @ /HID @echo off SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Drivers & Applications" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "DirectX 9.0b" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\DirectX9b\DX9NTopk.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /VE /D "TweakUI 2.10 Powertoy" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\PowerToys\TweakUI.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /VE /D "Task Switcher Powertoy" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\PowerToys\TaskswitchPowertoySetup.exe /s /v/qn" /f rem REG ADD %KEY%\016 /VE /D "Lavasoft Ad-Aware 6.0" /f rem REG ADD %KEY%\016 /v 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\Applications\AdAware\aaw6181.exe /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /VE /D "Soundmax Audio Drivers" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\AD1985\Setup.exe /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "Microsoft Office 2003 Pro SP1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "\\dc1\REMINST\Applications\Office\PRO11.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /VE /D "Media Player 9 Movie Maker 2" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\WMP9_MM2\WMP9_MM2_ENU.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /VE /D "Windows Media Encoder" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\encoder\WMEncoder.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\045 /VE /D "MSN Messenger 6.2.0137" /f REG ADD %KEY%\045 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\MSN\MsnMsgs.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\055 /VE /D ".NET Framework v1.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\055 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\NetFramework\netfx.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\060 /VE /D "Sun Java VM 1.4.2" /f REG ADD %KEY%\060 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\SunJava\j2re-1_4_2_05-windows-i586-p.exe /s /v/qn" /f REG ADD %KEY%\065 /VE /D "WinRAR 3.0" /f REG ADD %KEY%\065 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\WinRAR\wrar300 /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\070 /VE /D "Intel ProSet Utility" /f REG ADD %KEY%\070 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\ProSet\ProSet.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\075 /VE /D "HP PrecisionScan LTX" /f REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\HP2200C\English\Setup.exe /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\080 /VE /D "Microsoft Broadband Networking" /f REG ADD %KEY%\080 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\MSBN\MSBN.msi /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\085 /VE /D "Acrobat Reader 5.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\085 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\Reader51\setup.exe -s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\090 /VE /D "Asus PC-Probe 2.23.01" /f REG ADD %KEY%\090 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\prb22301\Setup.exe -s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\095 /VE /D "ATI Catalyst 4.7 Drivers" /f REG ADD %KEY%\095 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\Catalyst\Setup.exe -s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\096 /VE /D "DAO-MDAC Update" /f REG ADD %KEY%\096 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\daomdac\Setup.exe -s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\100 /VE /D "ATI TV Wonder Drivers" /f REG ADD %KEY%\100 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\TVW\setup.exe -s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\101 /VE /D "Gemstar Guide Plus+" /f REG ADD %KEY%\101 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\Gemstar\setup.exe -s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\105 /VE /D "ATI Remote Wonder 2.3" /f REG ADD %KEY%\105 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\remote\remote.exe -s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\110 /VE /D "ATI MMC 9.01" /f REG ADD %KEY%\110 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\MMC\setup.exe -s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\120 /VE /D "Norton Systemworks 2004" /f REG ADD %KEY%\120 /V 1 /D "\\DC1\REMINST\Applications\SW2004\NSWSETUP.exe /qb" /f REG ADD %KEY%\125 /VE /D "Visual Studio .Net 2002" /f REG ADD %KEY%\125 /V 1 /D "\\DC1\REMINST\Applications\VS7\VS\Setup\setup.exe /unattendfile \\DC1\REMINST\Applications\VS7\vs7_ini.ini" /f REG ADD %KEY%\130 /VE /D "MSBN Update for SP2" /f REG ADD %KEY%\130 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\MSBN-SP2\MSBNUpdate.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\135 /VE /D "Creating Shortcuts" /f REG ADD %KEY%\135 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Drivers\shortcuts.cmd" /f

Hey, you most certainly can do that. I have my machine install Norton Systemworks 2004 and Visual Studio .NET 2002 from an absolote network path. The only thing to worry about is making sure that you've joined the domain during the unattended install or else you have to provide credentials when it asks (which defeats the anattended thing)

Sorry folks, I forgot to mention that it's the DVD decoder software for the hardware decoder on my Radeon 9200

Hi all, I'm trying to get the DVD-Decoder to install during my RunOnceEx portion of setup. However the stupid file first has to verify the ATI driver CD, then download the decoder from the internet. Is there a way to install it without any of that. I hate the way ATI packages there drivers.

When I install windows XP unattended, I include the drivers for my wireless card( a microsoft MN-730 54g) My network has WEP enabled and I have to open up the wireless connection in the systemtray and manually type in my WEP key after windows is installed. Is there a way to have windows know my WEP key during setup without asking me for it, such as a registry tweak to put in my [GuiRunOnce] batch file.

Hi all, I'm trying to get my batch file in [GuiRunOnce] to install all my ATI software. I own a radeon card and a TV Wonder card. The only files that will install silently and not take over the system are the core Catalyst drivers and the DAO/MDAC file. Has anybody had any success installing the TV tuner drivers and the MMC 9.x Also when I install the base Catalyst drivers, even using the directions on unattended.msfn.org for installshield applications, it still asks me to reboot, so I end up making my display drivers the final item on the batch file. Is there a way to get around it.