Article: Q167211
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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During an unattended setup, some entries in the Cmdlines.txt file do not
execute.
CAUSE
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The entries in Cmdlines.txt that are not executing may contain entries that
contain parameters between quotation marks, as in the following example:
Cmdlines.txt
[Commands]
".\at 04:00 /interactive cmd.exe /c "c:\batch\runme.bat"
Cmdlines.txt treats the first quotation mark in the parameter as the end of the
command line.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, create a batch file containing the same command line
with quotation marks, and run that batch file from the Cmdlines.txt text file.
For the previous example, the resolution would be:
CMDLINES.TXT
[Commands]
".\mybatch.bat"
Mybatch.bat
AT 04:00 /interactive cmd.exe /c "c:\batch\runme.bat"
MORE INFORMATION
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The Unattend.txt setup script must include "OEMPreinstall=Yes in the
[Unattended] section, to enable the Cmdlines.txt file. This file must also
reside in the $OEM$ directory of your Windows NT distribution share.
For additional information about unattended installations, please see the
following article at the Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/info/Deployment-guide.htm
Additional query words: prodnt Unattended Setup
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Keywords : kbsetup kbOPK kbSBK
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version : winnt:4.0
Issue type : kbprb
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