$OEM$ wont copy! Must be something silly.

[MarcL]

I have \$OEM$\$1\DRIVERS at the same level as i386 on my distribution, but it wont copy during the install.

And, I do have "OemPreinstall=Yes"

Here is my UNATTENDED.TXT

[Data]MsDosInitiated = "0"

UnattendedInstall = "Yes"

AutomaticUpdates=yes

[unattended]

Unattendmode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=Yes

TargetPath = *

Filesystem = LeaveAlone

WaitForReboot="No"

OemPnPDriversPath = "Drivers\LSIU320;Drivers\NVIDIA"

[GuiUnattended]

; Sets the Timezone to the Eastern USA

; Sets the Admin Password to NULL

; Turn AutoLogon ON and login once

TimeZone = 35

AdminPassword = *

;AutoLogon = Yes

;AutoLogonCount = 1

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

OEMSkipRegional=1

OemSkipWelcome=1

[S0mE0nesMiNd1]

Probably because you didnt catch the part that says to rename it to Winnt.sif ><

[Alanoll]

are you installing by BOOTING from the CD?

if yes, then rename UNATTEND.TXT to WINNT.SIF

are you installing from within windows?

$OEM$ should be within the I386 directory. and then you must use /unattend:%pathtofile%\unattend.txt (not sure on teh actual switch, search MS site for them) to sepecify to use the answer file.

[MarcL]

For testing, I have been using

winnt.exe /u:\xpcd\i386\unattend.txt /s:\xpcd\i386

So, for it to work I need to move the $OEM$ folder under i386?

Then, when I burn to CD I copy UNATTENDED.TXT to WINNT.SIF and move $OEM$ back to the root??

[Alanoll]

For testing, I have been using

winnt.exe /u:\xpcd\i386\unattend.txt /s:\xpcd\i386

So, for it to work I need to move the $OEM$ folder under i386?

Then, when I burn to CD I copy UNATTENDED.TXT to WINNT.SIF and move $OEM$ back to the root??

Depends on how you're using the CD.

If you're installing from WITHIN windows, then no.

If you're installing by booting into the CD, then yes.