Adding Program Groups and Items During Unattended Setup

ID: Q147231

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51

SUMMARY

To add additional Program Groups and Program Items automatically during Unattended Setup, modification of the PARTIAL.INF is required.

MORE INFORMATION

From a shared copy of Windows NT on a systems hard drive expand the PARTIAL.IN_ to PARTIAL.INF (expand partial.in_ partial.inf). Rename PARITIAL.IN_ to PARTIAL.BAK.

NOTE: The Windows NT version of EXPAND.EXE is required to properly expand the file.

There are four areas that have to modified/added:


(modified) [PartialDestinationVars]
                 <Group_Name>Dest      = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)


(modified) [InstallProgramGroups] - Modified
                  set <Group_Name>ToInstall = ^(<Group_Name>,1)


(added) [<Group_Name>Items]
              Item_Name_1
              Item_Name_2


(added) [<Group_Name>ItemsENG]
              Item_Name_1  = "Item Description", Command Line, "Command
                              Line Parameters", "Icon Resource File", icon
                              offset
              Item_Name_2  = "Item Description", Command Line, "Command
                              Line Parameters", "Icon Resource File", icon
                              offset

EXAMPLE

This example uses TerraFlora to identify the new item to be added and in referenced throughout the example.

NOTE: "*" means an added line.

[PartialDestinationVars]

ReadmeDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSPATH)
AccessoriesDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)
GamesDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)
SaversDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)
WallpapersDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSPATH)
MainDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)
AdminToolsDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)
StartupDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)

* TerraFloraDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)

exit
[InstallProgramGroups]

set Groups = ^(ProgmanGroups, 1)
set MainToInstall = ^(MainItems$(!STF_PRODUCT)$(!STF_PLATFORM), 1)
set AdminToolsToInstall = ^(AdminToolsItems$(!STF_PRODUCT), 1)
set StartupToInstall = {}

* set TerraFloraToInstall = ^(TerraFloraItems,1)


     ForListDo $(Groups)
        set Group       = $($)
        ifstr(i) $(Group) != Startup

[MainItemsWinntI386]

FileManager
ControlPanel
PrintManager
Clipboard
Command
Setup
Pifedit
Mail
SchedulePlus
CommandRefWinnt
Intro
readme
OnlineBooks


* [TerraFloraItems]
*    Terra1
*    Terra2
*    Terra3
*    Terra4
*    Terra5
*    Terra6

* [TerraFloraItemsENG]
*    Terra1  = "Terra Flora Help 1", INTRO.EXE,
               "%windir%\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE", "intro.ico", 0

*    Terra2  = "Terra Flora Help 2", INTRO.EXE,
               "%windir%\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE", "intro.ico", 0

*    Terra3  = "Terra Flora Help 3", INTRO.EXE,
               "%windir%\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE", "intro.ico", 0

*    Terra4  = "Terra Flora Help 4", INTRO.EXE,
               "Q:\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE", "intro.ico", 0

*    Terra5  = "Terra Flora Help 5",INTRO.EXE,
               "\\TRAINING\INTRO\WINNT35\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE",
               "intro.ico", 0

*    Terra6  = "Terra Flora Help 6", INTRO.EXE,
               "\\TRAINING\INTRO2\WINNT35\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE",
               "intro.ico", 0

For additional information, see the "Windows NT Resource Kit Volume 1," Chapter 3: Customizing Windows NT Setup.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : ntsetup ntreskit
Version : 3.50 3.51
Platform : WINDOWS
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