Install Win XP and Office 2003 Problem - SOLVED!

[submix8c]

SUCCESS!!

Just finished installing WinXP and Office 2003 from my USB!! Thanks to everyone on this thread for your help and information.

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[cdob]

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Thanks for report,

I'm really doing this to continue to help me with my technical knowledge and to just to know I can do it!

So, am I right in understanding that we first had to determine that the Batch.cmd had been modified by USB multiboot to nlite.cmd.

USB multiboot didn't changed both files. Default nlite.cmd dosn't work at this environment. You have to adjust something.

It's about unattended installation.

nLite use winnt.sif to launch nLite.cmd.

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

nLite.cmd launches batch.cmd by default.

And batch.cmd launches office install finally.

It's a set of commands.

You may use this set of commands or change this.

There are countless approaches.

One way is to start at winnt.sif and follow the line.

Current approach:

winnt.sif launches nLite.cmd

nLite.cmd office install.

There are other examples:

Use winnt.sif and batch.cmd

winnt.sif

[GuiRunOnce]
...
"U:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\$OEM$\batch.cmd"

\$WIN_NT$.~LS\$OEM$\batch.cmd

SetLocal enableextensions
pushd %~dp0
start /wait office2003\SETUPPRO.exe TRANSFORMS=unattended.mst /qn
shutdown -r -t 70 -c "Restarting in..." -f
EXIT

This uses a fixed drive letter U:. That's fine at this special case.

Or winnt.sif

[GuiRunOnce]
...
"U:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\$OEM$\office2003\SETUPPRO.exe TRANSFORMS=unattended.mst /qn"

Contrary drive lettter may change. It's nice to search a drive letter.

Compare http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/59/

Or combine cmdlines.txt and RunOnceEx registry

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/13/

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/14/

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/59/

XP setup support CD and internal hard disk installation.

A external hard disk is not supported, read USB hard disk or USB stick is not supported. Some work arrounds are required.

There are major differences between CD and internal hard disk installation.

Situation changed recently: ISO file at USB is possible.

Old knwon CD approaches workd at USB stick.

At different BIOS limitations different solutions are more usable.