Unattended problems

[Red Rocker]

Help ...I'm unable to get my "unattended” installation disk to automatically select and format a partition; I thought that this was possible with nlite … what am I doing wrong? Once I get past that everything works fine, the OS, updates and add-ons all install without a problem, or impute from me. I’m using a corporate edition of XP Pro with sp2 slipstreamed and nlite v1.4.1 and I’m testing the images on a MS Virtual PC 2007. I’ve searched the forums and watched the videos and I can’t figure it out. I’ve made about a dozen images with different setting but still no luck, am I missing a switch some where?

Thanks!

[Ponch]

Help ...I'm unable to get my "unattended” installation disk to automatically select and format a partition; I thought that this was possible with nlite … what am I doing wrong? ... am I missing a switch some where?

There is no such option in nLite and it's a good thing. That's why you didn't see any notification nor switch.You'd think such a sensitive operation would be indicated by a clear warning or would you expect the program just to do it by default like it's normal to wipe a partition without asking which one ?

You can still modify the winnt.sif manually before creating the iso if you feel like it.

[Red Rocker]

Okay and yes I understand the problems that could result from do so but I would like to be able to so anyway, can you point me to the modifications to the winnt.sif necessary to accomplish a true unattended installation. Thanks for all your help ... nLite is a great program and will save me a lot of time.

[Legolash2o]

read this http://www.msfn.org/board/Winntsif-autopartition-t26079.html, i recommend to read ALL of it

Edited February 27, 2008 by LegoLiam™

[Arie]

can you point me to the modifications to the winnt.sif necessary to accomplish a true unattended installation.

Click here.

[Red Rocker]

Outstanding … thanks for the quick and helpful replies!