Unattended Windows NT Setup Always Sets Up the Network

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOM

The unattended installation method available with Windows NT Setup sets up the network, even if the !SetupNetwork value in the answer file, UNATTEND.TXT, is changed from YES to NO.

NOTE: The answer file, UNATTEND.TXT, is shipped with the Windows NT 3.5 Resource Kit.

CAUSE

The following two errors in the INITIAL.INF file cause this problem:

• Setup compares the value of the variable $(!STF_NTUPGRADE) in INITIAL.INF to the incorrect value YES, without quotes. The comparison value should be "YES", with quotes, instead.

  Here is the code fragment showing the problem in the fourth line:

  ifstr(i) $(!STF_GUI_UNATTENDED) == "YES"

             shell "subroutn.inf" GetDefaultAnswer "GuiUnattended"
     ;;;;;;;;Incorrect String Compare Below;;;;;;;;;;;;;
             ifstr(i) $(!STF_NTUPGRADE) != YES
                 ifstr(i) $(!SetupNetWork) == "NO"
                     set !DoNetwork = $(NotChosen)
                 endif
                 ifstr(i) $(!SetupApplications) == "NO"
                     set !DoAppSetup = $(NotChosen)
                 endif
                 set !DoPartial = $(NotChosen)
                 set !DoPrinter = $(NotChosen)
             else
                 set !STF_GUI_UNATTENDED = "NO"
             endif
         endif
  
  

• Setup compares the value of the variable $(DoNetwork) in INITIAL.INF to the incorrect variable of $(!Chosen). The comparison variable should be $(!NotChosen), instead.

        Incorrect code in INITIAL.INF:
           ntlanman = +
           ifstr(i) $(DoNetwork) == $(!Chosen)
  
        Corrected code:
           ntlanman = +
           ifstr(i) $(DoNetwork) == $(!NotChosen)
  
  

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51.