unattended install - problem with network settings

[bviktor]

i set up workgroup and some other stuff in unattended section

but during install it will ask for workgroup, even though in i386/winnt.sif:

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents="Yes"

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup="WORKGROUP"

the order seems to be the problem. if i switch them, such as

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup="WORKGROUP"

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents="Yes"

then it works fine, it won't ask network-related questions during install.

[johnhc]

bviktor, I have no such problem. Please attach (not paste) your entire winnt.sif (BE SURE to obscure your private data, like key and PWs) and, please attach (not paste) your Last Session.ini. Make sure to always start with a fresh copy of your CD files/folders, do all your work in one nLite session and integrate only one SP. Please report when you have a solution, so others can benefit. Enjoy, John.

[bviktor]

bviktor, I have no such problem. Please attach (not paste) your entire winnt.sif (BE SURE to obscure your private data, like key and PWs) and, please attach (not paste) your Last Session.ini. Make sure to always start with a fresh copy of your CD files/folders, do all your work in one nLite session and integrate only one SP. Please report when you have a solution, so others can benefit. Enjoy, John.

i've tried all day and the solution is described above and all the conditions you mentioned are met.

; Generated by nLite 1.4.9.1

[Data]
AutomaticUpdates="Yes"
Autopartition=0
MsDosInitiated=0
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=DefaultHide
UnattendSwitch="No"
OemPreinstall="No"
OemSkipEula="Yes"
FileSystem=*
WaitForReboot="No"
NoWaitAfterTextMode=1
NoWaitAfterGUIMode=1
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

[SystemRestore]
DisableSR=1
CreateFirstRunRp=0

[GuiUnattended]
OemSkipWelcome=1

[Components]

[UserData]
ProductKey="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=2
Language= "040e"

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup="WORKGROUP"

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents="Yes"

[GuiRunOnce]
"%SystemRoot%\System32\nLite.cmd"

this is the current one. the failing one differs only in the lines described earlier.

i can't attach my session file coz i always delete it; otherwise it would make it into the iso which i really don't want. i may be able to reproduce it, but i see no point, coz the manual editing was that solved it, no other modification was made.

[johnhc]

bviktor, I see a point in seeing your Last Session. That is why I asked for it. It should be located in the nLite\Presets folder in your Program Files folder and will contain a date code. As I asked before, ATTACH, not paste your Last Session and Winnt.ini. Use the Browse... and UPLOAD buttons. Please also look at my response to your post on the thread about CD keys. Thanks and enjoy, John.

[bviktor]

bviktor, I see a point in seeing your Last Session. That is why I asked for it. It should be located in the nLite\Presets folder in your Program Files folder and will contain a date code. As I asked before, ATTACH, not paste your Last Session and Winnt.ini. Use the Browse... and UPLOAD buttons. Please also look at my response to your post on the thread about CD keys. Thanks and enjoy, John.

okay, i think i will replay the experiment coz there are a lot of sessions so i will try to clean things up ASAP, and a retry may prove me wrong. will see.