$OEM$ doesn't copy, OemPreinstall=Yes

[Chuckler]

Hi, I've done a lot of reading, but I'm unable to determine why my $OEM$ directory (and therefore Cmdlines.txt) are not copying to the workstation.

I've followed the guide at unattended.msfn.org and done quite a lot of reading in the forums - I even have OemPreinstall set to Yes already

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

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    UnattendSwitch=Yes
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    OemFilesPath="$OEM$"
    OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\002_Nvidia_45_23;Drivers\004_sound"
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore 

[IEPopupBlocker] 
    AllowedSites=www.msfn.org;www.amazon.com
    BlockPopups=Yes 
    FilterLevel=Medium 
    ShowInformationBar=Yes

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=*
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    AutoLogon=Yes
    AutoLogonCount=1
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=260
    OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
    ProductID=xxx
    FullName=xxx
    OrgName=xxx
    ComputerName=*

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

[TapiLocation]
    CountryCode=61
    Dialing=Tone
    AreaCode=7
    LongDistanceAccess="0"

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1
    SystemLocale=00000c09
    UserLocale=00000c09
    InputLocale=0c09:00000409

[FavoritesEx]
    Title1="MSFN"
    URL1="http://www.msfn.org"

[Branding]
    BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[URL]
    Home_Page=about:blank

[Proxy]
    Proxy_Enable=0
    Use_Same_Proxy=1

[GuiRunOnce]

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
    Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
    INFID=*

[NetProtocols]
    MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
    DNS=Yes
    UseDomainNameDevolution=No
    EnableLMHosts=Yes
    AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
    SpecificTo=Adapter1
    DHCP=Yes
    WINS=No
    NetBIOSOptions=0

Any help with this is appreciated.

[MCT]

is your $OEM$ directory capitalized? it probly should be if it isnt, windows has some weird probs like that & the directory structure is correct?

[jrzycrim]

I've never needed this: OemFilesPath="$OEM$". By default, $OEM$ is used. Try removing that from your winnt.sif. To be honest, I'm not sure where setup will look if you just specify $OEM$ as the path.

Edit: Looking at a couple of other Winnt.SIFs, I've seen OemFilesPath="..\$OEM$". I suppose you could either try that or just remove the line altogether...

[Chuckler]

I've never needed this: OemFilesPath="$OEM$". By default, $OEM$ is used. Try removing that from your winnt.sif. To be honest, I'm not sure where setup will look if you just specify $OEM$ as the path.

Edit: Looking at a couple of other Winnt.SIFs, I've seen OemFilesPath="..\$OEM$". I suppose you could either try that or just remove the line altogether...

I've also tried it with no OEMFilesPath line, and with the ..\$OEM$ line you mentioned.

It's SP2 slipstreamed - anyone have trouble with that?

[MCT]

ya, it will look INSIDE the folder oem is in (i believe)

[Chuckler]

is your $OEM$ directory capitalized? it probly should be if it isnt, windows has some weird probs like that & the directory structure is correct?

99% sure it is, I'll post a screenshot of the directory structure in a second ...

[jrzycrim]

Hmm. Does the rest of your winnt.sif work correctly? ProductID and all that?

[Chuckler]

[Chuckler]

Hmm. Does the rest of your winnt.sif work correctly? ProductID and all that?

Yes. Everything else is totally automated.

EDIT: not totally true, I do the partitioning etc by myself, I meant that the GUI setup is all automated.

Edited August 23, 2004 by Chuckler

[jrzycrim]

Well crikey. I'm stumped. Maybe someone else will find something. In the meantime, If I think of something, I'll post it.

[Chuckler]

Well crikey. I'm stumped. Maybe someone else will find something. In the meantime, If I think of something, I'll post it.

As unbelievable as this may sound, I just repacked the ISO and this time it worked ??

Nothing else changed. Wierd.

Anyway, thanks for the help!

[jrzycrim]

Great. Glad you got it worked out. Not hard to believe. Flukes like that happen. Guess the last ISO was bad in some way.

[Alanoll]

you could have used the wrong file format when creating the ISO. Normal ISO-9660 will turn the $OEM$ into _OEM_

[MHz]

Check this entry

OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\002_Nvidia_45_23;Drivers\004_sound"

I believe that you are making 2 strings into 1

Try this instead

OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\002_Nvidia_45_23";"Drivers\004_sound"

I think that the inverted comma's left out maybe causing the problem?

[oTec]

i've had the same problem m$ told me to not put the oemfilespath inside the winnt.sif file and create the $OEM$ with a $1 underneath it and put the stuff i want to copy to machine under the dir $1 thats working then.

i.e. $OEM$ -> $1 -> Install -> Settings.vbs

A folder called Install will be on the root c:\ after installing with the slipstreamed sp2 cd.