WINNT.SIF Values Not Being Interpreted

[therube]

WINNT.SIF Values Not Being Interpreted

I may be missing something very basic ...

1) first, Unattended.

What in its' minimalist configuration, is needed for unattended?

Say i take my virgin xp sp2 cd.

Copy it to my HD.

Add a WINNT.SIF file into the /i386/ directory.

Make an ISO out of that.

Burn it to a CD.

Make no other changes. Only add WINNT.SIF, & burn it.

Will that make an unattended install in its simplest form?

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2) second scenario, RyanVM (post SP2) Update Pack.

Follow everything as 1).

Only difference is to use RVM_Integrator to integrate Update Pack into ISO.

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3) third, RyanVM Update Pack, nLite.

Follow everything as 1), including manually copying WINNT.SIF into /i386/.

Use nLite, select only Hotfix, & integrate RyanVM Update Pack into ISO.

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Will any of those three scenarios work?

My CD, manually copy WINNT.SIF into /i386/. Integrate Update Pack either by using RVM_Integrator or by using nLite, Hotfix selection only.

Reason I ask, in my attempts to do so in such a fashion, my WINNT.SIF is not being parsed during install.

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
;0 means *I* choose what partition & where to install
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"
;this should be ok, I do not want auto updates enabled initially
    AutomaticUpdates = No

[Unattended]
;only prompt when necessary.  values given, like the KEY, are not shown
    UnattendMode=DefaultHide
    OemPreinstall=No
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
;no need for activation initially
    AutoActivate = No
;hibernation was not working cleanly, takes up mucho space, so lets skip it
    Hibernation = No
    OemSkipEula = Yes
;othewise would do something stupid like automatically partitioning a drive
    Repartition = No
;ditto for something like this, but I'm going to just rem it out
;    FileSystem=*
;needs to be NO, else no prompt to enter USERNAME ... (?)
    UnattendSwitch = No
    WaitForReboot = No
;leave this out altogether
;    Win9xUpgrade = No
;mite not do anything, req OemPreinstall = yes, but just leave
    NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1
    NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1
;default is to warn, no really no need to include, though it will help!
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
    NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore


[GuiUnattended]
;blank admin pw, so not prompted to enter
    AdminPassword=*
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    OEMSkipRegional=1
;pretty sure not needed
    OEMSkipWelcome = 1
;gmw -5 eastern
    TimeZone=035

[UserData]
    ProductKey="MY KEY HERE"
    FullName="XPPRO-X43"
    OrgName=""
    ComputerName=XPPRO

[TapiLocation]
;don't really need any of this, but shouldn't hurt
    CountryCode=1
    Dialing=Tone
    LongDistanceAccess = 1167,

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
;do not install msn explorer
    msnexplr = Off

[Shell]
    DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes
    DefaultThemesOff = Yes

[SystemFileProtection]
    SFCShowProgress = 1

4) fourth scenario, nLite & RyanVM Update Pack, including nLite generate WINNT.SIF.

Follow everything as 1).

Only difference is to NOT use my WINNT.SIF file.

Use nLite, select Hotfix and Unattended, integrating RyanVM Update Pack, & nLite generated WINNT.SIF into ISO.

That works.

ONLY option 4) has worked for me?

Any time that I have manually copied WINNT.SIF into /i386/ it appears my setting are ignored, regardless of whether I do any other integrations, regardless of whether I use the integrator or nLite.

So where does the difference lie?

Is it more then simply copying a file named WINNT.SIF into /i386/?

Are there contradictory settings in my sample WINNT.SIF that is blowing the whole thing out?

[therube]

I've been trying to work my way through this.

(Incredible slow going, VirtualPC 2007, but that will be the topic of another thread.)

Some WINNT.SIF configurations do work as expected.

The one I've listed does not.

I'm now to the point where I'm (still guessing) that it may have to do with inclusion of either [TapiLocation] or [Components].

Just posting in another (perhaps easier to read) format.

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

;0 means *I* choose what partition & where to install

AutoPartition=0

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

;this should be ok, I do not want auto updates enabled initially

AutomaticUpdates = No

[unattended]

;only prompt when necessary. values given, like the KEY, are not shown

UnattendMode=DefaultHide

OemPreinstall=No

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

;no need for activation initially

AutoActivate = No

;hibernation was not working cleanly, takes up mucho space, so lets skip it

Hibernation = No

OemSkipEula = Yes

;othewise would do something stupid like automatically partitioning a drive

Repartition = No

;ditto for something like this, but I'm going to just rem it out

; FileSystem=*

;needs to be NO, else no prompt to enter USERNAME ... (?)

UnattendSwitch = No

WaitForReboot = No

;leave this out altogether

; Win9xUpgrade = No

;mite not do anything, req OemPreinstall = yes, but just leave

NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1

NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1

;default is to warn, no really no need to include, though it will help!

DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

[GuiUnattended]

;blank admin pw, so not prompted to enter

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

OEMSkipRegional=1

;pretty sure not needed

OEMSkipWelcome = 1

;gmw -5 eastern

TimeZone=035

[userData]

ProductKey="MY KEY HERE"

FullName="XPPRO-X43"

OrgName=""

ComputerName=XPPRO

[TapiLocation]

;don't really need any of this, but shouldn't hurt

CountryCode=1

Dialing=Tone

LongDistanceAccess = 1167,

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]

;do not install msn explorer

msnexplr = Off

[shell]

DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes

DefaultThemesOff = Yes

[systemFileProtection]

SFCShowProgress = 1