I've also been considering this, and I come to some of the same conclusions you do:
1: install.pl needs to be modified. I was thinking of modifying it with conditionals at each question so that we can write .txt or xml based on the install media/os. 3: I've also considered the separate partition for booting into Windows 7. I'm going to try and do it manually first to see what options we have. 4: I think UAC can be disabled though the answer file. This is speculation, but I think I saw an option for it when reading the docs/browsing through WAIK. I'm in a bit of a crunch to get this working soon, so I'm planning on pounding on it hard in May. I haven't spent a ton of time in install.pl/WinMedia.pm I'd like to see your code/changes to install.pl/WinMedia.pm, if you're down with that. Jye From: Doug [mailto:doug...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:21 PM To: unattended-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: Win7 progress? So, I've been playing with Win7 for a couple of days, and reading lots of web pages and unattended code. I just wanted to capture a couple of the things I found out. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, just some thoughts/observations. 1) New unattended file format. Used to be unattended.txt, now is an XML-based file. So that means that install.pl will have to change to write the new format, perhaps read defaults differently, etc. 2) Different file structure on install disk. Several of the files that install.pl looks for do not exist any longer. i386 directory gone. Etc. 3) Can't run Win7 setup from current boot disk process. (I think this is true. Hacking the nt5install script to try is beyond my abilities.) Should the new process require PXE (hope not)? Use WAIK to create a WinPE disk that contains and can run install.pl? Is it possible to create a small partition on the new PC hard drive, copy the Win7 install files from the network, create the unattended, boot to that partition to install, then get rid if it post-install? 4) UAC (by default can't run todo.pl from Z: without warning popups) and other concerns on applications. I'm sure there are others, but those are some of the major changes I've found so far. I hacked around 1 (hand created Autounattended.xml bundled with my install media), 2 (hacked up install.pl and WinMedia.pm), and 4 (joined the domain during the install so that \\ntinstal\install was a trusted share) so I could try various things out. Thoughts? Doug This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. As required by federal and state laws, you need to hold this information as privileged and confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments.
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