[ Closed ] fake setup call himself instead original "setup.exe" - Setup Abort (Page 1 of 2)

we were already expecting reply for one year in this post :
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=70780

thanks felipegeek. atlast a solution long awaited.

oh yes. im yet to try the solution, besides im glad to have the solution in hand.
btw how did i cant able to get hold of this solution when i searched for it before....

rajeshkumar,

You can't do 'unattended' if you want to do 'repair' using conventional methods.  To do that from a single CD you would have to setup a multiboot CD configuration.  I found it too complicated so I opted to do it without unattended options.

I rarely do straight installs.  I build my base images in VMware then use a disk imaging program to capture the fully configured OS with certain applications, utilities, tweaks and an optimized default user profile.  With the DriverPacks integrated I can restore the image on a just about any PC or laptop, boot and wait about 10 minutes for just about every piece of HW to get detected.  Then I just install whatever remaining windows patches or minor application updates there were since I created the source image as well as whatever client specific software is needed.

-felipe

You will notice that after doing a Repair install, you need to manually run DPSFinisher.exe from the root of the system drive.  This will move the driver packs to the windows folder as per method 2.  I have done extensive work in getting the repair process to work, and am more that willing to share what I have developed and learned through the process.

I have a very simplified multiboot configuration that works very well.  It offers unattended and repair setups.

YCGIYWG (You Can't Get, If You Won't Give)
DizzyDen

Last edited by DizzyDen (2007-05-21 02:04:40)

So am I, this sounds very useful.

Hi there Jaak, been on vacation, first in 3 years.

regards Stu

First off, I would like to thank felipegeek for quoting my method of fixing the fakesetup call.

Here is my method along with files necessary (well, files when i figure out how to attach files here).....

My method has been to create my cd structure, utilize nLite for my modifications, then utilize DP Base to use all driverpacks, then I use Ryan's for the post SP2 and any addons I chose.  That is standard for me, the trick is following this....

I have a separate folder in which I keep my "Prepaing" patches.

In this folder I have my multiboot.bin giving me the startup menu to choose between normal unattended, or repair install.

to set it all up, I copy all contents of my prepairing folder to the root of my cd structure, then I run my !RUNME.CMD patch my presetup.cmd file, make other changes I desire, and delete my patch file, and itself.

Please note, you will need to remove the filecase line if you don't have that utility.

!RUNME.CMD:

@echo off
echo Working on setting up the CD structure.
if exist i386\presetup.cmd type i386\presetup.cmd |find /V "\system32\setup" > PRESETUP.ORG
if exist presetup.org copy /Y PRESETUP.FIX + PRESETUP.ORG PRESETUP.CMD 
if exist presetup.cmd move /Y PRESETUP.CMD I386 
del /F /Q PRESETUP.* 
del /F /Q I386\*.ORG 
choice /TY,15 Remove Language and migration (upgrade) folders
if ERRORLEVEL 2 goto continue
echo Removing folders from the CD structure.
rd /s /q I386\LANG
rd /s /q I386\WIN9XMIG 
rd /s /q I386\WIN9XUPG 
rd /s /q I386\WINNTUPG 
:continue
echo Converting filename case to uppercase.
filecase /s /h /q /d /u *.*
del /F !RUNME.CMD

contents of PRESETUP.FIX used in 4th line above:

DEL /F %systemroot%\system32\setupold.exe

Now, for the multiboot to work you need to have two files available.
In my folder for repairing, i have a sub folder i386 that contains 4 files (you really only need 2, I keep a version of WINNT.SIF that i like there, removed all traces of nLite etc. and the original unedited version of SETUPLDR.BIN)...

The two files you will need that will be added to the i386 folder in your cd file structure are:
REPNT.SIF (modified version of WINNT.SIF)
REPAIRNT.BIN (modified version of SETUPLDR.BIN to use REPNT.SIF)

Contents of REPNT.SIF:

[Data]
AutomaticUpdates="Yes"
Autopartition=0
MsDosInitiated=0
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[SystemRestore]

[GuiUnattended]
EncryptedAdminPassword="No"
AutoLogon="Yes"
TimeZone=020
OEMSkipRegional=1
OemSkipWelcome=1

[Components]
Iis_common=Off
Iis_ftp=Off
Iis_inetmgr=Off
Iis_internetdataconnector=Off
Iis_nntp=Off
Iis_serversideincludes=Off
Iis_smtp=Off
Iis_webadmin=Off
Iis_webdav=Off
Iis_www=Off
Iis_www_vdir_scripts=Off
Iis_asp=Off

[UserData]
ProductKey="PUT YOUR CD KEY HERE"

[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=1
Language= "0409"

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents="Yes"

in actuallity, what you do for the REPNT.SIF file is remove the entire [UNATTENDED] portion of WINNT.SIF

this does not lose very many features of an unattended install on REPAIR....

I will upload, or send my boot files to anyone that wishes to have them...

Some more of my method is included in second post in this thread.

Regards,
YCGIYWG (You Can't Get, If You Won't Give)
DizzyDen

Last edited by DizzyDen (2007-05-24 06:40:44)

I have attached my files in .7z format in the discussion in MSFN  Forum Thread

Last edited by DizzyDen (2007-05-27 02:50:53)

not helpful and removed ... jeff

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Here is an easier version of the instructions...

Use a repair disk that  Does Not  have DriverPacks added and you will not have this issue.

DriverPacks does not currently support attended installations (like a repair)
- If you can follow instructions like the ones posted above, it is possable.
- (it is still not supported... but it will work)

Hint:
There is only one way that you can do a repair with an unmodified DriverPacks slipstreamed disc...
   IF   the only pack you selected for your slipstream was the Mass Storage Textmode checkbox.

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this is my presetup file   where to add that comand or what to do

REM |                                                                          |
REM |   This presetup.cmd file was dynamically generated by the DriverPacks    |
REM |   BASE, to work with the DriverPacks without any further editing.        |
REM |   However, if you would like to add some custom functionality, you can   |
REM |   edit this file without any problems. Just take into record that this   |
REM |   file will be erased if you run the DriverPacks BASE on these Windows   |
REM |   installation files again!                                              |
REM |                                                                          |
REM |   With special thanks to:                                                |
REM |   -Pyron, a06lp and iLE for their help with this method;                 |
REM |   -schalti for the optional 'Keep the Drivers' system and Pyron (again)  |
REM |    for turning it into an executable.                                    |
REM |   -SuperTibaldoKart for creating un7zip.exe                              |
REM |                                                                          |
REM +==========================================================================+


REM +==========================================================================+
REM |   Finding CD/DVD driveletter.                                            |
REM |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
SET TAGFILE=\OEM
FOR %%i IN (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y) DO IF EXIST "%%i:%TAGFILE%" SET CDDRIVE=%%i:


REM +==========================================================================+
REM |   Decompressing the DriverPacks to the harddisk - using un7zip.exe.      |
REM |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
%CDDRIVE%\OEM\bin\un7zip.exe %CDDRIVE%\OEM\DRIVER.7z %SystemDrive%\
DEL /F %systemroot%\system32\setupold.exe

REM +==========================================================================+
REM |   Copying/decompressing the files to finish the installation.            |
REM |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
%CDDRIVE%\OEM\bin\un7zip.exe %CDDRIVE%\OEM\bin\*.7z %SystemDrive%\
COPY /Y %CDDRIVE%\OEM\bin\DPsFnshr.ini %SystemDrive%\
IF EXIST %CDDRIVE%\OEM\*.ins COPY /Y %CDDRIVE%\OEM\*.ins %SystemDrive%\
DEL /F %systemroot%\system32\setupold.exe

REM +==========================================================================+
REM |   Scanning for driverdirectories.                                        |
REM |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
%CDDRIVE%\OEM\bin\DevPath.exe %SystemDrive%\D
DEL /F %systemroot%\system32\setupold.exe

REM +==========================================================================+
REM |   Disable Driver Signing Policy and keep it disabled.                    |
REM |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
START %SystemDrive%\DSPdsblr.exe


EXIT

u told me lets see your DPs_BASE.log  what is that?