Creating an Unattended Windows XP CD

[iMogal]

I found the Microsoft Software Forum Network with lots of great info on setting up and installing an Unattended CD

[Mark_Venture]

Originally posted by iMogal
I found the Microsoft Software Forum Network with lots of great info on setting up and installing an Unattended CD

Yep.. Been there.. soon as I found the guide listed at the top of this thread... (its on their page)...

[iMogal]

I have finally got all my drivers to install

The next problem I have is that I have to interact with the install at:

• "Welcome to MS Windows" (Install tune starts to play)
  'Click NEXT to continue'
  
  "Will this computer connect to the Internet directly or though a network"
  - Directly
  - Network
  
  "Ready to Register with Microsoft"
  - YES
  - NO
  
  "Who will use this computer"
  - USER 1
  - USER 2
  - Ect...
  
  "Thank you"
  'Click NEXT to continue'

So if anyone knows how to enter the above queries automatically, PLEASE pass on your knowledge!

Also, I can't successfully install all the hotfixes without the system crashing.

[wildmage]

Same problems exactly ...

[Mark_Venture]

Well, I'm done, well for now anyway

my goal was simple... update my WinXP Pro cd to include the drivers for everything in my primary and secondary PCs (see http://marzano.home.att.net/computer.htm ) and install the updated Windows components, fixes, patches, etc so I didn't have to hit Windowsupdate.com after an install.

In addition, I wanted to still have the normal setup process, but have the CD Key and other things I'd normally pick during install already selected for me as "defaults."

I've accomplished this. All drivers (including the RAID controllers) and everything available from windowsupdate.com is included (after a fresh install, windowsupdate lists No Updates Found). Install runs fine.

The only things still not working they way I want are my settings for Time Zone and Telephone area code not being filled in per the values I specified in the WINNT.SIF file. But, hey, I can live with that....

Thanks to all for your input and info!!

[wayne_abx]

Wow <fun>, here is what I have done, if any of you find an easier way or have any comments please let me have

sorry for the long list.

Two files I am not able to use in the batch are;
1) WindowsXP-KB824105-x86-ENU.exe
2) WindowsXP-KB824146-x86-ENU.exe

I cant use the switches, it want to restart the computer regardless of what switches I use?

If you are using msjavwu.exe instead of msjavwu_3810update.exe then you need to follow the <path> plus <switches>

listed here>
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\msjavwu.exe /c:"javatrig.exe /exe_install /l /q" /q:a /r:n

I advice to use msjavwu_3810update.exe

downloaded NAV2004 Definition update <20031001-018-i32.exe> downloaded here>

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...es/US-N95.html

I extracted 20031001-018-i32.exe into \$OEM$\$1\install\Applications\NAV2004\VirusDef, this gives me the most recent update to NAV during install
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winnt.sif

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

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
UnattendSwitch="no"
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
Repartition=Yes
FileSystem=ConvertNTFS
WaitForReboot="No"
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\Catalyst3_7\2KXP_INF;Drivers\Broadcom440x\;Drivers\1800FP\"

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=*
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=4
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductKey=88888
FullName="8888"
OrgName="888"
ComputerName=888

[Display]
BitsPerPel=32
Xresolution=1280
YResolution=1024
Vrefresh=60

[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=1
Dialing=Tone
AreaCode=360

[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=1

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=8888

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
msnexplr=off
msmsgs=off

[GuiRunOnce]
%systemdrive%\install\main_batch.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\ATI_CP.cmd

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main_batch.cmd

CLS
@echo off
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Adobe Reader 6
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\AdobeReader6\AR6.msi /QB
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Windows Media Player 9
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\WMP9\MPSetupXP.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Updating Microsoft JavaVM to 3810
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\JavaVM\msjavwu_3810update.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Movie Maker 2.0
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\MovieMaker\mm20.msi /qn
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Nero Burning ROM v60015
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Nero\nero60015.exe /silent /noreboot
ECHO.
ECHO Registering Nero Burning ROM...
REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\Applications\Nero\register.reg
ECHO.
ECHO Installing WinRAR 3.20
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\WinRAR\wrar320.exe /s
ECHO.
ECHO Registering WinRAR...
REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\Applications\WinRAR\rarreg.key
ECHO.
ECHO Installing DirectX 9.0b
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\DirectX9b\dxsetup.exe /opk
ECHO.
EXIT
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[wayne_abx]

hotfixes.cmd

CLS
@echo off
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Windows XP post service pack 1 Hotfixes
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q322011...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q322011_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q323183...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q323183_WXP_SP2_X86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q323255...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q323255_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q327696...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q327696_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q327979...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q327979_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q328145...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q328145_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q328310...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q328310_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329048...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329048_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329115...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329115_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329170...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329170_WXP_SP2_EN.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329256...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329256_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329262...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329262_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329390...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329390_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329441...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329441_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329604...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329604_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329623...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329623_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329692...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329692_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329834...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329834_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q329979...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q329979_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q331320...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q331320_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q331913...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q331913_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q331953...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q331953_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q810032...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q810032_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q810243...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q810243_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q810272...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q810272_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q810400...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q810400_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q810565...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q810565_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q810577...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q810577_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q810577...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q810577_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q810833...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q810833_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q811009...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q811009_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q811493...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q811493_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q811630...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q811630_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q814033...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q814033_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q814995...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q814995_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q815021...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q815021_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q815411...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q815411_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q815485...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q815485_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q817606...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q817606_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing JScript 5.6...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\js56nen.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Installing q324929...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\q324929.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Installing q328970...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\q328970.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Installing q330994...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\q330994.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Installing q331923...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\q331923.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Installing q810847...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\q810847.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Installing q813951...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\q813951.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q817287...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\Q817287.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q819639...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsMedia9-KB819639-x86-ENU.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Jet 4.0 SP7...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB282010-x86-ENU.exe -q -u -z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing 820291...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB820291-x86-ENU.exe /u /q /z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q821557...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB821557-x86-ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Q822603...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB822603-x86-ENU.exe /u /q /z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Cumulative Patch for IE6...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\q822925.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO Installing Q823559...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB823559-x86-ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing 823980...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\WindowsXP-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing updatesecdrv...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\updatesecdrv.exe /Q /M /Z
ECHO.
ECHO Installing VM-SFIX3...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Hotfixes\VM-SFIX3.exe /Q
ECHO.
EXIT
=============================================

[FB]

i gotta finish mine hopefully in the next week.

[wayne_abx]

SUCCESS

I made the changes above < post 141 > and <
post 142 >

After running several test run of the <WINNT.SIF> <main_batch.cmd> <hotfixes.cmd> Two problems arrise;

problem was in the <main_batch.cmd> after installing ATI control panel the system re-booted, since it was second from the top of the <main_batch.cmd> It didn't allow for the rest of the batch file(s) to complete as will as the hotfix batch since it is set as RunOnce in the WINNT.SIF.

I removed the line below, created its own bach file listed further down;
==============================================
ECHO Installing ATI Control Panel for Catalyst 3.6
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\ATI_CP_3_7\Setup.exe -s -f1"%systemdrive%\install\Applications\ATI_CP_3_7\setup.iss"
ECHO.
==============================================
I removed the following from the hotfixes batch file, couldn't get them to install without wanting to restart, I created a folder called <seperate_installes> and placed the following in the folder located on the winxp install cd

Q823718
Q823718
KB824146
==============================================

ATI_CP.cmd

CLS
@echo off
ECHO.
ECHO Installing ATI Control Panel for Catalyst 3.7
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\ATI_CP_3_7\Setup.exe -s -f1"%systemdrive%\install\Applications\ATI_CP_3_7\setup.iss"
ECHO.
EXIT
==============================================

Changed the <SIF> file

[GuiRunOnce]
%systemdrive%\install\main_batch.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\ATI_CP.cmd
==============================================

a very good links

SP1/SP1a/SP2 CD Labels
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=283

[FB]

Which batch files go where??? i wanna burn this thing really soon.

and do i need to go thru the whole process of making a bootable cd, or can i just copy the current one(slipstreamed and add the $OEM$ file and batch files and whatnot??

[iMogal]

So has anyone tried the Unattended setup with the newer 'Update Rollup 1'?

[FB]

no, most of those updates are already out there, so i figured it wasn't worth it

[zsaz1029]

About to start this as a little project. Has everyone out there finished successfully? Or have you all dropped it?

[FB]

i got mine to work

[Mark_Venture]

Originally posted by zsaz1029
About to start this as a little project. Has everyone out there finished successfully? Or have you all dropped it?

My Goal when I started... Take my original WinXP Pro CD (VLK), update it with all the available updates and patches, include all the drivers needed for my systems, and be at SP1 with all windows updates when setup/install was complete.

I did reach my goal. Mine is working fine... Just have to drop a new EXE for a patch from windows update on it and reburn from time to time, or newer driver versions.

Only problem I never fixed was having the TimeZone and Telephone Area Code set correctly. (long story... I wanted setup to be only slightly unattended... I wanted to be prompted for everything, with my default picks already selected, so I could just click "next" all the way unless I really needed to change something. ) TZ and AC selection boxes never reflected what I specify in the winnt.sif file.

Once SP2 is released, I will revist, remove the individual updates/patches included with SP2, and slip stream SP2 into mine and continue...