Hm Im trying to create a fully unattended file And ofcourse im using his addon, now.. How to actually create a fully unattended setup? I only want the person to specify username and password. I've tried to do it myself, ive done it manually by googling "winnt.sif" and also tried nLite but they both fail. Any guidence would be very appreciated
Yep it's quite good , i like the fact it has info on code pages and time zones e.c.t save you looking for the info. here is a list that may be handy for disabling components through the Winnt.sif file. Code: Note that setting OEAccess = Off in the Components section of the Answer File only disables the installation of OE icons and registry entries, Outlook itself is still installed on your computer. ;The [Components] section contains entries for installing the components of Microsoft® Windows® XP. ;(On=Install, Off=Do not install) [Components] ;---- Windows Games ---- Freecell = On ;Freecell Hearts = On ;Hearts Minesweeper = On ;Minesweeper Solitaire = On ;Solitaire Spider = On ;Spider Solitaire Pinball = On ;Pinball Zonegames = Off ;Microsoft Gaming Zone Internet games ;---- Windows Accessories ---- Calc = On ;Calculator Charmap = On ;Character Map Clipbook = On ;Clipboard viewer Deskpaper = On ;Desktop Wallpaper Templates = On ;Document Templates Mousepoint = On ;Mouse Pointers Paint = On ;Microsoft Paint Mswordpad = On ;WordPad Objectpkg = On ;Object Packager Rec = On ;Sound Recorder Vol = On ;install the Volume Control feature on the computer Dialer = On ;Phone Dialer Fax = Off ;Fax (Default=Off) Hypertrm = On ;HyperTerminal Media_clips = On ;Install sample sound clips Media_utopia = On ;Install the Utopia Sound Scheme (Default=Off) Chat = On ;Chat (Default=Off) ;---- Program Defaults ---- IEAccess = On ;Install visible entry points to Internet Explorer. OEAccess = Off ;Install visible entry points to Outlook Express. WMAccess = Off ;install visible entry points to Windows Messenger. WMPOCM = Off ;install visible entry points to Windows Media Player. ;---- Internet Information Services ---- Iis_common = Off ;Common Files Iis_ftp = Off ;FTP Service Iis_inetmgr = Off ;Internet Information Services Snap-In Iis_smtp = Off ;SMTP Service Iis_nntp = Off ;NNTP Service Iis_webadmin = Off ;IIS Web UI for Web server administration Iis_www = Off ;IIS World Wide Web Service Iis_www_vdir_scripts = Off ;IIS Optional Scripts Directory Fp_extensions = Off ;FrontPage® 2000 Server Extensions ;---- Message Queuing ---- Msmq_ADIntegrated = Off ;Integrate Message Queuing (also known as MSMQ) with Active Directory if the computer belongs to a domain. Msmq_Core = Off ;set up the Message Queuing components and provide functionality for any dependent clients Msmq_HTTPSupport = Off ;enable the sending and receiving of messages using the HTTP protocol. Msmq_LocalStorage = Off ;store messages locally, so the computer can send and receive messages even when not connected to a network Msmq_MQDSService = Off ;provide access to Active Directory and site recognition for downstream clients Msmq_RoutingSupport = Off ;provide efficient routing Msmq_TriggersService = Off ;associate the arrival of incoming messages at a queue with functionality in a Component Object Model (COM) component or a stand-alone executable program. ;---- Terminal Services ---- TerminalServer = Off ;Terminal Server Licenseserver = Off ;Terminal Services Licensing TSWebClient = Off ;install the ActiveX® control and sample pages for hosting Terminal Services client connections over the Web ;---- Management and Monitoring Tools ---- WBEMSNMP = Off ;WMI SNMP Provider ;---- Miscellaneous Components ---- AccessOpt = On ;Accessibility Wizard AutoUpdate = On ;Automatic Updates (Leave this set to On) Rootautoupdate = On ;Specifies whether to turn on the Optional Components Manager (OCM) Update Root Certificates. Indexsrv_system = Off ;Indexing Service (Default=Off) Msnexplr = Off ;MSN Explorer Netoc = Off ;Install additional optional networking components (Check this setting) Certsrv = Off ;Certificate Services Certsrv_client = Off ;Web client components of Certificate Services Fp_vdir_deploy = Off ;Visual InterDev® RAD Remote Deployment Support Netcis = Off ;Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) Internet Services (Default=Off) XtremeMaC ;The [PCHealth] section contains entries for configuring error reporting, Remote Assistance, and Help and Support Center. [PCHealth] ER_Display_UI = 0 ;Do not display the error notification user interface ER_Enable_Reporting = 0 ;Disables error reporting RA_AllowToGetHelp = 0 ;Do not enable Remote Assistance RA_AllowUnsolicited = 0 ;Do not enable unsolicited Remote Assistance.
Thanks for the clear instructions. Just a little question, should I download all "uncompressed Oem bios file sets" and put them in their respective oem folders without exception? What if I just download and put the OEM files from several major brands, such as: acer, asus, dell, etc., and leave the rest blank?
Yes you can just add the ones that you require, but if you are going to make individual OEM SLP cd's you need to use compressed oem bios files. I personally downloaded all oem bios files compressed and uncompressed just in case links went down
I have done that + integrated all(most) all driverpacks available and added all xp language packs Roughly 4 GB DVD hehe.. Remove the language packs and the dvd will take roughly 2 GB with driverpacks and oembios files, ofcourse all available. Sounds like a good thing, i have all biosfiles downloaded myself but only the compressed ones for the xpcd..
yes, you can only use those brands that you want to use,..In that case,it will be better if you edit the oemscan.ini and delete the lines of those brands that you have decided to skip..If you won't delete those lines the oemscan.exe will also scan for those brands and if the oembios filesets are not found,then it will show error...you may face such problems as sometimes there may be more than one slp strings in the bios.
I see. I just want to cut down my internet bill by only targeting major brands commonly used in our country. I'll try and hopefully no significant problems with it. Thanks again...
I'm attempting to create a Multi-OEM DVD for XP: Pro, Home, MCE from my clean OEM Discs. Since I've been nominated to fix every computer of my family and their friend, I was hopeful a Multi-Universal DVD would be helpful. I've been using nLite + Driverpacks for the last 2-3 yrs now, creating my own discs using OnePiece's Update as well. I'd like to retire my copies of Dell, HP/Compaq, Gateway discs and create one universal one. My attempt to create a Home Disc went without error, but when I installed it on a fresh HD on my Lenovo T61 Laptop, it asked me for a key. I was surprised at first because I thought it would detect the OEM immediately. I tried to enter the XP Home key from the sticker on the bottom and it didn't work either. I am going to try the same Disc on a Dell Desktop to check results, but I was a little disappointed in my first trial. I followed the instructions. I was wondering if I could screen shot a copy of my image via UltraISO so everyone can see the layout. In addition, am I wrong to assume that upon detecting the OEM Manf. (Dell, HP, compaq, Gateway etc), it will automatically install the correct OEM files, Certificate and CDKEY?
@hadescx The oemscan addon only works if your computer holds the required/matching SLP string in BIOS, did you test the existence of that?
Well,as Freestyler pointed out,the first thing you should check is whether the system has any slp string in the bios with "oembios.exe".. .You were prompted for a product key because it was not specified in the "Winnt.sif" file in the "/I386" folder...so if you don't want to be prompted for a product key then put the general Microsoft OEM Slp KEY in "Winnt.sif".. One more thing is that,If you are using a Windows XP SP3 then you can just skip the product key page...the oemscan will automatically insert the correct product key and oembios filesets according to the matching SLP Strings in the bios..