Unattended Setup Restarts Computer During the Network Configuration (272335)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q272335

SYMPTOMS

When you run an unattended installation, the computer may restart during the "Network Configuration" portion of Setup.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if you have specified the following parameter in your Unattend.txt file and Setup is unable to locate a network connection to apply it to:

[<I BRACKET="YES">params.adapter instance]]]</I>&gt;<BR/> <![CDATA[ConnectionName = "<I BRACKET="YES">network connection name</I>"

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, do not use the parameter that is listed earlier in this article in a Unattend.txt file, or use a different network adapter.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbenv kbsetup KB272335
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