screamer Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 (edited) I made a windows xp pro sp2 unattended dvd and I used this winnt.sif file to do the custom install, I don't now why when I boot to the dvd it says:"Line 1 of the inf file \i386\winnt.sit is invalidsetup cannot continue. Press any key to exit"this is what my winnt.sif has in it;SetupMgrTag BY screamer[Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes"[Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes UnattendSwitch="yes" WaitForReboot = No TargetPath=\WINDOWS DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore Hibernation = No[GuiUnattended] AutoLogon = Yes AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=4 OemSkipWelcome=1[Shell] DefaultThemesOff = Yes DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes[UserData] ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX FullName="screamer" OrgName= ComputerName=VIPER[TapiLocation] CountryCode=31[Identification] JoinWorkgroup=workgroup[Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes[URL]Home_Page=http://www.google.ca[Components]msmsgs=offmsnexplr=off freecell=offhearts=offminesweeper=offpinball=offsolitaire=offspider=offzonegames=off[GuiRunOnce]%systemdrive%\install\start.cmdCan someone please help me out... Edited September 29, 2004 by prathapml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanVM Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Have you tried removing the comment at the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamer Posted September 29, 2004 Author Share Posted September 29, 2004 Yes I have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoon Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Hmm.. 2 ideas at first.1. "Line 1 of the inf file \i386\winnt.sit is invalid <--- winnt.siT (was this a typo)2. SetupMgrTag BY screamer <--- Have you tried taking the BY screamer off?I have not tried DVD method, only CD so that's about the extent for me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamer Posted September 29, 2004 Author Share Posted September 29, 2004 sorry mis-typed it on the forum it is winnt.sif on the dvd an yes I tryed with out that method too taking that line out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whampoom Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 change :[Data]AutoPartition= 0 to [Data]AutoPartition="0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanVM Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 That's not the problem. He had a bad image.I tested his winnt.sif on my machine and it worked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamer Posted September 29, 2004 Author Share Posted September 29, 2004 Yeah it was a bad image, when I used nlite it said these messages:Warning: creating filesystem that does not conform to ISO-9660.Warning: creating filesystem with (nonstandard) Joliet extensions but without (standard) Rock Ridge extensions. It is highly recommended to add Rock RidgeSize of boot image is 4 sectors -> No emulationwhen I did a normal cd it worked then I add my custom files in and everything okay and thanks again RyanVM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCT Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Yeah it was a bad image, when I used nlite it said these messages:u failed 2 say that from the start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanVM Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 It never ceases to amaze me how many of the problems on this board would be solved faster if people would JUST INCLUDE ALL OF THE INFORMATION FROM THE START. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanoll Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 It never ceases to amaze me how many of the problems on this board would be solved faster if people would JUST INCLUDE ALL OF THE INFORMATION FROM THE START.You would be surprised. SOme people include the WRONG information. ie."My files won't copy over from the CDROM, here is my install.cmd" Or they forget CODE tags when posting. :ahem:Or they forget to tell us they use nLite, and now they don't know why a certain program doesn't workOr they forget that we can't read minds (most anyway) B) A good 90% would either be solved faster, or get a decent response the first go around if the proper info was given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanVM Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Yeah, nLite, while a great program for those who know what they're doing, is the source for a LOT of problems.I can't decide if it's too n00b friendly or not enough. It almost makes things too easy for someone to muck things up. Not to mention that having the whole process automated means they're pretty much completely unlikely to actually learn how to make an unattended CD, meaning they have pretty much no troubleshooting ability whatsoever.EDIT: I guess in that sense, you can't fault them too much for not posting all of the relevant details, as many of them don't know what those relevant details are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Or they forget CODE tags when posting. :ahem:Right. Fixed for now.@ScreamerDon't forget to use tags when posting. It makes things easier to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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