Newbie guide for automate apps install and configuration

[SidB]

Hello all, I'm a newbie wanting to learn, I do undertand much things about silent install, unattended ...

My main concern is how to automate my application installs, with the settings I'd like (settings during installs of apps, and also post-install).

Is it possible to do all that by putting necessary lines in cmd files? This is what I am thinking. Or do you all do someway else? Are these lines you call application swithches? Right now I have listed all the settings i want to make after a fresh windows install, but I have to make them manually before making an image/ghost of it.

Excuse me if my questions are too stupids, at least please give me a starting guide so that I can read to understand the basics

Thanking you in advance

[oioldman]

SidB, you may benefit from reading this guide that will talk you through installing application in silent mode with your mods applied, it mentions 3 main way and all have advantages and dis-advantages, so just play and decide.

http://unattended.msfn.org