Unattended install not working.

[Guest]

Hi I am trying to perform an unattended Win XP PRO SP2 install of a ghost
image.
I run setup manager and create my answer file. Put it in the sysprep folder
under C:\, run sysprep, then chose reseal, shutdown.
I then boot the pc back from a floppy I have Ghost on, make an image to an
external 250 GB HD.
When I try to image another machine it takes me right to the setup screens
like the unattend.txt doesn't exist.
I also tried renaming the unattend.txt to winnt.sif....no dice.

This is the contents of my winnt.sif file:

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

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=No
TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=*
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=20
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
FullName="My Company"
OrgName="My Company"
ComputerName=*

[Display]
BitsPerPel=32
Xresolution=1280
YResolution=1024
Vrefresh=60

[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=1
AreaCode=My area code

[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=1

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes


Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You'll have to record your image to a DVD or CD.
It won't work from an external drive.

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:

| Hi I am trying to perform an unattended Win XP PRO SP2 install of a ghost
| image.
| I run setup manager and create my answer file. Put it in the sysprep folder
| under C:\, run sysprep, then chose reseal, shutdown.
| I then boot the pc back from a floppy I have Ghost on, make an image to an
| external 250 GB HD.
| When I try to image another machine it takes me right to the setup screens
| like the unattend.txt doesn't exist.
| I also tried renaming the unattend.txt to winnt.sif....no dice.
|
| This is the contents of my winnt.sif file:
|
| ;SetupMgrTag
| [Data]
| AutoPartition=1
| MsDosInitiated="0"
| UnattendedInstall="Yes"
|
| [Unattended]
| UnattendMode=FullUnattended
| OemSkipEula=Yes
| OemPreinstall=No
| TargetPath=\WINDOWS
|
| [GuiUnattended]
| AdminPassword=*
| EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
| OEMSkipRegional=1
| TimeZone=20
| OemSkipWelcome=1
|
| [UserData]
| ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
| FullName="My Company"
| OrgName="My Company"
| ComputerName=*
|
| [Display]
| BitsPerPel=32
| Xresolution=1280
| YResolution=1024
| Vrefresh=60
|
| [TapiLocation]
| CountryCode=1
| AreaCode=My area code
|
| [RegionalSettings]
| LanguageGroup=1
|
| [Networking]
| InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
|
|
| Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
|


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[Guest]

Thanks Carey,

The problem here is one of the other desktop support people had it working
on the exact same setup not long ago. The only problem is that image is out
dated. Also since sysprep deletes the Sysprep folder immediately after setup
I cannot go in and see what is on the image with Ghost Explorer.
I have also tried the cd route and it still doesn't work.
Obviously I think something is wrong with my answer file although I cannot
figure out what.
Thanks for the advice!

 

[Guest]

its not an unattend.txt or winn.sif file you need to create a sysprep.inf
file with setmgr then run sysprep.exe choose mini setup and reseal