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Software / WinXP $oem$ Unattended Install

« on: March 11, 2003, 10:47:39 AM »

To gosh -

Did I offend you or something? Please read my response here (if you haven\'t already done so). I didn\'t even see your reply on Neowin until after I managed to solve the problems I was having ... For the record, I didn\'t ignore your post or anybody else\'s. What\'s the point of participating in a public forum if I\'m going to \"ignore\" everyone and everything that\'s said?! C\'mon now ...

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If you want help, you need to listen to those that try to help you.

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Of course -- but at the sametime, I try to come up with my own solutions. And that\'s exactly what happened. I think there\'s a big misunderstanding going on here... BTW, thanks for the hiber info.

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Software / WinXP $oem$ Unattended Install

« on: March 11, 2003, 12:57:24 AM »

Thanks Burner! I reinstalled XP again yesterday and everything worked!! http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' /> I made several (minor) changes and added a .cmd file to install Microsoft VM 5.0.3809 -

$OEM$ Folder Structure (for XP DOS install):

D:wxpsp1i386$oem$cmdlines.txt
D:wxpsp1i386$oem$msjavwu.cmd
D:wxpsp1i386$oem$msjavwu.exe
D:wxpsp1i386$oem$mpsetup.exe

MSJavWU.CMD File:

msjavwu.exe /c:\"javatrig.exe /exe_install /l /q /qq\" /q:a /r:n

CMDLINES.TXT File:

[commands]
\"cmd /q /c .msjavwu.cmd\"
\".mpsetup.exe /Q:A /R:N\"

BTW, anyone know how to disable the WMP setup program from doing a System Restore check? If not, then nevermind... I\'ll just have to install it using GuiRunOnce (see below) instead of cmdlines.txt to avoid a message box that appears when S.R. isn\'t turned on -- which is obiviously the case during windows setup.

$OEM$ Folder Structure (for XP DOS install):

D:wxpsp1i386$oem$cmdlines.txt
D:wxpsp1i386$oem$msjavwu.cmd
D:wxpsp1i386$oem$msjavwu.exe
D:wxpsp1i386$oem$$1appsmpsetup.exe

UNATTEND.TXT File:

[GuiRunOnce]
Command0=\"%SystemRoot%appsmpsetup.exe /q:a /r:n\"

CMDLINES.TXT File:

[commands]
\"cmd /q /c .msjavwu.cmd\"

MSJavWU.CMD File:

msjavwu.exe /c:\"javatrig.exe /exe_install /l /q /qq\" /q:a /r:n

The Hibernation option - unattend.txt - does NOT work on my desktop computer. Even though I\'ve got it set to disabled, this feature is automatically enabled in the Power Options control panel. Maybe it\'s a windows bug? Or perhaps it\'s my computer that\'s the culprit... Any thoughts on what may be causing this?

P.S. - Why is it that everytime I install XP from DOS there\'s always a 2 minute pause at the \"Please wait while Setup copies files to your hard disk\" blue screen? I\'ve noticed this since day one and it has happened on every machine I\'ve performed a DOS installation. Win2K never had this problem... Is there a reason?

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Software / change default admin account

« on: March 08, 2003, 11:21:37 AM »

You can also change the Administrator username within windows itself... I always do this immediately following installation. Right-click on My Computer and select \"Manage\" from the context menu; OR goto the Control Panel >> Administrative Tools >> Computer Management. Expand the \"Local Users and Groups\" item then click on \"Users\". Right-click the Administrator account and select Rename.

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Software / winxp Hotfix slipstreaming

« on: March 08, 2003, 11:05:29 AM »

Yes -- through the use of \"answer\" files (i.e., unattend.txt or winnt.sif). See Microsoft Knowlege Base article 249149 and/or the windows xp cd-rom supporttoolsdeploy.cab for more information.

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Software / WinXP $oem$ Unattended Install

« on: March 08, 2003, 10:50:07 AM »

I\'m trying to integrate Microsoft VM 5.0.3809 and WMP9 into Windows XP (unattended) setup. I\'ve just reinstalled XP but it didn\'t work http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' /> BTW, my bootable XP CD-ROM is unreadable, so I\'m forced to copy the entire CD to HDD and install from DOS. This being the case, do I need to put the $oem$ folder under the i386 directory?

\"UNATTEND.TXT\" File:

[Unattended]
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
TargetPath=WINNT
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
Repartition = No
FileSystem=LeaveAlone
ExtendOEMPartition=0
Hibernation = 1

[GuiUnattended]
AutoLogon=Yes
AdminPassword = *
ProfilesDir=\"%SystemDrive%Profiles\"
OEMSkipRegional=1
OEMSkipWelcome =1
TimeZone =205

[UserData]
FullName = anonymous
ProductID=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
ComputerName=NoNamez

[Branding]
BrandIEUsingUnattended= Yes
NoFavorites=1

[URL]
Home_Page=about:blank

[SystemFileProtection]
SFCQuota=0

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

[TapiLocation]
AreaCode=02
CountryCode=66
Dialing=Tone

[Networking]

[Components]
accessopt=off
;autoupdate=off
deskpaper=off
dialer=off
freecell=off
hearts=off
hypertrm=off
IndexSrv_System=off
media_clips=off
minesweeper=off
mousepoint=off
msmsgs=off
msnexplr=off
paint=off
pinball=off
;rootautoupdate=off
solitaire=off
spider=off
templates=off
zonegames=off

[Shell]
DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes
DefaultThemesOff=Yes

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=GROUP

[Data]
MsDosInitiated=\"0\"
UnattendedInstall=Yes
UseBIOSToBoot =\"0\"


CMDLINES.TXT File:

[Commands]
\".msjavwu.exe /C:\"javatrig.exe /exe_install /l /q /qq\" /Q:A /R:N\"
\".mpsetup.exe /C:\"setup_wm.exe /Q /R:N\" /Q:A /R:N\"


$oem$ Folder Root:

CMDLINES.TXT
mpsetup.exe
msjavwu.exe

According to several articles I\'ve read, the $oem$ folder should be copied to the %SystemDrive%$WIN_NT$.~LS directory during text-mode setup. As I mentioned earlier, I think the solution lies in the initial location of the $oem$ folder. Installing XP from DOS, I didn\'t put $oem$ under i386 but alongside it like this:

D:wxpsp1$oem$
D:wxpsp1i386

Perhaps it should be this:

D:wxpsp1i386$oem$

Another thing I noticed is \"Hibernation\" was enabled when in fact I disabled it - see \"unattend.txt\". Any ideas on this? I don\'t plan on reinstalling XP again just yet; but any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!