Info on Win98 unattended install

[lockwood]

I'm still stuck, I'm sure I'm missing something small here but does anyone know how to get a Win98 Unattend Install to automatically partition and format the disk as well?

[os2fan2]

You probably can't format it during install. I suspect that it would be better to run the fdisk proggie from a batch file before running setup. This is how i run win2k setup.

In essence, the whole point of unattended install is that you don't have to attend it: you can easily walk away and make a cuppa. It really does not matter that setup/whatever is running.

If you set up your floppy disk right, you can have the default boot pass to the hard drive, so that when it reboots, it goes to the hard drive. This means you can leave your floppy disk in the drive!

W

[jack99]

with the ms batch exe in the res/toolkit on the 98 cd u can partial make a unattended ini but id like to see one that includes ie6 dx 9 etc and a explantion how to do it ive seen such a bat but even with exe in folder with batch 98 i never got it to silently install ie 6 dx 9 etc perhaps a god of dos or a ini jedi could make one....

[os2fan2]

installing ie6 is a matter of putting a properly formatted iebatch.txt into the ie6 directory. It then chugs away - no questions, no prompts, nothing. Not even a reboot. You can add extra stuff (eg the autopatch-version of the tweakui) at the same point.

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[MDGx]

[quote name='bookie' date='Aug 6 2004, 08:58 AM']I am actually working on a batchfile enabling to install all the 98 updates at once.

I have the problem, that I don't get the restart after reboot done. How can you determine the cd-rom's drive-letter?

If anyone is interested in the skript, email me.

Regards
Markus[/quote]This is sample batch code to detect CD/DVD drive letter [only the 1st if u have more than 1].
Works in native MS-DOS outside Windows and in a DOS box within Windows.
Example:
[code]@ECHO OFF
:: Detect CD/DVD drive letter of Windows ME Setup CD-ROM:
C:
IF NOT EXIST C:\EXTR\NUL MD C:\EXTR
CD\EXTR
IF EXIST C:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=C:
IF EXIST D:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=D:
IF EXIST E:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=E:
IF EXIST F:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=F:
IF EXIST G:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=G:
IF EXIST H:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=H:
IF EXIST I:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=I:
IF EXIST J:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=J:
IF EXIST K:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=K:
IF EXIST L:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=L:
IF EXIST M:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=M:
IF EXIST N:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=N:
IF EXIST O:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=O:
IF EXIST P:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=P:
IF EXIST Q:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=Q:
IF EXIST R:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=R:
IF EXIST S:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=S:
IF EXIST T:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=T:
IF EXIST U:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=U:
IF EXIST V:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=V:
IF EXIST W:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=W:
IF EXIST X:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=X:
IF EXIST Y:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=Y:
IF EXIST Z:\WIN9X\WIN_8.CAB SET @=Z:
:: Write entire CABS list to text file:
FOR %%x IN (%@%\WIN9X\*.CAB) DO EXTRACT /D /A %%x >> \EXTR\CABSLIST.TXT
:: Clean up:
SET @=
MEM/C | FIND/I "vmm32">NUL
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO D0S
:: Open CABs list text in Notepad if running Windows 9x/ME:
IF EXIST C:\EXTR\CABSLIST.TXT NOTEPAD C:\EXTR\CABSLIST.TXT
GOTO END
:D0S
:: Open CABs list text in EDIT.COM if running native MS-DOS 7/8:
IF EXIST C:\EXTR\CABSLIST.TXT EDIT C:\EXTR\CABSLIST.TXT
:END
CLS
EXIT[/code]

But it's easier to use locate.com [freeware]:
[url="http://www.highfiber.com/~raster/freeware.htm"]http://www.highfiber.com/~raster/freeware.htm[/url]
if u know at least 1 filename [even incomplete, wild cards work too] on a specific CD/DVD.

If u need MSBATCH from MS:
[url="http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#DEV"]http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#DEV[/url]

If u need IEXPRESS or CAB SDK which both make CABs or EXEs, even with self-installers:
see above URL.
BTW:
IEXPRESS files [newer versions: IEXPRESS.EXE, MAKECAB.EXE + WEXTRACT.EXE] are also part of XP SP2:
[url="http://www.mdgx.com/xp.htm#SP2"]http://www.mdgx.com/xp.htm#SP2[/url]

If u need to edit/create INFs, get a Windows 2000 Server setup CD and install SysDiff from \VALUEADD\3RDPARTY\MGMT\WINSTLE folder [run SWIADMLE.MSI].
More info:
[url="http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/2194021"]http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/2194021[/url]

See also [shareware ]:
[url="http://www.inner-smile.com/dl_inf.htm"]http://www.inner-smile.com/dl_inf.htm[/url]

MSDN INF guide:
[url="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/install/hh/install/create-inf_fce26502-79c2-4d9e-a53f-c1ed84cdb5a5.xml.asp"]http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/in...4cdb5a5.xml.asp[/url]

MS TechNet IE 5/6 Batch Mode + File Install:
[url="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/ie/reskit/ie5/part6/appxccmd.asp"]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...t6/appxccmd.asp[/url]

If u need 3rd party DOS based command line tools [which replace MS-DOS 7/8 tools, and most are even better] which can be added to a redistributable CD/DVD without having to go thru copyright issues [free GPL]:
[url="http://www.freedos.org/freedos/software/lsm.cgi?q=d&a=base"]http://www.freedos.org/freedos/software/lsm.cgi?q=d&a=base[/url]
or check my DOS tools page:
[url="http://www.mdgx.com/dos.htm"]http://www.mdgx.com/dos.htm[/url]

Hope this helps.

[chankya]

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