Managing Microsoft's Remote Installation Services: A Practical Guide

Appendix B: GuiUnattended

Overview

The [GuiUnattended] section contains entries for preparing the graphical user interface (GUI) for unattended Setup.

Entry

Description

AdminPassword

Sets the Administrator account password.

Arguments

Indicates that arguments or entries accompany the custom program that runs concurrently with the Setup program.

AutoLogon

Configures the computer to log on once with the Administrator account.

AutoLogonCount

Specifies the number of times that the computer automatically logs on with the specified Administrator account and password.

DetachedProgram

Indicates the path of the custom program that runs concurrently with the Setup program.

EMSBlankPassword

Enables the use of a blank administrator password in unattended installations to EMS servers.

EMSSkipUnattendProcessing

Prevents Windows Setup from processing Unattend.txt or sysprep.inf during an unattended installation to an EMS server.

EncryptedAdminPassword

Enables Setup to install encrypted passwords for the Administrator account.

OEMSkipRegional

Enables unattended Setup to skip the Regional and language options page in gui-mode setup and mini-setup.

OEMSkipWelcome

Enables unattended Setup to skip the Welcome page in GUI-mode Setup and Mini-Setup.

ProfilesDir

Specifies the location of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 family profiles.

ServerWelcome

Specifies whether to install the Web UI for Remote Administration at first logon on a member of the Windows Server 2003 family.

TimeZone

Specifies the time zone of the computer.

Sample

This sample demonstrates one use of the [GuiUnattended] section of unattend.txt.

[GuiUnattended]AdminPassword = "YhJ##3"Arguments = /n/sAutoLogon = YesAutoLogonCount = 5DetachedProgram = "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\extras\install.exe"EMSBlankPassword = YesEMSSkipUnattendProcessing = 1EncryptedAdminPassword = YesOEMSkipRegional = 0OEMSkipWelcome = 0OEMPreinstall = YesProfilesDir = "%SYSTEMROOT%\Profiles"ServerWelcome = YesTimeZone = 030

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