Winnt.sif

[kernel]

hello, please need your advice

i just want to create a Windows-XP-CD with the 'winnt.sif' file in the folder i386, so i never have to entered in the future my Corp_Serial ...

is this the right one :

Quote:

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=1
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[UserData]
    ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

are there some statements missing or too much ...

thanks for your help in advance

have a nice day
kernel

[~*McoreD*~]

Hi Kernel,

I attached a sample winnt.sif file.

Code:

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
    FileSystem=*
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=No
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS

I suggest you to have AutoPartition=0 otherwise it will choose the drive and format without asking you -- possibility to loose your Data.

Have a look at this thread too.
http://www.betaone.net/index.php?showtopic...42&hl=winnt.sif

Also more advanced options:
http://unattended.msfn.org/

Cheers,
McoreD

[kernel]

Thanks ~*McoreD*~ for your quick reply,

so is my example right ( except AutoPartition=0 ) or not ... can i skip over all not needed parameters ?

remember, the only thing what i want is ... to skip entering the serialnumber ...

have a nice day
kernel

[kernel]

just tested it

this are the correct statements for skipping entering the serialnumber :

Quote:

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[UserData]
    ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

have a nice day
kernel

[war59312]

Yes thats correct though I perfer:

Code:

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    FileSystem=*
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=No
    UnattendSwitch=yes
    TargetPath=\WINNT
    Repartition=No
    WaitForReboot=No

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=
    EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=35
    OemSkipWelcome=1
    AutoLogon=Yes
    AutoLogonCount=1

[UserData]
    ProductID=
    FullName="Will"
    OrgName=""
    ComputerName=*

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=32
    Xresolution=1024
    YResolution=768
    Vrefresh=85

[TapiLocation]
    CountryCode=1
    AreaCode=

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
    msmsgs=off
    msnexplr=off
    zonegames=off

[Shell]
    CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\Windows Classic.theme"
    DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes
    DefaultThemesOff = Yes

[~*McoreD*~]

Interesting Will.

Can I also safely add

Code:

[Components]
   msmsgs=off
   msnexplr=off
   zonegames=off

to my Winnt.sif or do I need further configuration?

Also, what is DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes ?

Thanks,
McoreD

[war59312]

Yes you can safely add that to yours.

DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes means to change to the normal start up menu. You know the normal win98/win2k start up menu instead of the new winxp one.

[~*McoreD*~]

Thanks Will.

One more thing please. I like to have Primary DNS suffix automatically added as well.



http://img39.exs.cx/img39/3711/dns-suffix.png

For example, in my case: the csse.uwa.edu.au part. The computer name should be automatically generated.

I added the following:

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
DNSDomain=csse.uwa.edu.au

But it didn't seem to work. Much appreciated for guiding us on this.

Cheers,
McoreD

[war59312]

Will get back to you on this but try this:

[params.MS_TCPIP]
DNS=Yes
UseDomainNameDevolution=No
EnableLMHosts=No
AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
DNSDomain=csse.uwa.edu.au

Of course change the Adapter1 to correct Adapter.

[~*McoreD*~]

Hi there, I managed to test the XP CD today but unfortunately the following winnt.sif file didn't add the DNS Suffix either.

Code:

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
//removed

[Unattended]
//removed

[GuiUnattended]
//removed

[UserData]
//removed

[TapiLocation]
//removed

[RegionalSettings]
//removed

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=BetaONE

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=No

[Components]
    msmsgs=off
    msnexplr=off
    zonegames=off
    iis_www=On

[NetAdapters]
    Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[NetClients]
    MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]
    MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]
    MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
    DNS=Yes
    UseDomainNameDevolution=No
    EnableLMHosts=Yes
    AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
    SpecificTo=Adapter1
    DHCP=Yes
    WINS=No
    NetBIOSOptions=0
    DNSDomain=csse.uwa.edu.au

Thanks,
McoreD