Microsoft KB Archive/126985

= INFO: Unattended Setup Switch Fails to Run =

Article ID: 126985

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

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This article was previously published under Q126985



SUMMARY
The command for unattended setup, WINNT /U, does not run as stated on page 99 of the "Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit Volume 1: Windows NT Resource Guide." It states that syntax for the command is:

winnt /u[:answer_file] -or- winnt32 /u[:answer_file]

The WINNT /U switch does not work without the /S: switch, as specified in the SETUPMGR.TXT file provided with the Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit software.

NOTE: WINNT32 /U works as documented in the "Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit Volume 1: Windows NT Resource Guide."



MORE INFORMATION
The following information, taken from the SETUPMGR.TXT file, correctly documents the use of the unattended setup command:

The saved answer files can be executed at the command line in conjunction with the winnt or winnt32 commands. The syntax for the commands is shown below.

winnt /u: /s:

If you use the WINNT /U command without adding the /S switch, Windows NT command help is displayed, just as it is when you run WINNT with the /? switch; it lists all of the documented switches for the WINNT command, but does not start Windows NT Setup.

USE OF THE / B SWITCH
The SETUPMGR.TXT file also states, in the following text, that the use of the /B switch is optional when you run WINNT; it is not.

Other winnt and winnt32 switches that make unattended installations go easier are:

/B   to eliminate the need for the multiple setup floppy disks.

Contrary to this statement, just specifying the /U switch will include the floppy diskless setup feature. The functionality of the /B switch is included in the /U switch, and therefore does not need to be specified at the command line. The /B switch is correctly documented on page 99 of the Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit Volume 1: Windows NT Resource Guide.

Additional query words: prodnt options configuration install disk less OPK Unattended Setup

Keywords: kbinfo kbsbk KB126985

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