Unattended installation

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Hi all

I am trying to create an XP image and according to Microsoft's Article
Q302577

"The Sysprep.inf file must reside in the same location as Sysprep.exe and
Setupcl.exe. These Sysprep files can exist either in the
%systemdrive%\Sysprep folder (located on the hard disk of the destination
computer), or on a floppy disk.

If you run Sysprep.exe from the %systemdrive%\Sysprep folder, Sysprep.exe
removes the entire folder and its contents after it finishes running."

This is basically what I do for my Win 2000 Pro images and it works a treat
but if I try to do the same for an XP image, it fails to read the
Sysprep.inf file altogether.

The Sysprep.inf file is created using XP's version (I forget the version but
it is found in the Support folder of the XP CD) and after running sysprep
I'd click on Reseal. Reboot the PC and it should read sysprep file but it
doesn't. It kinda half work because the Sysprep folder gets deleted but it
just doesn't read the sysprep.inf file. I have tried using other file
extensions- .txt, .ini and .sif but no avail.

I would appreciate if anyone could help me on this problem as this is
driving me up the wall.

TIA
 
MC,
You need to specify the -MINI option for the sysprep.inf
file to used.
Run sysprep from the command line: SYSPREP -MINI -QUIET -
RESEAL -RESTART
-Stephan
 
MC,
You need to specify the -MINI option for the sysprep.inf
file to used.
Run sysprep from the command line: SYSPREP -MINI -QUIET -
RESEAL -RESTART
-Stephan
 
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