Unattended Network Installation

[cslee]

I have try to do the unattended network installation for winXP.But it hang when copy the file to harddisk in the first step.

unattend.bat

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@rem SetupMgrTag

@echo off

rem

rem This is a SAMPLE batch script generated by the Setup Manager Wizard.

rem If this script is moved from the location where it was generated, it may have to be modified.

rem

set AnswerFile=z:\unattend.txt

set SetupFiles=Z:\I386

Z:\I386\winnt /s:%SetupFiles% /unattend:%AnswerFile%

unattend.txt

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;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=1

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=Yes

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=215

OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

ProductID=AAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-4GDMH-FPJ7T

FullName="cslee"

OrgName="cslee"

ComputerName=*

[setupMgr]

DistFolder=\\PGS-DITPC-1\XPSETUP

DistShare=XPSETUP

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=60

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=7,8,10,11,9

[branding]

BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

Home_Page=http://www.abc.com

[Proxy]

Proxy_Enable=0

Use_Same_Proxy=1

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=STPGS

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

I have map the network drive to z:\ drive.inside the z drive contain the

Z:\i386 folder

Z:\unattend.bat

Z:\unattend.txt

please help.thanks.

[MasterControl]

did you want it to automatically format the hdd, partition, choose NTFS, and then install?

[MasterControl]

Heres part of mine, hope it helps. You probably need it to fdisk before the setup starts.

;SetupMgrTag[Data]    MsDosInitiated="0"    UnattendedInstall="Yes"
[unattended]    Repartition=Yes    UnattendMode=FullUnattended    OemSkipEula=Yes    OemPreinstall=Yes    UnattendSwitch="Yes"    WaitForReboot="No"    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
[GuiUnattended]    AdminPassword=*    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO    OEMSkipRegional=1    TimeZone=85    OemSkipWelcome=1

[cslee]

so the code you provide is able to fdisk it self or i need to manual do the fdisk?

How do i can automatically do the fdisk in unattend windows installation ?

[yourtech]

my apologies for b4 i must have had you mistaken for someone else who was on here today maybe?

or your using a different nick, one of the two hehhehe

anyway

load SMARTDRV.exe before you run unattend.bat

these threads should help a little:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18255hl

and this one:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18349&hl

[cslee]

Do I need any special syntax to increase windows installation speed in smartdrv.exe ? How to configure the smartdrv so that it can install windows faster!

[MasterControl]

cslee. correct. the code i posted will format the drive, partition it, it will choose ntfs, and it will begin installation all automatically.

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