aaaahg.. still seeing welcome screen...

[mccompunerd]

okay, i've followed all the guides, and tried everything suggested in the forums that i could find, and the freaking windows welcome still comes up.. i'm using winnt.sif and oobeinfo.ini. the unattended install works wonderfully, but then it reboots and i just want to scream when i see the welcome animation.. here's my winnt.sif

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

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    Repartition=No
    UnattendSwith=Yes
    WaitForReboot="No"
    OemPnPDriversPath="drivers\000_intel_inf;drivers\001_intel_nic;drivers\002_sata;\003_sata_card;drivers\004_modem;"
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
    FileSystem=*
    Hibernation = No


[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=
    EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=20
    OemSkipWelcome = 1

[UserData]
    ProductKey=
    FullName=
    OrgName=
    ComputerName=

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

[TapiLocation]
    CountryCode=1
    AreaCode=256

[Branding]
    BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[URL]
    Home_Page=about:blank
    Help_Page=http://www.mccompunerd.com
    Search_Page=http://www.google.com

[Proxy]
    Proxy_Enable=0
    Use_Same_Proxy=1

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
    msmsgs=off
    msnexplr=off
    zonegames=off

[Shell]
    DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes

[WindowsFirewall]
    Profiles = WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall

[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]
    Mode = 0

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

[GuiRunOnce]
"%systemdrive%\install\applications.cmd"

and my oobeinfo.ini

[Options]
SkipAutoUpdate = 1
Use1394AsLan = 0
[StartupOptions]
Registration = 1
OEMAuditBoot = 1

any help would be greatly appreciated

[argon007]

AutomaticUpdates=Yes

should be

AutomaticUpdates="Yes"

You forgot to quote yes...

like this

yes -> "yes"

[mccompunerd]

thanks for the fast reply, but that wasn't it(already tested it...)...

any other ideas? i have several registry tweaks, but i don't see how they would affect the auto-update or oobe settings(none related to either, other than setting up a user)... well, thanks again, it was worth a shot, but no luck

[jrzycrim]

UnattendSwith=Yes

Missing a 'c'.

UnattendSwitch=Yes

[prathapml]

Is the welcome "animation" the only thing coming up? Are the screens also showing? If the welcome video (or animation as you put it) is the only thing bothering you, you can get rid of it by using the below - (this is by someone else, I haven't tested it)

[Unattended]
   FactoryMode=yes

And, if your winnt.sif is really as shown above, the problem is simple - a spelling mistake!

UnattendSwith=Yes

Make that

UnattendSwitch=Yes

Now it should work perfectly.

EDIT: jrzycrim has said the same above, that's what I get for not refreshing my page for half-an-hour, and then replying. lol

Edited September 4, 2004 by prathapml

[mccompunerd]

@jrzycrim

thank you so much, i'm testing it now.. if that was it i'm gonna kick myself in the ***

@prathapml

well, it's not just the animation, the rest of the oobe screens follow.. hopefully the missing letter will take care of it..

edit: woohoo, no welcome screen thank you guys so much, now, to figure out if all my programs installed correctly....