g4s Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Hello, I'm here trying to make an unattended XP CD. Indeed I don't really want it to be unattended. What I want is just auto-inserting the XP key and all the rest are user controlled. I've got the winnt.sif generated and put it in i386, along with the winnt.bat. But how can I make the installation execute the bat or sif automatically? I tried the CD on vmware, but it still asks me to insert the key, seems like the sif is ignored.Any information would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g4s Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 hummm, with 24 views, isn't there anyone can help me? please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgordon Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 post your winnt.sif file.. its prob not got enough info so its being rejeced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g4s Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 thanks for the reply, here it is;SetupMgrTag[Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes"[unattended] UnattendMode=ProvideDefault OemPreinstall=No TargetPath=\WINDOWS[GuiUnattended] EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=0[userData] ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX FullName="" OrgName=""[identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP[Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yesis it because the UnattendMode is ProvideDefault so that it asks me to enter cdkey? but I've already provided the key in this file. at least it should be displayed in the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denney Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Change "ProvideDefault" to "DefaultHide". Doing so will hide any pages that you have supplied all the informatio for (eg. CD-Key).And remove the [Networking] section if you want to do your own networking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bâshrat the Sneaky Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Or use FullUnattended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denney Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 @Bashrat: re-read the first post...Indeed I don't really want it to be unattended. What I want is just auto-inserting the XP key and all the rest are user controlled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bâshrat the Sneaky Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 oh... Sorry... I guess I read over that sentence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don__1 Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Checkout this http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/winnt_sif.htm and http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/reference.htmAnd remeber to call the file winnt.sif and place it in the i386 folder AND remember to delete the file called winnt.si_ that is in the normal i386 folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfshade Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 The winnt.sif or unattend.txt is an answer file not a batch. Check out ref.chm i deploy.cab on u're windows cd u got all the reference there. The answer file must be for auto-fetch in i386 dir(it works on A:\ too). If u plan running from HDD(while in windows) try for example(batch):SET AnswerFile=E:\winxpsp1\i386\unattend.txtE:\winxpsp1\i386\winnt32 /unattend0:%AnswerFile% If u plan running from CD(while in windows) edit the autorun.inf with:OPEN=\i386\winnt32 /unattend0:A:\winnt.sif If u plan using boot cd put u're answer file in i386 dir or A:\ and use the sintax in ref.chm(it might help u get started). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g4s Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 OK, thanks for all your information guys. Now it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l8tru Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 I'll make a couple assumptions:1) since you mentioned a .bat file, that you used the Setup Manager to create your winnt.sif file2) since you mentioned VMware, you want to boot straight to CD for unattended installation on a machine with no OS, or erase current installation.There is an unattend.txt file already in the regular i386 folder. Just rename to winnt.sif and add this line to [userData] section: ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxWhere the x's represent your CD-Key. I could be wrong, since I usually WANT a full unattend after the partition choosing stage and have never left it that simple and tried that way. Otherwise, you could also try using the Setup Manager, but instead of full unattend, set for provide defaults. Then you see every option screen, but with your choices filled in and waiting for user to confirm.If you intended to say that your CD does not boot, don't forget to make your CD bootable and to set your CMOS setup to boot from CD first before your hard drive.Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l8tru Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 sorry, didn't see the second page of posts before I replied. Good to see that you got your problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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