CD-Key Question...

[amit_talkin]

ok..it is well known that unattended cd dont requires a cd-key ...but this only works..if we boot CD directly from BIOS!! While if we try to install unattended XP from an Operation system ( mean to say not booting from BIOS..but intall from any OS ) it will ask u to put a key...( right after choosing NEW INSTALLATION option...) so..isnt there anyway that we can bypass the requirement of CD key during this type of installation???

[Daemonforce]

You mean hitting install from a Win32 environment? o.O

Add an unattend script to the end of the syntax when running setup. I think it's something like winnt32 /u:unattend.txt

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Go nuts. o.O

[redfive19]

Yes there is.....if you have an unattended file, you can run winnt32 with the proper switches (do a winnt32 /? to find them ) that will load the unattended info properly.

-redfive

/edit

what he said ^^!!!!

Edited February 24, 2006 by redfive19

[amit_talkin]

OK ..got my answer...mods can close this topic!!

Edited February 26, 2006 by amit_talkin

[mzar720]

when i try it by type this command from RUN

c:\XPCD\I386\WINNT32.EXE /unattend:winnt.sif

i received this message

[jaclaz]

@mzar720

READ the article:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...us/winnt32.mspx

WINNT32.EXE expects an "answer file", i.e. unattended.txt, NOT a WINNT.SIF file.

Read these:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314460

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308662/EN-US/

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/155197

jaclaz

[amit_talkin]

just change the name of "winnt.sif" to "abc.txt" and target it!!

Thats it!!

>>AMIT<<

[mzar720]

Thanks jaclaz for your great help i will read these topics and try...

Edited February 26, 2006 by mzar720