Microsoft KB Archive/168709

= ConfirmHardware In an Unattend.txt File Appears Not to Work =

Article ID: 168709

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q168709



SYMPTOMS
During an unattended installation of Windows NT 4.0 with the ConfirmHardware option set at Yes, Windows NT 4.0 may not prompt you to confirm the hardware settings.

For example:

[Unattended] ConfirmHardware = yes NtUpgrade = no Win31Upgrade = no TargetPath = "\winnt" OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade = no OemPreinstall = yes FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 NoWaitAfterTextmode = 1 NoWaitAfterGuiMode = 1 . ..



RESOLUTION
This problem will occur if the OemPreinstall = Yes. In order to use the ConfirmHardware option, the OemPreinstall entry must be set to no.

NOTE: If you do set the OemPreinstall option at no, keep in mind that setup will no longer use the $OEM$ directory or Cmdlines.txt file.

[Unattended] ConfirmHardware = yes NtUpgrade = no Win31Upgrade = no TargetPath = "\winnt" OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade = no OemPreinstall = no FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 NoWaitAfterTextmode = 1 NoWaitAfterGuiMode = 1 . ..



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information on Windows NT 4.0 deployment and unattended Installation, consult the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:

http://support.microsoft.com/

and download the Windows NT 4.0 Deployment Guide.

Also, you can find the Guide to Automating Windows NT Setup from:

http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation

NOTE: The Deployment Guide is valid for both Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server.

Additional query words: unattend

Keywords: kbsetup KB168709

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