Can some explain $winnt$.inf

[TwoJ]

I am trying to understand the how/where/when etc of the $winnt$.inf

I know it is related to winnt.sif, but i'm unclear of the details.

[gosh]

It's the same file. It's copied to the hard drive because some windows components only read the unattend settings after setup. The product key should be removed from the answer file.

-gosh

[neo]

Unattended Windows Guide

[TwoJ]

Thanks for the info, but the information seems a little incomplete,

I was more hoping to know when the file is copied, is it in the text mode setup or at T39?

Also it doesn't seem to be just a copy since there are additional entries in the file such as;

floppylessbootpath=no

producttype=winnt

standardserverupgrade=no

winntupgrade=no

win9xupgrade=no

win31upgrade=no

Which were not in my winnt.sif file, and i can find no mention of these commands and by what process is the winnt.sif transformend to $winnt$.inf?

Also according to this article;

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserve...3.mspx?mfr=true

It seems that the setup is reading information from the $winnt$.inf on the hard drive and not winnt.sif on the CD?

@Neo

While i do appreciate for your input, i can assure you that i spend sufficent time researching a question before i would post it in the forum, hense just posting a link to the main guide does not really help because there is no reference to $winnt$.inf in the guide, and i was NOT asking for an explination of winnt.sif, which i am familiar enough with and believe that you might have misinterpted my question.

thanks

[Kelsenellenelvian]

OK OK Calm down now!

As far as I understand it is a file generated by UA windows installs to leave a record of the install process. I have only actually seen it a couple of times and each time i simply deleted it and paid it no futher mind.

OH look at that i have one Yup exactly what I said a copy of the winnt.sif file and a record of the install process.

[neo]

@Neo

While i do appreciate for your input, i can assure you that i spend sufficent time researching a question before i would post it in the forum, hense just posting a link to the main guide does not really help because there is no reference to $winnt$.inf in the guide, and i was NOT asking for an explination of winnt.sif, which i am familiar enough with and believe that you might have misinterpted my question.

Oophhss..Sorry !

[TwoJ]

Sorry for barking

I'm an a** sometimes - one of those days where 3 hours on google led in a big circle

I still have a feeling that $winnt$.inf is a little bit more than just a copy of winnt.sif

I think that there are some more controls that are perhaps added to it once it is copied to the hard drive.

It would probably take some more research that i don't have time for now, but i have the essential info

Thanks again