Unattended Xp Clean Install On Blank System

[DirtyD]

I've made a slipstreamed sp2 xp disk with a unattended install. It works fine as long as i have a OS installed. What I would like to know is how do I do an unattended install on a system without an OS installed?

[Mike_Wilson]

It should work the same, installing it with an OS already on or blank. The only way I can see it not working is by some partitioning settings or something you have in your winnt.sif.

[DirtyD]

This is a copy of my winnt.sif file without the key and my name. and a copy of the winnt.bat file

[DirtyD]

Here is a copy of my winnt.sif and my winnt.bat files the bat file has a referance to the winnt32 file which will not work under DOS. I dont know how to use the switches to do the unattended install using the winnt file which is used to install a clean system.

[DirtyD]

Here is a copy of my winnt.sif and my winnt.bat files the bat file has a referance to the winnt32 file which will not work under DOS. I dont know how to use the switches to do the unattended install using the winnt file which is used to install a clean system.

Winnt.sif

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

AutoPartition=1

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

UnattendSwitch=Yes

OemPreinstall=No

OemSkipEula=Yes

FileSystem=*

WaitForReboot=No

TargetPath=\Windows

DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

Hibernation=No

[systemFileProtection]

SFCQuota=0

[GuiUnattended]

AutoLogon=Yes

TimeZone=4

OEMSkipRegional=1

OemSkipWelcome=1

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

AutoLogonCount=1

[userData]

ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

FullName="User"

OrgName=""

ComputerName=Computer

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=1

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=1

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

Winnt.bat

@rem SetupMgrTag

@echo off

rem

rem This is a SAMPLE batch script generated by Setup Manager.

rem If this script is moved from the location where it was generated, it may have to be modified.

rem

set AnswerFile=.\WINNT.SIF

set SetupFiles=E:\i386

E:\i386\winnt32 /s:%SetupFiles% /unattend:%AnswerFile% /copysource:lang

[DirtyD]

The last one with the XXXXX is the correct post

[DirtyD]

what about the bat file winnt32 wont run under DOS

[gamehead200]

OK, have you realized that there is an "Edit" button for your posts?

[DirtyD]

Yea, for some reason every time i tried to reply it wouldnt find the server. when exited explorer and came back i had all these posts. sorry

[war59312]

You do not need the batch file. Just place your winnt.sif file in your i386 folder and then you simply make an ISO and then burn. Then enter CD in PC and it will install windows using your winnt.sif file above. Assuming you have your PC to boot from CD.

[purewaveform]

if you really want to test that it works on a system with no OS, then boot to knoppix and use one of the utils to manually change the MBR to 1010.... then it will act just like a hd with notheing on it!!

By, the way, dont do that unless you REALLY know what you are doing. BUT, I have done this and the install stilll works.

[war59312]

Just use VPC. lol