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Q147231: Adding Program Groups and Items During Unattended Setup

Article: Q147231
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5,3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 05-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
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SUMMARY
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To add additional Program Groups and Program Items automatically during
Unattended Setup, modification of the PARTIAL.INF is required.

MORE INFORMATION
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From a shared copy of Windows NT on a systems hard drive expand the PARTIAL.IN_
to PARTIAL.INF (expand partial.in_ partial.inf). Rename PARITIAL.IN_ to
PARTIAL.BAK.

NOTE: The Windows NT version of EXPAND.EXE is required to properly expand the
file.

There are four areas that have to modified/added:

- 

  (modified) [PartialDestinationVars]
                <Group_Name>Dest      = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)

- 

  (modified) [InstallProgramGroups] - Modified
                 set <Group_Name>ToInstall = ^(<Group_Name>,1)

- 

  (added) [<Group_Name>Items]
             Item_Name_1
             Item_Name_2

- 

  (added) [<Group_Name>ItemsENG]
             Item_Name_1  = "Item Description", Command Line, "Command
                             Line Parameters", "Icon Resource File", icon
                             offset
             Item_Name_2  = "Item Description", Command Line, "Command
                             Line Parameters", "Icon Resource File", icon
                             offset

EXAMPLE
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This example uses TerraFlora to identify the new item to be added and in
referenced throughout the example.

NOTE: "*" means an added line.

[PartialDestinationVars]

  ReadmeDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSPATH)
  AccessoriesDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)
  GamesDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)
  SaversDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)
  WallpapersDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSPATH)
  MainDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)
  AdminToolsDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)
  StartupDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)

  * TerraFloraDest = $(!STF_WINDOWSSYSPATH)

exit
[InstallProgramGroups]

  set Groups = ^(ProgmanGroups, 1)
  set MainToInstall = ^(MainItems$(!STF_PRODUCT)$(!STF_PLATFORM), 1)
  set AdminToolsToInstall = ^(AdminToolsItems$(!STF_PRODUCT), 1)
  set StartupToInstall = {}

  * set TerraFloraToInstall = ^(TerraFloraItems,1)

    ForListDo $(Groups)
       set Group       = $($)
       ifstr(i) $(Group) != Startup

[MainItemsWinntI386]

  FileManager
  ControlPanel
  PrintManager
  Clipboard
  Command
  Setup
  Pifedit
  Mail
  SchedulePlus
  CommandRefWinnt
  Intro
  readme
  OnlineBooks

* [TerraFloraItems]
*    Terra1
*    Terra2
*    Terra3
*    Terra4
*    Terra5
*    Terra6

* [TerraFloraItemsENG]
*    Terra1  = "Terra Flora Help 1", INTRO.EXE,
              "%windir%\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE", "intro.ico", 0

*    Terra2  = "Terra Flora Help 2", INTRO.EXE,
              "%windir%\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE", "intro.ico", 0

*    Terra3  = "Terra Flora Help 3", INTRO.EXE,
              "%windir%\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE", "intro.ico", 0

*    Terra4  = "Terra Flora Help 4", INTRO.EXE,
              "Q:\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE", "intro.ico", 0

*    Terra5  = "Terra Flora Help 5",INTRO.EXE,
              "\\TRAINING\INTRO\WINNT35\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE",
              "intro.ico", 0

*    Terra6  = "Terra Flora Help 6", INTRO.EXE,
              "\\TRAINING\INTRO2\WINNT35\SYSTEM32\INTRO.EXE",
              "intro.ico", 0

For additional information, see the "Windows NT Resource Kit Volume 1," Chapter
3: Customizing Windows NT Setup.

Additional query words: prodnt

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Version           : :3.5,3.51

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