SP2 Fatal Error

[willpantin]

I created my Windows XP Pro Unattended CD following all tips on this web site, e.g. I used the original, unmodified XP CD as the source to slipstream SP2 into.

I used nLite 0.98.7 to slipstream SP2.

I just tested using Microsoft VirtualPC 2004, but got this fatal error at T39:

An error has been encountered that prevents Setup from continuing.

One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be installed.

There are no more files.

Press OK to view the Setup log file.

After pressing OK, this is the log file that came up:

And this is my winnt.sif file:

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

    AutoPartition=0

    MsDosInitiated="0"

    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

    AutomaticUpdates=yes

[unattended]

    FileSystem=*

    Repartition=1

    UnattendMode=DefaultHide

    OemSkipEula=Yes

    OemPreinstall=Yes

    TargetPath=\WINDOWS

    WaitForReboot="No"

    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

    OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\NvidiaGo;Drivers\Presario\Audio;Drivers\Presario\Audio\Driver;Drivers\Presario\Audio\Driver\WDM;Drivers\Presario\Modem;Drivers\Presario\Modem\Cheetah3;Drivers\Presario\Modem\Stinger;Drivers\Inspiron\Audio;Drivers\Inspiron\EtherN;Drivers\Inspiron\TouchPad"

[GuiUnattended]

    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

    OEMSkipRegional=1

    TimeZone=35

    OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

    ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

    FullName=""

    OrgName=""

[Display]

    BitsPerPel=32

    Xresolution=1024

    YResolution=768

[TapiLocation]

    CountryCode=1

    Dialing=Tone

[RegionalSettings]

    LanguageGroup=1

    Language=00000409

[identification]

    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]

    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]

    msnexplr=Off

    msmsgs=Off

    fax=Off

    freecell=On

    hearts=On

    pinball=On

    solitaire=On

    spider=On

    zonegames=Off

[setupParams]

UserExecute="%SystemDrive%\XPinstall\XPinstall.exe"

Any suggestions on what may have gone wrong?

[willpantin]

Is it just my imagination, or are people rather reluctant to help these days?

Anyway, I found the answer to this problem after trying different things. It seems the solution was very simple.

Should anyone else encounter this problem, the solution is as follows:

For some odd reason, the folder

I386\ASMS\6000\MSFT\WINDOWS\COMMON\CONTROLS

was missing the file "CONTROLS.MAN".

Therefore, I copied that file from my previous, old, SP1 Unattended CD, into that folder. It came from the same folder structure.

I am writing this as Microsoft VirtualPC 2004 is finishing the install, so in truth I haven't tested yet to see if XP Pro SP2 is installed without any problems at all. But all seems to be progressing fine in the install...