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thank you benners. and this means my setup.iss is ok? and is there any major difference between catalyst 4.8 and 4.9 setup.iss?

...as dkreifus said, try using virtual pc. we can check but noone can tell you for sure. here's mine so you compare it: *attached, because its too large winnt.sif

where do we add it?

oh come on...one of you guy must have working method... i now got more details; the setup starts silently but suddenly stops; and if i run it without silent option, it installs normaly. so the problem MUST be in iss file.

if you used tweak for win2000 login style, that the one...

this is my current file but a friend of mine says it doesn't work (Catalyst 4.8): [InstallShield Silent] Version=v6.00.000 File=Response File [File Transfer] OverwrittenReadOnly=NoToAll [{0BEDBD4E-2D34-47B5-9973-57E62B29307C}-DlgOrder] Dlg0={0BEDBD4E-2D34-47B5-9973-57E62B29307C}-SdWelcome-0 Count=4 Dlg1={0BEDBD4E-2D34-47B5-9973-57E62B29307C}-SdLicense-0 Dlg2={0BEDBD4E-2D34-47B5-9973-57E62B29307C}-SdAskDestPath-0 Dlg3={0BEDBD4E-2D34-47B5-9973-57E62B29307C}-SdFinishReboot-0 [{0BEDBD4E-2D34-47B5-9973-57E62B29307C}-SdWelcome-0] Result=1 [{0BEDBD4E-2D34-47B5-9973-57E62B29307C}-SdLicense-0] Result=1 [{0BEDBD4E-2D34-47B5-9973-57E62B29307C}-SdAskDestPath-0] szDir=C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel Result=1 [Application] Name=ATI Control Panel Version=3.00.000 Company=ATI Technologies Lang=0009 [{0BEDBD4E-2D34-47B5-9973-57E62B29307C}-SdFinishReboot-0] Result=1 BootOption=0 and I call it using: if exist %systemroot%\system32\atiddc.dll ( echo.Radeon Display Adapter detected... start /wait \VALUEADD\3RDPARTY\ATiCP\Setup.exe -s -f1"\VALUEADD\3RDPARTY\ATiCP\setup.iss" ) (note that my batch file is ran from cd, not hd; paths are correct)

try to do slipstreaming on a clean xp manually...

you don't automaticaly install software via answer file.

Please, i don't have a Radeon card, so can somebody please post me a modified setup.iss file that does decent silent install (for Catalyst Control Panel 4.8 or 4.9) without restart and without that shortcut on desktop. Installation switches also wouldn't hurt... Thank you.

yes.

why do you use administrator account as a default?

manually is manually

hope that wotks, if not, still you can make a silent wma file

you can have winnt.sif on a floppy and boot from cd setup check for it at the begining

well, just for the info, you can create your own wma, save it v7 video wma format (not v9, doesn't work) and replace intro.wm_ after you cabinet it. as for the audio, it can be in both v7 or v9 wma format. so, to remove the 2-3sec sound, jus make an empty wma file of 10 seconds duration, use makecab to create a cabinet an place it in I386 folder.

uhh...haven't used fdisk since 20th century...

If you start setup from dos you can't delete partition, this is normal.

To be honest, I also like the method you mentioned best. However, I'm tired of explaing it to the others for whom I create unattended setups, because most of them are used to expect the format option just like in ordinary windows setup. And you know the feeling when the setup just starts copying over without formating first... The * option was a suprise for me also.. And that "ne nazivaj nikoga glupim" means something like a "don't call anyone 'stupid'..."

There is already topic about this. Since the mini setup where you specify user accounts isn't used (mostly) in unattended setups, the music stops just after she splash screen. You can modify intro.wm_ (video) and title.wm_ (audio) in I386 folder to change animation and music (credits: Tsunami).

this tweak also work only if run at T-13

It wasn't a mean insult maxXPsoft, it just the way of talk. I apologize. As I said, I opened this topic with the hope to avoid pressing D, L Enter, each time I reinstall windows, but to simply press enter on desired existing partition (and get a format screen) and I got a solution for that. Without line FileSystem=* system would simply leave existing files without offering a format option, unlike an ordinary windows setup. With that line, problem is solved. And when I said "our" I ment on all of us who want the same. I don't take credits for the answer I got. You were offering me an solution which I was forced to (and did) use ever since I first created unattended installation, and you tried to persuade me like it's the best way. And without FileSystem=* it trully is and I thank you for your best means. But with all that experinece you can't say that it isn't a recreation of a partition cause it is. It doesn't mean anything whether it takes a second or 10 min, it's about an extra steps which are resolvable. I'm still behind all my posts except than unmean insult. I've been lurking on msfn almost an year before I signed up because almost all answers and doubts I had were already resolved (except this one). And I got more that six years of experince with various computer congifurations and all windows versions. So it's not like I'm some kind of newbie.

google

not all computers support booting from usb storage devices

as I said (check the pic he attached)

Just copy your existing shorcut to your build folder, put if here: "X:\XPCD\$OEM$\$DOCS\All Users\Start Menu"