[pcdreams]

I just created a unattended install cd (XP Pro slipped with sp2)with the answer key in the i386 folder. It installs ok but stops when it wants the cd key.

for S&G I tried putting winnt.sif on a floppy. Worked flawlessly there.

here is my winnt.sif file (key removed obviously)


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

[Unattended]
Repartition=Yes
Filesystem=NTFS
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
UnattendSwitch=yes
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
WaitForReboot=No
TargetPath=\WINDOWS


[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=50cd120e06a5408e1486235a2333e4d2b3a0c96aadaf78c2db3a308d3be5974b
EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=20
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductKey=
FullName=""
OrgName="OTC"
ComputerName=*

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

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=GRF200

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
INFID=*

[NetClients]
MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]
MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]
MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

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

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
SpecificTo=Adapter1
DHCP=No
IPAddress=192.168.3.114
SubnetMask=255.255.255.0
DefaultGateway=192.168.3.254
DNSServerSearchOrder=192.168.3.96
WINS=No
NetBIOSOptions=0

[MCT]

try using productID instead

also try adding quotes around the key