I tried to create a basic unattended windows setup.

Used nlite to

1. integrate service pack.

2. then the autofill info.

3. created the iso.

however when tried to install it... it popup up the "Enter Windows Key" screen...means there was nothing unattended.

the winnt.sif file was there in I386 folder.

i tried it in VMware 5 workstation.

pls help what i'm missing.

post your winnt.sif file...

***************

Using Nlite

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;

; Generated by nLite 0.99.8 beta 5

;

[Data]

Autopartition = 0

MsDosInitiated = 0

UnattendedInstall = Yes

[unattended]

UnattendMode = FullUnattended

UnattendSwitch = Yes

OemPreinstall = Yes

OemSkipEula = Yes

FileSystem = *

WaitForReboot = No

NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1

NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1

TargetPath = Windows

DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore

NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore

[systemFileProtection]

SFCQuota = 0

[Display]

Xresolution = 1024

Yresolution = 768

BitsPerPel = 32

Vrefresh = 85

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword = *

TimeZone = 190

OEMSkipRegional = 1

OemSkipWelcome = 1

[Components]

[userData]

ProductKey = "#####-#####-#####-#####-#####"

ComputerName = HOMEPC

FullName = "Onlygodknows"

OrgName = "-"

[RegionalSettings]

Language = 0409

[Networking]

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup = HOME

***************

Using Setup Mgr

***************

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=0

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

FileSystem=*

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=Yes

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=190

OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

ProductKey=#####-#####-#####-#####-#####

FullName="onlygodknows"

OrgName="-"

ComputerName=HomePC

[Display]

BitsPerPel=32

Xresolution=800

YResolution=600

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=Home

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

*************************************************************

In both the setups the file was located in i386 folder. one as winnt.sif and one as WINNT.SIF.

Dont know why but the unattended switch is not working. It asks for the product key

Make sure the key is valid. Does it ask for the other stuff besides the key? make sure the Winnt.sif is named Winnt.sif (go to my computer -> Tools -> folder options-> uncheck "hide file extensions for known files", and press okay. Make sure its not named Winnt.sif.txt In addition, make sure its placed in your XPCD\I386 directory.

???

1. the key is valid

2. file name is WINNT.SIF

3. It is located in /I386 folder

Hi all,

I am making my own unattended setup also, with automated partitioning.

But when my WINNT.SIF wasn't working I recalled using the /u:%CDROM%:\I386\winnt.sif behind the winnt.exe. This fixed my problem when I tried to run the winnt.exe after I made the partitions.

hope this helps.

greetz

pls elaborate.. its not clear.. how do i use this switch... in autorun???

I made an .bat file and named it autorun.bat.

You need to start this up from your autoexec file.

In the autorun.bat I setted up my partitions and after a restart I started the

%CDROM%:\I386\WINNT.EXE /S:%CDROM%:\ /u:%CDROM%:\I386\WINNT.SIF

the /S means you specify the source where the windows installation needs to search his files, and the /U is so that windows searches for the unattended file.

below is my source code of autorun.bat.

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

@echo off

set path=%path%;%CDROM%\bin;%CDROM%:\

goto menu

:menu

cls

echo Kies de gewenste optie:

echo.

echo 1 Alle partities verwijderen en nieuwe partities aanmaken.

echo 2 Windows XP opnieuw installeren over een bestaande partitie.

echo 3 Sla dit over en start met de orginele Windows XP

echo.

choice /C:123 /n Uw keuze:

if errorlevel 3 goto eof

if errorlevel 2 goto install

if errorlevel 1 goto partitie

goto end

:partitie

cls

gdisk.exe 1 /del /all

gdisk.exe 1 /cre /pri /sz:10000 /for /q

gdisk.exe 1 /cre /ext

gdisk.exe 1 /cre /log /sz:10000 /for /q

gdisk.exe 1 /cre /log /for /q

%CDROM%:\REBOOT.COM

:install

echo gereed voor installatie.

%CDROM%:\SMARTDRV.EXE 2048

%CDROM%:\I386\WINNT.EXE /S:%CDROM%:\ /u:%CDROM%:\I386\WINNT.SIF

pause

goto end

:eof

echo.

echo.

echo Haal uw cdrom uit de cd speler en druk op een toets.

echo Hierna wordt uw systeem herstart en gaat dan verder met de huidige windows.

pause

%CDROM%:\REBOOT.COM

:end

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

I'm not sure of this method. I used nlite to create the setup. It automatically integrated SP1, then I was asked to fill the fields required at the time of install; and finally nlite created the ISO. I burnt it and tried it on VMware 5.

Did I do something wrong???