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@edbro I'm not installing any particular driver, just the windows default. I'm only testing the image file in a VMware virtual machine before burning into a DVD. As for the GUIUnattended, no. I still have some info there. Does it really matter? Here's the entire section: [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=No OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=85 OEMSkipWelcome=1 I thought the idea of the OEMSkipRegional and OEMSkipWelcome is precisely to SKIP those sections! @aknott Thanks for the link, but I had checked it before posting, and all it says (I think, regarding this matter) is to include the line Automaticupdates=1 like I posted originally. Or have I misundertood?

I need some help debugging an unattended DVD for WinXPSP2. First of all, the windows install goes flawless. However, after the setup wizard has finished, and the computer is rebooted I'm stoped by a message saying that windows will change the screen resolution and blah, blah, blah, even though I have the lines [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=800 YResolution=600 Vrefresh=85 In my Winnt.sif file. Therefore the unattended DVD stops execution right there waiting for human input. But that's not all. After this annoyance, I'm stopped again by the Help Protect Your PC page and every page after, including naming users. I thought that this screen was bypassed by following the instructions for the files useraccounts.cmd and autologon.reg as per the unattended.msfn.org site (I tried a simple copy-paste in order to try) but the fact is that the install program still stops (as if no user had been previously defined). I included the line Automaticupdate=Yes in the Data section of the winnt.sif file, but i still behaves as if it wasn't there. If someone can help me with this first, I will appreciate, coz It will speedup ENORMOUSLY the install. The rest of my problems are with switches and silent modes and I'm still researching this forum looking for the answers I need.

DisabledTrucker... You are a genius... Or maybe I'm just too tired to keep trying this. I didn't notice that difference in those lines. You may be right. The /f (According to some help file that I can't remember) apparently overwrite any existing registry key with the same ID (Number). The proper syntax should be /f and not \f Again Thanks... I knew it was something simple.... cheers!

Hi Guys. a Newbie here. I've been experimenting with the different guides given here and in unattended.msfn.org. However, I have run into some problems. I'll share with you my RunOnceEx.cmd file, and maybe you can help me with what has gone wrong, or where can I improve this unattended DVD I'm making. [B]RunOnceEx.cmd[/B] cmdow @ /HID @echo off IF EXIST D:\CD.txt set CDROM=D: IF EXIST E:\CD.txt set CDROM=E: IF EXIST F:\CD.txt set CDROM=F: IF EXIST G:\CD.txt set CDROM=G: IF EXIST H:\CD.txt set CDROM=H: IF EXIST I:\CD.txt set CDROM=I: IF EXIST J:\CD.txt set CDROM=J: SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Acrobat 6" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "\"%CDROM%\install\Acrobat\acroPRo.msi\" " \f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /VE /D "AdAware SE" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "\"%CDROM%\install\AdAware\aawsepersonal.exe\" /s" \f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /VE /D "Direct X 9.0c" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 1 /D "\"%CDROM%\install\DirectX\dxsetup.exe\"" \f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /VE /D "Microsoft JavaVM - Build 3810" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\install\JavaVM\MSJavaVM_3810.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "KaZaA Lite" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\install\kazaalt\klitekpp243e.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /VE /D "MSN Messenger 6" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\install\Messenger\MsnMsgs.msi /QB" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /VE /D "Nero Burning R.O.M. 6.3.1.17" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /V 1 /D "REGEDIT /S %CDROM%\install\Nero\register.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /V 2 /D "%CDROM%\install\Nero\Nero63117.exe /silent /noreboot /no_ui" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /VE /D "Microsoft Office 2003 Full" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\install\Office2003\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=CUSTOM.MST /qb-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 2 /D "%CDROM%\install\Frontpage\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=CUSTOM.MST /qb-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 3 /D "%CDROM%\install\Onenote\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=CUSTOM.MST /qb-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 4 /D "%CDROM%\install\Project\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=CUSTOM.MST /qb-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 5 /D "%CDROM%\install\Visio\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=CUSTOM.MST /qb-" /f REG ADD %KEY%\045 /VE /D "PGP 8.0" /f REG ADD %KEY%\045 /V 1 /D "\"%CDROM%\install\PGP8\PGP8.0.exe\"" \f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /VE /D "Skype" /f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 1 /D "\"%CDROM%\install\Skype\SkypeSetup.exe\" /VERYSILENT /SP-" \f REG ADD %KEY%\055 /VE /D "SmartFTP" /f REG ADD %KEY%\055 /V 1 /D "\"%CDROM%\install\SmartFTP\smartFTP.msi\" /qb" \f REG ADD %KEY%\060 /VE /D "UltraISO 7.21" /f REG ADD %KEY%\060 /V 1 /D "\"%CDROM%\install\UltraISO\uiso7_me.exe\"" \f REG ADD %KEY%\065 /VE /D "Winamp 5" /f REG ADD %KEY%\065 /V 1 /D "\"%programfiles%\Winamp\winamp1.exe\"" /f REG ADD %KEY%\070 /VE /D "WinRar 3.30" /f REG ADD %KEY%\070 /V 1 /D "\"%programfiles%\WinRaR\winrar_3.30_corporate_edition.exe\" /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\075 /VE /D "Winzip 9" /f REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 1 /D "REGEDIT /S %CDROM%\Install\Winzip\winzip.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 2 /D "\"%programfiles%\Winzip\winzip32.exe\" /notip /autoinstall" /f REG ADD %KEY%\076 /VE /D "Daemon Tools" /f REG ADD %KEY%\076 /V 1 /D "\"%CDROM%\install\Daemon Tools\daemon.msi\" /qb" \f REG ADD %KEY%\080 /VE /D "Applying Registry Components, Cleaning up and Rebooting" /f REG ADD %KEY%\080 /V 1 /D "REGEDIT /S \"%CDROM%\install\Registryhacks.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\080 /V 2 /D "%CDROM%\Install\cleanup.cmd" /f EXIT Ok, so You can see I'm installing a big bunch of SW. Now, the funny thing is this. Some of it does install (such as Kazaa, Nero, Office, Winzip, WinRAR, the MS JavaVM, Winamp and Messenger 6.2). But for some WEIRD reason, the rest is just skipped by the installer. I've checked paths and details but can't find what's wrong with this. One thing I noticed, SmartFTP was installing before I decided to change to the RunOnceEx method. Can someone show me the light here? Tell me what I'm doing wrong or what I can improve. I'm starting to experiment with WinInstall to modify .MSI files. I'm a quick learner, but I still can't install Adobe Acrobat if the installer doesn't want to run the .msi package. By the way, this is for a WinXPSP2 Unattended instalation, forgot to say!