Managing Microsoft's Remote Installation Services: A Practical Guide

Appendix C: Unattended

Overview

The [Unattended] section contains entries for running Setup.

Entry

Description

ActivateProxy

Specifies the proxy settings to use when connecting to the Internet to activate this installation of Windows XP, if you set AutoActivate to Yes.

AutoActivate

Specifies whether Setup attempts to activate this installation of Windows XP automatically through an existing Internet connection.

ComputerType

Specifies the type of custom hardware abstraction layer (HAL) that Setup Loader loads and installs by text-mode Setup.

CrashDumpSetting

Specifies the creation and type of the dump file.

DisableVirtualOemDevices

Specifies whether to load virtual original equipment manufacturer (OEM) devices during Setup.

DUDisable

Specifies whether to connect to the Windows Update site to download updates during Setup.

DUShare

Specifies the location for downloaded Dynamic Update .cab files.

DUStopOnError

Specifies whether to stop the Windows Update process when an error is detected.

DriverSigningPolicy

Specifies how to process unsigned drivers during unattended Setup.

ExtendOemPartition

Specifies whether to extend the partition on which you install Windows.

FactoryMode

Specifies whether %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Sysprep\ Factory.exe runs on first boot.

FileSystem

Specifies whether to convert the primary partition to NTFS or to leave it alone.

ForceHALDetection

Specifies whether text-mode Setup examines the operating system and determines the most appropriate hardware abstraction layer (HAL) to install during an upgrade.

Hibernation

Specifies whether to enable the hibernation option in the Power Options control panel.

KeyboardLayout

Specifies the type of keyboard layout to install during text-mode Setup.

NTUpgrade

Specifies whether Setup upgrades a previous version of Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000,...

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