Unattended Install

Ally77

Hi everyone!i am attempting to install windows xp using an answer file but have run into a problem. The unattended install fails with the following error:
Line 14 of the inf file c:\winnt.sif is invalid
Setup cannot continue

The first few lines of my file is as follows:

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

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

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword="P"ssw0rd"
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=85
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductID=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
FullName="Alistair Russell"
OrgName=""
ComputerName=ChildXP

[Display]
Xresolution=1024
YResolution=768
Vrefresh=85

I think i remember having this problem before but cant remember how i resolved it! Any ideas

seuss_ssues

AdminPassword="P"ssw0rd"

isnt that line 14?

Ally77

Yes it looks like it is but i cant see what is wrong with it??

12mcken

Ally77 wrote:

Hi everyone!i am attempting to install windows xp using an answer file but have run into a problem. The unattended install fails with the following error:
Line 14 of the inf file c:\winnt.sif is invalid
Setup cannot continue

The first few lines of my file is as follows:

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

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

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword="P"ssw0rd"
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=85
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductID=7QVT6-T2738-WRKJB-YKRFQ-XVK98
FullName="Alistair Russell"
OrgName=""
ComputerName=ChildXP

[Display]
Xresolution=1024
YResolution=768
Vrefresh=85

I think i remember having this problem before but cant remember how i resolved it! Any ideas

Maybe the quotes around the letter P is foreign. Try using: "Pssw0rd"

seuss_ssues

yep thats what i was implying.

ive never done any unattended installs but the syntax looks wrong.

i would remove the "P" aswell and make it "Passw0rd"

Ally77

Yeah i can see what u mean about the syntax!!My test network aint connected to the internet so have been using the password: P"ssw0rd to keep things simple!More than likely this is causing the error as this field has to be surrounded by quotation marks!!jus going to try it now
thanks

Ally77

The format of my password was indeed the problem!Changed it and it worked perfectly!I did actually change it yesterday but it didnt work, or maybe i dreamt that lol
Thanks