SP3 automated install still brings up "add user" screen...

[Theutus]

Not sure if I'm the only one having problems with this, but i've created a new automated install for SP3, and it always brings me to the "Welcome to XP" startup screen, and forces me to create a local account.

With SP2 it doesn't do this. I even went in and recreated the image with no change... Am i missing something simple? I just want it to give me a standard login screen so I can login as Administrator and finish doing what I need to do, not create another dummy local profile.....

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Ticcer]

I have the same problem. Even though I have set the user preferences I want in the 'Users' tab in nLite V1.4.8, it still wants me to create a user account. The user account screen is blank with no names in it... it doesn't even fill in the first name with the one from the 'Users' tab.

I am trying to integrate an XP SP2 Pro with SP3 and other fixes with various addons.

I have tried it with HIde Pages & Prompt Repair methods and it's the same, either way.

Sure, I can just delete the newly create account I am forced to create, leaving the nLite created account intact along with Guest and Administrator, but that's an extra step I'd rather not have to do every time, plus it sort of defeats the point of an 'Automated' install.

The other issue is that when the system boots, it is supposed to auto logon to the nLite created account, but whether the other user account is deleted or not, it pops an error saying

"The system could not log you on. Make sure your User name an domain are correct, then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the correct case"

... then I'm presented with the welcome screen and have to click my name to log on... which it then does just fine.

Any help would be appreciated.

Here's my last session ini file.

[Main]
Env = 1.4.8 - 2.0.50727.1433.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
Target = Windows XP Professional SP2 - 5.1.2600.2180 - English (United States)

[Tasks]
Service Pack Integration
Unattended Setup
Integrate Drivers
Hotfixes and Update Packs
Tweaks
Create a Bootable ISO
Options

[Components]
;# Compatibility #
Compat01
Compat02
Compat03
Compat04
Compat06
Compat07
Compat09
Compat11
Compat14

[KeepFiles]
msconfig.exe

[RemoveFiles]
clock.avi
yahoo.bmp
swtchbrd.bmp

[Options]
BlackSetupBack
ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings"
TargetPath = "WINDOWS"
temp_dir = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp
AdvTweaks

[Patches]
TcpIp = 1000
DoUxTheme
DoSFC

[Services2]
CiSvc,4
ERSvc,4
RemoteRegistry,4
ScardSvr,4
SENS,2

[Tweaks]
Boot and Shutdown-Numlock-On
Boot and Shutdown-Setup Prefetch-Cache-Boot prefetching enabled
Boot and Shutdown-Status Messages-Default
Desktop-Desktop icons size-16
Desktop-Internet Explorer icon-Show
Desktop-My Computer icon-Show
Desktop-My Documents icon-Show
Desktop-My Network Places icon-Show
Desktop-Recycle Bin icon-Show
Desktop-Show Windows version on Desktop
Desktop-Wrap icon titles-Enable
Explorer-Add (un)register libraries in Context Menu
Explorer-Add 'Command Prompt' to folder context menu
Explorer-Advanced Search: preconfigure options
Explorer-Associate additional file types with Notepad
Explorer-Change Windows Explorer folder view-Details
Explorer-Classic Control Panel
Explorer-Disable Accessibility keyboard shortcuts
Explorer-Disable Prefix: Shortcut to
Explorer-Display the contents of system folders
Explorer-Restore previous folder windows at logon
Explorer-Show Drive Letters in front of Drive Names
Explorer-Show extensions of known file-types
Explorer-Show hidden files and folders
Explorer-Show protected operating system files
Explorer-Show Statusbar in all windows
Explorer-Show the full path in the Address Bar
Explorer-Use small icons in Explorer bar
Internet Explorer-Disable Market Place bookmark
Internet Explorer-Disable Media Player 6.4 created bookmarks
Internet Explorer-Enable Google URL-Search
Internet Explorer-Keep IE URL-History for-20 Days (default)
Internet Explorer-Set Homepage-about:blank
Internet Explorer-Set IE-Cache limit to-200 MB
Internet Explorer-Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects at a time
Internet Explorer-Set popup-blocker to high
My Computer-Add Administrative Tools
My Computer-Add Control Panel
My Computer-Add Fonts Folder
My Computer-Add My Network Places
My Computer-Add Recycle Bin
My Computer-Add Software to Context Menu
My Computer-Add Taskbar Settings
Network-Allow receiving Remote Assistance-Enable
Network-Disable automatic search for network folders and printers
Network-Remote Desktop-Enable
Performance-Disable Optimize harddisk when idle
Performance-Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links
Performance-Disable Warn on low disk space
Performance-Do not cache thumbnails
Performance-Minimal Power Management
Performance-Run 16-bit Windows applications in a separate process
Performance-Speed-up Access to AVI Media Files
Performance-Use Windows classic folders / No Tasks Sidepanel
Privacy-Disable Error Reporting
Privacy-Remove Alexa
Security-Disable Firewall notification
Start Menu-Add Administrative Tools menu
Start Menu-Clear most recently opened documents list on logoff
Start Menu-Control Panel-Display as a link
Start Menu-Disable Highlight newly installed programs
Start Menu-Do not use Personalized Menus
Start Menu-My Computer-Display as a link
Start Menu-My Documents-Display as a link
Start Menu-My Music-Don't display this item
Start Menu-My Network Places-Display as a link
Start Menu-My Pictures-Display as a link
Start Menu-Network Connections-Display as Connect to menu
Start Menu-Number of programs on Start menu-10
Start Menu-Printers and Faxes-Display as a link
Start Menu-Reduce popup delay
Start Menu-Remove Search For People from Search
Start Menu-Remove User name
Start Menu-Use small icons in Start Panel
Taskbar-Disable Windows Tour popup
Taskbar-Lock the Taskbar-No
Visual Effects-Active window tracking-Disable
Visual Effects-Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing-Disable
Visual Effects-Combo box animation-Enable
Visual Effects-Cursor shadow-Enable
Visual Effects-Display mouse pointer trails-Disable
Visual Effects-Gradient captions in windows-Enable
Visual Effects-Keyboard shortcut underline-Enable
Visual Effects-Menu animation-Disable
Visual Effects-Menu shadows-Enable
Visual Effects-Menu style-Flat
Visual Effects-Show window contents while dragging-Enable
Visual Effects-Slide taskbar buttons-Enable
Visual Effects-Smooth edges of screen fonts-Clear Type
Visual Effects-Smooth-scroll list boxes-Enable
Visual Effects-Tooltip animation-Disable
Visual Effects-Use a background image for each folder type-Disable
Visual Effects-Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop-Enable
Windows Media Player-Accept Privacy Statement
Windows Media Player-Disable auto-add music to library
Windows Media Player-Disable starting with Media Guide
Windows Media Player-Enhanced privacy settings
Windows Media Player-Optimize fullscreen mode behavior
Windows Media Player-Zoom video to window size

[Unattended]
UnattendMode = 5
ComputerType = Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC
AutoLogon = Ticcer
FirewallOff
CustomLocales
MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12
RestorePointLife = 30
DefaultThemesOff
DesktopTheme = Windows Classic|Windows Classic style|Normal
IISInstall = 2
AutoUpdates = 3
AutoUDay = 5
AutoUHour = 15
AUElevate
AUMinor
ProgFilesPath = "\Program Files"

[NetAdapter1]
connname = ""
macaddress = ""
ipaddress = "192.168.0.1"
subnetmask = "255.255.255.0"
defaultgateway = ""
dnsserver1 = ""
dnsserver2 = ""
winsserver = ""
netbiossetting = "0"
ipxnetworknumber = "00000000"
ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF"

[NetAdapter2]
connname = ""
macaddress = ""
ipaddress = "192.168.0.2"
subnetmask = "255.255.255.0"
defaultgateway = ""
dnsserver1 = ""
dnsserver2 = ""
winsserver = ""
netbiossetting = "0"
ipxnetworknumber = "00000000"
ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF"

[GuiRunOnce]

[Drivers]
C:\Downloads\nLite V1.4.8\32bit nForce SATA_IDE drivers v.6.99 WHQL\nvata.inf,0
C:\Downloads\nLite V1.4.8\32bit nForce SATARAID drivers v.6.99 WHQL\nvraid.inf,BUSDRV
C:\Downloads\nLite V1.4.8\32bit nForce SATARAID drivers v.6.99 WHQL\nvraid.inf,RAIDCLASS

[Hotfixes]
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Internet Explorer 7\IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP\wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Other Post SP3 Updates\KB942288 - Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable\WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Other Post SP3 Updates\KB931125 - Root Certs\rootsupd.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Other Post SP3 Updates\KB929399\WindowsMedia11-KB929399-v2-x86-INTL.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Other Post SP3 Updates\KB936782\WindowsMedia11-KB936782-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Other Post SP3 Updates\KB939683\WindowsMedia11-KB939683-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Other Post SP3 Updates\KB941569\WindowsXP-KB941569-x86-ENU.EXE
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB951066\WindowsXP-KB951066-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB952287\WindowsXP-KB952287-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB946648\WindowsXP-KB946648-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB951698\WindowsXP-KB951698-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB950762\WindowsXP-KB950762-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Other Post SP3 Updates\KB951072 [DST Fix - August 2008]\WindowsXP-KB951072-v2-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB951376\WindowsXP-KB951376-v2-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB951978\WindowsXP-KB951978-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB951748\WindowsXP-KB951748-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB953839\WindowsXP-KB953839-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB952954\WindowsXP-KB952954-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB953838\IE7-WindowsXP-KB953838-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB950974\WindowsXP-KB950974-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\Microsot Updates\Post SP3 Updates\KB951072\WindowsXP-KB951072-v2-x86-ENU.exe
C:\Downloads\RyanVM WGA Addon V1.7.18.7b\RVMAddonsWGAN_1.7.18.7b.7z
C:\Downloads\nLite V1.4.8\Addons\Java Runtime Environment 6 Update 7\ProgramAddons Java Runtime Environment 6 Update 7.cab
C:\Downloads\nLite V1.4.8\Addons\Unlocker V1.8.7\unlocker-187-a.cab
C:\Downloads\nLite V1.4.8\Addons\Firefox V3.0.1\ProgramAddons Firefox 3.0.1.cab
C:\Downloads\RyanVM Addons Pack V1.9.0 (Updated 2008-08-25)\RVMAddons_1.9.0.7z
C:\Downloads\nLite V1.4.8\Addons\HijackThis V2.0.2\ProgramAddons HijackThis 2.0.2.cab
C:\Downloads\nLite V1.4.8\Addons\Vista Drive Icon V1.3\ProgramAddons Vista Drive Icon 1.3.cab

Edited August 26, 2008 by Ticcer

[Ponch]

Out of the Box Experience is normal behaviour of Windows XP installation.

nLite can have it "Skip OOBE" but it's not appearing in your unattended section ("OOBEoff"), so I guesss you did not tick the box.

[Ticcer]

Out of the Box Experience is normal behaviour of Windows XP installation.

nLite can have it "Skip OOBE" but it's not appearing in your unattended section ("OOBEoff"), so I guesss you did not tick the box.

OOBE = Out Of Box Experience !! LMAO. OK. Thanks for that. It would be handy if there was some explanation of that FLA in the program.. like a tool tip or something. I had no idea what that meant.

FLA = Four Letter Acronym!

Cheers.

[Ticcer]

OK.. I tried again and this time ticked the OOBE box For off...

[Unattended]
UnattendMode = 5
ComputerType = Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC
AutoLogon = Ticcer
FirewallOff
OOBEOff *****
CustomLocales
MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12
RestorePointLife = 30
DefaultThemesOff
DesktopTheme = Windows Classic|Windows Classic style|Normal
IISInstall = 2
AutoUpdates = 3
AutoUDay = 5
AutoUHour = 15
AUElevate
AUMinor
ProgFilesPath = "\Program Files"

It STILL does the exact same thing! Goes through the Protect your computer thing, Add user, etc etc... So I still have to create another account that is not needed.

Any other ideas?

Edited August 27, 2008 by Ticcer

[Guest]

There is one thing that should work. When finished nLiting, but before creating or burning an image, check WINNT.SIF in I386 for the following:

[Unattended]
	UnattendSwitch="Yes"

If it is not there, put it there. Then create your ISO and test.

FYI, OOBE is also known as "Windows Welcome."

Edited August 27, 2008 by 5eraph

[Ticcer]

Thanks for that 5eraph. The code you mentioned is not in the SIF file, so I've added it and will set it to install now. I'll post back here with the results.

[Ticcer]

Ok, I added the following entries to the WINNT.SIF file..

[unattended]

OemSkipEula=Yes

UnattendSwitch="Yes"

FileSystem=*

...and it worked just fine. I added FileSystem=* because I need to be able to format C: for a clean install. Without it, it installs windows into a new folder keeping the old install there... not ideal! I can't use the other methods for preping the hard disk because I have a D: partition on the same physical with data on it that I need to keep. From all I've read, there seems to be no way of using WINNT.sif to just format C: without repartitioning the whole drive.

Side note.. before I added those items, Setup would also ask me to read the EULA. I never had any of these issues with previous versions of nLite... Last version I used was... 1.4.5... I think.... can't quite remember exactly.

So... is this a bug in V1.4.8??

Cheers

Ticcer

Edited August 28, 2008 by Ticcer

[Ponch]

I am trying to integrate an XP SP2 Pro with SP3 and other fixes with various addons.

If the SP2is already an nLite disc, it could possibly be the cause of your surprises (OOBE, EULA, ao).

[Ticcer]

I am trying to integrate an XP SP2 Pro with SP3 and other fixes with various addons.

If the SP2is already an nLite disc, it could possibly be the cause of your surprises (OOBE, EULA, ao).

Thanks, but no, it's not an already nLited disk. I'm using an unbranded OEM SP2 Windows XP Professional CD (Of the kind I sold to system builders in my disty days) as my base.