celzius Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 I just made an unattended cd with the components section containing msnexplr = Offmsmsgs = Offzonegames = Offbut after i tried it and installed it, it still installed all these programs, Can somebody help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0r3d Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 did it perform everything else correctly in your winnt.sif? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celzius Posted September 14, 2003 Author Share Posted September 14, 2003 Well actually it wasn't completely unattended, rather it was given defaults and you could replace them if you wanted. It correctly skipped the serial no. after i entered it but it still made me change the time zone and phone numbers even after i put it in my answer file. Here's what my winnt.sif looks like:;SetupMgrTag[Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes"[unattended] UnattendMode=ProvideDefault OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=No WaitForReboot=No OemSkipEula = Yes[GuiUnattended] EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=0 TimeZone=120[userData] ProductKey=************************ FullName="" OrgName=""[Display] BitsPerPel=24 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768[TapiLocation] CountryCode=20 Dialing=Tone AreaCode=02[RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=13,1[GuiRunOnce] Command0=%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes.cmd Command1=%systemdrive%\install\main_batch.cmd[identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP[Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes[Components] msmsgs = Off Msnexplr = Off Zonegames = Off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0r3d Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Im not positive about this, but it could be the order you have your information in. In my winnt.sif that works without fail, it goes in this order.[Data][unattended][GUIUnattended][userData][Display][TapiLocation][Regional Settings][identification][Networking][Componants][GuiRunOnce]Try ordering your winnt.sif to the way i have done, and give it a go. If it works, be sure to post and let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gajotnt Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 i think these[Identification]JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP[Networking]InstallDefaultComponents=Yes[Components]msmsgs = OffMsnexplr = OffZonegames = Offshould be before this[GuiRunOnce]Command0=%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes.cmdCommand1=%systemdrive%\install\main_batch.cmd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 UnattendMode=ProvideDefault should be UnattendMode=FullUnattended[Components] and some other sections never take effect when its on ProvideDefault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celzius Posted September 14, 2003 Author Share Posted September 14, 2003 UnattendMode=ProvideDefault should be UnattendMode=FullUnattended[Components] and some other sections never take effect when its on ProvideDefaultAre you sure about that? Why would they not work, it's like an unattended install except it allows you to change things just in case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 I've honestly no idea. When I started this project back in June, I used to use ProvideDefault and was baffled for days and days on why [Components] and [Display] never took effect. Changing to FullUnattended fixed everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmedic Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 UnattendMode=ProvideDefault should be UnattendMode=FullUnattended[Components] and some other sections never take effect when its on ProvideDefaultAre you sure about that? Why would they not work, it's like an unattended install except it allows you to change things just in case? I agree I have had issues with provide default as soon as i went to full unatended it worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul 365 Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Also Check for extra spaces at the end of your lines of text - i remember reading somewhere that it can cause lines to be ignored.I don't know if i read that on this forum or the pebuilder one so ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celzius Posted September 15, 2003 Author Share Posted September 15, 2003 Will any other settings allow them to run other than fullunattended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmedic Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanVM Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 noNot true. I use UnattendMode=DefaultHide on my CD and everything installs (or should I say, doesn't install ) correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmedic Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 default hide what does that do. and if it does not install correctly then it doesn't work I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanVM Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 You misunderstood me - the items do not install like they I tell them not to.DefaultHide allows users to change things I don't specify in winnt.sif. For example, I want to use this CD with other people, but I don't want to share my CD Key, so I leave that field blank to be filled in during installation. FullUnattended would give you an error message if you tried that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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