onlygodknows

Thanks a lot everybody. I moved my apps folder to $1 (parallel to $$) and changed the relevant entries in RunonceEx and cleanup. This worked and the folder was copied to C:\apps. Still I'm confused why it didnt get copy to C:\windows\apps. No issues its working now.. but still for knowledge sake.. why???

Thanks for the reply.. Let me answer one by one Here is the WINNT.SIF The folder structcure is as follows Rougespear Shall I put system 32 and apps folder in $1 ??? Thanks

I've gone through the FAQ and search the forum. 1. My OEM folder is paralled to I386. However it did not copy. 2. Oempreinstall = Yes in Winnt.sif 3. I made the iso via nlite 4. I'm using VMware. so I'm directly using the iso image . 5. During setup(text mode) I can see the message at status bar that the files are being copied. still they are not copied Thanks for any advice.

thanks Yungsters...

so whats the conclusion.. this works or not????

My box had 2 diff XP installed on C: and G: (for different requirements).. Unfortunately and Unknowingly I formatted C drive and lost my link to G: also.. How can I again create a link to G: This is my boot.ini

thanks a lot everybody for their patience and help.. let me try this out....

Thanks. Cud you please tell me where I should place the bat file and when and how I should call it???

gottcha!!! its working.. what went wrong???.. well the cd key was not correct anyways still stuck at few places 1. it asked me to press ok to change the default resolution.. here's winnt sanpshot [Display] Xresolution=800 YResolution=600 2. Next it didnt create the users... I placed OOBEINFO.INI in $OEM$\$$\system32 [UserInfo] Identity000="NewUser-User1" Identity001="NewUser-User2" But it waited form me to press "Next" then opened up the user screen (to enter the usernames) Now whats wrong here

hmmm... let me try again.. (by ISO maker do u mean CDIMAGE GUI???)

not...

I dont want to know the full list of switches.. What I need is In a bootable WINXP CD, if setup.exe does not finds winnt.sif automatically, then what is the other way to go for unattended setup...

Ok.. Then I'm back to square one. In a bootable CD how do I call winnt/winnt32 with switches.. should I change autorun.ini before burning the CD so that the bootable CD automatically calls WINNT32.EXE /S:[sourceofFiles] /U:WINNT.SIF

you are right. thats where the confusion lies. I've a bootable CD with SETUP.EXE in autorun. Everything works fine except it doesnot recognizes the winnt.sif. It even doesnot have any switches. is there any other batch file that I should have or some file that mentions the location of winnt.sif. what i am possible missing???

I'm trying to create unattended setup. Using the tutorials and using nlite + Winnt.sif method i created the image. But the setup won't recognize the winnt.sif file( although it was placed in correct folder). I couldn't find switches for setup.exe although winnt32 has. How can I use/start winnt32.exe in a bootable CD??? Thanks Onlygodknows

I'm not sure of this method. I used nlite to create the setup. It automatically integrated SP1, then I was asked to fill the fields required at the time of install; and finally nlite created the ISO. I burnt it and tried it on VMware 5. Did I do something wrong???

pls elaborate.. its not clear.. how do i use this switch... in autorun???

??? 1. the key is valid 2. file name is WINNT.SIF 3. It is located in /I386 folder

*************** Using Nlite *************** ; ; Generated by nLite 0.99.8 beta 5 ; [Data] Autopartition = 0 MsDosInitiated = 0 UnattendedInstall = Yes [unattended] UnattendMode = FullUnattended UnattendSwitch = Yes OemPreinstall = Yes OemSkipEula = Yes FileSystem = * WaitForReboot = No NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1 NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1 TargetPath = Windows DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore [systemFileProtection] SFCQuota = 0 [Display] Xresolution = 1024 Yresolution = 768 BitsPerPel = 32 Vrefresh = 85 [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword = * TimeZone = 190 OEMSkipRegional = 1 OemSkipWelcome = 1 [Components] [userData] ProductKey = "#####-#####-#####-#####-#####" ComputerName = HOMEPC FullName = "Onlygodknows" OrgName = "-" [RegionalSettings] Language = 0409 [Networking] [identification] JoinWorkgroup = HOME *************** Using Setup Mgr *************** ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [unattended] FileSystem=* UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=190 OemSkipWelcome=1 [userData] ProductKey=#####-#####-#####-#####-##### FullName="onlygodknows" OrgName="-" ComputerName=HomePC [Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=800 YResolution=600 [identification] JoinWorkgroup=Home [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes ************************************************************* In both the setups the file was located in i386 folder. one as winnt.sif and one as WINNT.SIF. Dont know why but the unattended switch is not working. It asks for the product key

I tried to create a basic unattended windows setup. Used nlite to 1. integrate service pack. 2. then the autofill info. 3. created the iso. however when tried to install it... it popup up the "Enter Windows Key" screen...means there was nothing unattended. the winnt.sif file was there in I386 folder. i tried it in VMware 5 workstation. pls help what i'm missing.