winnt.sif timezone issue

[Guest tomblik]

Hi,

I used the MSFN tutorials to slipstream SP-1 and build an unattened install (provide defaults) of Windows XP. I have never been able to get the timezone setting to work correctly. No matter what I put in for my timezone, it always reverts to Pacific Time during the install and I have to reset it to Eastern Time. I have attatched my winnt.sif with my serial "X"ed out. Do any of you guys see my problem? A little help will be greatly appreciated.

tomblik

winnt.SIF.txt

[a06lp]

i dont know if this applies to you, but whenever i test my U-CD in VMWare, I have this problem. However, in a Real-World test, it works fine. One of the weird things with VMWare.

[k0pect8]

shouldn't that be

TimeZone=035

that's what mine is, anyway

[Ghostrider]

this is the important section as input in my Winnt.sif, always works for me..

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword="whatever"
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=35
    OemSkipWelcome=1

[Guest tomblik]

I tried it as 035 and it didn't change anything. I tried to view my attatched winnt.sif file and it didn't work for me so I am going to post it here in my reply as text. Maybe I have made a rookie mistake and am too close to the situation to see my error.

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

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=ProvideDefault
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=No
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    FileSystem=*
    UnattendSwitch="yes"
    WaitForReboot="No"
    

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword="password"
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=35
    OemSkipWelcome=1


[UserData]
    ProductID=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
    FullName="User"
    OrgName="Crazy Straws"

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1
    Language=00000409

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

As you can see it is a very simple ProvideDefault setup. I am trying this in VMWare, MS Virtual PC, and in real world installs and I always have the same issue. I can work around it, but I would like this to be right instead of simply inconvenient. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks a bunch.

tomblik

[spiritpyre]

[GuiUnattended]
    TimeZone=35

This is what I've had in my ua from day 1 (I'm also EST) and its always worked fine. from your post the only difference that i can see is i'm using an oem disc w/ sp2 as my source and i enter my area code under

[TapiLocation]

AreaCode=

but i doubt either of those has anything to do with it. did the time zone via winnt.sif work prior to slipstreaming your disc?

[Guest tomblik]

I haven't tried it without the slipstreamed service pack. I will try that this weekend. Can anyone post the text of their working winnt.sif text (without your serial of course)? Thanks.

tomblik

[Ghostrider]

Look for the deploy.cab file on your XP CD use the setupmgr to create a Winnt.sif file, you can make chnages to settings without having to manually edit the .sif file

[Guest tomblik]

Someone else had this problem before. I just found their thread. Here it is: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=27729&hl=

I don't know if there was ever a real solution to the problem. Basically, a "ProvideDefaults" install doesn't work well with the TimeZone setting. I have no idea why, and I have no idea if there is a valid solution. Your guess is as good as mine. Any other ideas? Thanks.

Jason

p.s. Ghostrider, I use bor3d's utility to create my winnt.sif.

[a06lp]

yea, that link is to a post I made:

Solution:

If you do a ProvideDefaults, it will NOT work. If you do a FullUnattended it WILL. I think it has something to do with which lines are used for which type of install (?).

Your problem is in this line:

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=ProvideDefault

Change it to:

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended

[OrcoXP]

Use DefaultHide instead...not as intrusive to your preference as using FullUnattended...

This is exactly as I have it...(removing the unneeded stuff)

[Unattended]
     UnattendedMode = DefaultHide

[GuiUnattended]
     TimeZone = 035
     OEMSkipRegional = 1
     OEMSkipWelcome = 1

[Ghostrider]

Someone else had this problem before.  I just found their thread.  Here it is:  http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=27729&hl=

I don't know if there was ever a real solution to the problem.  Basically, a "ProvideDefaults" install doesn't work well with the TimeZone setting.  I have no idea why, and I have no idea if there is a valid solution.  Your guess is as good as mine.  Any other ideas?  Thanks.

Jason

p.s.  Ghostrider, I use bor3d's utility to create my winnt.sif.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i have my winnt.sif file set to fullunnattended but because of certain settings i have in the winnt.sif file it is actually a partial anyway so just tell it to be unnattended. B)

Bor3d's util will do the job too...