Administrator password not set

[gkhnoisgtht]

I am new to this software and have gotten everything to run perfectly except that when it comes time to set the initial admin password it will prompt me for a password... this obviously makes the install no longer unattended. SO i was wondering if anyone knew what i could do to fix that problem? everything else seems to work beautifully

Thanks for you help in advance

[Anderton]

In the "WINNT.SIF" answer file:

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword="xxxxxxxxxxxx"

EncryptedAdminPassword=No

Do you have this section in your "WINNT.SIF" file?

Regards,

Andy.

[gkhnoisgtht]

yes i do, and that section has the correct password stored in it. But when it comes time for the administrator password to be set during the install it will still prompt me for the password

[Anderton]

Hi gkhnoisgtht,

The other reason for the screen appears during setup is a missing "Computer name".

You should have both: "Computer name" and "AdminPassword" in your "winnt.sif".

Test with the configuration example showed below:

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword="xxxxxxxxxxxx"

EncryptedAdminPassword=No

[userData]

ComputerName="xxxxxxxxxxxx"

And try to use the "quotes" in your WINNT.SIF to see if things work this time.

If your problem persists, then post you "WINNT.SIF" here, but don't forget to remove your "ProductKey".

Good luck,

Anderton.

[gkhnoisgtht]

; Generated by nLite 1.4.9

[Data]

Autopartition=0

MsDosInitiated=0

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=DefaultHide

UnattendSwitch="No"

OemPreinstall="Yes"

OemSkipEula="Yes"

FileSystem=*

WaitForReboot="No"

NoWaitAfterTextMode=1

NoWaitAfterGUIMode=1

DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

[systemRestore]

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword="******"

TimeZone=035

OEMSkipRegional=1

OemSkipWelcome=1

[Components]

[userData]

ProductKey=

ComputerName="TEST-INSTALL"

FullName="Test"

OrgName="SIgnalysis"

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=1

Language= "0409"

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents="Yes"

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup="Test"

[GuiRunOnce]

"%SystemRoot%\System32\nLite.cmd"

thats the winnt.sif if anything looks terribly wrong please let me know

also since the modification of that file it will also no longer take the regional time and computer name files though that may also be caused by its converting the computer name back to without quotes when i remade the iso

[Anderton]

Hello,

Do you have any program to manage ISO files?

1-) If you have it, you can edit the "WINNT.SIF" file attached to include your "product key";

2-) Then open the ISO file and replace your old "WINNT.SIF" with the new one;

3-) Test if this ISO version is working for you.

On my VM it doesn't ask for the admin password!

But you probably know that your configuration isn't "Fully unattended". Don't you?

It asks for HD partitions and it will open the Windows Welcome or Mini-Setup ("Setting Up Internet Connection" and "Create User Accounts") screen after the installation finishes.

If you prefer to use Nlite again, then make sure to choose the option to "DO NOT Encrypted the Admin Password". And then try with this configuration.

Regards,

Anderton.

WINNT.zip

[Idontwantspam]

I'm pretty sure he left his product key out on purpose... I would assume that it's in the actual WINNT.SIF.

[gkhnoisgtht]

perfect, i was able to get the unattended install to work beautifully, now i just need to do a little cleanup work and i will be all set, thank you all who posted and helped me with my problem