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Same problem here. Drive works fine in XP, but in Vista it sees every cd as blank, and it's not a burning format issue, as it does it on all cd's and dvd's including purchased cd rom's. I have to go to Run and type the CD Drive letter and click Browse to get around it.

Same problem, Pinnacle PCTV-80e mini stick. Installed it using the "Windows Media Center" option on the CD, and MCE did not detect the tuner at all, then tried installing the full suite, and now MCE detects it but when I try to set it up using United States as the region, it says invalid region. Tuner works just fine with the software that came with it.

There were issues with IE7 not installing after SP3. This issue has been fixed with the latest release of IE7. You may have the old build. Download a new copy and you should have no issues.

I like having it, personally, but if you really don't want it, just don't install it to begin with. In your winnt.sif: [Components] msmsgs=off

I had the same boot problem "Cannot boot from CD - Code 4" and it turned out to be Nero. My original version is 7.0.0.0 which always worked fine. I downloaded the new version 7.8.5.0 and got the error. I went back to the original version and it worked fine. I didn't change a single setting.

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The Unattended Guide will explain all of that, and you'll find the link in that pink bar right above the thread

See this thread

Here's the source of your problem Change it to UnattendSwitch="yes" (take off the extra "ed")

That is to install your apps using RunOnceEx from CD, rather than having to have them copied to the hard drive. If you use this method, change %systemdrive% to %CDROM% and take your "Install" folder out of $OEM$ and place in the root of the CD. Also, keep in mind if any of your apps use Installshield, you will need to specify an alternate location for the log file. Installshield writes the log file to the same location as the setup source by default. Since it can't write to the CD, the installation will fail unless you specify a different location. Example: Setup.exe /s /f2"C:\Setup.log"

Vista altered my drive somehow. I don't know how but I know it did. I installed Vista from the DVD on a blank HD. I played with it for a few days and decided I didn't like it and tried to put XP back on there. The computer won't boot from the CD with anything but a genuine Microsoft CD. I get the error: CDBOOT: Unable to boot from CD - Code 4 I then went to my other machine and burned another CD this time using a CD-R instead of RW, figuring that might be the problem. Same thing. It only worked with the original Vista DVD or the original XP CD right out of the box. Microsoft is trying to pull a fast one. Well, I have egg on my face. My apologies to all of you Microsoft folks. I found the culprit and it wasn't Vista. It's Nero. I downloaded and installed the new Nero 7 Ultra version 7.5.8.0. I was making the CD's exactly the same as i always did, but for some reason they're not coming out bootable. I uninstalled it and reinstalled version 7.0.0.0 which is my original. Worked like a charm. The CD's / DVD's are coming out bootable.

As far as I know there is no service pack 3. I wish there was, maybe get rid of the 75 post sp2 critical updates. Of course, it's not likely they'll release one, as they've got Vista out now.

There's a whole process to making an unattended cd/dvd. Here's the guide http://unattended.msfn.org/

I think the issue you're having is due to the fact that SP2 has native bluetooth drivers which are digitally signed of course, and therefore installed by default. I had to do these steps for my bluetooth driver. Install your driver. Go into your device manager. Expand "Bluetooth Radios" Select your device and go through all the screens to update your driver but when you get to the search and installation options select "Don't Search. I will choose the driver to install" then click next. You should see your driver in the list. Highlight it and click next, dispense with the "Not Signed" window, and finish installing the driver. After that it should work.

Make sure you have the following entries in your winnt.sif [unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended UnattendSwitch="Yes" OemSkipEula=Yes [GuiUnattended] OEMSkipRegional=1 OemSkipWelcome=1

I sucessfully installed both IE7 and WMP11 via svcpack.inf (of course, no RunOnceEx) Just extract IE7 to a folder (doesn't matter which one, you're going to delete it after) Find ie7.cat in the folder you just extracted ie7 into, take it out and put it in the "svcpack" folder. Put the ie7 full package (not extracted) into "svcpack" Also, copy WMP11 into "svcpack" Add the following lines to svcpack.inf under [setupHotfixesToRun] wmp11.exe /Q:A /R:N ie7.exe /quiet /update-no /nobackup /norestart and add the following under [ProductCatalogsToInstall] ie7.cat

You can set the favorites in winnt.sif [branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes [FavoritesEx] Title1="MSFN's Unattended XPCD.url" URL1="http://unattended.msfn.org/" Quick_Link_1_Name = "MSFN" Quick_Link_1 = http://www.msfn.org/ Home_Page=about:blank Help_Page=http://support.dell.com/ Customize those entries to your liking. If you want to create folders in your favorites you can simply specify the folder name then backslash "\" then favorite name. Example: Title1="Banking & Billpay\My Bank.url" URL1="http://www.mybank.com/"

It's my understanding that copying WPA.DBL over during installation doesn't work with SP2. As far as using the Auto Activate method, that requires an internet connection at first logon or it will fail. If your computer came with XP pre-activated from a Royalty OEM (Dell, Compaq, HP, Toshiba, Gateway, etc.) you can try using the OEMBIOS method outlined in the guide.

You're making it more complicated than it has to be. You don't have to rename anything or repackage anything. Once you copy the setup files just use: setup.exe /S /V/qn The S is the silent switch and the V passes the parameters to the installer.

All I've ever done is MP10setup.exe /Q:A /R:N and it installs silently without any problems

That's what I was hoping for. Thanks.

Unless you can find the money installer files on your hard drive. Did your computer come with restore CD's ? If so, it would be on there, or it should have a recovery partition on the hard drive and you should able to find them there. Use the search function in windows and look for the MSI

Ok, thanks. I was wondering if it could be done a using the windows registry but I'll give ORCA a try.

I found this thread containing the silent switches but it didn't cover how to put in your serial number. Any help will be appreciated.

Also, add the following line in [Display] AutoConfirm=1 You will not get the screen telling you that windows is adjusting your display settings