Michael_W Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Hello everyone,A question about some RIS unattended file entries.I’m currently documenting our environment and I can’t seem to find any documentation about the following settings in the ris, sif file:[Data] MsDosInitiated="1" floppyless="1" OriSrc="\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%" OriTyp="4" LocalSourceOnCD=1[setupData] OsLoadOptions="/noguiboot /fastdetect" SetupSourceDevice="\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%"If anyone could point me in the right direction, ill appreciate.Thanks,Michael Waterman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendes Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) I think all informations are in the "ref.chm" file available in the "deploy.cab" on the Windows XP CD. Edited October 17, 2005 by Bendes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_W Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 Hi,Thanks for your response. Unfortunately these settings are missing from the ref.chm file. I've been googling (Is that a word for these settings but no luck so far for any explanation.Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash&Burn Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) MORE INFORMATIONBoth Winnt.exe and Winnt32.exe allow you to create boot floppy disks for installing Windows NT, or for using the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD). Use the /O switch to create a set of boot floppy disks that can be used to perform either a Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe installation. These disks are identical to the set created by a regular Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe installation. Using this switch allows you to create the floppy disks without installing Windows NT. Use the /OX switch to create a set of boot floppy disks to perform a CD- ROM or floppy disk installation. These disks are identical to the disks included with Windows NT in either the CD-ROM or floppy disk format. The only difference between these two sets of disks is the Winnt.sif file on the second disk that is created when you use the /O switch. The Winnt.sif file contains an MsDosInitiated= entry. This is set to 1 when you use the /O switch. Deleting the file, or setting the value to 0, makes the set of disks equivalent to using the /OX switch. If the Winnt.sif file exists, and MsDosInitiated= is set to 1, Windows NT Setup looks for the installation files in the \$WIN_NT$.~LS temporary folder. If Winnt.sif does not exist, or MsDosInitiated= is set to 09, Windows NT Setup checks the CD-ROM drive, and then the floppy disk drive, for the installation files. NOTE: Windows NT Small Business server (SBS) version 4.0 and 4.0a requires you to copy the Winnt.sif file from the first SBS CD-ROM \SUPPORT directory to the second installation diskette. Once this has been completed, the three diskettes are identical to the original diskettes that came in the SBS box. SBS 4.5 automatically copies this file to floppy disk 2http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...;131735&sd=techTo search for the rest of your options google like this:OsLoadOptions sif site:microsoft.com Edited October 17, 2005 by Crash&Burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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