Timezone Problem?

[a06lp]

I checked ref, but for some reason my Time Zone won't default to EST. Can someone tell me how dumb I am, and what I keep missing when I check my winnt.sif???

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

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=ProvideDefault
    OemSkipEula=Yes 
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    UnattendSwitch="yes"
    OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\001_LAN;Drivers\002_display;Drivers\003_mode
m;Drivers\004_audio\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP;Drivers\004_sound\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP
;Drivers\005_touchpad;Drivers\006_infared;Drivers\007_SD;Drivers\008_wifi\Set
up;Drivers\008_wifi\Setup\I8500;Drivers\unidenwlan"
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

[GuiUnattended]
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=035
    OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
    ProductKey = "[removed]"

[TapiLocation]
    AreaCode = 718
    CountryCode=1
    Dialing=Tone
    LongDistanceAccess="0"

[URL]
    Home_Page=about:blank

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=[removed]

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[IEPopupBlocker]
    BlockPopups=Yes 
    FilterLevel=Medium 
    ShowInformationBar=No 

[Components]
    msmsgs=off
    zonegames=off

[GuiRunOnce]
    %systemdrive%\install\WPI20b\wpi.cmd
    %systemdrive%\install\cleanup.cmd

[Astalavista]

are u using the microsoft development tool to create your winnt.sif?

[Jito463]

timezone="35"

Remove the preceding 0.

[a06lp]

@ Astalavista:

No, I'm not...

@ Jito463:

I originally had it that way. But you just gave me an idea, regarding the quotation marks. I'm going to try it that way, and we'll see what happens.

[a06lp]

GRRRR!!!

TimeZone="35"

Doesn't work...

[Jito463]

That's odd. I use:

TimeZone="20"

in mine to set to Central and it works, so I don't understand why it's not working for you.

I just ran my winnt.sif through the Setup Manager and changed the timezone to Eastern. This is what it output:

[GuiUnattended]

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=35

OemSkipWelcome=1

The OEM stuff is stuff I had put in there previously. If it's not working, then I honestly don't know what to tell you.

[a06lp]

[GuiUnattended]OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=35

OemSkipWelcome=1

Yea, i put that exact code in, and im testing it now...let's see..

(maybe it's a problem with VMWare?)

[a06lp]

oh my god!!!

it didnt work!!!

is this a VMWare problem? what am I doing wrong?!?!?!?!?!?!?

ARRRGGHHH!!!

[argon007]

Maybe you are using the old version of VMWare...

(There are unknown bugs if you are using old version.)

I tested it on the lastest version of VMWare and it work.

What version are you using VMWare?

I saw your winnt.sif, remove the 0 and quoting

for example....

TimeZone=4

This is for Pacific Time, you should replace 4 to 35

Good luck.

[Mark_Venture]

I checked ref, but for some reason my Time Zone won't default to EST....

Did you ever figure what was wrong?

I have had the same problem. No matter what I've tried, TimeZone never gets set as Eastern Time (US&Canada).

[Omnius]

Are you trying to do a fully unattended install or only a "provide defaults" type of install? I'm trying to do a provide defaults install and have never managed to get it to default to eastern time. I have a theory, but I haven't tested it yet by changing it to a fully unattended install. I think it might just ignore the timezone line when you have it set to provide defaults and that is why it always comes up as PST. If you are doing a fully unattended install and its not setting it to EST then that means my theory is wrong. If anybody is having this trouble with a fully unattended install rather than just a provide defaults install please feel free to chime in here and let me know which will save me the trouble of having to test it.

[a06lp]

I checked ref, but for some reason my Time Zone won't default to EST....

Did you ever figure what was wrong?

I have had the same problem. No matter what I've tried, TimeZone never gets set as Eastern Time (US&Canada).

Yes, I figured it out.

If you do a ProvideDefaults, it will NOT work. If you do a FullUnattended it WILL. I think it has something to do with which lines are used for which type of install (?)

[Mark_Venture]

If you do a ProvideDefaults, it will NOT work.  If you do a FullUnattended it WILL.  I think it has something to do with which lines are used for which type of install (?)

that must be it... I'm using "ProvideDefaults." This also seems to hold true to AreaCode (for phone) as it doesn't come up as what is specified in my WINNT.SIF either. Bummer. But at least I now know its not something I'm doing.

[georg_aw]

Yes, with ProvideDefaults, Timezone window appear with wrong timezone set. But if user simply press Next button at this point (without timezone change) after installing timezone will be SET! No any ideas about bypass this disturbing window...

[ImagingDan]

Same problem here. No matter what I try I have not been able to get this to work either. It always come up set to -8

Here is my complete WinNT.sif

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=39194