Administrator Password
Set Incorrectly After Unattended Installation
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 257442 - When
you install Windows 2000 with an unattended Setup
script and you specify a default administrator
password by using the AdminPassword key in the
[GuiUnattended] section of the answer file, the
password may not be set as you typed it.
Autolfn.exe May Build
Sound Files with Damaged File Names in Windows
2000
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 318136 - If
you use the Winnt.exe program to perform an
unattended installation of Windows 2000 with
the "OEMPreinstall=Yes" entry in the answer
file, sound files on your computer may have
damaged file names. Because of this, system
sounds may not play as you expect. This problem
is most likely to occur with non-English versions
of Windows 2000 that use extended characters
in the localized file names
Cannot Obtain Access
to $oem$ Folder During Unattended Setup
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 234536 - You
can run Windows 2000 Setup in unattended mode
when you start your computer from the installation
CD-ROM. However, by using this method, options
such as Cmdlines.txt or use of the $oem$ folder
structure cannot be used even if you create
your own bootable CD-ROM with these structures
on the media.
CreateComputerAccount
Value Not Valid for Windows 2000 Unattended
Setup
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 232128 - The
CreateComputerAccount unattended Setup parameter
is not supported in Windows 2000.
DhcpClassId Value
Not Used During Unattended Setup
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 285352 - Windows
2000-based Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) clients support DHCP Class ID options.
You can configure this feature by using Ipconfig.exe
command-line switches or by specifying a DhcpClassId
value in your unattended installation.
Documents and Settings
Folder Permissions Are Set Improperly When OemPreinstall=Yes
Exists in the Answer File
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 256569 - When
you perform an unattended installation of Windows
2000 and the OemPreinstall=Yes parameter is
in the answer file, the NTFS permissions are
not set properly on the Documents and Settings
folder. When Setup is finished, the folders
(Documents and Settings and All Users and Default
Users) have the permissions set to Everyone:
FC (Full Control).
Error Message: Cannot
Create a Temporary Unattended Setup Answer File
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 231410 - When
you use the Remote Installation service (RIS)
to install clients, or if you run out of disk
space on the RIS volume, you may receive the
following error message: The
server Servername cannot create a temporary
unattended Setup Answer File. Contact your administrator.
Err Msg: Line <nnnn>
of the Inf Is Corrupt or Invalid...
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 210888 - During
an unattended upgrade from Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 to Windows 2000, you may receive the
following error message: Line nnnn of the Inf is corrupt or invalid. Setup
cannot continue. where nnnn is
the number of the damaged or invalid line.
GUI-Mode Settings
Ignored in Windows 2000 Unattend.txt File
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 243286 - When
you are using an Unattend.txt file to automate
the installation of Windows 2000, settings in
your Unattend.txt file for the GUI-mode portion
of Setup may be ignored and you may be prompted
for information during GUI-mode Setup.
"OemPreInstall=Yes"
Gives Incorrect NTFS Permissions on "Documents
and Settings" Folders
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 276542 - If
you perform an unattended installation from
a network installation point that contains an
integrated version of Windows 2000 Service Pack
1 (SP1) and the "OemPreInstall=Yes" setting
is specified in the answer file, the NTFS permissions
on folders that are subordinate to the Documents
and Settings folder are incorrect as compared
to a manual installation, or to an unattended
installation with the "OemPreInstall=No" setting.
Also, the Default User folder is not marked
as hidden.
Prompted for User
Name and Password in Unattended Installation
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 224284 - When
you run an unattended installation of Windows
2000, you may be prompted to provide a user
name and password to join a domain, and this
may occur even if the machine account is already
created.
Static IP Address
Is Not Retained During Windows 2000 Unattended
Installation
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 262688 - During
an unattended installation of Windows 2000,
an answer file (Unattend.txt) may be configured
with static Internet Protocol (IP) address information.
After the operating system installation is finished
and all networking components
"/tempdrive:Drive_Letter"
Switch Halts Unattended Setup
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 222968 - The
"/tempdrive:Drive_Letter" unattended installation
switch should direct the temporary files to
the drive specified by the switch. Although
the switch does work, it stops the unattended
installation process to prompt you to select
a drive
The InstallDefaultComponents
Key in the Networking Section Always Defaults
to Yes
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 247952 - When
you use an Answer file to install Windows 2000,
the InstallDefaultComponents entry in the [Networking]
section always defaults to "Yes" regardless
of the value set in the Answer file.
Unattended Install
prompts for install partition
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 196288
- Steps to Reproduce the Behavior:
Unattended Installation
Stops and Displays Warning Message
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 228244 - After
you perform a low-level format on a hard disk,
and then run an unattended installation of Windows,
you may receive the following warning message:
Windows 2000 Server Setup.
Setup has determined that your computer's startup
hard disk is new or has been erased, or that
an operating system is installed on your computer
with which windows 2000 cannot coexist. If such
an operating system is installed on your computer,
continuing Setup may damage or destroy it. If
the hard disk is new or has been erased, or
you want to discard its current contents, you
can choose to continue setup.
Unattended Setup
from CD-ROM Prompts for Installation Partition
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 220853 - When
you are performing an unattended Setup after
booting from a CD-ROM, text-mode Setup may stop
and prompt you for the partition to install
to. After the partition is selected, Setup continues
in unattended mode. (updated 9/14/2000)
Unattended Setup
May Not Work During Upgrade from Windows NT
4.0 To Windows 2000
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 257814 - You
may receive the following error message when
you automate the upgrade of a Windows NT 4.0-based
computer to Windows 2000:
Unattended Setup
Restarts Computer During the Network Configuration
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 272335 - When
you run an unattended installation, the computer
may restart during the "Network Configuration"
portion of Setup.
Unattended Setup
Stops at Regional Settings Page
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 226557 - When
you are performing an unattended Setup, Setup
may stop at the Regional Settings page and wait
for user input. If you click Next, Setup continues
installing in unattended mode.
User Must Click 'Finish'
to Reboot the Computer When Unattended Installation
Is Complete
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 275206 - If
a user receives any prompts during an unattended
installation, the user must click Finish
in the last dialog box to reboot the computer.
"WINNT32 /CHECKUPGRADEONLY
/UNATTEND" Is Not Fully Automated
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 272308
- If you use the /checkupgradeonly and /unattend:c:\unattend.txt
parameters with Winnt32.exe and you use the
following settings in the Unattended.txt file,
users must click Finish to complete the process
after the upgrade report is generated and saved. |
