I have created a win2003 r2 boot dvd "slipstreamed" with applications & drivers with the use of nlite 1.2.1.

I installed windows in vmware enviroment.

Windows seem to install correctly (as r2 - that means I edited correctly the winnt.sif).

I have a few problems though: I don't see shortcuts for drivers or anything related to the drivers that where supposed to be installed. Does driver integration with nlite work?

Maybe it has to do that these pieces of hardware aren't present in vwware?

Another problem (not to do with nlite) is that there aren't any shortcuts on the start menu for the programs I installed.

Could anyone help please?

You can't really test your drivers in VMware.

Yes driver integratation DOES work with nLite

Can you specify what programs did you integrate and how?

I integrated drivers:

-93.71 forceware (nvidia) (pnp)

-printer driver (pnp)

-scanner driver (pnp)

-promise ata driver (text mode)

-microsoft keyboard driver (pnp)

I selected "multiple driver folder" - I guess it's ok

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Applications:

I installed: office 2003 pro, office 2003 proofing tools, office 2007 enterprise, acrobat reader 7, symantec antivirus

For the first two I used the office resource kit (custom installation wizard, and selected mostly the defaults)> mst file

For office 2007 I ran "setup /admin" > msp file

For acrobat I used the Installshield tuner but I had an problem with that: in the path to install I couldn't write "%systemdrive%" or <ProgramFiles> or something like that and I wrote "Program Files\acrobat7" (maybe I should write "\Program Files\acrobat 7"?

Finally I made the batch.cmd:

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Office 2003 Professional
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Office2003\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Office 2003 Professional Proofing tools
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Office2003PT\ptksetup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Office 2007 Enterprise
ECHO Please wait...
ECHO start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Office2007\setup.exe /adminfile Unattended.MSP

ECHO
ECHO Installing Acrobat Reader 7
ECHO Please wait....
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\acrobat7\Acr7.msi TRANSFORMS=acr7.MST /qb-

ECHO
ECHO Installing Symantec Antivirus 10
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\sav10\SAV\sav.msi /passive RUNLIVEUPDATE=0 REBOOT=REALLYSUPPRESS

exit

Then I wrote the batch.cmd and I wrote a line to run batch.cmd in winnt.sif (Guirunonce)

The batch runs, the programs install (the files on \Program Files\Office etc... are present) but there aren't be any start menu shortcuts

Edited November 17, 200619 yr by stavpal