xp unattended not really "un" attended?

[tmcjunkins]

When the unattended is 39 min into the install,

a box pops up,

Welcome to the Windows XP Setup Wizard

The wizard installs xp on your computer. The wizard needs to gather

some information about you and your computer to setup Windows Xp

properly.

Click next to continue with setup.

*********************************

any ideas on how to eliminate box?

my sif file is included.

Winnt.sif

[prathapml]

I don't have the problem you describe - so, I suppose it is due to some user error ! My setup is fully unattended.

[Alanoll]

Wrong Forum ~ Moved

[Aaron]

I can only assume you're talking about the Welcome to Windows XP screens?

You need to add one more entry to your winnt.sif file. See OEM Preinstallation in http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/winnt_sif.htm

[jrzycrim]

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword="xxxxxxx"
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    AutoLogon=Yes
    AutoLogonCount=1
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=20
    OemSkipWelcome=0

Set OemSkipWelcome=1

[tmcjunkins]

the welcome was not what i was trying to avoid

here is what happens

step1 boots to cd starts text install

step2 reboot

step3 starts gui install <==== this is where i get the "windows will ask you a few questions box" all it wants is for you to hit next then it continues w/o any more intervention.

any ideas?

[prathapml]

OK, I went through your winnt.sif, and have 2 observations:

1.

As jrzycrim says above, set "OemSkipWelcome=1".

That was what was causing you the trouble. Setting that property will not skip your OOBE first-run Welcome, so go ahead and set "OemSkipWelcome=1".

2.

Maybe you want to edit your first-post, and either take-down, or modify the attached winnt.sif to blank out the key you use to install windowsXP.

[Alanoll]

His key is removed.....

OEMSkipWelcome is indeed missing. It's UnattendSwitch that will disable that OOBE first run

[jrzycrim]

From ref.chm:

OEMSkipWelcome

Enables unattended Setup to skip the Welcome page in GUI-mode Setup and Mini-Setup.

Syntax OEMSkipWelcome = 0 | 1

Values:

0

Displays the Welcome page in GUI-mode Setup and Mini-Setup.

1

Skips the Welcome page in GUI-mode Setup and Mini-Setup.

Example OEMSkipWelcome = 0