Re: RIS and .sif

Which name are you being prompted for? Try placing quotes around the Product
Key.

Kevin McNiel, MCSE/MCSA
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"Skip" <Skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5988B05D-3597-4536-B6A3-428A3F15B41B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> "WM" wrote:
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>> What version of the OS are you installing, and what was the _name_ of the
>> value you used to specify the product key (not the key, of course)? What
>> was
>> the SIF named?
>>
>> "Skip" <Skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:97F2368D-BC38-4404-BD1F-2F165AA39F47@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I am learning about RIS while working on certs and have an issue. The
>> >install
>> > is going good but even though it is supposed to be unattended I was
>> > still
>> > prompted for a name
>> > and had to enter the product key. I checked the unattend.sif file and
>> > all
>> > of
>> > the correct info was there. SO, why were these fields not entered
>> > automatically from the answer file?
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the reply. I installed WinXP PRO sp2. The .sif is named
>> unattend.sif and it seemed to work on everything else. I'm not exactly
>> sure what you mean by "value used to to specify product key" I looked at
>> the .sif but it only has the key. Below is the [user data] from
>> unattend.sif
>
> [UserData]
> ProductKey=JD3T2-QH36R-X7W2W-7R3XT-DVRPQ
> FullName="Skip Higginbotham"
> OrgName="Interswift"
> ComputerName=NewYork-XP3
>
> The install used the OrgName and the ComputerName but I had to supply the
> Key and the FullName. All but these 2 were unattended. I can send you the
> .sif file if you'd like but I don't want to post it unless it's OK to have
> a
> post that long.


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