easye35 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I've done all the steps listed in the msfn site on making a unattended instal of windows xp, but it won't do it. It installs just like normal. Is there a file that I might be missing, or in the wrong spot? winnt.sif is in the \i386 folder. Do I need something to tell setup that it's there or to use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanoll Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 are you installing via CD?If it installs normally, you're doing something wrong.make sure you dont have a .txt ending that's hidden instead of .SIF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vann Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Make sure in the [unattended] section you have UnattendMode=FullUnattended, if that's what you want. Aside from that, if winnt.sif is in your i386 directory then Windows Setup will use it. Make sure the file is winnt.sif, not unattend.txt or winnt.txt (that confused me when I was first trying to set up an unattended CD), too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easye35 Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 Nope, it's called winnt.sifIt's in the right dirI'm using virtual pc and an iso file to testI can't think of any thing else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyattXP Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 On the root of the CD there is suppose to be a winnt.bat or winnt.cmd one of the 2, to point to the .sif file with out it, it wont work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easye35 Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 Do I just use the one that setmngr program made, or is there a better one to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easye35 Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 so If this is my winnt.cmd file it should work?@rem SetupMgrTag@echo offremrem This is a SAMPLE batch script generated by Setup Manager.rem If this script is moved from the location where it was generated, it may have to be modified.remIF EXIST D:\win51 set CDROM=D:IF EXIST E:\win51 set CDROM=E:IF EXIST F:\win51 set CDROM=F:IF EXIST G:\win51 set CDROM=G:IF EXIST H:\win51 set CDROM=H:IF EXIST I:\win51 set CDROM=I:IF EXIST J:\win51 set CDROM=J:set AnswerFile=.\i386\\winnt.sifset SetupFiles=%CDROM%:\i386%CDROM%:\i386\winnt32 /s:%SetupFiles% /unattend:%AnswerFile%It is in the root od the cd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easye35 Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 I did that, still not workingis there maybe a prob with my winnt.sif file?;SetupMgrTag[Data] AutoPartition=1 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes"[Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended FileSystem=NTFS Repartition="yes" OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall="yes" TargetPath=\WINDOWS UnattendSwitch="yes" WaitForReboot="No"[GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=10 OemSkipWelcome=1[UserData] ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx FullName="End User" OrgName="" ComputerName=User_Computer[TapiLocation] CountryCode=107 Dialing=Tone AreaCode=403[Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP[Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes[Branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes[URL] Home_Page=http://www.grizzsden.com[Proxy] Proxy_Enable=0 Use_Same_Proxy=0[GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\install\start.cmdI'm getting frustrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardsley Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Do you have a winnt.si_ file in your i386 folder because that Interferes with the unattended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easye35 Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 No that file is not there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easye35 Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 Got it working, thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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