$OEM$ Tree

[nodiaque]

Hi, I<m currently making an unattended xp installation. Everything work fin (Even the slipstream of sp2 and office 2k3) but I have a problem. My cdrom tree reside like this (see picture).

Now, the files/folders into $docs and $progs aren't copied at all. They stay on the cd. Can anyone tell me why???

Thanks

Edited July 23, 2004 by nodiaque

[Bâshrat the Sneaky]

Hi, I<m currently making an unattended xp installation. Everything work fin (Even the slipstream of sp2 and office 2k3) but I have a problem. My cdrom tree reside  like this (see picture).

Now, the files/folders into $docs and $progs aren't copied at all. They stay on the cd. Can anyone tell me why???

Thanks

Where's the picture? (as you mentioned it....)

[WwTIPPYwW]

also, post the WINNT.sif file

quote from http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/winnt_sif.htm

As you read on the previous page, we're using the $OEM$ distribution folders to install our favourite software, drivers, and registry tweaks. But to make this work, we need to specify two values in the winnt.sif file under [unattended]:

[unattended]

OemPreinstall=Yes

UnattendSwitch="yes"

[nodiaque]

oh dam, forget to attach the picture lol, post edited

Here is my winnt.sif

;
; Generated by nLite 0.98.3 Beta
;

[Data]
	MsDosInitiated = 0
	UnattendedInstall = Yes

[Unattended]
	UnattendMode = FullUnattended
	UnattendSwitch = Yes
	OemPreinstall = Yes
	OemSkipEula = Yes
	OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\000_chipset\IDE\WinXP;Drivers\000_chipset\GART;Drivers\000_chipset\SMBus;Drivers\000_chipset\MemCtl;Drivers\000_chipset\Ethernet;Drivers\001_network;Drivers\001_network\WINXP;Drivers\002_graphics;Drivers\004_sound\WDM;Drivers\005_monitor"
	FileSystem = *
	WaitForReboot = No
	TargetPath = "\Windows"
	DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
	NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
	Hibernation = No
	KeyboardLayout="Canadian French"

[SystemFileProtection]
	SFCQuota = 0

[SetupParams]
	SkipMissingFiles = Yes

[GuiUnattended]
	AdminPassword = "###########"
	TimeZone = 035
	OEMSkipRegional = 1
	OemSkipWelcome = 1
	AutoLogon = Yes

[Display]
	BitsPerPel = 32
	Xresolution = 1024
	Yresolution = 768
	Vrefresh = 85

[UserData]
	ProductKey = "#############"
	ComputerName = "MERADOR"
	FullName = Neo's Computer
	OrgName = ""

[RegionalSettings]
	Language = 1009

[Identification]
	JoinWorkgroup = "Paradox"

[Networking]

[GuiRunOnce]
	%systemdrive%\install\first_boot.cmd

But like I said, only $Docs and $Progs doesn't work. $OEM$ work

[Solid as a rock]

oh dam, forget to attach the picture lol, **SNIP**

move $Progs and $Docs to ($1 <-- wrong) $oem$ and you are gone....

but ermmm... why copy winzip? why not install?

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Winzip\wzip.exe /s

and favorites you can run a copy command in CMD:

xcopy /y /e %systemdrive%\install\favorites "%userprofile%\favorites"

[nodiaque]

why winzip??? because winzip 9.0 won't do a silent install except if you run the winzip32.exe with /autoinstall /bnotip /noqp... this is what winzip.com says...

and since I delete my install and drivers folder after the install, winzip need the .exe on next reboot, so easier this way

[Solid as a rock]

dam... badly readed the picture... thanks!

btw, is there anything like %profiledir% ? Because I change my administrator username and I want to be able to put my favorites in it. $Docs put into documents and settings, but I'd like something like $user or something of the like (or via batch file)

%userprofile% . please see my last post, i have edited it....

edit: ok, i see.... ( i have winrar and it is easy to install it silenty....)

[nodiaque]

yes, thanks, I saw after that's why I edited my post

[nodiaque]

btw, you say to move $docs and $progs to $1... if I looked at the picture, isn't it's into $oem?

[jrzycrim]

$Docs and $Progs should be placed in $OEM$.

http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/oemfolders.htm

Having a folder named administrator is going to cause a problem. When setup finds that folder in Documents and Settings, it will create a new folder called Administrator.computername. Your favorites will end up being in the wrong place. You can make a self extracting archive of the Admin folder, place it in $Docs, and the extract it during RunOnceEx. Or just copy the files that you need over to the administrator folder (or other user folder) sometime during setup.

[Alanoll]

the real question is, did you disable/remove OOBE?

$Docs and $Progs aren't really part of the OEM PreInstall, but I believe more of a part of OOBE.they're copied over during GUI setup (the Blue windows screen, with those annoying ads) instead of txtmode.

[edbro]

Having a folder named administrator is going to cause a problem. When setup finds that folder in Documents and Settings, it will create a new folder called Administrator.computername. Your favorites will end up being in the wrong place. You can make a self extracting archive of the Admin folder, place it in $Doc, and the extract it during RunOnceEx.

I wondered about this as I tried it and ended up with a directory named "ed.eds_Computer". How do I copy over files and directories into my user folder in docs and settings? I want to copy over my favorites and some files into My Documents.

What is the $Docs folder for if you can't actually copy over files into the user's My Documents folder?

[Alanoll]

If you use All Users folder, then there won't be any misnamings.....that would be my guess for the purpose of $Docs

[prathapml]

the real question is, did you disable/remove OOBE?

$Docs and $Progs aren't really part of the OEM PreInstall, but I believe more of a part of OOBE.

Oh!

So such a thing explains my problems......

Here, I refer to OOBE - the first-run experience (which asks to turn on automatic updates, Asks user names, network, activate, register).

I had altogether removed OOBE (using nLite). After that, I found that nothing in my $Docs folder was copying over to the HD anymore. This was happening on SP2 RC2. Due to this unexpected 'feature', I then re-slipstreamed and re-built my CD, but I still am not able to get the $Docs folder working.

I suspect $Docs functionality has been removed in build2149 to make it process-compatible with win2k. Could Alanoll or someone test out this for me, and tell me if this is true or not?

{Just place a "deleteme.txt" file in your CD's "$OEM$\$Docs\All Users\Desktop\" directory, and see if it copies over as it should - if it does not, my suspicion is true}.

[Alanoll]

see, now here you go trying to get me to slipstream my XP disc with a copy of SP2......if someone doesn't get there before me, I'll test it later....on an unmodified copy of XP.