WINNT.SIF Network Settings

[Ascii2]

Until now, for my Windows 2000 and Windows XP unattended installations, I have used a WINNT.SIF file with "InstallDefaultComponents=Yes" in the "[Networking]" section.

Windows 2000 and Windows XP family operating systems install different default network items (see images below for an illustration of "network items"). By default the Windows XP family installs the same default items as for Windows 2000, but also installs "QoS Packet Scheduler".

I want to have my unattended Windows XP setup install default items less "QoS Packet Scheduler" (stated differently, using the same default items as Windows 2000 default items).

How should the networking be specified in WINNT.SIF such that default network items are only "Client for Microsoft Networks", "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks", and "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)"?

References, Notes, Illustrations and clarifications:

The following image demonstrates the default Windows XP network items installed:

The following image demonstrates the set of all items I want to be present for a network connection.

Configuring network items is not well-documented to the public by Microsoft Corporation. Currently, the documentation is in ref.chm (versions of Windows XP/Server 2003 deployment tools), unattend.doc (versions of Windows 2000 Deployment Tools), Setup Manager (setupmgr.exe) included with Deployment Tools, and the following Microsoft web pages (or pages linked from the web pages):

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229762

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library...642(WS.10).aspx

If something in this post has not been understood after examination, please ask for further clarification.

Edited December 17, 2009 by Ascii2

[Guest]

I just nlited a source and noted the differences when I turned QOS off....

With QOS

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents="No"

[NetClients]
MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]
MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER
MS_PSched=params.MS_PSched

[NetProtocols]
MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[NetAdapters]
Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
SpecificTo=Adapter1
IPAddress=192.168.0.1
DHCP="No"
SubnetMask=255.255.255.0

WINS="No"
NetBIOSOptions=0
[params.MS_NWIPX.Adapter1]
SpecificTo=Adapter1
NetworkNumber=00000000
PktType=0xFF

Without QOS

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents="No"

[NetClients]
MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]
MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]
MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[NetAdapters]
Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
SpecificTo=Adapter1
IPAddress=192.168.0.1
DHCP="No"
SubnetMask=255.255.255.0

WINS="No"
NetBIOSOptions=0
[params.MS_NWIPX.Adapter1]
SpecificTo=Adapter1
NetworkNumber=00000000
PktType=0xFF

Only difference is MS_PSched=params.MS_PSched is removed from [NetServices]. I would think you may only need...

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents="No"

[NetClients]

MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]

MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]

MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

but not sure.

[Ascii2]

Only difference is MS_PSched=params.MS_PSched is removed from [NetServices]. I would think you may only need...

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents="No"

[NetClients]

MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]

MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]

MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

but not sure.

I tested this in WINNT.SIF; it worked. However, regarding what is "only" needed, the "InstallDefaultComponents='No'" line is not necessary; InstallDefaultComponents defaults to "No".

Thank you very much for your assistance.