ConfirmHardware In an Unattend.txt File Appears Not to Work

 Last reviewed: August 6, 1997
Article ID: Q168709
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOM

During an unattended installation of Windows NT 4.0 with the ConfirmHardware option set at Yes, Windows NT 4.0 may not prompt you to confirm the hardware settings:

For example:

[Unattended] ConfirmHardware = yes NtUpgrade = no Win31Upgrade = no TargetPath = "\winnt" OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade = no OemPreinstall = yes FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 NoWaitAfterTextmode = 1 NoWaitAfterGuiMode = 1 . . .

RESOLUTION

This problem will occur if the OemPreinstall = Yes. In order to use the ConfirmHardware option, the OemPreinstall entry must be set to no.

NOTE: If you do set the OemPreinstall option at no, keep in mind that setup will no longer use the $OEM$ directory or Cmdlines.txt file.

[Unattended] ConfirmHardware = yes NtUpgrade = no Win31Upgrade = no TargetPath = "\winnt" OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade = no OemPreinstall = no FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 NoWaitAfterTextmode = 1 NoWaitAfterGuiMode = 1 . . .

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information on Windows NT 4.0 deployment and unattended Installation, consult the Microsoft Knowledge Base at: 

   http://www.microsoft.com/kb and download the "Windows NT 4.0 Deployment
   Guide."
Also, you can find the "Guide to Automating Windows NT Setup" from 

   http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation.
NOTE: The Deployment Guide is valid for both Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server.

Additional query words: unattend
Keywords : ntsetup NTSrvWkst kbsetup
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt

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Last reviewed: August 6, 1997
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