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TXTSETUP.SIF Syntax


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I have been looking for the correct syntax of txtsetup.sif for some time. Many of the web explanations have different ideas and some are plain wrong. For example some say that _x means the file is not compressed and some say it means check the file size.

I have just found this which is supposed to be the formal specification and has answered most of which i did not know. Perhaps this one is right!l

Syntax Extra.inf

The entry syntax has thirteen parameters, as shown here:

[ExtraFiles]

txtsetup.sif = 1,,,,,,,,0,0,,1,1

The syntax of the entries, with parameters listed by position, is as follows:

filename_on_source =

0. [disk_ID]

1. [subdirectory]

2.

3. [checksum]

4. [unused]

5. [unused]

6. [boot_media_order: (1 | 2 | 3 | x |) blank]

7. [destination_directory]

8. [upgrade_disposition: (0 | 1 | 2 | 3)]

9. [text-mode_disposition: (0 | 1 | 2 | 3)]

10. [destination_filename]

11. [source_directory_ID]

12. [destination_directory_ID]

The parameters and their values are as follows:

# Description value

0 disk ID disk_id of the disk containing the file

1 subdirectory directory_name of the directory containing the file

2 file_size size of the file

3 checksum checksum of the file

4 unused NA

5 unused NA

6 boot order

1 media: floppy disk # 1

2: floppy disk # 2

3: floppy disk # 3

x: Text-mode Setup

"": GUI-mode Setup

7 destination directory directory_name:

8 upgrade disposition

0: always copy

1: copy if present

2: copy if not present

3: never copy

9 text-mode-disposition

0: always copy

1: copy if present

2: copy if not present

3: never copy

10 destination filename new name for the file on the WinPE image

11 Source directory ID from the directory table of WinPE source directory

containing the file

12 destination directory ID from the table of WinPE directory containing the

file directory

Using the first entry of the [ExtraFiles] section as an example, the file is

copied Txtsetup.sif as follows:

[ExtraFiles]

txtsetup.sif = 1,,,,,,,,0,0,,1,1

• parameter 1: copied from a disk of diskID = 1

• parameter 8: always copied when upgrading

• parameter 9: always copied in Text-mode

• parameter 11: copied from the source system root directory (see the table below)

• parameter 12: copied to the destination system root directory (see the table below)

This entry demonstrates the renaming of the source file and the use of a different destination directory.

[ExtraFiles.x86]

ntoskrnl.exe = 1,,,,,,,,0,0,ntkrnlmp.exe,1,2

• parameter 10: source file renamed to Ntkrnlmp.exe

• parameter 12: source file copied to the destination directory system32

WinPE directory IDs

This table lists the directory entry IDs used by parameters 11 and 12 in Entry.inf.

Each ID corresponds to a WinPE system directory name.

1 = "\"

2 = system32

3 = system32 \ config

4 = system32 \ drivers

5 = system

7 = system32 \ ras

9 = system32 \ spool

10 = system32 \ spool \ drivers

11 = system32 \ spool \ drivers \ w32x86 \ 3

12 = system32 \ spool \ prtprocs

13 = system32 \ spool \ prtprocs \ w32x86

14 = system32 \ wins

15 = system32 \ dhcp

16 = repair

17 = system32 \ drivers \ etc

18 = system32 \ spool \ drivers \ w32x86

19 = system32 \ drivers \ disdn

20 = inf

21 = Help

22 = Fonts

23 = Config

24 = msagent \ intl

25 = Cursors

26 = Media

27 = java

28 = java \ classes

29 = java \ trustlib

30 = system32 \ ShellExt

31 = Web

32 = system32 \ Setup

33 = Web \ printers

34 = system32 \ spool \ drivers \ color

35 = system32 \ wbem

36 = system32 \ wbem \ Repository

37 = addins

38 = "Connection Wizard"

39 = "Driver Cache \ i386"

40 = security

41 = security \ templates

42 = system32 \ npp

43 = system32 \ ias

44 = system32 \ dllcache

45 = Temp

46 = Web \ Printers \ images

47 = system32 \ export

48 = system32 \ wbem \ MOF \ good

49 = system32 \ wbem \ MOF \ bad

50 = twain_32

51 = MSApps \ MSINFO

52 = msagent

53 = msagent \ tanks

54 = security \ logs

55 = system32 \ icsxml 57 = system32 \ mui

58 =%% MUI_PRIMARY_LANG_ID_DIR

59 = system32 \ mui \ dispspec

60 = AppPatch

61 = Debug

62 = Debug \ UserMode

63 = system32 \ OOBE

67 = Help \ Tours

68 = Resources \ Themes \ Luna

69 = Resources \ Themes \ Luna \ Shell \ NormalColor

70 = system32 \ OOBE \ html \ ispsgnup

71 = system32 \ OOBE \ html \ mouse

72 = system32 \ OOBE \ html \ oemcust

73 = system32 \ OOBE \ html \ oemhw

74 = system32 \ OOBE \ html \ oemreg

75 = system32 \ OOBE \ images

76 = system32 \ OOBE \ setup

77 = system32 \ OOBE \ sample

78 = Resources \ Themes \ Luna \ Shell \ Metallic

79 = Resources \ Themes \ Luna \ Shell \ Homestead

91 = Help \ Tours \ mmTour

92 = Help \ Tours \ htmlTour

100 = system32 \ 1025

101 = system32 \ 1028

102 = system32 \ 1031

103 = system32 \ 1033

104 = system32 \ 1037

105 = system32 \ 1041

106 = system32 \ 1042

107 = system32 \ 1054

108 = system32 \ 2052

109 = system32 \ 3076

110 = system32 \ wbem \ xml

111 = system32 \ USMT

112 = system32 \ inetsrv

123 = mui

124 = WinSxS

125 = WinSxS \ Manifests

126 = WinSxS \ InstallTemp

127 = ime

129 = Resources \ Themes

130 = ime

132 = ime \ imejp

133 = System32 \ IME \ PINTLGNT

134 = System32 \ IME \ CINTLGNT

135 = System32 \ IME \ TINTLGNT

EMI 136 = \ chtimi \ Applets

137 = ime \ imejp98

138 = ime \ imejp \ applets

180 = system32 \ 3com_dmi

Edited by Steve8595
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Any idea if this is good for Windows 2000 too? And just to clarify, you ARE talking about the layout of TXTSETUP.SIF, yes? (Dumb question, but I'm seeing filenames and section names that I'm not familiar with.)

EDIT: Question answered, both are yes.

Edited by Artisan
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