[Skip Windows partitioning]

Hi all,

I have some problems to do what i want.

My goal is to have fully automatic windows installation.

I haven't any problems for the 'windows art with answer file 'WINNT.SIF'

But i want to have automatic partition selection.

All my computers (compagny) have same drive schema :

- hda 1 : 20 Gb NTFS (Windows)

- hda 2 : rest of disk NTFS (Datas)

I want that my windows installation auto format and auto install windows without any user action ALWAYS in hda 1.

I can have personnal script that will format the partition but i don't know i can execute only windows installation without the PARTITIONING PART ...

I found some options in winnt.sif like "AutoPartition" but i don't think it will works for me ...

Any help is welcome.

Thanks by advance.

[[Update] Firefox 3.5.6 [15/12/09]]

Hi, thanks for this tips ...

but with Firefox 3.5.1 no way in silent install to register Firefox default application for HTM and HTML file association ?

[Restore XP Start Menu]

Arf ...

I don't know why this do that ...

I need to do that, but it is only cosmetic ... Users are friendly with XP Start Menu ...

[Restore XP Start Menu]

I already see this registry key ...

But unfortunaly, it doesn't work for me ...

Another idea ? In VBS ?

[Restore XP Start Menu]

Hello,

I am looking for a tool, a VBS script or a registry file for forcing start menu to XP start menu !

It is for updating in one command lots of computers.

Thank you for your help by advance !

[Some informations]

Hi all,

I need some informations so, after lots and lots of reading, i ask you some things.

NEAR GOAL :

- To have a Boot CD which install AUTOMATICALY Windows XP (unnatended) into the hard drive and always in the SECOND partition.

- To have an option for AUTO partitionning before Windows installation.

BEST GOAL :

- Possibility to install and configure automaticaly some computers (different material configurations) without user intervention

- The partition schema will be always the same (for the partitions ID's, not for volume sizes)

ACTUALLY :

- I have a complete unnatended Windows XP CD. I have done his with nLite (Only for windows addons like updates and basic config(user, licence, domain, etc ...)) and some scripting files for custom applications and registry tweaks

HOW I SEE THE PROCESS :

1 - Boot on CD

2 - Partitionning && formatting

3 - Use ghost for install drive images on 1 or 2 partitions (like /boot)

4 - Auto install Windows XP unnatended and configure, create users, etc ...

5 - Auto install ubuntu (Later, later)

QUESTIONS :

- For approaching my goal, I want to do automaticaly, without user command, and on the same CD/DVD, the partitionning and the installation of Windows XP

I look for some things like WindowsPE, BartPE, Sysprep, etc ... Which one do you thing i must use ? And why ?

Is my project possible, and if you can help me, i will be very very nice !

thank by advance !

Regards !

[Launching problem]

Ok it doesn't work, so if you have a little script under the hand ^^

I need to search how to change screen resolution in command line ^^

Thank you for your help again !

[Launching problem]

It will be very nice from you,

But before i would try a last think myself !

I'm not sure, but if it's work you won't have to do the program !

I tell you soon if it's work or not, and why !

[Launching problem]

Only because i want that WPI was launched AFTER the first reboot !

If you know you to use MANUALY the INF file (in command line) for launching WPI, it's the must ^^

[Launching problem]

Okay thank !

I know exactly where the file is ! But thanks for the script ^^

This is my command line :

start /w "%APP%\WPI\WPI.hta"

The file is found but not executed !

And the error :

Thanks again !

[Launching problem]

Hi all,

I want to use WPI after my windows installation !

But i don't want to use the method specified in tha main site ... I explain myself !

After the windows installation, i have a big script launched at the first reboot, for installing some windows components and initalizing some registry entries. I want that the WPI script is launched BY my script and DURING my script !

I try that, in the bat file with

C:/Windows/system32/mshta.exe WPI.hta

But windows says "File extention not found"

I tried to add HTA registry values, but no more success !

i hope you can help me, excuse, i'm sure ^^

[[HELP] Deply Group Strategy]

Thank you but i know this ...

But they don't say how to add wauau.adm automaticaly ...

And the registry keys don't work for me ...

Plz help !!!

[[HELP] Deply Group Strategy]

Hello all ...

I have a big problem ...

I explain : I want to deploy automaticaly Microsoft Updates with 2003 server and WSUS ...

I want to configure quickly and simply all client computers (with script or .reg), clients are unsing Group Strategy for commmunicate with WSUS.

I go to gpedit.msc => Computer configuration => Administration models => Windows Component => Windows Update, I have lots of parameters. i want to configure they on all my computers and the same configuration for all.

Registry keys are in :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]

But i explain ...

- When i modify MANUALY this keys and i launch gpedit, modifications aren't saving, it is the same if i reboot my computer or if i launch gpupdate /force.

- When gpedit.msc is running, a temporary registry key is created with all parameters... If, without closing gpedit.msc, i modify temporary keys, gpedit.msc takes modifications ...

- Gpedit.msc change emporary keys AND in fixed keys quoting upper. But it don't load his parameters with they...

Can you tell me how to do for create .reg or script which install and configure automaticaly wauau.adm on a computer ???

Thank you all ...

PS : Excuse my bad english, because i am french ... ^^