DOCUMENT:Q156813 08-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :HOWTO: Controlling Which Accessories Are Installed in Unattended PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:winnt:4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= By default, unattended setup does not provide a way to control what accessory applications are installed in the Accessories program group. MORE INFORMATION ================ To control which accessory applications are installed in the Accessories program group, you must modify the application's information (.inf) file. WARNING: Microsoft does not encourage or support changes to .inf files; therefore, Microsoft Technical Support does not support the procedure in this article. Although we have tested the following procedure and it appears to function as described, make a backup copy of your .inf file before you proceed. Each application or group of applications on the Accessories menu has an associated information (.inf) file. Each .inf file uses the InstallType variable to determine whether or not the application is to be installed. The InstallType variable has three possible values: 0 = Manual only 10 = Typical or Custom 14 = Typical, Custom, or Portable The following .inf files use the InstallType variable. You can find the list of .inf files in the [BaseWinOptionsInfs] section of the Syssetup.inf file. accessor.inf communic.inf games.inf imagevue.inf mmopt.inf multimed.inf optional.inf pinball.inf wordpad.inf The following example is the section for FreeCell from the Games.inf file for Windows NT Server 4.0. By default, games are not installed on the server. Because unattended setup uses Typical as the installation type, you can specify a value of 10 can be used for FreeCell's InstallType. By default, the InstallType for Free Cell is 0. [Freecell] OptionDesc = %Freecell_DESC% Tip = %Freecell_TIP% IconIndex = 62 ;Windows mini-icon for dialogs Parent = Games ; ; The following value is the one to change. ; To install FreeCell, change InstallType from 0 to 10. ; InstallType = 0 ;Manual only CopyFiles = FreecellCopyFilesSys, FreecellCopyFilesHelp AddReg = FreecellAddReg UpdateInis = FreecellInis Uninstall = FreecellUninstall Upgrade = FreecellUpgrade Detect = %11%\freecell.exe To take advantage of the InstallType variable for manual or unattended installations of Windows NT, a certain amount of preparation is needed. 1. Copy the contents of the I386 directory from the Windows NT 4.0 compact disc to a distribution share. 2. For each .inf file that you need to modify, first expand the original .inf file and rename the compressed .in_ file, using the following commands: EXPAND GAMES.IN_ GAMES.INF RENAME GAMES.IN_ GAMES.SAV NOTE: You need to use the Windows NT version of Expand.exe. 3. Edit the .inf file and change the InstallType value, as outlined above. 0 = Manual only 10 = Typical or Custom 14 = Typical, Custom, or Portable Additional query words: prodnt Unattended Setup Install ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 Version : winnt:4.0 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.