CMDLINES.txt in Sysprep or Unattendeded installs

[JR]

Does anyone know if you can run .MSI files in the CMDLINES.TXT section of
the unattended - basically the end of the unattended or sysprep process
before the machine actually boots into the newly installed Windows
environment - right before the running of GUIRUNONCE.

I would like to run Office and other apps who are MSI based in this section
and not in the GUIRUNONCE.

 

[Ben-Zion Joselson]

Here is a quote from (all in a continuous line!):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/deployg
uide/acicb_ui_swlb.asp

Use Cmdlines.txt when:

You are running commands, programs, scripts, or batch
files from the $OEM$ folder on a distribution share.
You want to install applications or perform configuration
tasks during GUI mode stage of Setup.
You want to install applications or perform configuration
tasks under the Local System security account.
You do not need network connectivity to perform the
installation or configuration task.
You are not using Windows Installer packages (.msi files)
to install applications.
You want to install applications or perform configuration
tasks while no user is logged on.

Use [GuiRunOnce] when:

You need access to hard drives, CD-ROM drives, shared
folders on the network, or other storage devices.
You want to install applications or perform configuration
tasks under a specific user account.
You need network connectivity to perform an installation
or configuration task.
You are using Windows Installer packages (.msi files) to
install applications.
You need to control the order in which programs, scripts,
or batch files run.