successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?

[cluberti]

when you say "just edit the .sif when nLite stops", where are those files located prior to the iso burn?

winnt.sif should be in the \i386 folder.

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

when you say "just edit the .sif when nLite stops", where are those files located prior to the iso burn?

as cluberti stated the .sif is in /I386

you can find a very detailed listing of variables you can use here:

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/19/

[pcrx9000@yahoo.com]

i know where the sif is, i just mean -- where are the edited nlite files staged before the iso burn?

[pcrx9000@yahoo.com]

i see there are several files name: "Last Session (205405.14-16.40.03)_u.ini" etc. should i be editing one of those, or should i still just be concerned with the sif file?

[pcrx9000@yahoo.com]

ok -- i have everything working except: it is still prompting me to select the partition. here is my sif -- i compared / modified it to the one that is working without prompting to select partition, and i cannot see the difference. so i am thinking it might be somewhere else or something is missing:

here is my current sif:

; Generated by nLite 1.4.5

[Data]

Autopartition=1

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

UnattendSwitch=Yes

OemPreinstall=no

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

OemSkipEula=Yes

FileSystem=*

WaitForReboot="No"

NoWaitAfterTextMode=1

NoWaitAfterGUIMode=1

DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

[systemRestore]

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

TimeZone=035

OEMSkipRegional=1

OemSkipWelcome=1

[Components]

[userData]

ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

ComputerName=*

FullName="PC"

OrgName="home"

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=1

Dialing=Tone

AreaCode=804

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=1

SystemLocale=00000409

UserLocale=00000409

InputLocale=0409:00000409

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents="Yes"

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup="PCRX"

here is the one that installs without promting for partition info (if the partition exists and is formatted):

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=1

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=No

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=35

OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

FullName="Home"

OrgName="User"

ComputerName=*

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=1

Dialing=Tone

AreaCode=804

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=1

SystemLocale=00000409

UserLocale=00000409

can anyone see why this sif does not prompt for partition selection when the disk is paritioned and formatted?

[njcomputers]

It's your product key. There are too many x's....

OR...

It could be that your missing

[unattended]

Repartition="Yes"

And you absolutely have to lose this line:

FileSystem=*

That command tells Windows to prompt you to chose a file system during the text phase of the install.

If you are using $OEM$ folders, you also have to change OemPreinstall="No" to OemPreinstall="Yes"

[pcrx9000@yahoo.com]

i guess i will abandoned this quest if no one knows how to skip the request for partition screen....................

[njcomputers]

i guess i will abandoned this quest if no one knows how to skip the request for partition screen....................

Or you could read the last post!

Repartition=Yes will format the first available drive without prompting you to select a partition. However, you need to also remove FileSystem=* which will prompt you to enter a partition type. Without FileSystem=*, NTFS will automatically be selected.