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Thanks for the replies. Turns out it was something in the txtsetup.sif that it did not like. I re-did the txtsetup.sif part and whola, it worked!!!

I am trying to add the SI3112 SATA drivers to my UXPCD. I followed greenmachine's guide exactly as it was written. Im getting this error when setup tries to copy all the files over for installation right after formating. Ive condensed the exact wording. Setup cannot copy the file: si3112.inf to retry press enter to skip press esc to quit press F3 anyone know what I am doing wrong? Driver call from winnt.sif: [Unattended] UnattendMode = FullUnattended UnattendSwitch = Yes OemPreinstall = Yes OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\001_sata\SI3112" OemSkipEula = Yes FileSystem = * WaitForReboot = No TargetPath = "\Windows" DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore Hibernation = No Repartition=Yes I am trying to verify the UXPCD using VMWARE could this be the problem? Ive read a few posts saying that you cant test SATA drivers under VMWARE which makes sense, but shouldnt I still be able to install windows? thanks TWILL

Sounds like your browser has been "Hijacked" If you havent already done so, you should run some spyware tools such as spybot and adaware and then try Hijackthis. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html TWILL

Try here: http://www.tss2000.nl/site_pages/style_wallpapers.php?CV=1 then goto the bottom and search for: Bliss it was submitted by wstaylor There are some really good wallpapers on that site as well if you are not familair with it. You have to join to download and there are download limits. I dont remember what they are, if you need to know youll have to look at the FAQ there. enjoy TWILL looks like we were thinkg the same thing Astalavista, but you were a bit quicker!!

@Strat79 -- Thanks fof the offer. Im not that worried about it anymore. I spent way too much time trying to get it to work with the windows post installer. Thanks again TWILL

Thanks for the replies guys! Ive been real busy I had forgotten about this topic. Ive given up on it. @MCT I tried but could not get the install rite to work... @Max I dont prefer the send keys option but thanks anyway. TWILL

Can anyone suggest a good favorites bookmark manager? Im sick of trying to find stuff in IE favorites. I get lazy and never sort them as I bookmark my links. I found a site with lots of them but I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions to help me maybe weed through this list. Im not really interested in keeping them online. Just a little proggy for my local machine. http://www.lights.com/pickalink/bookmarks/ thanks TWILL

In case anyone cares.... I contacted E-Trust and they said the dont support silent installs at this time.

Can anyone explain what .mif files ( Management Information Format) are exactly used for? And yes I have used google! Can they be used to help install programs or are they for info only after installation? these are the switches I am talking about: -m[filename] Causes Setup.exe to generate a Management Information Format (.mif) file automatically at the end of the setup. Do not include a path - the .mif file is always placed in the Windows folder. [filename] is optional. If you do not specify a filename, the resulting file will be called Status.mif. -m1[serial number] Tells setup to place the indicated serial number in the created .mif file. Reason I ask is because I have been trying to install EZ Armor Antivirus which uses an installshield installer and it is not recording the license key when I am using the -R switch. I was hoping to be able to merge in the key some other way. TWILL

Anyone had any luck with this one? I keep getting the dang prompt for the key!!!! thnx TWILL

Have you seen this post by BuckeyeXP, it works great: Office Shrink This only works if you are not planning on installing the complete office suite. I just use word and excel and after using the office shrink I got it down to about 148MB then zipped it to a 68MB SFX.

Sorry, dont know what to tell you... I guess you could start all over. Sometimes thats the easiest thing to do. I just looked at the NAV 2004 unattended install thread http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=15884 and apparently there are three ways to do this now. Have you taken a look at it recently? Maybe it will work if you try another way. just a thought...

Are you sure its this section of code that is causing you this error? One thing you can try if you havent done so already is to make a seperate cmd file with this section in it and try running it and see if you get the errors.

Im not sure if this is your problem but ..... I think this REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 001 /D "REGEDIT %systemdrive%\Install\NAV2004\NAVREG.reg /S" /f should be this REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 001 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\Install\NAV2004\NAVREG.reg" /f

@Marthax The leading zeros allow it to sort correctly. if you dont have the leading zeros you get this: 1 10 11 12 2 3 4 if you put in the leading zeros you get this 001 002 003 004 011 012 so heres what you want REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "NAV 2004" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 001 /D "REGEDIT %systemdrive%\Install\NAV2004\NAVREG.reg /S" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 002 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\NAV2004\NAVSETUP.EXE /O REBOOT=ReallySuppress /QB" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /v 003 /D "taskkill.exe /F /IM cfgwiz.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /v 004 /D "taskkill.exe /F /IM ccApp.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /v 005 /D "taskkill.exe /F /IM symlcsvc.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /v 006 /D "taskkill.exe /F /IM ccSetMgr.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /v 007 /D "taskkill.exe /F /IM ccEvtMgr.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /v 008 /D "taskkill.exe /F /IM SAVScan.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /v 009 /D "taskkill.exe /F /IM navapsvc.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /v 010 /D "taskkill.exe /F /IM NPROTECT.EXE" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /v 011 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\NAV2004\symlcsys.exe" /f TWILL

@Alanoll - I checked for that and the archive is not deleting the files. Good thought though. I did however, find a fix, I had to add another line to the runonceex from this: //Install Microsoft Office if (document.inner.WPI.chkbox023.checked){ var CDROM = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\SourcePath"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\125\\", "Installing Microsoft Office", "REG_SZ"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\125\\1", CDROM + "\\install\\Office2003\\Office2003.exe", "REG_SZ"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\125\\2", strPath + "\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-", "REG_SZ"); } to this: //Install Microsoft Office if (document.inner.WPI.chkbox023.checked){ var CDROM = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\SourcePath"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\125\\", "Installing Microsoft Office", "REG_SZ"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\125\\1", CDROM + "\\install\\Office2003\\Office2003.exe", "REG_SZ"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\130\\1", strPath + "\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-", "REG_SZ"); } So it now works! Go figure! thanks for the input! TWILL

I ran your code and checked the runoceex in regedit. Ive attached a screenshot. You can see how the items are out of order. That may be your problem, if you have to run the items in a certian order. untitled.bmp

Oh Ok.... Sorry You are right Alanoll, I thought he was running different programs. Marthax, you definitley should add the zeros in fron of the numbers like sleepnmojo said. Also if you havent done so already, after you run it go to regedit and navigate to the reunonceex key and see what actually gets written and maybe that will help you narrow it down.

Thanks for the replies @[bM]Crusher -- yes it looks a little bad but actually its not much different than the other way everone is writing to the runonceex. Special thanks to Whimsy and AirMaleDFW for helping me with understanding the code, I definitely wouldnt have figured it out all by myself. Here is a comparison if anyone is interested, they both write to the runonceex: the unattended install way REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Preparing Installation..." /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\apps\prepare.cmd" /f var CDROM = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\SourcePath"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\001\\", "Preparing Installation...", "REG_SZ"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\001\\1", CDROM + "\\apps\\prepare.cmd", "REG_SZ"); //prepare cmd is being run from CD instead of systemdrive @sleepnmojo Yes the directory it expands to is strPath = c:\temp. Once it unzips, it does begin to install but during the install it goes to the cleanup which deletes strPath or c:\temp. I can get it to work if I dont zip the files and just install from the regular files. So it must be somthing to do with unzipping that runonceex doesnt like. thanks again for the replies!! TWILL

MY guess would be the values after the %key% because the values after %key% have to be different, you have them all as 001, if they are not different the reg add will be over written by the next reg add after it. check out how hoty3k has it done. %key%001 %key%005 %key%010 etc.. goodluck TWILL

Please bare with me as this is hard to explain, so it may be a little confusing. Im have been using the windows post install wizard found here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=11491&st=30 to install some apps. I recently used BuckeyeXPs office shrink to shrink down office here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=16709 I then RAR'd the office files to a sfx file, to shrink it more. I was able to install office correctly if I installed it manually from the cmd window, but when I try to install unattended office2003 with the post install wizard which uses runeonceex it never finishes the install before it goes to the next ronceonceex command, which happens to be a clean up command so it deletes all the office install files before office install is complete. Here is a snip of the code // note: strpath is the temp directory //Install Microsoft Office if (document.inner.WPI.chkbox023.checked){ var CDROM = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\SourcePath"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\125\\", "Installing Microsoft Office", "REG_SZ"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\125\\1", CDROM + "\\install\\Office2003\\Office2003.exe", "REG_SZ"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\125\\2", strPath + "\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-", "REG_SZ"); } //Cleanup the Temp directory WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\150\\", "Cleaning Up Temp Files", "REG_SZ"); WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\150\\1", "cmd.exe /c RD /s /q " + strPath, "REG_SZ"); I do know it does unzip the files to the temp directory but it moves to the cleanup process and deletes the files before it installs. I initally had the sfx run the install command but it also never completed, which is why I added the install command seperately as shown in the code above. I thought all processes had to complete before it moved to the next process.... Does anyone know why its moving to the next one before the current one is completed? thanks TWILL

I just tried it out with Office2003 to install only word and excel and it worked. The first time I tried it it didnt work. So I did a fresh install of windows and ran it again and then and it worked. It gave we loads of file not found errors but I am assume this is normal. Thanks for the shrink app BuckeyeXP, very much appreciated. TWILL

I would use the the integrated one because its already done! Im sure the Service Packs are NOT updated (thats why there are hotfixes) , so the one you already have integrated should be good.

I had a similar problem making a bootable CD, I dont remember the exact error message. I finally downloaded the CDIMAGE and batch file from the page that Sebastiaan pointed out. Heres the dowload for XP PRO http://unattended.msfn.org/files/CDImage_Pro.zip Just unzip and run the batch file and youll have a bootable image. Very easy... You may want to open up the batchfile and take a look at it before you run it to make sure its pointing to your directories. goodluck

Maybe this is what you are looking for. Taken from Gosh's tips and tricks http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=9453