Winnt.sif on 3.½ disk

[dansar]

Hello everybody,

Until now I was using special CD-Rom for Automatic install of Windows XP.

But I found that whe can use winnt.sif on a 3.½ disk with a normal CD of Windows XP.

While installing the program check the 3.½ disk and if it find a winnt.sif file, it will use the informations of this file, in case of booting and install from the Windows CD.

In this case it is very easy to change a few parameters like the owner, company or computer names or like networks parameters : IP address and so on.

What I would like to do now it’s to go further and while using the normal CD (standard), and a 3.½ disk, if it is possible for example to use some cmd and reg files on the 3.½ disk, also if it is possible to use an other CD to put some OEM drivers etc.

How can I indicate the path to the files on the 3.½ disk and for the other CD ?

May be it is possible to make a combination of the Automatic CD and the winnt.sif file on the 3.½ disk.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Dansar

[mortis42]

You could probably set the winnt.sif to direct your GuiRunOnce to A:\batch.cmd instead of %systemdrive%\install\batch.cmd since A:\ are universally 3.5 inch floppy drives.

You could direct any command to the A:\ as long as you have room on your floppy for the files. All my batch and reg files and my winnt.sif are only 13.5k so I doubt you would ahve space contraints on those.

Directing your install for another CD I'm sure must be possible. I remember haveing two install disks for my Compaq Demo computers that ran all as part of the initial windows installation. I put in one, answered a couple questions about my store and it would install silently until it needed the second CD. Then it prompted me and once I inserted it is completed the install set up the demo.

[dansar]

May be a little bit late, but Thanks for your answer.

Dansar

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[dansar]

Here is one of my winnt.sif file:

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Dansar

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=0

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=No

; Yes for Update(s)

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

; Repartition=No

Filesystem=ConvertNTFS

ExtendOemPartition=Yes

UnattendSwitch=Yes

; If No Then AccountUser Welcome screen

; DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

; In case of driver not signed by Microsoft

; OemPnPDriversPath="\Drivers\xxxxxxx"

WaitForReboot=No

CrashDumpSetting=0

; Force Windows to close in case of Crash

; Empty memory : 0 = without, 1 = complete, 2 = core, 3 = 64Ko

DisableDynamicUpdates=Yes

Hibernation=No

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=*

; If * = No password

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

AutoLogon=yes

AutoLogonCount=1

AutoLogonAccountCreation=Yes

ProfilesDir="D:\Documents and Settings"

; Possibility to change the folder place

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=105

OemSkipWelcome=0

; = 1 if OemPreinstall=Yes

: = 0 if OemPreinstall=No

[userData]

ProductID=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

FullName=Private

OrgName="Personnal Use"

ComputerName=PC01

; Do Not put any space in the Computer Name !!!

[Display]

; BitsPerPel=32

Xresolution=800

YResolution=600

; Vrefresh=85

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=33

; For France

; Dialing=Tone

; AreaCode=

[FavoritesEx]

Title1="Wanadoo.url"

URL1="http://www.wanadoo.fr"

Title2="Free.url"

URL2="http://www.free.fr"

Title3="Google - Moteur de Recherche.url"

URL3="http://www.google.fr"

[branding]

BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

; if Not Then File .ins

; IEBrandingFile=<file.ins>

Home_Page=http://www.wanadoo.fr

Search_Page=http://www.google.fr

; Help_Page=http://www.

Quick_Link_1_Name="Wanadoo"

Quick_Link_1=http://www.wanadoo.fr

[Proxy]

Proxy_Enable=0

Use_Same_Proxy=1

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=PERSO

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=No

; If Yes, suppress the following lines -> End of suppression

[NetAdapters]

Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]

INFID=*

[NetClients]

MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]

MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]

MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]

DNS=No

UseDomainNameDevolution=No

EnableLMHosts=Yes

AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]

SpecificTo=Adapter1

DHCP=No

IPAddress=192.168.0.X

SubnetMask=255.255.255.0

DefaultGateway=192.168.0.1

DNSServerSearchOrder=XXX.XXX.XX.X,XXX.XXX.XX.X

WINS=No

NetBIOSOptions=0

; -> End of suppression if InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[shell]

DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes

DefaultThemesOff=Yes

[Components]

accessopt=off

zonegames=off

msnexplr=off

msmsgs=off

; fax=off

[uninstall]

; DisableCompression=Yes

; EnableBackup=No

[GuiRunOnce]

; %systemdrive%\Apps\registry.bat