I cant get winnt.sif work...

[eCli]

Hello people this is my first steps on creating unattented Windows so i would appreciate some help

I have read all the guides carefully and this is my first winnt.sif

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
	AutoPartition=0
	MsDosInitiated="0"
	UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
	UnattendMode=FullUnattended
	OemSkipEula=Yes
	OemPreinstall=Yes
	UnattendSwitch="Yes"
	TargetPath=\WINDOWS
	FileSystem=*
	WaitForReboot="No"

[GuiUnattended]
	AdminPassword=*
	EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
	OEMSkipRegional=1
	TimeZone=130
	OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
	ProductKey=REMOVED
	FullName=REMOVED
	OrgName="none"
	ComputerName=eCli

[Display]
	BitsPerPel=32
	Xresolution=1024
	YResolution=768
	Vrefresh=85

[TapiLocation]
	CountryCode=30

[RegionalSettings]
	LanguageGroup=4,1
	SystemLocale=00000409
	UserLocale=00000409
	InputLocale=0409:00000409

[Identification]
	JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
	InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
	msmsgs=off
	msnexplr=off
	freecell=off
	hearts=off
	minesweeper=off
	pinball=off
	solitaire=off
	spider=off
	zonegames=off

[GuiRunOnce]
	%systemdrive%\Install\start.cmd

I put winnt.sif in XPCD\I386 folder but it doesent seem to work when i test it with VMware...Any ideas of what is happening??

Thanx in advance

Edited by Gouki

To remove sensitive information

Edited May 8, 2006 by Gouki

[Littlebr00k]

First of all when posting ensure you don't include any sensitive information like username, password or product key even if it is fake better to replace them with 'X' or leave them blank.

Couple of things I noticed that could be causing you problem:

Under [unattended]

change UnattendSwitch="Yes" to UnattendSwitch=YES

Under [GuiRunOnce]

change %systemdrive%\Install\start.cmd to Command0=%systemdrive%\Install\start.cmd

And finally ensure hat the file is named winnt.sif with no extra extensions (eg .txt) if you have been editing it in notepad and that it is save in your /I386 directory as you said.

Hope this helps. Let us know how you get on.

Edited May 8, 2006 by Littlebr00k

[eCli]

Hello Littlebr00k thanx for helping...

First of all, even if

%systemdrive%\Install\start.cmd

command under [GuiRunOnce] is wrong the winnt.sif file should work properly but without installing any applications...So windows installation acts like no winnt.sif file exists...

Second, i will change the UnattendSwitch="Yes" to UnattendSwitch=Yes but i dont think there is a problem with this cause i did what guides exactly mention.I will give it a try even though...Also the winnt.sif file has got no extra extensions checked for one more time...Generally i was very carefull in what i was doing and i got dissapointed by the result

Edited May 8, 2006 by eCli

[SecretNinja]

daft question but how are you starting xp setup off?

[Littlebr00k]

eCli the syntax for the commands under the [GuiRunOnce] shouldn't make a difference your right as long as you are not running more than one command from there.

[T D]

[NOTE]

It does make a difference if [GuiRunOnce] is wrong because setup checks for one, and if it exists checks for any errors and typos.

EDIT and did you make the winnt.sif manually, or by nLite or deployment tools or something?

Edited May 8, 2006 by T D

[eCli]

@SecretNinja

I make an iso of the windows and test it in VMware

@T D

I used microsoft deployment tools for windows xp SP2

An unattended.txt created which i renamed it in winnt.sif

Edited May 8, 2006 by eCli

[eCli]

I also forgot to mention that i added some more commands in winnt.sif file like [Components]

I also use the files of a CORPORATE windows xp pro cd.Does this make any difference???

[Yzöwl]

Now that we're several posts into your question, how about this!

"%SystemDrive%\Install\start.cmd"

You must put each command in quotation marks.