May 25, 200422 yr I have a volume license copy of Windows XP Pro.I read the XP unattended install guide at unattended.msfn.orgThe problem is, when ever i start steup it never uses the winnt.sif file!The CD has a volume label of ENT not OEM if that helps.I think that since it is an enterprise disk not an oem disk thatthat is the problem but i'm not entirely sure.If some one could enlighten me please do.
May 25, 200422 yr Author I did follow everything as it says on the guide but it still doesn't work.and yes i did put winnt.sif in the I386 folder
May 25, 200422 yr Stupid question, but did you check the extension to see if it is .sif and not .sif.txt?
May 26, 200422 yr I too used a genuine volume license edition of XP Pro, and like yours, the CD name is WXPVOL_ENI followed an earlier version of Aarons Guide and my unattended ran fine...I have since switched my method to TechTypes UpdateXP, which I personally found to be much easier to understand and more importantly, control, customize and update when new fixes come out...I have never had the problem you are describing...Seems likely therfor, that there is a typo, or some other mistake, somewhere, somehow...I trust you have correctly named the file WINNT.SIF and not WINNT.SIF.TXT, but you can't see the .txt extension as you have your computer set to 'hide known file extensions'...That would be one cause of it not running...other than that, I would suggest you attach your winnt.sif file to your next post so others may download it and study it for potential errors.... (or simply post the contents of it as text)Rest assured, the unattended does work with a volume license edition...Oh_Kay
May 27, 200422 yr Author When setup starts it does it's usual stuff, then says reading setup information...THEN THE DARN THING STARTS A NORMAL ATTENDED SETUP!!!The disc is a enterprise edition volume license disc.Service pack 1a was slipstreamed to it as part of making the unattended disc.Here is my winnt.sif (located inside the I386 folder on the cd);SetupMgrTag[Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes"[Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repatrition=No UnattendedSwitch="yes" WaitForReboot="No" FileSystem=*[GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=#(some really long md4 hash)# EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=35 OemSkipWelcome=1[Display] Xresolution=1024 Yresolution=768[UserData] ProductID=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX FullName="XXXXXXXX" OrgName="XXXXXXXX" ComputerName=comp1[Identification] JoinWorkgroup=wkgp[Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes[Shell] DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes DefaultThemesOff=Yes
May 27, 200422 yr Your spelling is off! Quote:"Repatrition=No"Repartition is spelt incorrectly.Thats why it isn't working.HTHPaul
May 30, 200422 yr Once again, we need more info...Post it's contents and someone will take a look...An idea of what it's doing, or not doing, would also be helpful...Do you get an error message ? or does it just not run ? or.... ?Kay
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