[mark]

atomizer, on Jan 2 2005, 08:23 PM, said:

-Tristan-, on Dec 26 2004, 07:28 PM, said:

Any pointers or places to go greatly apreciated

i'm new as well, so i can't be of much help. having said that, i'd suggest reading all of the sticky'd topics that apply to you. also see this guide, although it seems pretty outdated. the unattended forum is a good place to look as well.

getting answers to questions seems a bit tough in general. sometimes no one knowledgable responds (but at least they try), or you get the famous "use the search function". often, those belonging to the latter group fail to question that you may have already searched and came up empty. rather than repeating, or simply linking to information, they prefer you spend another 4 hrs. poking around in the dark.

Don't know if you used this one or not but there is the search button at the top of these pages that has the spyglass next to it and you can do a much better job of searching with it. The search boxes next to the Google name are quite limited.

DL

[snowglyder]

Jogy, on Dec 5 2004, 01:24 AM, said:

1) Inspite of having entered my CD Key & name and inspite of having chosen Unattended Support, I ended up with a screen asking me to enter the CD Key.

I'm having this same problem when I test my iso in Virtual PC. Does anyone know what the problem is?

[MCT]

look in your winnt.sif file in i386 directory, remember to X out all of your key, still maintaing the xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
copy that line here

[Zxian]

MCT, on Feb 2 2005, 08:24 PM, said:

look in your winnt.sif file in i386 directory, remember to X out all of your key, still maintaing the xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
copy that line here

Just a note.... make sure that you replace your key with X's...

[MCT]

didnt i say that

[Zxian]

Whoops... sorry... I misread your post...

Ignore me... I tired...

[MCT]

np, with the xxxxx's i meant to tell him to maintain the structure of the key, so its not 123456.....25 but 12345-67891

[snowglyder]

MCT, on Feb 2 2005, 10:57 PM, said:

np, with the xxxxx's i meant to tell him to maintain the structure of the key, so its not 123456.....25 but 12345-67891

I have in it that format. I entered in my cd key using nlite, so when I look at my winnt.sif, it has quotations around it. I didn't know if this was a problem, so I took out the quotes and it's in that format, but when I test it in Virtual PC, it still stops and asks me to enter in my cd key. Is that something with Virtual PC, or is there something else I'm overlooking?

Thanks for the help.

[MCT]

put back the quotes & see if it helps

[snowglyder]

It's still not working. Virtual Machine gives me a message that says:

Quote

Virtual Machine Additions is not installed on this virtual machine.

Virtual Machine Additions provide enhanced performance and integration features on guest operating systems. These features include pointer integration, folder sharing and time synchronization. To install Virtual Machine Additions select Install or Update Virtual Machine Additions from the Action menu.

Here's my winnt.sif:

Quote

;
; Generated by nLite 0.99.7 beta
;

[Data]
MsDosInitiated = 0
UnattendedInstall = Yes

[Unattended]
UnattendMode = FullUnattended
UnattendSwitch = Yes
OemPreinstall = Yes
OemSkipEula = Yes
FileSystem = *
WaitForReboot = No
NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1
NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1
TargetPath = "Windows"
DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
Hibernation = No

[SystemFileProtection]
SFCQuota = 0

[Display]
Xresolution = 1024
Yresolution = 768
BitsPerPel = 32

[GuiUnattended]
AutoLogon = Yes
AdminPassword = *
TimeZone = 15
OEMSkipRegional = 1
OemSkipWelcome = 1

[UserData]
ProductKey = "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"
ComputerName = "DESKTOP"
FullName = "G"

[RegionalSettings]
Language = 0409

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup = "HOME"

I've tried to install the additions, but it won't load. Maybe because I don't have an OS on the virtual machine yet?

[snowglyder]

I tried rebuilding the .sif through nlite and it's working now. Thanks for the help!!

[kilavuz]

thx

[apsiq]

snowglyder, on Feb 2 2005, 10:20 PM, said:

Jogy, on Dec 5 2004, 01:24 AM, said:

1) Inspite of having entered my CD Key & name and inspite of having chosen Unattended Support, I ended up with a screen asking me to enter the CD Key.

I'm having this same problem when I test my iso in Virtual PC. Does anyone know what the problem is?
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What's about that Virtual PC ?? Is it something that i can test my iso's on without formating my hdd and install my OS on it ?? If yes, then gimme some clues, where can i download it !! :)

[Flo01]

VMware Workstation 4.5

http://www.vmware.com/download/


and for the next one learn to use google

[DigitalAZ]

Shall I dive into updating this beast for the latest version of nLite? Is this information still useful to others?

[JRJacobs]

Posilutly, Absitivley...
been perusing the forum for a while and found that

Too many good threads get lost in all the comments
[i.e. 32 PAGES to find how to do x,y,z]

AND that each writer comes up with their own way of doing certain things that quickly become mutually exclusive
[i.e. set tagfile=\WPI for %%i in (c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z) do if exist "%%i:%tagfile%" set CDROM2=%%i:
vs.
IF EXIST %systemdrive%\install\applications.cmd GOTO RUNBATCH
SET CDROM2=
IF EXIST D:\install\applications.cmd SET CDROM2=D:
IF EXIST E:\install\applications.cmd SET CDROM2=E:
etc. etc]

THIS IS NOT CRITICISM!!!! they are all wonderfully helpful...
BUT [please excuse my big BUT here]

it really, really, really helps for one person to put it all together so that some one who wants to make one can, without having to reverse compile or learn a new language.

thank one and all you for your time and your efforts

[Slimy]

nice guide, i'm gonna try and use it to slipstream office and nlited xp together

[DigitalAZ]

Mar, 06 2005

• Started archiving out-dated section of guide

[DigitalAZ]

kilavuz, on Feb 4 2005, 10:51 AM, said:

thx
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You're welcome

apsiq, on Feb 23 2005, 08:27 AM, said:

snowglyder, on Feb 2 2005, 10:20 PM, said:

Jogy, on Dec 5 2004, 01:24 AM, said:

1) Inspite of having entered my CD Key & name and inspite of having chosen Unattended Support, I ended up with a screen asking me to enter the CD Key.

I'm having this same problem when I test my iso in Virtual PC. Does anyone know what the problem is?
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What's about that Virtual PC ?? Is it something that i can test my iso's on without formating my hdd and install my OS on it ?? If yes, then gimme some clues, where can i download it !!
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Try modifying the WINNT.SIF manually. Also make sure you are using a valid key. An invalid key will force the setup program to prompt you for a valid key.

The download links for VirtualPC and VMWARE are included in this document. Please read the provided information.

JRJacobs, on Feb 25 2005, 01:37 PM, said:

Posilutly, Absitivley...
been perusing the forum for a while and found that

Too many good threads get lost in all the comments
  [i.e. 32 PAGES to find how to do x,y,z]

AND that each writer comes up with their own way of doing certain things that quickly become mutually exclusive
  [i.e. set tagfile=\WPI for %%i in (c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z) do if exist "%%i:%tagfile%" set CDROM2=%%i:
vs.
IF EXIST %systemdrive%\install\applications.cmd GOTO RUNBATCH
SET CDROM2=
IF EXIST D:\install\applications.cmd SET CDROM2=D:
IF EXIST E:\install\applications.cmd SET CDROM2=E:
etc. etc]

THIS IS NOT CRITICISM!!!! they are all wonderfully helpful...
BUT [please excuse my big BUT here]

it really, really, really helps for one person to put it all together so that some one who wants to make one can, without having to reverse compile or learn a new language.

thank one and all you for your time and your efforts
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thank you

slimy, on Feb 27 2005, 06:03 PM, said:

nice guide, i'm gonna try and use it to slipstream office and nlited xp together
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Good Luck!!

[DigitalAZ]

Mar, 06 2005

• Added nLite v0.99.8 beta 5 specific install instructions
  
  
• Added nLite v0.99.8 beta 5 specific usage instructions
  
  
• Started archiving out-dated section of guide
  
  
• Removed out-dated PDF

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