Creating a Windows XP Unattended Installation Disc
hello again, just a quick though before i dash off to work......
would it be possible to have a folder created in c: called for example "Programs" and for it to contain any programs i would want to install after xp had finished automatically installing all the other progs.
i think this would be very useful for those programs that you couldnt have automatically install (the ones that require keys) so at least once u have xp installed and ready you know exactly where your programs that you need are.
thanks
EyEBaLL
yep, see this page: http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewt ... 983#283983
Link replaced with in-house link by Grav!ty
- imnuts
- Posts: 7457
- Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2004 5:19 am
- Location: Boothwyn, Pennsylvania
- Real Name: Mark
Computerpro2 wrote:ok i have a question is it 0 or 1 that will not prompt you to enter anything or ask wich partition to format.
- Code: Select all
[Data]
Autopartition = 0
MsDosInitiated = 0
UnattendedInstall = Yes
Im confused ive been using 1 and it asks me wich partition to format and stuff i want mine to be completely Unattended with no user interaction.
The coding you have above will have setup require you to select the partition and format type (Quick or Full) - which is my personal preference as I always like to use Quick format. True unattended only starts after that selection has been made with that encoding.
Try Autopartition = 1 and MSDosInitiated = 0 - not sure that that will do what you want though
Repartition=No (or =Yes)
If you include this in the [Unattended] section of your Answer File with a =Yes, you will be instructing setup to delete all partitions on the first drive of your system and to reformat the drive
EDIT: You can also try removing - FileSystem=* - from the [Unattended] section of the Answer File
Come to think of it, this is probably the safest thing to try first
If you include this in the [Unattended] section of your Answer File with a =Yes, you will be instructing setup to delete all partitions on the first drive of your system and to reformat the drive
EDIT: You can also try removing - FileSystem=* - from the [Unattended] section of the Answer File
Come to think of it, this is probably the safest thing to try first
Last edited by Grav!ty on Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:50 am, edited 1 time in total.
With my OEM copy of Windows XP Pro, because I have installed and activated it so many times - well over 50 times - I can activate once automatically over the internet and then I need to make the phone call. After the phone call, I can activate over the internet again - just once.
So, it figures that even if I am "unattended installing" that time that I need to make the phone call, it will not activate
I don't see a way of avoiding this via the unattended installation
So, it figures that even if I am "unattended installing" that time that I need to make the phone call, it will not activate
I don't see a way of avoiding this via the unattended installation
Try this - but if you need to make the phone call as I mentioned above, this is unlikely to work anyway:
Add this to the [Unattended] section of the Answer File:
AutoActivate = Yes
Add this to the [Unattended] section of the Answer File:
AutoActivate = Yes
Last edited by Grav!ty on Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:55 am, edited 1 time in total.
Computerpro2 wrote: i wish they made a program to add programs without all the extra work of finding the app switches.
There are a few - I'll try and find links for you and then post sometime
Problem I find with them though is that they do not really allow a custom installation disc - it's like you are following and make an unattended disc according to the author of the program's wishes and requirements
Here is one: http://xpcreate.com/index.htm and I cannot for the life of me think of the name of the other popular one right now - if you go through this thread - there are others mentioned by members
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests