Unattended installation windows server 2003

[Bhavin78]

I tried to create answer file and do unattended installation but it failed.
here the file i used
UNAttned.bat
@rem SetupMgrTag
@echo off

rem
rem This is a SAMPLE batch script generated by Setup Manager.
rem If this script is moved from the location where it was generated, it may have to be modified. My Cd drive was D:\ and floppy A:\. Please check the below file and let me know if i did something wrong. For some reason it did not pickup answer file from floppy.
2)
how it works if I dont have floppy drive? is it possible to put it on CD

rem
set AnswerFile=.\unattend.txt
set SetupFiles=D:\i386

D:\i386\winnt32 /s:%SetupFiles% /unattend:%AnswerFile%


-----------------------------------------------------------
UNATTEND.txt
;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
AutoPartition=0
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=No
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
Repartition=No
UnattendSwitch=yes
WaitForReboot=No

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=*
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=35
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
FullName="FULL Name"
OrgName="ORGName"
ComputerName=CompName

[LicenseFilePrintData]
AutoMode=PerSeat

[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=1
AreaCode=888
LongDistanceAccess="9"

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

UNAttend.bat

 

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[Bhavin78]

I tried my best to explain.

I want to know how to install windows server 2003 using answer file?
I tried with the files from my previous post but, it did not pick up answer file from Floppy Drive.
Am I missing something in my answer file?

 

[tfg13]

I think what Pat is telling you, and forgive me Pat if I'm expanding on what you really wanted to say, is:

1. Your post does not tell us what issues you are having. How the did the answer file fail, where did it fail, and what indications do you have that it failed.

2. Answer file solutions, and troubleshooting tips are by and large readily available on the web. Did you research what others may have found? Did you look at a Windows 2k3 book for how to create an answer file?

 

[Bhavin78]

I already told that in my first post. I came to know it failed because if did not pick up answer from answer file. I read many artilces on answer file and ended up with the file which I created for windows server 2003 installation( in my first post I have both files)

 

[tfg13]

You included your explanation within the ".bat". Not very easy to pick out. Also, look at this line:

set AnswerFile=.\unattend.txt

Are you sure that is where you want the answer file to come from? Spell it out for the server, it may make it easier. Yes, you can have the answer file on a CD. You can have the answer file placed on whatever you wish (thumb-drive, floppy, CD, DVD, another drive on the server).