Aaron Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 I need a bit of help with the use of my unattended.txt (which I've renamed to winnt.sif and added to the /i386 directory in my ISO)Here's what I've used:;SetupMgrTag[Data] MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes"[Unattended] UnattendMode=ProvideDefault OemPreinstall=No TargetPath=\WINDOWS[GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="gh54ux92" EncryptedAdminPassword=NO AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonCount=1 OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=85[UserData] ProductKey=not shown FullName="Aaron" OrgName="Home" ComputerName=LITHIUM[Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=85[LicenseFilePrintData] AutoMode=PerServer AutoUsers=75[TapiLocation] CountryCode=44 Dialing=Tone AreaCode=01325[RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 Language=00000809[Branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes[URL] Home_Page=http://www.google.com[Proxy] Proxy_Enable=0 Use_Same_Proxy=1[Identification] JoinWorkgroup=PHOENIX[Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes[Components] AccessOpt = Off Iis_common = On Iis_inetmgr = On Iis_nntp = On Iis_webadmin = On Iis_www = On[Shell] DefaultStartPanelOff = YesThis unattended file as created by Setup Manager is set as "User Controlled - You provide default options in the answer file and the end user can change any of them"The current problems I'm having is:1. The time zone as default was set in a US timezone during setup, even when I've set it as "85" which should have made GMT as default.2. None of the [Components] took effect - IIS wasn't installed, and the Accessibility Options wasn't removed.3. I've also removed Autopartition="1" from the unattended file, I assume this will allow me to choose the hard drive/partition and the formatting method? if so, that's good.4. The display didn't set as 1024x768, could this be a limitation from when I tested it in VirtualPC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Ahahaha....You left your admin password! Someone grab it before he takes it off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 22, 2003 Author Share Posted April 22, 2003 Ahahaha....You left your admin password! Someone grab it before he takes it off...lol, I already removed my real admin password from the file beforehand, and replaced it with random letters/numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doggie Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 hmm.. i get back to u aaron.. i may have a solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 [Components]iis_common = ONiis_www = ONiis_www_vdir_scripts = ONiis_inetmgr = ONfp_extensions = ONiis_ftp = ONi think u may need High Case on things like YES/NO/ON/OFF etchttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;309506HOWTO: Perform an Unattended Installation of IIS 6.0 and its compat with 2003 hope this can help a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 23, 2003 Author Share Posted April 23, 2003 good find doggie, will give this a go probably tomorrow. Had a tiring day today trying to get it working with lots of different values and modifications and then just gave up. It didn't work for Windows XP either (for example, removing msn explorer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jquintino Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 i try with vmware and no prob. install perfectly and works perfeclybut try to install in another hddand you use the deploy tools from 2003?its not the same from xp /2000/2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 23, 2003 Author Share Posted April 23, 2003 i try with vmware and no prob. install perfectly and works perfeclybut try to install in another hddand you use the deploy tools from 2003?its not the same from xp /2000/2003.I used the deploy.cab from 2003 to create the unattend for Windows Server 2003.And then downloaded the XPSP1 Corporate Deploy Tools from the Microsoft site and used it for XP Professional. (the slipstream process didn't include the updated deploy.cab to my cd)Either way, the unattend.txt turns out the same way, so probably not the problem there...So when you say it works perfectly, did the IIS components install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted May 5, 2003 Author Share Posted May 5, 2003 nailed it!Sorted out my problem with timezone, components, and screen res, all because of one line:UnattendMode=ProvideDefaultSo, I changed it to:UnattendMode=FullUnattendedThe difference is you won't get setup boxes prompting you the questions with default answers provided. I suppose I can live with that. by the way, also got MSN 5, Net Framework 1.1, WMP9, all my favourite reghacks, patched uxtheme, and powertoys silently installed automatically. Find out how at http://unattended.netfirms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 The website you have requested does not exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted May 5, 2003 Author Share Posted May 5, 2003 fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 cool.. nice guides.. will install 2003 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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