winnt.sif sp2 questions... pulling hair out.

[decoy5657]

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=1
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"
    AutomaticUpdates="Yes"

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemPreinstall=No
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    OemSkipEula=Yes

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=
    EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
    AutoLogon=Yes
    AutoLogonCount=3
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=35
    OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
    ProductKey=my vlk corp key goes here
    FullName="none"
    OrgName="none"
    ComputerName=*

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=16
    Xresolution=1024
    YResolution=768

[TapiLocation]
    CountryCode=1
    AreaCode=502

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[WindowsFirewall]
    Profiles=WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall

[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]
    Mode=0

[Branding]
    BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[Proxy]
    Proxy_Enable=0
    Use_Same_Proxy=0

I am at work trying to setup my winnt.sif, and I've never had quite so much trouble. The routine installs windows, and answers all of the questions just fine, but the part I want to skip the most is the "welcome to windows" bit, where it asks about turning on automatic updates (this is a service pack 2 slipstream) Shouldn't it NOT ask, since the answer file has them already being turned on?

The REALLY annoying part of windows setup is where it MAKES you create a user account.... I want to skip this part...

I essentially want to pop the cd in, select my partition, head out to lunch, and on the way back, it should be sitting on the Administrators desktop. I don't see where I've gone wrong in this file, maybe it's some syntax..... Hopefully more pairs of eyes can help a fellow admin out...

BTW: I've built things with programs like n-lite which are very cool, but I have the windows file protection problem when I install other MS apps, like office 2003... I don't really care for all of that trouble... Just want xpsp2 unattended.

Thanks in advance!

[war59312]

This this.

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
   AutoPartition=1
   MsDosInitiated="0"
   UnattendedInstall="Yes"
   AutomaticUpdates="Yes"

[Unattended]
   UnattendMode=FullUnattended
   UnattendSwitch = "Yes"
   WaitForReboot = "No"
   OemPreinstall=No
   DUDisable = "Yes"
   TargetPath=\WINDOWS
   OemSkipEula=Yes

[GuiUnattended]
   AdminPassword=
   EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
   AutoLogon=Yes
   AutoLogonCount=3
   OEMSkipRegional=1
   TimeZone=35
   OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
   ProductKey=my vlk corp key goes here
   FullName="none"
   OrgName="none"
   ComputerName=*

[Display]
   BitsPerPel=16
   Xresolution=1024
   YResolution=768

[TapiLocation]
   CountryCode=1
   AreaCode=502

[Identification]
   JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
   InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[WindowsFirewall]
   Profiles=WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall

[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]
   Mode=0

[Branding]
   BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[Proxy]
   Proxy_Enable=0
   Use_Same_Proxy=0

[decoy5657]

UnattendSwitch = "Yes"
  WaitForReboot = "No"

[GreenMachine]

That's it: UnattendSwitch.

Causes Windows to skip that whole "Connect to Internet, Register, Make User" stuff. Implemented for SysPrep, I believe: you are not supposed to ship it out that way. Common error is to call it UnattendedSwitch.