i use two different xp sp2 corp. cds. one is a full unattended install which i have removed the ability to do upgrades or run repair utility. my second cd is for repair only, but i can not figure out how to make some of it unattended like product key auto login and so forth. here is a copy of my .sif file that im trying to do this with. please help,thanks

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=0

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="no"

[unattended]

OemSkipEula=no

OemPreinstall=no

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

UnattendSwitch="yes"

Repartition=No

WaitForReboot="No"

DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=No

TimeZone = 35

OEMSkipRegional = 1

OemSkipWelcome = 1

[userData]

ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

FullName="xxxxx"

OrgName=""

ComputerName=home

[Display]

BitsPerPel=16

Xresolution=1024

YResolution=768

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=1

Dialing=Tone

AreaCode=xxx

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[branding]

BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

Home_Page=http://www.yahoo.com

[iEPopupBlocker]

BlockPopups=yes

FilterLevel=Low

ShowInformationBar=Yes

[WindowsFirewall]

Profiles = WindowsFirewall.TurnOnFirewall

[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]

Mode = 0

[Components]

msmsgs=off

msnexplr=off

[shell]

DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes

[GuiRunOnce]

%systemdrive%\install\start.cmd

You can instead have both on one CD. You need what is called "multi-boot" on the CD.

So that, when you put the CD in the drive and startup, it will ask you whether to load as an unattended CD, or as a normal CD. And then when you choose whichever option you want, it will carry on appropriately.

Remember that if you add a winnt.sif, you will lose repair-capability. So what you could do, is to have a third option on the multi-boot with limited-unattended parameters (like product key auto login and so forth).

i would like to learn how to use this program but ive searched and searched and i can not find it, could you please point me to it.thanks again

um...

I saw no mention of a program. and you didn't search very well. Infact, there is an entire forum just below the Unattend forum dealing with multiboots.