Coluwyvurne Posted October 2, 2010 Posted October 2, 2010 (edited) I had been creating various Unattended and Slipstreamed Windows installation discs for Windows XP, but I haven't had that much success doing so in Vista and Windows 7.Anyways, I had inserted <FirstLogonCommands> into my AutoUnattend.XML file and placed it within the root of my Windows 7 installation disc. However, it doesn't appear that the AutoUnattend.XML is accessed during the installtion.Basically, what I'm trying to do is install some applications silently after Windows 7 has installed, but unlike what I had been doing for Windows XP, I don't want these files to be copied onto the hard drive during the installation, but run from the disc instead.I've tried doing the following... without success:Within AutoUnattend.XML, under <settings pass="oobeSystem"> just before </component><FirstLogonCommands> <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <Order>1</Order> <CommandLine>%CDRoot%\applications\GUIRunOnce.cmd</CommandLine> </SynchronousCommand></FirstLogonCommands>The GUIRunOnce.cmd contains the following code:CLS @ECHO OFF TITLE WINDOWS 7 APPLICATION INSTALLATIONREM -------------------------------------------------------- REM APPLICATIONS ECHO Installing Microsoft Office 2010ECHO. START /WAIT %CDRoot%\applications\office\setup.exeSTART /WAIT %CDRoot%\applications\office\officemenu_45.exe /silentcopy "%CDRoot%\applications\office\MSO_Launcher.exe" "C:\Users\Public"WScript.exe "%CDRoot%\applications\PinToTaskbar.vbs" "C:\Users\Public\MSO_Launcher.exe"ECHO Installing WinRAR 3.90ECHO. IF EXIST "C:\Program Files (x86)" START /WAIT %CDRoot%\applications\utilities\winrar-x64-390en.exe /sIF NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files (x86)" START /WAIT %CDRoot%\applications\utilities\winrar-x86-390en.exe /sEXITI'm not quite sure why GUIRunOnce.cmd doesn't load after Windows 7 installs. If I double-click it manually, the programs install just fine.On a side note: I had used Windows AIK to merge the .WIM of an x64 installation disc into that of an x86 installation disc to create an AIO disk. And then I copied the AutoUnattend.XML file into this disc's root... is that what I'm doing wrong? I didn't notice a WINNT.SIF/answer file to have it access the AutoUnattend.XML... but from what I've been reading Windows 7 automatically looks for this file within the root of the installation DVD as well as any flash drives plugged in.If someone can please point me in the right direction, that would be much appreciated. Edited October 2, 2010 by Coluwyvurne
maxXPsoft Posted October 3, 2010 Posted October 3, 2010 instead of me typing I'll quote a recent additionYou will run this first <FirstLogonCommands>Or you can use old trick (this is from old xp unattended guide here)put CDRoot.txt on root of your installation mediumFOR %%i IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\CDRoot.txt SET CDRoot=%%i:then you get root of media in %CDRoot% in batch script run anytime after installation
Coluwyvurne Posted October 3, 2010 Author Posted October 3, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the reply maxXPsoftSo would my <FirstLogonCommands> look something like this?<FirstLogonCommands> <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <Order>10</Order> <CommandLine>FOR %%i IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%i:\CDRoot.txt SET CDRoot=%%i:</CommandLine> </SynchronousCommand> <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <Order>20</Order> <CommandLine>%CDRoot%\applications\GUIRunOnce.cmd</CommandLine> </SynchronousCommand> </FirstLogonCommands>Also, just another thing... is it possible to only have the <FirstLogonCommands>, the header, footer and other necessary code in the AutoUnattend.XML?Basically, I want to be able to 'attend' to the installation (eg. choose the edition to install from the AIO disc, input a COA, name, region/time, etc manually during each installation), but I want MS Office and a select few other applications to automatically install silently following the Windows installation.Thanks Edited October 3, 2010 by Coluwyvurne
maxXPsoft Posted October 4, 2010 Posted October 4, 2010 (edited) You will need a cmd /c in front of the FOR %%i.basically yes what you add will be used as it reads it each pass.I put mine on a usb stick and I can change as needed if error Edited October 4, 2010 by maxXPsoft
Rico.JohnnY Posted October 4, 2010 Posted October 4, 2010 @ECHO OFFSET str_AllDriveLettersList=C: D: E: F: G: H: I: J: K: L: M: N: O: P: Q: R: S: T: U: V: W: X: Y: Z:FOR %%I IN (%str_AllDriveLettersList%) DO ( DIR %%I >NUL 2>NUL && IF EXIST "%%I\bootmgr" (SETX OSInstDrv "%%I" /M))DEL /F "%~f0"1. Save it as "SetOsInstMedia.cmd"2. Place the script under "vista/win7 install media root:\sources\$OEM$\$$\System32\"3. Using WAIK, Insert a "RunSynchronousCommand" in specialize configuration pass to run the script once. (after that, it will delete itself)4. After backward configuration pass("audituser" or "oobesystem"), you can use the %OSInstDrv% variable in your command to point to win7/vista install media drive.Note: It's "SETX", not just "SET"
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