Help! My unattended cd is not so unattended!

[saturnX]

hi guys.. thanks for the posts and updates and glad to see that this thread is helping others as well. Sorry for not updating on my side as i've been on a road trip since my last reply.

@saturnX: So when you first boot up to Windows, you still get Messenger and all other things installed even though you chose to remove them with the [components] method?

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@Marthax: Yeah when the installation ran it still prompted me for info and yeah all the messenger and all the other things installed.

Set OemPreinstall to Yes

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@Gee: Do you think that is the cause of the problem? i have yet to set up VM on this box so have not tested it out yet. Will do so and post my result later or tomorrow.

I was reading the reference page and it said to have 'OemPreinstall= No' if i am not using any distribution. Can some one clarify this for me?

http://unattended.msfn.org/global/reference.htm

Another thing, under components what is Deskpaper?

[gunsmokingman]

Another thing, under components what is Deskpaper?

Specifies whether to install a desktop background on the computer desktop.

[Andeh]

yeah all the messenger and all the other things installed.

I had a hunch what the problem might be and im testing it now, ill post again shortly with my results

/edit, **** didnt work. Had a feeling that the [Components] list was case sensitive. but alas, it still did not work.

Edited September 29, 2005 by Andeh

[saturnX]

@Andeh: lol no worries dude.. it was a good attempt. was a little distracted with this other project so forgot to post my results. will do it tomorrow i guess.

Edit: Guys how come when i mount the iso file to the cd-rom and run i keep getting an error saying that i don't have a hard disk using the vm software? What gives?

Edited September 29, 2005 by saturnX

[Gee]

Another thing, under components what is Deskpaper?

Specifies whether to install a desktop background on the computer desktop.

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I have mine set to off and I still get the Bliss (Default) wall paper when my XP starts for the first time, I have tried registry tweaks and still no go.

But all the other items in my Components section work.

[gunsmokingman]

This is from the ref.chm

Syntax deskpaper = On | Off

Values On

Installs a desktop background on the computer desktop.

Off

Does not install a desktop background on the computer desktop.

Default Value On

Example Deskpaper = On

Registry Subkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\OC Manager\Subcomponents\deskpaper

Comments If deskpaper = Off, only the standard Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 family background bitmaps are not installed. Background files for the Active Desktop® interface are not affected and are still installed.

[Gee]

Thanks for looking that up. Didn't occur to me that I needed to add additional registry entries.

[saturnX]

ummm guys... my unattended cd still doesn't work.. tested it on vmware and still not working. tried gee's tip too and still same thing. Can some one post a working sample winnt.sif file so i can compare it to mine to see what i did wrong. Correct me if i'm wrong but the file is suppose to sit in the i386 folder right?

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

ummm guys... my unattended cd still doesn't work.. tested it on vmware and still not working. tried gee's tip too and still same thing. Can some one post a working sample winnt.sif file so i can compare it to mine to see what i did wrong. Correct me if i'm wrong but the file is suppose to sit in the i386 folder right?

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Thats correct inside i386, however there is many examples of the winnt.sif just need to do a basic search, you don't need anything flash just the basics & ensure you are showing all your file extensions in explorer it can be a problem.

Good Luck

[saturnX]

thanks maverick but if you were to look back at the first few posts of this thread my unattended cd didn't work. we kinda went off topic when i asked what diskpaper was.

[Gee]

I just looked at your Winnt.sif file again and it seems okay to me, except for the point I made earlier.

You mentioned that you already have it in the \i386\winnt.sif, so that is not the problem.

The only thing I can think of is the extension is incorrect because Windows hides extensions for know file types, but since you attached it with a .txt, I assume, you know what you are doing.

Can you outline briefly the steps you took to make your CD.

[gunsmokingman]

Here is my Winnt.sif

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]    AutomaticUpdates=1

    AutoPartition=0

    MsDosInitiated="0"

    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

    UnattendMode=FullUnattended

    OemSkipEula=Yes

    OemPreinstall=Yes

    UnattendSwitch="No"

    Repartition=No

    Hibernation=No

    OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\002_graphics;Drivers\004_sound;Drivers\"

    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

    AutoActivate=Yes

    TargetPath=\WINDOWS

 

[GuiUnattended]

    AdminPassword="3rse3rse"

    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

    OEMSkipRegional=1

    TimeZone=4

    OemSkipWelcome=1

 

[userData]

    ProductKey=*****-*****-*****-*****-*****

    FullName="Home-Beta-2004"

    OrgName="Beta-Home-2004"

    ComputerName=Home-Beta-2004

 

[Display]

    BitsPerPel=32

    Xresolution=1024

    YResolution=768

    Vrefresh=60

 

[identification]

    JoinWorkgroup=MSHOME

 

[Networking]

    InstallDefaultComponents=No

 

[NetAdapters]

    Adapter1=params.Adapter1

 

[params.Adapter1]

    INFID=*

 

[NetClients]

    MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

 

[NetProtocols]

    MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

 

[params.MS_TCPIP]

    DNS=Yes

    UseDomainNameDevolution=No

    EnableLMHosts=No

    AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

 

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]

    SpecificTo=Adapter1

    DHCP=Yes

    WINS=No

    NetBIOSOptions=2

 

[systemRestore]

    CheckpointCalendarFrequency = 2

    CheckpointSessionFrequency = 12

    MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk=4

 

[Components]

    AutoUpdate=On

    Calc=On

    Deskpaper=On

    Dialer=Off

    Dtcnetwork=Off

    Fax=Off

    Fp_extensions=Off

    Fp_vdir_deploy=Off

    Freecell=Off

    Hearts=Off

    Iis_ftp=Off

    Iis_htmla=Off

    Iis_doc=Off

    Iis_inetmgr=Off

    Iis_internetdataconnector=Off

    Iis_nntp=Off

    Iis_pwmgr=Off

    Iis_serversideincludes=Off

    Iis_smtp=Off

    Iis_smtp_docs=Off

    Iis_webadmin=Off

    Iis_webdav=Off

    Iis_www=Off

    Iis_www_vdir_printers=Off

    Iis_www_vdir_scripts=Off

    Iis_www_vdir_terminalservices=Off

    Indexsrv_system=Off

    Inetprint=Off

    Licenseserver=Off

    Media_clips=On

    Media_utopia=On

    Minesweeper=On

    Mousepoint=On

    msmsgs=Off

    Msnexplr=Off

    Mswordpad=On

    Paint=On

    Pinball=Off

    Rec=On

    Rootautoupdate=On

    Rstorage=On

    Solitaire=On

    Spider=On

    Templates=On

    zonegames=Off

   

[shell]

    CustomDefaultThemeFile=%Systemdrive%\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\MCBlue.theme

[saturnX]

I just looked at your Winnt.sif file again and it seems okay to me, except for the point I made earlier.

You mentioned that you already have it in the \i386\winnt.sif, so that is not the problem.

The only thing I can think of is the extension is incorrect because Windows hides extensions for know file types, but since you attached it with a .txt, I assume, you know what you are doing.

Can you outline briefly the steps you took to make your CD.

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@Gee: Yeah i intentionally renamed it to .txt so you guys could open it easily without having to drag it to notepad to view it.

To make the cd i followed the examples listed here:

http://unattended.msfn.org/global/finish.htm

i used the cdimage gui to create an iso file to test on vm, then also tried both guides to create the cd. I even used the iso file to create the cd. There isn't any other way of creating the cd is there?

[saturnX]

ummm anyone? how come suddenly this thread went dead. lolz