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by thomas.nilsen 1 view

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I've started looking at unattended installation of Windows 98.

After creating the msbatch.inf file using Microsoft Batch 98 from the resource kit, and setting the inf file up so that no questions are asked during install, setup.exe still comes upand ask for Username/Company and EULA confirmation.

The following paramaters are set in the msbatch.inf file:

[Setup]
..
Express=1
ShowEula=0
ProductKey="..........."
...

[NameAndOrg]
Name="whatever"
Ord="Whatever"
Display=0

Thisshould according to all documentation I've found on Microsoft make setup.exe avoid asking for user input. Ok, the name/org field are populated with the vaules from the msbatch.inf, but the "Next" button still has to be pressed.

Can someone pleasetell me how I can avoid having to answer these dialog boxes during installation of win98?

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by nicholas paras

From what I know and from OEM installations done, these fields are the only input needed by the user.
When the buyer of a brand new OEM upon turning on the pc all he/she needs to do is enter name and organisation and sometimes serial number.

This is a small price to pay for a Win98 installation, which is automated at 90%.

regards,

Nicholas Paras

by golfkinguk

My distribution doesn't stop at all. I think the main command your missing is EBD=0.
Here is a copy of my Setup section. Let me know if you'd like me to emial you the whole inf file.

Regards and good luck.

Ron

[Setup]
Express=1
InstallDir="c:\windows"
InstallType=3
ProductKey="*****-*****-*****-*****-*****"
EBD=0
ShowEula=0
ChangeDir=0
OptionalComponents=1
Network=1
System=0
CCP=0
CleanBoot=0
Display=0
DevicePath=0
NoDirWarn=1
TimeZone="GMT"
Uninstall=0
NoPrompt2Boot=1

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