How to Eliminate the 15-Second Wait for a Restart During an Automated Deployment (316241)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q316241

SUMMARY

This article describes how to eliminate the 15-second wait for a reboot during an automated deployment.

MORE INFORMATION

During an unattended or Sysprep.inf installation, the Text-mode and the GUI-mode phases of Setup contain a 15-second delay before the computer restarts. This article describes how to eliminate the 15-second wait after these phases of Setup complete.

After text-mode or GUI-mode Setup completes, a message states that the computer will reboot in 15 seconds. You can set the WaitforReboot value in the following sample "Unattended" section of your file to eliminate this behavior:

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=No
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
WaitForReboot=No

By default, the WaitForReboot value is set to Yes. This setting causes the computer to delay the restart for 15 seconds after Text-mode and GUI-mode Setup have completed. When the WaitForReboot value is set to No, the computer automatically reboots after either mode of Setup completes.

The UnattendMode value defines the unattended Setup mode for GUI-mode Setup. If the UnattendMode value is set to GuiAttended, you are prompted for the GUI-mode settings, and any settings in the Unattend.txt file are ignored. If this value is set to FullUnattended, the Unattend.txt file defines all of the settings for GUI-mode Setup.

Use UnattendMode = FullUnattended in deployment scenarios where a complete hands-off installation is required.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/3/2003
Keywords:kbMgmtServices kbenv kbhowto kbsetup KB316241
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