$OEM$ not copying to drive on install

[eger]

Wondering if there is something I am missing? I read about the $OEM$ folder on the msfn tutorial for the unattended CD. But when I build a CD with the $OEM$ folder and a .bat file inside the $$ folder it does not copy over to the windows directory on install.

Any ideas? Is there a better way to run a batch file on the CD drive on the first login? I didn't see an environment variable for the CD drive letter.

Thanks!

[Wuhtzu]

Not to be mean, but have yo remebered to set the right variables in the winnt.sif?

[Unattended]
   OEMPreInstall=yes
   Unattendedswitch=yes

The first variable OEMPreInstall must be set to yes if the install shall copy the files/folders in $OEM$ to the harddrive at first login...

Did that solve your problem?

Wuhtzu

[eger]

Looks like that may be the problem. Mine was set to no for the OEM preinstall. I'm not sure how I was supposed to know that though since every part of the tutorial that mentions the $OEM$ folder never mentions that variable!

Maybe this page should note that variable: http://unattended.msfn.org/global/oemfolders.htm

Thanks for the info. I'll give it a go to make sure that was the problem.

[Yzöwl]

Or perhaps, because it is a winnt.sif entry, it would be better placed here!

[Wuhtzu]

Before you give it a try I need to correct my self, it like this:

[Unattended]
   OemPreinstall=Yes
   UnattendSwitch=yes

Not like I said before (the unattended=yes was wrong, no ed at the end)

Make sure to do that correctly before you try

By the way it is written here: http://unattended.msfn.org/intermediate/intro.htm

Remember you can always find all the variables in the file ref.chm which came with your deployment tool

Wuhtzu

[Alanoll]

see, that's why there are INTRODUCTION PAGES! The guide is meant to be a read from start to finish (per section) not a take what you want and complain because it's not listed on every page type of thing.

The $OEM$ Folders page is meant to describe what EACH folder does, not tell how it's done. The reference page lists almost ALL the neccesary entries and yet you didn't read it. Nor did you read the introduction page of the section that deals with the $OEM$ page.

[eger]

I did read it and did have it set. I'm not sure why it was no (maybe using nLite canged something?). But when adding the $OEM$ folders I thought I would only need to read that section.