FullUnattended vs DefaultHide

[Anderz]

UnattendMode=DefaultHide

or

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

What is the best. I have noticed that most users use FullUnattended. I use DefaultHide and doesn't have see all those stupid screens (like the "enter product id" screen for instance).

Is fullunattended recommended or better in any way?

[Nilfred]

I use DefaultHide too, because I like to stop at:

[UserData]
    FullName=""
    OrgName=""

...for fulfillment purposes.

Then that is the same.

[prathapml]

FullUnattended is better.

If user-name and org-name is all you want to be asked for, then just don't use those lines (commenting them out), and make it full-unattended:

[UserData]
;   FullName=""
;   OrgName=""

It will stop and ask you when there's anything (like this) missing.

[Anderz]

@prathapml

Doesn't DefaultHide do the same thing? In FullUnattended all the screens are shown, right? In DefaultHide everything is hidden, except when something is commented out like you describe...

I think defaulthide makes the installation extremely smooth....

[oioldman]

FullUnattended doesn't show any screens either in same way DefaultHide doesn't show them.

[Stinger12348]

I would think in this case DefaultHide would be better, cause you probably won't get an error type of message when you blank out a line, but not positive, going to test it now.

[TheDr!ll]

UnattendMode=DefaultHide

or

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

What is the best. I have noticed that most users use FullUnattended. I use DefaultHide and doesn't have see all those stupid screens (like the "enter product id" screen for instance).

Is fullunattended recommended or better in any way? 

Hi there, I use full unattended install with my username and org..but use this vbs script to change the names of the users and org

changeownerorg.vbs

[prathapml]

Yes, using a VBS to change your user details after install is not a bad idea either. You can place the VBS in the startup folder, so that it will necessarily run.

'Change Registered Owner/Organization
'Change Computer Name
'Made for Windows XP

Option Explicit

Set ws = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim ws, t, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, n, g, j, h, f, k, cn, cg, cj
Dim itemtype

p1 = "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\"
p2 = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName\"
p3 = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\"
p4 = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName\"
p5 = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\"


n = ws.RegRead(p1 & "RegisteredOwner")
g = ws.RegRead(p1 & "RegisteredOrganization")
j = ws.RegRead(p2 & "ComputerName")
h = ws.RegRead(p3 & "NV Hostname")
f = ws.RegRead(p4 & "ComputerName")
k = ws.RegRead(p5 & "NV Hostname")


t = "Identifications Changer Utility"

cn = InputBox("Type new Owner name and click OK", t, n)
If cn <> "" Then
ws.RegWrite p1 & "RegisteredOwner", cn
End If

cg = InputBox("Type new Organization name and click OK.", t, g)
If cg <> "" Then
ws.RegWrite p1 & "RegisteredOrganization", cg
End If

cj = InputBox("To change your workgroup, carry out these steps in the right order:      Control Panel >> System Properties >> Computer Name >> Change (bottom button) >> Member of - Workgroup                To change only Computer name (for LAN), which will take effect after a re-start; type the new name below and click OK.", t, j)
If cj <> "" Then
ws.RegWrite p2 & "ComputerName", cj
ws.RegWrite p3 & "NV Hostname", cj
ws.RegWrite p4 & "ComputerName", cj
ws.RegWrite p5 & "NV Hostname", cj
End If

Copy/Paste the code above into notepad, and save as "change.VBS". The above will allow you to change Registered user, organization, and computer-name, all in 3 automatic steps!