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The problem is that this section (and also the timezone setting) is ignored with UnattendMode=ProvideDefault. If you use UnattendMode=FullUnattended the problem does not exist.

I'm using a similar approach with cmdlines.txt now: [COMMANDS] "sysocmgr /q /r /i:%windir%\inf\sysoc.inf /u:..\I386\winnt.sif" Works great and you don't need a separate text file anymore. The contents of winnt.sif is used instead!

Providing the RegionalSettings section does not solve the timezone problem. But I found a nice solution to apply the components settings using cmdlines.txt: [COMMANDS] "sysocmgr /q /r /i:%windir%\inf\sysoc.inf /u:..\I386\winnt.sif" This trick was suggested in this post: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&sho...ndpost&p=430038 More information about Sysocmgr.exe: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=222444

Adding [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes solved the workgroup problem. Only the Timezone information and the components section is not applied with the setting UnattendMode=ProvideDefault. Seems like many people reported the same problem.

I have exactly the same problem. All settings are applied correctly, except for the entries in [Components] and TimeZone. Has someone found a solution to this problem? ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated=0 UnattendedInstall=Yes [Unattended] UnattendMode=ProvideDefault FileSystem=* OemPreinstall=Yes OemSkipEula=Yes WaitForReboot=No UnattendSwitch=Yes [GuiUnattended] OEMSkipRegional=0 OEMSkipWelcome=1 TimeZone=105 [UserData] ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX FullName="" OrgName="" [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes [Components] msmsgs=off msnexplr=off [Shell] DefaultThemesOff=Yes DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes

nobody?

I'm trying to install IE6 from svcpack.inf, but it doesn't seem to work. I followed the instructions of http://unattended.msfn.org/beginner/hotfix/svcpack.htm and removed svcpack.in_ and updated dosnet.inf. I copied the IE6 and hotfixes (from the list at http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=31886) files to the correct svcpack directory. And created my svcpack.inf: ;Windows 2000 [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" MajorVersion=5 MinorVersion=0 BuildNumber=2195 [SetupData] CatalogSubDir="\i386\SVCPACK" [ProductCatalogsToInstall] [SetupHotfixesToRun] ie6setup.exe /Q:A /R:N ie6go.exe /Q:A /R:N KB329115.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB828026.exe /passive /norestart /quiet "KB832483.exe /C:""dahotfix.exe /q /n"" /q:a" KB833989.exe /Q:A /R:N KB842773.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB870669.exe /Q:A /R:N KB883939.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB890046.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB891861.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB893066.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB893803.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB894320.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB896358.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB896422.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB897715.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB901214.exe /passive /norestart /quiet KB903235.exe /Q:A /R:N wupdate.exe /wuforce /quiet /norestart wgainstall.exe QCHAIN.exe The ie6setup.exe is the original downloaded from microsoft (and all other files are also in the svcpack directory). If i'm using ie6go.exe, i'm receiving the same error as in http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&sho...ndpost&p=133771. And whithout ie6go, not all updates are applied. What am I doing wrong?

The following winnt.sif solves my problem. UnattendMode=ProvideDefault and OemPreinstall=Yes was the fix. Only the workgroup screen is missing during installation. Any suggestion to fix this last problem? ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated=0 UnattendedInstall=Yes [Unattended] UnattendMode=ProvideDefault FileSystem=* OemPreinstall=Yes OemSkipEula=Yes WaitForReboot=No UnattendSwitch=Yes [GuiUnattended] OEMSkipRegional=0 OEMSkipWelcome=1 TimeZone=105 [UserData] ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx FullName="" OrgName="" [Components] msmsgs=off msnexplr=off [Shell] DefaultThemesOff=Yes DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes

With ProvideDefault, the installation hangs at T-37 (with vmware). That is definitly not what I want :-)

I want to be able to customize almost all settings during installation (not in the winnt.sif file), except for some obvious settings like accept eula, product key and remove some components. But with the settings in my current winnt.sif file, regional and network settings are skipped during setup. I did choose UnattendMode=DefaultHide, because I wanted to hide the productkey during installation. I'll try ProvideDefault, but I don't expect different results. I already have read those documents. Maybe I'm interpreting them incorrect? Or something else is wrong?

I have prepared a Windows XP Installation cdrom with SP2 and hotfixes integrated. Now I want to automate some (but not all) of the settings during installation. I'm using this winnt.sif file: ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated=0 UnattendedInstall=Yes [Unattended] UnattendMode=DefaultHide FileSystem=* OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=No [GuiUnattended] OEMSkipRegional=0 [UserData] ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx [Components] msmsgs=off msnexplr=off [Shell] DefaultThemesOff=Yes DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes But now I can't customize the regional settings and the network settings during installation. How can I fix that?