Problem after unattended installation

[tiico]

Hi!

I have done a windows Xp unattended CD with SP2 and WMP10 (only for the moment!)

I have test my CD (with virtual CD) :

- without unattended : All is good, especially 'automated services' are launched

- with unattended (winnt.sif file created from setupmgr) : Installation is good but after the reboot when I log on with Administrator session, I was affected by the fact that the theme is not on (Desktop is in classic mode but i didn't have choose this item in winnt.sif). When I look services, I found that only 4 or 5 services are launched. Themes and DHCP Client are not launched. I didn't know why and i didn't found any solution to correct this problem.

If someone have any solution or test, thanks a lot.

!-Tiico-!

[Ctrl-X]

Could you post your WINNT.SIF so we can have a look at it? Don't forget to remove any sensitive information!

[tiico]

I'm at work so i don't have this file. I will post this evening (I'm in France ! )

[Takeshi]

Look carefully what reg tweaks you applied, esp. w.r.t. system services.

Edited September 21, 2006 by Takeshi

[tiico]

So, here is my winnt.sif file (I didn't copy this file to winnt32.sif !!)

for this install, I didn't add regtweak nor svcpack file, only the unattended with this file. I have try with comment all the components to try without this section but it's the same !!

(I try with Virtual PC)

I have add 'OemPnPDriversPath' but with my last test, the directories were not present on my CD (prehaps it will create pb !!!)

Thanks for your help !

Edit : I've had an image of setuperr.txt file (only the beginning, the rest is for unsigned files - from WMP10 I suppose...)

---------------------

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=0

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

AutomaticUpdates=yes

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall= No

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

FileSystem=*

UnattendSwitch="yes"

OemPnPDriversPath="drivers\000_IntelInf;drivers\001_LAN;drivers\002_Graphics\ATI;drivers\002_Graphics\WDM;drivers\003_SoundMax;drivers\003_ScSI;drivers\005_Mouse"

DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

WaitForReboot=No

CrashDumpSetting=0

DUDisable=Yes

Hibernation=No

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=####

EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=105

OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

ProductKey=####

FullName=###

OrgName=###

ComputerName=###

[Display]

BitsPerPel=32

Xresolution=1280

YResolution=1024

Vrefresh=85

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=1

Language=0000040c

[branding]

BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

Home_Page=http://www.google.fr

Search_Page=http://www.google.fr

[Proxy]

Proxy_Enable=0

Use_Same_Proxy=1

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=####

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[GuiRunOnce]

[Components]

;accessopt=off

;calc=off

;chat=off

;deskpaper=off

;fax=off

;freecell=off

;hearts=off

;media_clips=off

;media_utopia=off

;mousepoint=off

;minesweeper=off

;msnexplr=off

;paint=off

;pinball=off

;solitaire=off

;spider=off

;templates=off

;zonegames=off

[WindowsFirewall]

Profiles=WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall

[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]

Mode=0

Edited September 21, 2006 by tiico

[Takeshi]

The first two errors listed said The Operation was cancelled by the user.

Did you use the same (multiboot) CD or two CDs for attended and UA install?

[tiico]

Hi,

I use the same CD.

In the non UA, I have an error with this file (beethoven9.wm_), I need to continue the installation and pass this file (I don't know why?). But at the end of the installation, the Windows Xp start correctly (I have the same first line in setuperr.log) ant all the services are correctly launched.

...

The OLE errors are strange..

Edited September 21, 2006 by tiico

[Ctrl-X]

I see that you have OemPreInstall set to "No", so your "drivers" folder structure probably will not be copied. This will probably result in a number of devices that can't be installed, right? Have you checked the Device Manager after an unattended installation? I wouldn't be surprised if, for instance, the network adapter not being installed would result in the DHCP service not being started...

[tiico]

For this test (I've done many ones...) I've decided not to install the drivers... but any change. For the DHCP client, it's an exemple as Themes... but when I install with the Non UA CD, It works !!!

For info, I use Virtual PC to test my installations....

[Takeshi]

Don't put the Beethoven9 inside i386. It is causing some problems. Put it elsewhere and move it to the desired dir during install.

Start again with a clean source, do another run, using

OemPreinstall = Yes

If you don't want to install OEM drivers, remove:

OemPnPDriversPath

Use iso, not CD to save you burning CDs.

For the error log, it'd be better to upload the txt file directly rather than a jpg of it.

Edited September 21, 2006 by Takeshi

[tiico]

Hi and thanks for your investigate!

I will restart (again ) with a clean install. Perhaps my slipstream isn't correct? I will try with a soft instead of the Supercopier...

Yesterday, I have try with another winnt.sif (with one created by winattended.com site) and withour drivers nor applications during install. It was the same!

So, I will retart with my XP (without any Service Pack) this Week End ant I hope It will work.

When you said

Use iso, not CD to save you burning CDs.

you said I will copy the ISO of my XP CD and after extract the files to make any changes? (winnt.sif for exemple).

For the log, It's because I'm working with Virtual CD and I don't know how to copy text file from the virtual OS to the Current Windows... perhaps you'll have a solution because I will not copy (by the hand ) all the log files !!!!

I will inform you if my clean install with winnt.sif is working or not.

Edit :

Another strange thing is : with my first install (with application added with RunOnceEx batch), some applications will not correct install because the 'Windows Installer' service is not launched (but in automatic or manual state). So all the MSIEXEC installation are bad and not install.

Edited September 22, 2006 by tiico

[Ctrl-X]

When you said

Use iso, not CD to save you burning CDs.

you said I will copy the ISO of my XP CD and after extract the files to make any changes? (winnt.sif for exemple).

I think what Takeshi meant was: when you have finished creating your new unattended installation CD, do not actually burn it to CD, but create an ISO image of it. You can mount the image as a virtual CD in Virtual PC. This saves a lot of CD-R's while testing and customizing the installation.

[tiico]

I do That!

Iuse CDIMAGE (with CDIMAGEGUI) to create the ISO and mount it to Virtual CD

[Ctrl-X]

I do That!

Iuse CDIMAGE (with CDIMAGEGUI) to create the ISO and mount it to Virtual CD

[tiico]

So

I will retry with a clean install :

1. Copy the Xp CD to the hard drive

2. Create a new winnt.sif file. I use this one :

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=0

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

AutomaticUpdates=yes

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=No

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

UnattendSwitch="yes"

FileSystem=*

WaitForReboot = No

NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1

NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1

DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore

NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore

[GuiUnattended]

; AutoLogon = Yes

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=105

OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

ProductKey=###

FullName=###

OrgName=###

ComputerName=###

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=2,1

Language=0000040c

SystemLocale = 0000040c

UserLocale = 0000040c

InputLocale = 040c:0000040c

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=workgroup

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

3. Create ISO and try with Virtual CD

...................

This test is working.

The first logon is quite long but is working...

4. Next step : Integrate the SP2.

Edited September 22, 2006 by tiico