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I am currently using an unattend process using the old method of batch files. This process is working very well for me so I don't want to change to one of the newer methods that are listed. The current process has a total of 6 batch files, one is called by cmdlines.txt and the remainder are part of the [GuiRunOnce]. Batch files as follows: [cmdlines.txt] 0PreGui.bat [GuiRunOnce] 1applications.cmd 2main_batch.cmd 3additionalsettings.cmd 4cleanup.cmd delete.bat This works great but when changes are required I must update 7 different server builds. So what I did was created a folder structure for each network. Placed all network specific settings into appropriate subfolder. I then created a menu batch file called 3networksettings.bat and replaced 3additionalsettings.cmd in the GuiRunOnce. During the unattended installation it brings up 3networksettings.bat but when I select the approprite network it says n1.bat is unrecognized. All other options state the same error. I can run the batch (3networksetting.bat) without issue outside of the unattend process. When I quit 3networksettings.bat via menu choice 8 it moves to the next file in the [GuiRunOnce] Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA Murph (3networksettings.bat ) CLS @echo off Color 3f title Choose Network ECHO. @ECHO OFF :Start SET MyInput= IF NOT '%1'=='' GOTO QUIT_MENU ECHO Select the corresponding number for server you want to build!!. ECHO 1. Network1 ECHO 2. Network2 ECHO 3. Network3 ECHO 4. Network4 ECHO 5. Network5 ECHO 6. Network6 ECHO 7. Network7 ECHO - - - - - ECHO 8. Quit SET /P Input=Please choose an option: IF %Input% == 8 GOTO QUIT IF %Input% == 7 GOTO Network7 IF %Input% == 6 GOTO Network6 IF %Input% == 5 GOTO Network5 IF %Input% == 4 GOTO Network4 IF %Input% == 3 GOTO Network3 IF %Input% == 2 GOTO Network2 IF %Input% == 1 GOTO Network1 :Network7 n7.bat GOTO Start :Network6 n6.bat GOTO Start :Network5 n5.bat GOTO Start :Network4 n4.bat GOTO Start :Network3 n3.bat GOTO Start :Network2 n2.bat GOTO Start :Network1 n1.bat GOTO Start :QUIT_MENU Exit

Historical info 1. Support 8 networks 2. 1 unattended build per network 3. Machine types mainly Dell uni and multi processor workstations and laptops with some HP’s, IBM’s and Panasonic tough books. 4. Main difference in attended build are a. Admin account and password b. Logon and Desktop backgrounds Current Build process: 5. Using batch files to customize unattended. 6. Drop attend on machine 7. Perform additional changes, usually via Local Security policy 8. Install core application set for appropriate network 9. Run sysprep with bmsd 10. Sysprep machine this leaves me with two image per network one for uni and one for multi processor What I would like to do: 11. Have a single unattended build, complete steps 4a and b either prior to sysprep or even better have some type of menu selection that would let me choose which network and perform 4a and b via unattended. 12. Add anything common across all 8 networks as part of the unattended build. a. Directx 9.x b. Windows Media Player 10 c. .NET 1.1 w/ sp1 d. Winzip 9.0 e. Adobe Reader 7.0.1 f. Netscape 7.x g. Several JRE’s and JInits (Dependant on Netscape being loaded) h. Shockwave (Dependant on Netscape being loaded) i. SAV 10 with Parent j. Additional Regional and Language support (As required) k. Any additional localized tool sets What I have started: 13. nlite 14. Ryanvm’s lite package integrated via nlite 15. Bashrats driver packs using Option 2 and keeping drivers Questions: 16. Is there a limit as to the length of the path OEMPnPDrivers? 17. Bashrats driver packs too what level are they integrated? a. If machine is syspreped and applied to a WS with a different Video board, NIC, etc are the drivers available? b. From the extracted drivers (Bashrats via unattended) do these need to be added to the OEMPnPDrivers path in the sysprep.ini? Area’s I need help with: Items 11, 12i, and 12j. Any other suggestions on streamlining my build process would be greatly appreciated.