Another Unattended install prob: "inetcomm.dll/ msoe.dll

[Clooney]

Hello all

I am currnetly enrolled in the Microsoft IT academy to acquire my MCSE Certs. I am working on an unattended install XP disk with SP1a and the available hotfixes and updates along with some other programs. With about 13 minutes left of the install I recieve 2 errors: "An error occurred loading x\xxxx\inetcomm.dll. The file may not have been installed or it has been corrupted", I click "OK" then another one pops up with "error occorred loading x\xxxx\Outlook Express\msoe.dll". I have tried various ways for a work around including adding more updates, up to placing the actual DLL files in the I386\System folder of my image but all to no avail. Could anyone shed some light on this problem for me to make this a "Completely Unattended" deployment. I am using Virtual PC to test this before I burn it to a bootable DVD.

[Clooney]

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[Fencer128]

Hi,

You'll need to post more detail of how you exactly are creating your unattended installation. IMHO your porblem most likely stems from one of two reasons:

1. Your Windows XP source is corrupt

2. Your unattended production method has damaged the source

You can check point one yourself by creating a new vanilla WinXP SP1a file set. To check point two with the forum we'll need that extra detail.

Cheers,

Andy

[Clooney]

Here is what I have:

WINNT.SIF file

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=1

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=Yes

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

UnattendSwitch="yes"

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

AutoLogon=Yes

AutoLogonCount=1

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=85

OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

ProductID=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

FullName="User"

OrgName=""

ComputerName=Computer_1

[branding]

BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

Home_Page=www.msn.com

[Proxy]

Proxy_Enable=0

Use_Same_Proxy=1

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[GuiRunOnce]

%systemdrive%\install\batch_file.cmd

SVCPACK.INF file

;Windows XP

[Version]

Signature="$Windows NT$"

MajorVersion=5

MinorVersion=1

BuildNumber=2600

[setupData]

CatalogSubDir="\i386\SVCPACK"

[ProductCatalogsToInstall]

[setupHotfixesToRun]

KB817778.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB820291.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB821253.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB822603.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB823182.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB823353.exe /Q:A /R:N

KB824105.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB826939.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB826942.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB828035.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB828741.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB833987.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB835409.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB835732.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB837001.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB839645.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB840315.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB840374.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB840987.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB841356.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB841533.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB841873.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB842773.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB871250.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB873339.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB873374.exe /Q:A /R:N

KB873376.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB883357.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB885250.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB885626.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB885835.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB885836.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB887472.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB887797.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB888113.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB888302.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB889293.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB890046.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB890175.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB890830.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB890859.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB891711.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB891781.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB892944.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB893066.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB893756.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB893803.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB896358.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB896422.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB896423.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB896424.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB896426.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB896428.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB897715.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB898461.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB899587.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB899589.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB899591.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB900725.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB901017.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB901214.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB902400.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB904706.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB905414.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB905495.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB905749.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB905915.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB908519.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB910437.exe /Q /O /N /Z

KB912919.exe /Q /O /N /Z

Q828026.exe /Q /O /N /Z

Q832483.exe /Q:A /R:N

qchain.exe

[Daemonforce]

Those errors lead me to believe you have a problem installing IE and Outlook. Those errors are common with the nLite crowd when trying to append hotfixes to a build without integrating IE 6 first. Why are you using a SP1 media?

[clarkbox]

this same problem is driving me insane. I have tried everything to get around this issue.

"An error occurred loading x\xxxx\filename.dll. The file may not have been installed or it has been corrupted",

I get the error message for the following files:

c:\program files\outlook express\oeimport.dll

c:\program files\outlook express\oemiglib.dll

c:\program files\outlook express\wabfind.dll

The interesting thing, is that the dialog that pops up this message has the title "Windows Update".

This happens as soon as t-13 hits in the setup.

can someone help out with this. Where could this error come from? i am NOT using NLite.

unattend.txt

[Data]

AutomaticUpdates="No"

Autopartition=0

MsDosInitiated=0

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

UnattendSwitch="Yes"

OemPreinstall="Yes"

OemSkipEula="Yes"

FileSystem=ConvertNTFS

WaitForReboot="No"

NoWaitAfterTextMode=1

NoWaitAfterGUIMode=1

DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

Hibernation="No"

OemPnPDriversPath="\drivers\1;\drivers\2"

[GuiUnattended]

EncryptedAdminPassword="No"

AutoLogon="Yes"

AutoLogonCount=4

AdminPassword="password

TimeZone=85

OEMSkipRegional=1

OemSkipWelcome=1

[LicenseFilePrintData]

AutoMode=PerSeat

[userData]

ProductKey="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

ComputerName=SRV002

FullName="xxxxx"

OrgName="xxxx"

[RegionalSettings]

Language= "0409"

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents="No"

[GuiRunOnce]

"%systemdrive%\runOnce\runOnce.cmd"

[NetClients]

MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]

MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

MS_PSched=params.MS_PSched

[NetProtocols]

MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]

AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[NetAdapters]

Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]

SpecificTo=Adapter1

IPAddress=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

DHCP="No"

SubnetMask=xxxxxxxxxxxxx

DefaultGateway=xxxxxxxxxxxx

DNSServerSearchOrder=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

WINS="No"

NetBIOSOptions=0

[params.MS_NWIPX.Adapter1]

SpecificTo=Adapter1

NetworkNumber=00000000

PktType=0xFF

[WindowsFirewall]

Profiles=WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall

[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]

Mode=0

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup="workgroup"

[clarkbox]

no one can shed some light on this?

some more details....

I am running everything from the hard drive. I boot to winpe, and execute the install. 100% automated from the time i click reboot in the OS... at least thats the theory.

im pretty sure the files are there on the media/hd. They are compressed DL_ files, prepended with a 'w'.

i have tired this using both win2k3 std x64 R2, and win2k3 std x64 (no servicepack)

I have chnaged OemPreInstall="no"... didnt help

i have remove all service packs in the svcpack.inf file.

note that i am installing over an existing 32 bit version of win2k

....100 other random things....

thanks for reading

[Tomcat76]

The only advise I can give is to use ONLY the very latest version of the Outlook Express Cumulative hotfix for the version of Outlook Express you are using.

However, I've only experienced this problem with the previous Cumulative update for Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 2000 (that's what you have when not upgrading to IE6). I can't remember having this issue with Windows XP or Windows Server 2003... and I'm even doing a complete slipstream (binary replacement).

[clarkbox]

Well i figured out why i was getting this error. As i noted, i was installing back onto a system that had an existing copy of windows. After my last post, I disabled windows file protection and deleted all files within "program files/outlook express". When i ran setup this time, the errors were gone. So now i have just added a step in my scripts that takes care of deleting the program files folder before install. hope this helps someone.