Guiunattended_s: General (original) (raw)

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

[GuiUnattended]

The [GuiUnattended] section contains entries for preparing the graphical user interface (GUI).

Answer File Entries for the [GuiUnattended] Section

AdminPassword

Sets the Administrator account password.

Syntax

AdminPassword = password| *

Example

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword = "YhJ##3"

If you specify a password for the Administrator account, you cannot use the AdminPassword entry in the Sysprep.inf file to change it; the administrator password remains the same. However, if you specify a blank administrator password during an unattended installation, you can then use AdminPassword in Sysprep.inf to change it to a non-blank password.

If you specify a blank administrator password, you do not set the administrator password, or you set the administrator password to null, the automatic Administrator account logon feature is disabled (the AutoLogon entry is essentially set to No).

Do not specify the Administrator password in the Sysprep.inf file on computers delivered to users. Security breaches can occur if you use a common, non-blank administrator password for all computers provided to users. Prior to running Sysprep, we recommend that you use an automation process to set the administrator password to blank. Users can then specify their own passwords after receiving the computers.

In an unattended installation, Setup will force any password string that begins with an asterisk to null.

AutoLogon

Configures the computer to log on once with the Administrator account.

Syntax

AutoLogon = Yes | No

Example

[GuiUnattended]
AutoLogon = Yes

The default value is No.

This entry is not available for upgrades.

This entry is dependent on the AdminPassword entry in the [GuiUnattended] section. If you specify a blank administrator password, you do not set the administrator password, or you set the administrator password to null, the automatic Administrator account logon feature is disabled (the AutoLogon entry is essentially set to No).

When you set AutoLogon to Yes, you cannot log off. If you try to log off, you will be logged back on automatically. The only way to log off is to reboot, which decrements the value of AutoLogonCount.

If you specify a password in the AdminPassword entry, Setup uses that password to log on automatically to the computer. After the installation finishes, Setup deletes the password from the copy of the answer file left on the computer.

AutoLogonCount

Specifies the number of times that the computer automatically logs on with the specified Administrator account and password.

Syntax

AutoLogonCount = integer

Example

[GuiUnattended]
AutoLogonCount = 5

The value of AutoLogonCount decrements after each logon, and WinLogon disables the feature after the specified number of logon attempts.

This entry requires that you set a value for the AdminPassword entry and that you use the entry AutoLogon = Yes. If you use the entry AutoLogon = Yes, WinLogon checks the value of AutoLogonCount. If the integer for AutoLogonCount is greater than 0, WinLogon decrements the count and then checks AdminPassword. If you use the entry AdminPassword = password, WinLogon uses this “password” to log on automatically. If you use the entry AdminPassword = “*”, the user must enter a password.

If AutoLogonCount = 0, WinLogon deletes the AutoAdminLogon, AutoLogonCount, and DefaultPassword entries from the registry. During the next restart, the user must log on manually.

Note

• The function of this entry has changed slightly between Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Please review this entry carefully before using it in your answer file.
• Make sure that the password for the master installation (that you plan to duplicate onto one or more destination computers) is blank.
• You must restart the computer to decrement the value of AutoLogonCount.

EMSSkipUnattendProcessing

Prevents Setup from processing Unattend.txt or Sysprep.inf during an installation of Emergency Management Services.

Syntax

EMSSkipUnattendProcessing = 0 | 1

Example

[GuiUnattended]
EMSSkipUnattendProcessing = 0

The default value is 0.

This entry applies only to Windows Server 2003.

EncryptedAdminPassword

Enables Setup to install encrypted passwords for the Administrator account.

Syntax

EncryptedAdminPassword = Yes | No

Example

[GuiUnattended]
EncryptedAdminPassword = Yes

The default value is No.

To encrypt your Administrator passwords, use Setup Manager.

Note

• If you use this entry to install an encrypted Administrator password during an unattended installation, Setup disables Autologon.

OEMDuplicatorString

Specifies a description of the duplication utility used, as well as any other information that an OEM or administrator wants to store in the registry.

Syntax

OEMDuplicatorString = 0 | 1

Example

[GuiUnattended]
OEMDuplicatorString = “My Duplication Utility”

This entry is valid only for Sysprep.inf.

OEMSkipRegional

Specifies whether to skip the Regional and Language Options page in the Mini-Setup stage.

Syntax

OEMSkipRegional = 0 | 1

Example

[GuiUnattended]
OEMSkipRegional = Yes

If you set OemPreinstall = Yes in the [Unattended] section and provide values for the [RegionalSettings] section, set OemSkipRegional = 1 to ensure that Setup completes without prompting the user for regional information.

OEMSkipWelcome

Specifies whether to skip the Welcome page in the Mini-Setup stage.

Syntax

OemSkipWelcome = 0 | 1

Example

[GuiUnattended]
OemSkipWelcome = Yes

If you use the entry OemPreinstall = Yes, Setup automatically stops at the Welcome page. To avoid this pause in your factory or testing environment, set OEMSkipWelcome = 1. However, do not distribute any computer with OEMSkipWelcome = 1.

If you use the entry OemPreinstall = Yes in the [Unattended] section of Unattend.txt, Setup automatically stops at the Welcome page. To avoid this pause in your factory or testing environment, use the entry OEMSkipWelcome = 1 in the [GuiUnattended] section of Sysprep.inf. However, do not deliver any computer with OEMSkipWelcome = 1. Instead, change the entry to OEMSkipWelcome = 0 in the Sysprep.inf file that you use before delivering the computer to the customer.

ServerWelcome

Specifies whether to install the Web Interface for Remote Administration at first logon on Windows Server 2003.

Syntax

ServerWelcome = Yes | No

Example

[GuiUnattended]
ServerWelcome = No

The default value is Yes.

On the Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, if ServerWelcome = Yes, then on first logon, Sasetup.msi is run from the hard disk, the Web Interface for Remote Administration s added to the Startup program group for the Administrator account, and the Web UI is started.

On Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, Microsoft Small Business Server, and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, if ServerWelcome = Yes, then Configure Your Server wizard is run on first user logon.

If this ServerWelcome = No, then Configure Your Server Wizard does not run.

TimeZone

Specifies the time zone of the computer.

Syntax

TimeZone = index

Index values for TimeZone entry

Example

[GuiUnattended]
TimeZone = 030

If the entry is not present, the user must select a time zone.

If you do not configure a specific time zone setting, the default time zone depends on the language version of Windows that is installed. For example, in the Japanese version, the default time zone is “GMT+9 (Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo).”