Setup Script Parameters

This section summarizes the parameters that can be used in setup scripts.

Setup-Related Parameters

[Setup] parameters:

Devicepath
EBD
Express
InstallDir

InstallType
PenWinWarning
ProductID
SaveSUBoot

TimeZone
Uninstall (with BackupDir)
Verify
VRC

[System] parameters:

Display
DisplChar
Keyboard
Locale

Machine
Monitor
Mouse

PenWindows
Power
Tablet

[NameAndOrg] parameters:

Name

Org

Display

[InstallLocationsMRU] parameters: List of paths

[OptionalComponents] parameters: List of descriptions

[Printers] parameters: Printers to install


Network-Related Parameters

[Network] parameters:

Clients
ComputerName
Description
DefaultProtocol
Display
DisplayWorkstationSetup

HDBoot
IgnoreDetectedNetcards
NetCards
PassThroughAgent
Protocols
RemoveBinding

RPLSetup
Services
Security
ValidateNetcardResources
Workgroup
WorkstationSetup

[netcard_ID] parameters:

Values from the INF file for the network adapter

[MSTCP] parameters:

DHCP
DNS
DNSServers
Domain
DomainOrder

Gateways
Hostname
IPAddress
IPMask
LMHostPath

PrimaryWINS
ScopeID
SecondaryWINS
WINS

[NWLink] parameters:

Frame_Type

NetBIOS

[NWRedir] parameters:

FirstNetDrive
PreferredServer

ProcessLoginScript
SearchMode

[NWServer] parameters:

BrowseMaster

Use_SAP

[VRedir] parameters:

LogonDomain

ValidatedLogon

[VServer] parameters:

LMAnnounce

MaintainServerList


The setup script parameters are not case-sensitive. They are also not required; if they don't appear in a setup script, Windows 95 Setup just uses default values.

Display of most Setup dialog boxes can be disabled in the setup script so that users cannot change any setting. If the dialog boxes are not disabled, sources of information for parameters are given the following priority:

In this section, the descriptions for an option can contain any of six possible entries, as described in the following table. For an example of the resulting file, see "MSBATCH.INF Sample File" later in this appendix.

Entry

Description

Parameter

The name of the parameter as it appears in a setup script

Values

The values that can be assigned to the parameter and what they mean

System policy

The name of the corresponding parameter for this entry in System Policy Editor; if no entry appears, there is no system policy

Default

The built-in value that is used if no other value is provided