Unattended Windows XP MUL don't start

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Hello,

I've made a unattended Windows XP Inst for our users and it works fine. During the installation the clients

get their correct drivers and a lot of applications. We install our clients with PXE or Boot-DVD. both versions

have the same directory structure:

i386\$oem$\$1\

drivers (PnP-Drivers: Audio, Video, NIC, etc.)

install (Office, Acrobat Reader, Virusscan, etc.)

We've made a version for our german users with a localized german Windows XP and a special version with

a localized english Windows XP for some special users/applications and both versions work fine!

Now we plan for our spanish, french, polish, german, english users a new standard client with a multilanguage Windows XP installation.

But if I integrate the Windows XP MUL packages in the $oem$\muitemp directory (start with cmdlines.txt) or in the install directory

(start in the same batch as the other apps: "muiinst\muisetup.exe /i 0405 040c 0407 0415 0c0a 041b /r /s"), the installation hangs in the beginning.

After the start screen of XP setup - after inspection computer - I get the message before the files copy:

Windows XP requires a hard drive volume with at least 2464 megabytes of free disk space.

Setup will use part of this space for storing temporary files during installation. The drive must bei on a

permanently attached local hard disk supported by Windows XP, and must not be a compressed drive.

Setup was unable to locate such a drive with the required amount of free space.

Setup cannot continue. Press ENTER to exit.

If I delete the MUL packages from the installation directories the installation work fine. And a manuel

installation of the MUL packages after a complete Windows XP installation worked too.

Is there any limit of the files or megabytes in the unattended installation of Windows XP or what is wrong?

(my goal is to integrate the Office 2003 MUL too ... )

Thanks for your help!

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Hi all,

I've packed the XP MUL packages with 7-zip and the installation worked fine , but when I try to embed the

Office 2003 MUL packages in the same way I have the same problem as before ...

I fear it is a size limitation of the unattended inst...

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[enuffsaid]

Hello Ahe,

For the record, its MUI not MUL. Multilingual User Interface. I work with those alot. You can get MUI downloads for Windows 2000 and up, Office 2000 and up, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, MSN Messenger 5.x, and Security Configuration Wizard for a real Multilingual Interface.

Then there's the LIPs. Language Interface Packs for minority markets.

Good luck with your MUI's.

'nuff

Oh... BTW, that's why I like working with RIS. I've got unlimited space for apps. Well, actually as much as your harddisk can take. Do you really need all your apps on the DVD? Can't you run them off a network location? WPI supports this.

Edited January 11, 2006 by enuffsaid