Files hold key for 'silent' Windows Server install

Part 2 of a 3-part series.
Part 1: Install Windows Server 2003 silently
Part 3: Create a bootable Windows Server 2003 CD

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In Part 1 yesterday ("Install Windows Server 2003 silently"), I described how to create the directory structure for a silent installation of Windows Server 2003. I explained what the CD actually does, the file and folder structure for the CD and what those custom folders and files do.

Today I'll provide examples of all the important files for the install process.

Custom, silent Windows Server 2003 CD file examples:

AUTORUN.INF
[autorun]
open=Setup.exe
icon=Setup.exe
label=Windows Server 2003
shell \.View
Documentation\command=.\SUPPORT\SETUP\Instructions\pptview.exe /L ".
\SUPPORT\SETUP\Instructions\playlist.txt"
(above line word wrapped)
shell".\View Documentation=View Windows Server 2003 Documentation
******************************EOF*************************************

AUTORUN.INF (From the Support/Setup folder)
[autorun]
open=pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt"
******************************EOF*************************************

AVUPDATE.BAT
@ECHO OFF
Title=Antivirus Signatures Update
color 17
ECHO Please wait, updating AV Signatures to 20050223. This may take several minutes.
c: \windows\temp\20050223-007-x86.exe /Q
cls
ECHO Finished!
ECHO Antivirus definitions have been updated to 20050223!
pause
color
@ECHO ON
exit
******************************EOF*************************************

CMDLINES.TXT
[Commands]
".\update.bat"
******************************EOF*************************************

DEL.BAT
@ECHO OFF
DEL /S /F /Q *.*
@ECHO ON
EXIT
******************************EOF*************************************

INSTRUCTIONS.PPS
PowerPoint presentation (saved as .pps)

OEMINFO.INI
[General]
Manufacturer = Your Organization
Model = Organization address
[Support Information]
Line1 = For technical support call
Line2 = the Help Desk at:
Line3 = (999)999-9999 
Line4 = from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. EST
******************************EOF*************************************

OEMLOGO.BMP
150x110 pixel bitmap file

PLAY.TXT
@pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt"
******************************EOF*************************************

PLAYLIST.TXT
. \SUPPORT\SETUP\Instructions\Instructions.pps
******************************EOF*************************************

REGIMPORTS.REG (That huge block of hex is just for the quick launch bar if you can believe it!)
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce]
"AdminPW"="C: \ \Windows\ \Temp\ \SETADMPW.BAT"
"AVUpdate"="C: \ \WINDOWS\ \Temp\ \AVUPDATE.BAT"
"scr"="REGEDIT /S C: \ \WINDOWS\ \Temp\ \scr.reg /S"
"del"="C: \ \WINDOWS\ \Temp\ \DEL.BAT"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Start Page"="http://www.myitforum.com"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop]
"TaskbarWinXP"=hex:0c,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,e2,2b, \
d8,64,57,d0,11,a9,6e,00,c0,4f,d7,05,a2,22,00,1c,00,0a,01,00,00,1a
00,00,00, \
01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,01,14,02,00,00, \
00,00,00,c0,00,00,00,00,00,00,46,83,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,a0,b0,48,5e,89,8d, \
bd,01,00,d8,9e,e4,2a,8d,bd,01,00,45,fe,5e,89,8d,bd,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, \
00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,13,01,14,00,1f,0f,e0,4f, \
d0,20,ea,3a,69,10,a2,d8,08,00,2b,30,30,9d,19,00,23,44,3a,5c,00,00,00,00,00, \
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,cd,97,15,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,af,24,5c, \
b9,10,80,57,69,6e,6e,74,00,00,20,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,af,24,a3,b9,10,00,50, \
72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,00,50,52,4f,46,49,4c,45,53,00,19,00,31,00,00,00,00,00, \
c1,24,08,92,10,00,69,65,35,30,30,2e,30,30,30,00,00,28,00,31,00,00,00,00,00, \
c1,24,08,92,10,00,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,61,00,41,50, \
50,4c,49,43,7e,31,00,21,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,c5,22,9d,91,10,00,4d,69,63,72, \
6f,73,6f,66,74,00,4d,49,43,52,4f,53,7e,31,00,29,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,d3,22, \
32,a6,10,00,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,00,49,4e,54, \
45,52,4e,7e,31,00,24,00,31,00,00,00,00,00,db,22,76,ba,10,00,51,
75,69,63,6b, \
20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,51,55,49,43,4b,4c,7e,31,00,00,00,8d,00,00,00,1c,00, \
00,00,01,00,00,00,1c,00,00,00,36,00,00,00,0d,f0,ad,ba,8c,00,00,00,1a,00,00, \
00,03,00,00,00,e7,18,2d,23,10,00,00,00,49,45,35,30,30,5f,58,31,43,00,43,3a, \
5c,57,49,4e,4e,54,5c,50,72,6f,66,69,6c,65,73,5c,49,45,35,30,30,2e,30,30,30, \
5c,41,70,70,6c,69,63,61,74,69,6f,6e,20,44,61,74,61,5c,4d,69,63,72,6f,73,6f, \
66,74,5c,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,5c,51,75,69,63, \
6b,20,4c,61,75,6e,63,68,00,00,10,00,00,00,05,00,00,a0,1a,00,00,00,a3,00,00, \
00,00,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,cc,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00, \
4a,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,40,00,32,00,e6,01,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,00,4c,61,75, \
6e,63,68,20,49,6e,74,65,72,6e,65,74,20,45,78,70,6c,6f,72,65,72,20,42,72,6f, \
77,73,65,72,2e,6c,6e,6b,00,4c,41,55,4e,43,48,7e,32,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,00,40, \
00,00,00,02,00,00,00,36,00,32,00,48,02,00,00,c4,24,15,9f,20,00,4c,61,75,6e, \
63,68,20,4f,75,74,6c,6f,6f,6b,20,45,78,70,72,65,73,73,2e,6c,6e,6b,00,4c,41, \
55,4e,43,48,7e,31,2e,4c,4e,4b,00,00,00,36,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c
00,32,00, \
51,00,00,00,ec,22,46,39,20,00,53,68,6f,77,20,44,65,73,6b,74,6f,70,2e,73,63, \
66,00,53,48,4f,57,44,45,7e,31,2e,53,43,46,00,00,00,52,00,00,00,e0,00,00,00, \
00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01, \
00,00,00,01,00,00,00,aa,4f,28,68,48,6a,d0,11,8c,78,00,c0,4f,d9,18,b4,37,02, \
00,00,e0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,16,00,00, \
00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General]
"BackupWallpaper"="c: \ \windows\ \web\ \wallpaper\ \Desktop.JPEG"
"Wallpaper"="c: \ \windows\ \web\ \wallpaper\ \Desktop.JPEG"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"ConvertedWallpaper"="c: \ \windows\ \web\ \wallpaper\ \Desktop.JPEG"
"Wallpaper"="c: \ \windows\ \web\ \wallpaper\ \Desktop.JPEG"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
"SourcePath"="C: \ \Windows\ \"
"ServicePackSourcePath"="C: \ \Windows\ \"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Screen Saver.Slideshow]
"ImageDirectory"="C: \ \WINDOWS\ \system32\ \ss"
"PaintInterval"=dword:00000000
"ChangeInterval"=dword:00001770
"DisplayFilename"=dword:00000000
"MaxScreenPercent"=dword:00000064
"DisableTransitions"=dword:00000000
"AllowStretching"=dword:00000000
"AllowKeyboardControl"=dword:00000000
"MaxFailedFiles"=dword:000003e8
"MaxSuccessfulFiles"=dword:00010000
"MaxDirectories"=dword:000000c8
******************************EOF*************************************

SCR.BAT
@ECHO OFF
REGEDIT /S C: \Windows\Temp\scr.reg
@ECHO ON
EXIT
******************************EOF*************************************

SCR.REG
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
"SCRNSAVE.EXE"="C: \ \WINDOWS\ \System32\ \ssmypics.scr"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"SCRNSAVE.EXE"="C: \ \WINDOWS\ \System32\ \ssmypics.scr"
******************************EOF*************************************

SETADMPW.BAT
@ECHO OFF
Title=Administrator Password Reset
ECHO Please define a unique local Administrator account password.
ECHO The password must be at least 10 characters long, and must contain characters
ECHO from three of these groups: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numerals,
ECHO and punctuation symbols.
ECHO.
::Reset local Administrator password, repeating until successful.
FOR /L %%X IN (0,0,1) DO NET USER Administrator * && PAUSE && EXIT
@ECHO ON
EXIT
******************************EOF*************************************

UPDATE.BAT
@ECHO OFF
Title=Server 2003 System Update
color 17
::Merge Registry Edits
REGEDIT /S C: \update\regimports.reg
::Install Non-Slipstreamed Patches
ECHO Now patching Windows Server 2003
ECHO Date of last update: February 2005
ECHO Updated by Jeff Gilbert
ECHO.
ECHO Installing WindowsServer2003-KB828741
start /wait c: \update\WindowsServer2003-KB828741-x86-ENU.EXE /passive /norestart
::Repeat the above two lines for every Server patch you want to install
ECHO.
ECHO Finished patching!
ECHO.
ECHO.
::Create Local Source for i386 Directory
IF EXIST D: \WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=D:
IF EXIST E: \WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=E:
IF EXIST F: \WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=F:
IF EXIST G: \WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=G:
IF EXIST H: \WIN51IP.SP1 set CDROM=H:
md %systemroot%\Source\i386
CLS
ECHO Please wait, source files are being copied. This may take several minutes.
xcopy /Y /e %CDROM%\i386\*.* %systemroot%\i386\
del c: \windows\i386\winnt.sif
del c: \windows\i386\winnt.exe
del c: \windows\i386\winnt32.exe
del c: \windows\i386\winnt32.msi
del c: \windows\i386\setup.ex_
CLS
::Install Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
ECHO Please wait, installing Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
start /wait c: \update\rktools.msi /qb-
CLS
::Install Managed AntiVirus
cls
ECHO Please wait, installing managed AntiVirus. This may take several minutes. 
start /wait msiexec /i "Symantec_AntiVirus.msi" SERVERNAME=[Antivirus Management Server Name] 
ENABLEAUTOPROTECT=1 RUNLIVEUPDATE=0 REBOOT=ReallySuppress /qb!-
::Cleanup
rd C: \update /S /Q
CLS
ECHO Finished!
color
@ECHO ON
Exit
******************************EOF*************************************

WINNT.SIF
;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
AutoPartition=1
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Display]
BitsPerPixel=24
Vrefresh=75
Xresolution=800
Yresolution=600

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
UnattendSwitch=Yes
Repartition=Yes
FileSystem=ConvertNTFS
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
WaitForReboot=No
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword="Password00"

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=1
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=35
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductKey=[Valid CD Key (leave the –'s in)]
FullName="User"
OrgName="[Organization Name]"
ComputerName=*
[LicenseFilePrintData]
AutoMode=PerSeat

[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=1
Dialing=Tone
AreaCode=999

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=SRV2003

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
******************************EOF*************************************

Now you know how to create the basic folder structure and what the important customization files look like to create a bootable Windows Server 2003 CD.

Part 3: Learn how to create the CD and make it bootable