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cluberti; Thanks, that's exactly what I thought but needed someone to at least confirm my suspisions. I think putting the shortcut in the oem folder moves the files into the Add User folder to soon. I feel that during the install this folder gets written over and therefore is blank. I agree that I should consider putting it in the RunOnceEx.cmd folder but now I'm a bit at a loss as to the hiarchy of this method. RunOnceEx.cmd - resides in the rood of the cd? This file then addresses either another *.cmd, *.exe, *.bat file? The *.bat file should be placed where? i.e. [GUIRunOnce] %systemdrive%\folder\file.bat Currently that's what I've got set up, I'm afraid though that either these files are not there yet or that if there they are over written somehow.

Crash&Burn; Yes. As I've stated the unattended install works fine. I've put files folders etc into the $oem$ folder and they copy right over. I've put in a services file into the $$\system32\drivers\etc folder and it copies right over. The shortcut links do not copy over. I've made copies of the shortcut and changed the attributes to read only so they're not tempted to change when moved. Yet nothing. It's as if their not there. Any help would be appreciated.

cluberti that doesn't work. I've tried it like oh ten different times. I'm trying to put a link file or shortcut in the All Users\Desktop folder so that when a user logs on they will see the icon on their desktop and can start using the software. When I put the icon in the $OEM$\$Docs\All Users\Desktop\file.lnk and then start the unattended install then come back some 60+ minutes later nothings there. No icon no file. The install has completed but the icon for the link I created on the other computer then copied over and put into the folders mentioned above just ain't there. Does anyone know how to make this work?

so if you're putting in a shortcut *.lnk file on the desktop how does this entry in the regristry know where that is? Sorry I'm a bit baffled here.

Nois3 thanks for the clairification. So where do I put the information in the winnt.sif file? I'm trying to figure out where to put the suffix information inside where the computer is requesting it within the winnt.sif file for an UNATTENDED WINDOWS 2000 INSTALL. Currently it says DNS suffix. Do you have any ideas? Is Microsoft wrong again? Can you fix this? Have you discussed this with Microsoft? I understand what it means I'm trying to figure out how to make the change within WINNT.SiF when I do an UNATTENDED INSTALL. Noise do you know where this might go in the winnt.sif or are you giving me a definition on DNS and DNS suffix? I'm only providing you with what's in the Windows 2000 control panel - system - network identification - properties - identification changes - more. If you know where this can be input into the winnt.sif file that would be REAL useful. Thanks p.s. if this appears mean please take it that way.

I having a problem with something regarding copying "Shortcut file.ext". I create a Shortcut file.ext in the diretory $OEM$\$Docs\All Users\Desktop. When I do the unattended install the file isn't there. I've checked the properties and set them to read only. Then copied the file to the directory mentioned to be burned on the cd. I've checked the files on the CD and it's there it's just not being copied over. Can anyone shead some light on what I might be doing wrong? Thanks

Ok I've tried using the setupmgr.exe and set up the DNS Suffix but due to the fact that I'm also using a DHCP, when I give the computer a name that's not in the DHCP the DNS Suffix I put into the winnt.sif file changes from a name to an ip that tried to resolve on the DNS. Is there a section within the Network configuration of winnt.sif that I can hard code this? [params.MS_TCPIP] DNS=Yes DNSDomain=n00dlestheindelible.com.au UseDomainNameDevolution=Yes EnableLMHosts=Yes AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1,params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter2 [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter] SpecificTo=adapter DHCP=Yes DefaultGateway=000.000.000.000 DNSServerSearchOrder=000.000.000.000 WINS=Yes WinsServerList=000.000.000.000 NetBIOSOptions=1 DNSSuffix=dns.name.here or somewhere?

Does anyone know where to put the Default Gatway in the winnt.sif file and what that syntax is for win2000 unattended install?

drscourse actually no. The files within the folders are the application. There is nothing that has to be done with the exception of running them. They do not touch the reg files or do anything. All the files can be contained within the $OEM$. However, I am still running into a prob. Using the $OEM$ directory structure, I'm trying to place a shortcut in the $docs\All Users\Desktop with no sucess. The file is there on the CD when I've burned it. But it's not there after the install. Any ideas. I've even tried moving it to the" \All Users\Start Menu" and still no luck. Any suggestions?

Oliii wrote: You dont have to use the %CDROM% variable if you want to install your apps to the hard drive. This is what you want, isnt it?? Just remove the [GuiRunonce] entries from the winnt.sif. OemPreinstall must be set to yes. And make an $OEM$ folder , inside it make a $1. Everything in $1 folder will be installed to C:\. Yes I went though and removed the [GuiRunonce] and created all the necessary folders inside $OEM$. I just tested it and it loaded the os just fine but did not copy anything from the $OEM$ folders. Also, in the directions it states to create the cmdlines.txt file and include it in the $OEM$ folder with [COMMANDS] "RunOnceEx.cmd" Now the "RunOnceEx.cmd" file has nothing to do since all the folders and files within the $OEM$ folder should be copied to the respective folders. So, do I leave the RunOnceEx.cmd out of the loop? And, why aren't the folders within the $OEM$ being copied to the hd when the system reboots? Thanks for the help. Ok I completely forgot to look at the winnt.sif for the following; [unattended] OemPreinstall=Yes That was set to No. So I'm going to try it again. I'm still a bit concerned about the cmdlines.txt file that refers to the RunOnceEx.cmd that identifies what applications are being installed. If all the files are copied over I don't need to install them since they should already be installed. So with the OEMPreinstall=Yes then logically I shouldn't need the cmdlines.txt or the RunOnceEx.cmd files at all. Am I just full of caca? or does this make sense? Thanks

I take it that the %systemdrive% equates to the cdrom? Then theorically I can place any software on the cd then copy it to the hd using the following code: COPY /Y "%systemdrive%\software\install\*.*" "c:\software\install" I just noticed the quotes around each one of the command options. Is this required?

This is getting frustrating. I'm setting up an unattended install from CD. I've done everything up to the point where I want to install third party apps that need to be copied from the install CD (so they also need to be there when I burn the install CD) to the HD. I've set up the winnt.sif /winnt.bat file. Here's where I'm stuck. [GuiRunOnce] Command0=RunOnceEx.cmd I've got the "OemPreinstall=Yes" option on. Don't know it this helps. in the RunOnceEx.cmd file I've got the following; cmdow @ /HID @echo off FOR %%i IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\CD.txt SET CDROM=%%i: copy %CDROM%\Software\Stuff c:\Stuff copy %CDROM%\Software\source\oem*.* c:\winnt\system32\oem*.* copy c:\Software\stuff\stuff.ini c:\winnt\stuff.ini copy c:\Software\services c:\winnt\system32\etc\services EXIT When I burn the CD I put the winnt.sif and winnt.bat files in the i386 directory. Oh btw it's slipstreamed with sp4 or sp3. I put the folder \Software\stuff\files.fle on the root of the CD and the RunOnceEx.cmd in the root as well. Can someone please tell me what I might be doing wrong? Thanks to anyone who can lend a helping hand!

Will this work with a win2000 unattended install to install third party apps?

la_ostia; My question is not about Adobe it's about generic software. I put the code there as an example of what the normal .cmd file looks like. What I want to do is to copy software from the win2000 cd onto the root of the C: drive. I think I may have accomplished this with a .bat file but I'm really not sure. Thanks for the attempt to answer the question.

OK I've made the cd bootable. It gets to the point where it asks to press any key to boot from cd rom. It askes if I want to press F6 to install raid drivers etc. Then I get: Line 22 of the INF file is invalid Set up cannot continue. Press... I've searched the cd and found 42 inf files. I have no idea which one it might be talking about. Any ideas?