PRB: Unattended Setup Stops Asking for Network Confirmation

ID: Q175651

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

During a Windows NT 4.0 unattended installation through an answer file, setup stops displaying the following message:

"Windows NT Setup Setup is now ready to guide you through installation of Windows NT Networking. If you want to review or change any settings before continuing, click Back. To begin installing Windows NT Networking, click Next."

After the user clicks on the Next button, the installation process continues.

CAUSE

This message will always appear if the machine name is not specified in the answer file or Uniqueness Database File (UDF), even if all networking options such as network cards, protocols, and services are specified.

RESOLUTION

Specify the machine name for the system using the following format in the answer file:


[UserData]
ComputerName = <string>

-or-

Use a Uniqueness Database File, which provides the ability to specify per- computer parameters including the ComputerName.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q155197 Unattended Setup Parameters for Unattend.txt File

Q156876 Using UDF Files with Windows NT 4.0 Unattended Setup

Additional query words: unattend Unattended Setup

Keywords : kbsetup kbOPK ntsetup NTSrvWkst kbSBK
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb