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I've tried this with both office xp and 2002 with the same results Action ended 20:56:14: InstallExecute. Return value 2. obviously it can't already be shrunk because its 640+ mb. Any help would be excellent

did you download the resource kit and run the custom installation wizard? You'll need to do that as it creates the answer file.

better late than never right? I put mine in the $OEM/$1/install directory

is there a way to install from an ISO ? if so please point me to some resources.

OK still can't get it to work. her's what I've done. I copied my xp cd to the hd and shared it (allow modify, etc) created my answer file into the i386 directory. run my network boot disk (tcp/ip universal) . I've got my logon script set to map a drive to the share net use d: \\server\folder run gdisk to partition/format run smartdrive d:\winnt.exe /s:\i386 /u:\i386\unattend.txt it will grab the files and start windows. However it stops and ask about partitioning. it shouldn't be doing this. I have repartition=yes set in the answer file. I also tried it another way. Letting setupmgr create a distribution folder. That was a bust. I could connect but it showed that there was no files. I'm at a loss. About ready to can the whole thing.

I was wondering about the unattended.txt. I'll give that a try. I had printed off documetation that showed winnt.sif. also do I need to create a new answer file? Or can I use the existing one I have for my local install from cd? I don't know what you mean about $OEM$ though. The answer file goes in i386 doesn't it?

doing an unattended install from a network share. Everything goes fine until it tries to read the winnt.sif file. message is "the script file specified with the /u command line switch could not be accessed unattended operation cannot continue" here is the line I'm using d:\i386\winnt.exe /s:\i386 /u:\i386\winnt.sif d: of course being the mapped share.

Wasn't sure where to post this.... We are trying to do an unattended install of xp over the network. We've downloaded and created universal tcp/ip network boot disk and have written batch files so it automatically logs in. Problem is the boot disk fills the disk and we can't get the other utilities and batch files on it. We were thinking we could create a cd that emulated a floppy, however the problem we're running into is the universal nw boot disk is doing some funny stuff. It doesn't have a command.com. I'm at a loss here. Any suggestions are apperciated. We've tried the same with Barts network boot disk. Same results.

so there is no way to properly do this?

Thanks Durex

is there a way to bypass the "press any key to boot from cd" prompt. So you just pop the disk in and walk away?

I just created a unattended install cd (XP Pro slipped with sp2)with the answer key in the i386 folder. It installs ok but stops when it wants the cd key. for S&G I tried putting winnt.sif on a floppy. Worked flawlessly there. here is my winnt.sif file (key removed obviously) ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=1 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [unattended] Repartition=Yes Filesystem=NTFS UnattendMode=FullUnattended UnattendSwitch=yes OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes WaitForReboot=No TargetPath=\WINDOWS [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=50cd120e06a5408e1486235a2333e4d2b3a0c96aadaf78c2db3a308d3be5974b EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=20 OemSkipWelcome=1 [userData] ProductKey= FullName="" OrgName="OTC" ComputerName=* [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 [identification] JoinWorkgroup=GRF200 [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=No [NetAdapters] Adapter1=params.Adapter1 [params.Adapter1] INFID=* [NetClients] MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient [NetServices] MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER [NetProtocols] MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP [params.MS_TCPIP] DNS=No UseDomainNameDevolution=No EnableLMHosts=Yes AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1 [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1] SpecificTo=Adapter1 DHCP=No IPAddress=192.168.3.114 SubnetMask=255.255.255.0 DefaultGateway=192.168.3.254 DNSServerSearchOrder=192.168.3.96 WINS=No NetBIOSOptions=0

thanks. I think that clears it up. Where would I put the commands though? In runonce?

I ran through add printer. Chose local: add port: Standard TCP/IP port , then I input the IP address. Was then ask type of printer, etc. I'll have a look at it in class tomorrow. Thanks for the help

We're trying to setup the network printer (which is actually a network printer with an IP address. How would I go about setting it up to install during the unattended install Of XP Pro. I've slipstreamed the driver (and sp2) and I saw in the setupmgr a place for printers but from what I could tell it required a share. The printer is an hp lazerjet 4200 if that makes a difference. I did a search and found a couple post about doing it but I'm rather new to unattended and it was over my head.