Sysprep not reading the file

I am having problems with my sysprep.inf file. I think it is not even being
used. No matter what I do it always makes me go through the gui setup and
enter the prduct key.

I have the file in C:\SYSPREP\*.*

the contents are as follows

;SetupMgrTag
[Unattended]
OemSkipEula=Yes
InstallFilesPath=C:\WINDOWS\i386
TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=
EncryptedAdminPassword=No
OEMSkipRegional=1
OEMDuplicatorstring=AssuranceData-XP-Pro-SP2-1
TimeZone=35
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
FullName="Assurance Data"
OrgName="Assurance Data"
ComputerName=*

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Branding]
BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[Proxy]
Proxy_Enable=0
Use_Same_Proxy=0

"=?Utf-8?B?SG9uaGFydA==?=" <Honhart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:FE0AB3BD-9D66-4B37-AA6E-47E964B8498F@microsoft.com:

> [UserData]
> ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

It's ProductID, not ProductKey.

Adam

this did not work either.

Jon M Honhart

"Adam Leinss" wrote:

> "=?Utf-8?B?SG9uaGFydA==?=" <Honhart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> news:FE0AB3BD-9D66-4B37-AA6E-47E964B8498F@microsoft.com:
>
> > [UserData]
> > ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
>
> It's ProductID, not ProductKey.
>
> Adam
>

"=?Utf-8?B?SG9uaGFydA==?=" <Honhart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in news:951EEF84-E12F-4732-9DFA-AA0A405B6B9A@microsoft.com:

> this did not work either.

Take a look at this sample sysprep.inf file (this one works!):
http://stealth.kirenet.com/~aleinss/sysprep.inf.

Describe how you are sysprepping your image...the steps you are doing
when you close the image and what type of media you are using (OEM,
Retail, Volume).

Also, is it picking up the other settings?

Adam

I have a dir on root of c:\Sysprep with all the files from the *.cab and this
file.
We are VL. I installed XP pro with sp2 VL. I double click the sysprep
until and hit reseal and reboot to test that the mini setup does what i think
it should. What i want it to do is gen a random computer name and never ask
for anything.

Jon M Honhart

"Adam Leinss" wrote:

> "=?Utf-8?B?SG9uaGFydA==?=" <Honhart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in news:951EEF84-E12F-4732-9DFA-AA0A405B6B9A@microsoft.com:
>
> > this did not work either.
>
> Take a look at this sample sysprep.inf file (this one works!):
> http://stealth.kirenet.com/~aleinss/sysprep.inf.
>
> Describe how you are sysprepping your image...the steps you are doing
> when you close the image and what type of media you are using (OEM,
> Retail, Volume).
>
> Also, is it picking up the other settings?
>
> Adam
>

"=?Utf-8?B?SG9uaGFydA==?=" <Honhart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in news:154D58B5-73AE-446D-B357-671F270F03DD@microsoft.com:

> I have a dir on root of c:\Sysprep with all the files from the
> *.cab and this file.
> We are VL. I installed XP pro with sp2 VL. I double click the
> sysprep until and hit reseal and reboot to test that the mini
> setup does what i think it should. What i want it to do is gen a
> random computer name and never ask for anything.

Try running sysprep from the command line and use "sysprep -mini -pnp -
clean". I believe -reseal is used by OEM builders and should not be
needed in a corporate environment.

Adam

"=?Utf-8?B?SG9uaGFydA==?=" <Honhart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in news:154D58B5-73AE-446D-B357-671F270F03DD@microsoft.com:

Actually, leave off the -clean, just try "sysprep -mini -pnp".

Adam

that is it.

jmh

"Adam Leinss" wrote:

> "=?Utf-8?B?SG9uaGFydA==?=" <Honhart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in news:154D58B5-73AE-446D-B357-671F270F03DD@microsoft.com:
>
> Actually, leave off the -clean, just try "sysprep -mini -pnp".
>
> Adam
>

that is it.

jmh

"Adam Leinss" wrote:

> "=?Utf-8?B?SG9uaGFydA==?=" <Honhart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in news:154D58B5-73AE-446D-B357-671F270F03DD@microsoft.com:
>
> Actually, leave off the -clean, just try "sysprep -mini -pnp".
>
> Adam
>