Alternate Way to Install an Application During GUI Mode Portion of Setup (216484)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q216484

SUMMARY

There are different ways to install applications during the graphical user interface (GUI) portion of Windows NT 4.0 in a deployment situation. The Deployment Guide covers using the Cmdlines.txt or the /E parameter, but there is a third option that can be used in the answer file.

The Deployment Guide is available at:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/bin/ntw/depguide.exe

MORE INFORMATION

To have a application run during the GUI portion of Setup, such as a service pack, insert the following parameter into the answer file (Unattend.txt):
   [SetupParams]
   Userexecute="c:\sp4\update.exe"

This assumes that the Service Pack has been downloaded to the distribution share in the i386\$oem$\c\sp4\ folder. When the unattended installation is started, Windows NT Setup will then create the directory path and copy the files to the target computer.

The command on this line runs after the video detection runs. You can run more than one application by specifying a batch file to be run, and then specify multiple applications with in it.

For additional information about how to install service packs in a deployment, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

168814 Installing WinNT 4.0 Service Packs During Unattended Install

For additional information about other parameters in the answer file, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

155197 Unattended Setup Parameters for Unattend.txt File

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/10/2001
Keywords:kbinfo kbSBK KB216484
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