XP doesn't appear to use answer file

[BritishBulldog]

here is my full code just add your name and

Product key and try this one. Make sure the winnt.sif is in the I386 directory. This works for my inst.

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

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=yes
    UnattendSwitch="yes"
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    FileSystem=*
    WaitForReboot="No"
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
    
[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword="wally"
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=105
    OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
    ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
    FullName="FullName"
    OrgName=""
    ComputerName=computer

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=24
    Xresolution=1024
    YResolution=768

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1
    Language=00000407

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=wally

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
    Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
    INFID=*

[NetClients]
    MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]
    MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[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

[Components]
    msmsgs=off
    msnexplr=off 
    freecell=off
    hearts=off
    minesweeper=off
    pinball=off
    solitaire=off
    spider=off
    zonegames=off


[GuiRunOnce]

[smotrs]

um, try it... its not like it takes a long time or it breaks anything

Yeah I did didn't work either, I'm about to try Bulldog's winnt.sif verbatim, just with my [userData] info and see what happens. Will keep you informed.

[smotrs]

Ok, just a quick refresh while this is running. I've been using BCD (Bart's CD) and CDImage_Pro. In both situations what I have done is copy the entire install CD to c:\Root I then create my winnt.sif which I place in the c:\Root\i386 folder. I made sure that the [setupData] section of the i386\txtsetup.sif file shows SetupSourcePath = "\".

The only thing I havn't been sure about is that in W2K, you had to change the Pid line in the setupp.ini file, replacing the last 3 digits that read OEM with 270, I couldn't find any information that this is required for XP, but I've tried it with OEM and with 270 neither one worked.

Everything else is stock from the actual install CD. Can you see anything I might be missing?

[smotrs]

Bulldog,

Don't know what is wrong with this thing. I tried yours, only modifying the [userData] portion. It asked about the partitioning which was expected since you had AutoPartition turned off. But it also asked about the EULA and after copying all the files and drivers it then asked for username and company followed by the ProductKey. So I stopped it.

I've gotta be missing soemthing somewhere, but I can't figure out what.

[BritishBulldog]

Dont get that because it works fine on my CD....

There is nothing else to set ony add the winnt.sif