[External winnt.sif]

Setupreg.hiv is a registry file. Use regedt32.exe or regedit.exe and load file.

What do you like to do finally?

Do you need different winnt.sif?

Do you like loading PNP drivers from different locations?

Well what I would like to do ultimately is have a DVD with all the programs and applications I would like to load and then depending on which machine I can use different winnt.sif files to change the name, organization, things like that. I figured that using an external file like what I used to do for 2000 would do the trick but with the removal of legacy drives I suspect that many users will not have a floppy disk drive. This means that I must used a usb thumb drive in order to hold the settings...

[External winnt.sif]

Okay sorry for the delay but how do you modify the setupreg.hiv. I had attempted to change the file .hiv to .txt and all I got was binary characters. What gives?

[External winnt.sif]

Is their any way to point the installation CD to an altenative installation file in another location, e.g. Network Drive, USB drive, secondary primary drive.

[Winntbbu Help]

Thank you for your help. I got it to work. There's alot I do not understand about editting dll files. But I consider myself a fast learner. I think the confusion comes from the two files. They are the same thing right?

[Winntbbu Help]

I am currently having a problem with my install. During the text stage of the installation I get this error:

The file winntbbu.dll was not copied correctly.

The file Setup placed on your hard drive is not a valid Windows XP system image.  If you are installing from a CD, there may be a problem with the Windows XP CD.

I can skip past this error message and it will continue with the install even showing my custom billboard screen. I am including a screen shot of the error that I am recieving. I also would like to apologize for posting in the wrong area. I am new to this...

[Unintentional Classic Theme After Silent Install]

I know that I'm new to this forum but I believe that the problem that you are experiencing cartoonite is one related to a timing issue. For example for me I know that in my Winnt.sif file my command come after any other settings in the file. That means if I have made any changes in my unattended install that they can possible be overwritten by changes in my .cmd or whatever script you are using. A solution would be to write a script or cmd to undone some of the changes made by your custom batch file or script.

[Norton Ghost version 9]

I know this was posted earlier and I have searched this forum for any information about installing ghost unattended. I have been successful in installing SmartFTP unattended but Ghost still alludes me. I have attempted to use the MSI installer like I have done with pervious programs but it tell me that it must be run from setup. Does anyone know of an MSI editor or a silent way of running Norton's Ghost from setup.

[Remove built-in drivers]

I'm not sure if this will help you but I use a program called nLite and it removes all the unwanted drivers and components automatically. All you have to do is select which drivers you want to remove.

[Truly unattended install]

I would like to thank you all for your support. It was just that simple. I have been testing this installation on VMware before using it on my school computer. Now this is truly an unattended install. One more question. What file system does XP default to. My guess would be NTFS but I cannot be sure.

[Truly unattended install]

Hello everyone. I would like to start off by saying that I'm a newbie. Please do not insult me if my question seems simple. I have been attempting to do this for the last couple of days and have made considerable progress. The only problem that I'm having is the text based installation. It is not truly unattended. It asks me for partition size and file system. Here is an example of my winnt.sif file. Can any explain why it still ask for partition information if it's supposed to automatically set that up.

[Data]
	AutoPartition = 1
	MsDosInitiated = 0
	UnattendedInstall = Yes

[Unattended]
	UnattendMode = FullUnattended
	UnattendSwitch = Yes
	OemPreinstall = Yes
	OemSkipEula = Yes
	extendoempartition = 0
	OemPnPDriversPath="%systemdrive%\drivers\0000;%systemdrive%\drivers\1000;%systemdrive%\drivers\1001;%systemdrive%\drivers\1002;%systemdrive%\drivers\1003;%systemdrive%\drivers\1004;%systemdrive%\drivers\2000;%systemdrive%\drivers\2001;%systemdrive%\drivers\4000"
	FileSystem = *
	WaitForReboot = No
	TargetPath = "\Windows"
	DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
	NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
	Hibernation = No

[SystemFileProtection]
	SFCQuota = 0

[GuiUnattended]
	EncryptedAdminPassword = No
	AdminPassword = *
	AutoLogon = Yes
	TimeZone = 35
	OEMSkipRegional = 1
	OemSkipWelcome = 1

[UserData]
	ProductKey = "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"
	ComputerName = "MONDESIR"
	FullName = "Superman"
	OrgName = "Justice League"

[RegionalSettings]
	Language = 0409

[Identification]
	JoinWorkgroup = "None"

[GuiRunOnce]
%systemdrive%\install\start.cmd

[Introduction]

I would like to thank Steve for introducing me to this site. I am attempting to do a full unattended install and find it to be very challengling indeed.