Basic Unattended Setup Question

[Neji]

Im starting already making an unattended Windows Xp installer, since my source has SP2, i skipped step 2 and 3... Right now im trying to make a winnt.sif from the setup manager wizard. After i make one, would it be a good idea if i just could use WinISO creating an image source and insert the file?

[TheInstaller]

You can do that. I do it all the time. Any program like WinISO will do (MagicISO, UltraISO, ...).

It might be a good idea to first delete old winnt.sif from ISO file and then add new one. I had problems few times when i didn't delete the old file before adding new one. It might be due to a program bug (I used UltraISO).

[Neji]

Thanks a lot! Hmm, so i should delete first the old winnt.sif then replace it... I'll try it!

[Neji]

I tried making an answer file using setup manager and renamed it with winnt.sif but as i transfer it in the WinISO explorer, the filename is winnt.sif.txt??? Is this correct?

[0d14r3]

No.

Try open file with notepad and use:

Click file, save as, write winnt.sif

change "Text document" to "All files"

Click save

Delete the old file and add the new file into your ISO image.

[Neji]

Can i verify where can i place winnt.sif coz the i cant find right now the old file in the ISO i made from WinISO... If there's no old file can i just drag it to the directory and add it? Thanks

[cluberti]

If it's an x86 installation, the winnt.sif file goes into the \i386 directory on the source. If it's an x64 installation, it goes into the AMD64 installation directory on the source.