Answer file for cd-based installation.

I've created/renamed the unattended.txt to winnt.sif ,saved on a floppy disk and then rebootd my pc with my OEM XP PRO cd and installtion process starts ;I put my floppy disk in ,but the installation process runs normally...I have to attend it! ?:)

On my floppy disk both files are saved ,batch and winnt...so I'm wondering how can I make this working?

Any idea?It's not important ..I'm just practicing for the 70-270 test..

Thanks in advance!

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Webmaster

Are you sure the answer file is OK? Did you create it with the Setup Manager?

www.techexams.net/technotes/xp/installing.shtml#unattended

rono

It looks like I have to waiste all my day trying this

here is my wint.sif file,created with Setup manager:

I removed the cd key numbers for reasons you might understand

,they are on my answer file but I deleted them before pasting here;)

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

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

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=e52cac67419a9a224a3b108f3fa6cb6d8846f7eaee8fb117ad06bdd830b7586c
EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=110
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductKey=blah-blah-blah-blah-blah (correct typed blah

)
FullName="MCP"
OrgName="Flo's test"
ComputerName=XPPROTEST

[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=47

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
INFID=*

[NetClients]
MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]
MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]
MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP
MS_NWIPX=params.MS_NWIPX

[params.MS_TCPIP]
DNS=Yes
UseDomainNameDevolution=No
EnableLMHosts=Yes
AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
SpecificTo=Adapter1
DHCP=Yes
WINS=No
NetBIOSOptions=0

[params.MS_NWIPX]
VirtualNetworkNumber=00000000
AdapterSections=params.MS_NWIPX.Adapter1

[params.MS_NWIPX.Adapter1]
SpecificTo=Adapter1
PktType=0xFF
NetworkNumber=00000000

and on my floppy disk is another file, a batch file called wint.sif!so ,actually are 2 files ,both called wint.sif,one of them text file which I pasted here and a batch file!

is all this right?In Windows XP Pro Resource Kit 2nd edition ,they write that the file should be renamed to winnt.sif!?

Webmaster

Looks good to me.

then rebootd my pc with my OEM XP PRO cd and installtion process starts ;I put my floppy disk

Just to be sure: you should insert the floppy disk as soon as the computer boots from the CD, not when the installation process starts. If you configured the computer (in the bios) to boot from the CD-rom before the floppy disk, you can put in the floppy as soon as you start the computer.

rono

thanks...I'll try it