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David Morrisey
I want to install WinXP from CD (retail full) using the
unattended setup procedure. I have created an unattend
text file. I want to install on the primary master, disk
0, single partition, drive C:, by first formatting the
drive using the NTFS file system. I have other drives in
the machine, in case I need to put the answer file or a
batch file on another drive. How do I initiate setup? If
I boot from the CD, how does setup know I want to use the
unattended setup? I have also created a batch file. Do I
put the CD in the drive, then run the batch file? It
seems like I could put the batch file and the answer file
on the D: drive, and run the batch file with the CD in
the drive. Does the setup program then format
automatically?
Should I make a new CD (a copy of my XP CD) with my
unattend file on it? If I use my XP CD as is, where
should the unattend file be? On floppy? On drive D:? The
documentation has some conflicting information: According
to the deploy.chm file, the unattend file should have
a .txt extension when using a CD for setup, and an .sif
file is only used when using the Remote Instalation
Services. Elsewhere (in the ref.chm file), it says "For a
CD based setup, the answer file must be named Winnt.sif."
It is not clear which of the file extensions I am
supposed to use. I would like to know in advance rather
than trying a bunch of times, so if anyone has any
experience with the difference in file names/extensions,
please let me know. Also, if anyone has any advice on
where to put the answer file, I would appreciate it.
Also, has anyone used a batch file that runs
automatically when the computer boots from the CD? I
would like to be able to simply put a CD in and not do
anything else. Can I burn a new CD with a replacement
autorun.inf file that starts a batch file?
Thanks,
DM
unattended setup procedure. I have created an unattend
text file. I want to install on the primary master, disk
0, single partition, drive C:, by first formatting the
drive using the NTFS file system. I have other drives in
the machine, in case I need to put the answer file or a
batch file on another drive. How do I initiate setup? If
I boot from the CD, how does setup know I want to use the
unattended setup? I have also created a batch file. Do I
put the CD in the drive, then run the batch file? It
seems like I could put the batch file and the answer file
on the D: drive, and run the batch file with the CD in
the drive. Does the setup program then format
automatically?
Should I make a new CD (a copy of my XP CD) with my
unattend file on it? If I use my XP CD as is, where
should the unattend file be? On floppy? On drive D:? The
documentation has some conflicting information: According
to the deploy.chm file, the unattend file should have
a .txt extension when using a CD for setup, and an .sif
file is only used when using the Remote Instalation
Services. Elsewhere (in the ref.chm file), it says "For a
CD based setup, the answer file must be named Winnt.sif."
It is not clear which of the file extensions I am
supposed to use. I would like to know in advance rather
than trying a bunch of times, so if anyone has any
experience with the difference in file names/extensions,
please let me know. Also, if anyone has any advice on
where to put the answer file, I would appreciate it.
Also, has anyone used a batch file that runs
automatically when the computer boots from the CD? I
would like to be able to simply put a CD in and not do
anything else. Can I burn a new CD with a replacement
autorun.inf file that starts a batch file?
Thanks,
DM