unattended xpsp1 from hard-disk

[wolfshade]

I did a slipstream of sp1 into xp, made the answer file, got an NTFSDOS soft wich detects NTFS from DOS and start the instalation from DOS with

E:\winxpsp1\i386\winnt /s:%SetupFiles% /t:c: /u:%AnswerFile%

from a batch file that was generated by setupmgr(not too good i might add) - the variables are set also.

I get that he can't read or corupted DOSNET.INF wich is located in the \i386 dir - right at the beginning of the install what is that can some1 help me plz ...

I'm tring to do unattended from hard-disk as u see and can't figure out all the ins and outs out of this.

Here is the answer file :

[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
    CrashDumpSetting=0
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
    FileSystem=*
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    TargetPath=*
    UnattendSwitch=Yes
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    WaitForReboot=No

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword="########"
    AutoLogon=Yes
    AutoLogonCount=1
    EncryptedAdminPassword=No
    OemSkipRegional=1
    OemSkipWelcome=1
    TimeZone=115

[UserData]
    ComputerName=wolfshade
    FullName="wolf"
    OrgName="wolfpack"
	ProductID=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

[Components]
    accessopt=off
    deskpaper=off
    dialer=off
    freecell=off
    hearts=off
    hypertrm=off
    ieaccess=off
    licenseserver=off
    media_clips=off
    minesweeper=off
    mousepoint=off
    mplay=off
    msnexplr=off
    mswordpad=off
    netoc=off
    objectpkg=off
    pinball=off
    solitaire=off
    spider=off
    zonegames=off

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=32
    Xresolution=1024
    YResolution=768
    Vrefresh=60

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1,2

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
    Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
    INFID=*

[NetProtocols]
    MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
    DNS=No
    UseDomainNameDevolution=No
    EnableLMHosts=No
    AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
    SpecificTo=Adapter1
    DHCP=No
    IPAddress=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
    SubnetMask=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
    DefaultGateway=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
    DNSServerSearchOrder=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
    WINS=No
    NetBIOSOptions=2

[Shell]
    DefaultThemesOff=Yes

[GuiRunOnce]
    Command0=d:\winxp\postinst.cmd

I removed the ;SetupMgrTag cuz it was useless coment i think.

[gosh]

Well where are the %setupfiles%? You really dont need that, you just need /u: or /unattend:<answer file> to do an unattended install.

-gosh

[[BM]Crusher]

gosh is correct... where is the variable getting set for %setupfiles% ?

if you are running from dos, you might be in need of some winnt.sif customisation support too hehe...

i have a winnt.sif creator batch file here

[wolfshade]

You all got it wrong i said

the variables are set also

so i posted only that portion of the batch not the initialization of the vars.

The problem is that he can't deal with [DiskSpaceRequirements] from DOSNET.INF

while running winnt from DOS.

I am doing it from HDD (i386 is on HDD aslo my batch that starts it and the answer file unattend.txt wich's path is provided in the batch) and i have NTFSDOS to mounts my NTFS partitions.

Although dosnet.inf is correct the setup gives me one of these errors at each try:

1. The setup hangs when reading DOSNET.INF

or

2.The setup doesn't find [DiskSpaceRequirements] from DOSNET.INF although its there.

or

3.Not enough memory to complete something.

[SibTiger]

Newbie help needed: Can someone summarize the changes that need to be made to be able to run an installation from a hard drive?

(What I want to do: Boot via Bart's PE... which gives me access to a firewire-attached hard drive. From that HD, start XP install.)

Thanks!

[wolfshade]

well no big changes so far for an HDD run just made an unattend.cmd (name optional) like this :

@echo off

set AnswerFile=driveletter:\setupdir\unattend.txt
set SetupFiles=driveletter:\setupdir\i386

driveletter:\setupdir\i386\winnt32 /s:%SetupFiles% /tempdrive:c: /unattend0:%AnswerFile%

for windows start or

driveletter:\setupdir\i386\winnt /s:%SetupFiles%  /u:%AnswerFile%

for DOS start (it doesn't work for my NTFS partitions - recomend getting NTFSDOS that mounts NTFS partitions - 2 floppies ;boot from a normal floppy first).

Check with ref.chm from deploy.cab on u're CD.

Here's the unattend i used so far but i can't get it to first format the drive i am installing on instead it saiz it will delete the dirs before installing (yeah like i believe that - have to test this / sounds like any microsoft promise ).

[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated=0
    UnattendedInstall=Yes

[Unattended]
    CrashDumpSetting=0
    DisableDynamicUpdates=Yes
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
    FileSystem=*
OemPnPDriversPath="drivers\00_Intel_Inf;drivers\01_Intel_LAN;drivers\02_Audio"
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    TargetPath=*
    UnattendSwitch=Yes
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    WaitForReboot=No

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword="xxxxxxxx"
    AutoLogon=Yes
    AutoLogonCount=3
    EncryptedAdminPassword=No
    OemSkipRegional=1
    OemSkipWelcome=1
    TimeZone=115

[UserData]
    ComputerName=wolfshade
    FullName="wolf"
    OrgName="wolfpack"
	ProductID=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

[Components]
    accessopt=off
    deskpaper=off
    dialer=off
    freecell=off
    hearts=off
    hypertrm=off
    ieaccess=off
    licenseserver=off
    media_clips=off
    minesweeper=off
    mousepoint=off
    mplay=off
    msnexplr=off
    mswordpad=off
    netoc=off
    objectpkg=off
    pinball=off
    solitaire=off
    spider=off
    zonegames=off

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=32
    Xresolution=1024
    YResolution=768
    Vrefresh=60

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1,2

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
    Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
    INFID=*

[NetProtocols]
    MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
    DNS=No
    UseDomainNameDevolution=No
    EnableLMHosts=No
    AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
    SpecificTo=Adapter1
    DHCP=No
    IPAddress=194.102.241.174
    SubnetMask=255.255.225.240
    DefaultGateway=194.102.241.161
    DNSServerSearchOrder=194.102.241.1
    WINS=No
    NetBIOSOptions=2

[Shell]
    DefaultThemesOff=Yes

[ComputerSettings]
	PowerScheme=Presentation

[GuiRunOnce]
    Command0=e:\winxpsp1\postinst.cmd

I don't really know where to put the "stuff" and where not i just put them on strings like "name" or "password" and not on flags like Yes/No 1/0 i don't think it matters really if u put all answers in ""

The beauty of having an HDD install is that u don't burn CD's for nothing if u have to put a new software update in it and modify the answer file and directories.

But u might make a SP1 slipstream anyway and burn it then work it like u work from the hard with a batch command and keep a dir structure on HDD (except for $OEM$ of course wich needs to be on cd of course so be carefull what unattend strategy u use if u try this cuz preinstalation of chipset and stuff could be done with batch too (GUIRunOnce).