Ajantis-X- Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 this is what i did:1: copy windows XP cd to Harddisk2: create a Winnt.sif file:;SetupMgrTag[Data] AutoPartition=1 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes"[Unattended] UnattendMode=ProvideDefault OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=No TargetPath=\WINDOWS UnattendSwitch=yes WaitForReboot=No DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore KeyboardLayout=Dutch[GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=NO AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=1 OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=110[UserData] ProductKey=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx ProductID=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx FullName="Daan" OrgName="www.start.start" ComputerName=xxxxxxx[Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=85[TapiLocation] CountryCode=31 AreaCode=013 LongDistanceAccess="5114093"[Branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes[URL] Home_Page=www.start.start Help_Page=help.home.nl Search_Page=www.Google.nl[Proxy] Proxy_Enable=0 Use_Same_Proxy=1[Identification] JoinWorkgroup=Mshome[Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes[Components] msmsgs=off msnexplr=off freecell=off hearts=off minesweeper=off pinball=off solitaire=off spider=off zonegames=off[GuiRunOnce] Command0="control userpasswords2"3: Copy it to \XPCD\I3864: used that program from this site to create an bootable image5: copyed it to a CD-RW6: reboot my computer with the cd, and instaled windowsand still it askes me for a serial number and things like that(i meen that nothing has been filled in for me).what am i doing wrong ??????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[BM]Crusher Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 it shouldn't matter , but try deleting the unattend.txt from the I386 directory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[BM]Crusher Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 there is no such setting as ProductID=maybe it is detecting the error and not using your file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanoll Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 ProductID i remember being from Win2k. The RTM version of XP didn't really care, but it was removed in SP1.The only other thing I can come up with is a invalid CDKey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[BM]Crusher Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 invalid cd key good point... if he is using an "XP Corporate" pirated windows CD and has slipstreamed the SP1 update into it, it will not accept the original pirated CD Key anymore (need an updated SP1 VLK cd key) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajantis-X- Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 Crusher,Jun 18 2004, 12:42 AM] invalid cd key good point... if he is using an "XP Corporate" pirated windows CD and has slipstreamed the SP1 update into it, it will not accept the original pirated CD Key anymore (need an updated SP1 VLK cd key)i know windows with SP1 dosnt work with FCKGW serials. but im not using SP1.i will dubble check my serial number and delete the file.. plz wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[BM]Crusher Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 does it use any of the winnt.sif settings? if it uses nothing from there it isn't your cd key doing it...if it uses most of the settings but not the cd key, wrong cd key...still.. you shouldn't have to delete the unattend.txt as that file is only used when booting from a floppy (from dos).. when you boot from a cd it checks for the existance of I386\winnt.sif and if it exists it will use it...one thing to check... go Tools->Folder Options->View - untick the 'hide extensions for known file types' and make sure your winnt.sif file isn't called winnt.sif.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajantis-X- Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 Crusher,Jun 18 2004, 01:41 AM] does it use any of the winnt.sif settings? if it uses nothing from there it isn't your cd key doing it...if it uses most of the settings but not the cd key, wrong cd key...still.. you shouldn't have to delete the unattend.txt as that file is only used when booting from a floppy (from dos).. when you boot from a cd it checks for the existance of I386\winnt.sif and if it exists it will use it...one thing to check... go Tools->Folder Options->View - untick the 'hide extensions for known file types' and make sure your winnt.sif file isn't called winnt.sif.txti just made the unattend.txt file the same as the Winnt.sif file, now its working, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[BM]Crusher Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 it shouldn't be using the unattend.txt file at all.. .just delete it...Unattend.txtUnattend.txt is the answer file for Setup. An answer file is a way to script the answers for a series of graphical user interface (GUI) dialog boxes. Unattend.txt tells Setup how to interact with the distribution folders and files you create, and supplies Setup with all of the information that the end user provides during a typical Microsoft® Windows® setup. For example, Unattend.txt contains a FullName entry in the [userData] section that instructs Windows Setup to prompt the end user to provide a full name.Although the answer file for Setup is commonly called Unattend.txt, for a network preinstallation you can name the file anything you like. For a CD-based Setup, you must name the answer file Winnt.sif.You can create or modify an Unattend.txt file by using a text editor or Setup Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajantis-X- Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 Crusher,Jun 18 2004, 02:52 AM] it shouldn't be using the unattend.txt file at all.. .just delete it...Unattend.txtUnattend.txt is the answer file for Setup. An answer file is a way to script the answers for a series of graphical user interface (GUI) dialog boxes. Unattend.txt tells Setup how to interact with the distribution folders and files you create, and supplies Setup with all of the information that the end user provides during a typical Microsoft® Windows® setup. For example, Unattend.txt contains a FullName entry in the [userData] section that instructs Windows Setup to prompt the end user to provide a full name.Although the answer file for Setup is commonly called Unattend.txt, for a network preinstallation you can name the file anything you like. For a CD-based Setup, you must name the answer file Winnt.sif.You can create or modify an Unattend.txt file by using a text editor or Setup Manager. Give me one reazon to delete it ? becouse it is working right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[BM]Crusher Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 I just gave you one reasonFor a CD-based Setup, you must name the answer file Winnt.sif.If you are booting from a CD, it WILL NOT use a file named unattend.txt it doesn't matter if it exists or not it will not use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajantis-X- Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 Crusher,Jun 18 2004, 03:00 AM]I just gave you one reasonFor a CD-based Setup, you must name the answer file Winnt.sif.If you are booting from a CD, it WILL NOT use a file named unattend.txt it doesn't matter if it exists or not it will not use itit doesn't matter if it exists or notso, thats why i asked why deleting if it dosnt matter (maybe for the 2kb of space ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[BM]Crusher Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 oh hahaha i didn't understand you properly you can leave it there if you want... just that it doesn't matter if it exists or not... definitely doesnt matter if it contains the same settings as winnt.sif your cd should have worked fine before you edited the unattend.txt file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxXPsoft Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 I have one copy of XP with no SP ProductID=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxWith SP1 slipped ProductKey=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxDon't add bothChanges in Answer Files - Deploy.chm[userData] sectionProductID renamed ProductKey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajantis-X- Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 Crusher,Jun 18 2004, 03:34 AM] oh hahaha i didn't understand you properly you can leave it there if you want... just that it doesn't matter if it exists or not... definitely doesnt matter if it contains the same settings as winnt.sif your cd should have worked fine before you edited the unattend.txt filegehe, yes i found out, becouse i got the error "error in winnt.tif at line 3"so it is using winnt.tif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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