PRB: Unattended Installation Fails If Using IBM Token Ring 16/4 /A NIC (177565)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q177565 SYMPTOMS
During an unattended installation of Windows NT 4.0 on a system with an IBM
Token Ring 16/4 /A network interface card, the following error occurs:
Badly formed setup script command ""
After the error occurs, if you manually step back through the network
options and reset all choices, the setup process still does not continue.
If you go through a manual installation and allowing Windows NT to
autodetect the card, it works fine. The problem only occurs when you do an
unattended installation.
CAUSE
There is a script error in the Oemnadtm.inf file that shipped with Windows
NT. This script error causes only unattended installations to fail.
RESOLUTION
To resolve the problem and allow setup to complete an unattended
installation, follow these steps:
- Expand the oemnadtm.in_ file from the I386 share to anywhere on the
local hard drive by typing the following at a command prompt:
expand <server\share>\oemnadtm.in_ <local drive>\oemnadtm.inf - Open the Oemnadtm.inf file in notepad, search for the following section:
ifstr(i) $(!STF_GUI_UNATTENDED) == "YES"
NetworkAddress = ""
goto WriteNetworkAddr
endif
- Add the word "set", without the quotes, to the second line of this
section, so it reads as follows:
ifstr(i) $(!STF_GUI_UNATTENDED) == "YES"
Set NetworkAddress = ""
goto WriteNetworkAddr
endif
- Save the file.
- Rename the file to Oemnadtm.in_ (its original name). Do not compress
the file, simply rename it.
- Copy the modified file back to the <server\share> directory.
After the file has been modified and copied back to the share, unattended
setup will install the card with no errors.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/9/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbSBK kbsetup KB177565 |
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