Answer File overriding Auto Selection
rhogue
03 Mar 2008
I hope I am not duplicating another post. I couldn't find another topic that answered my question.
When I specify /nolicense and /recommeded in the arguments file. I get the desired response of autoselection of recommended items.
However, if I specify an answer file in the argumenst file such as /answerfile:default.aaf.
It will override the autoselection of both the critical and recommended sections.
Not sure what I am missing.
Many thanks for your fine work on a great piece of software.
Russ Hogue
When I specify /nolicense and /recommeded in the arguments file. I get the desired response of autoselection of recommended items.
However, if I specify an answer file in the argumenst file such as /answerfile:default.aaf.
It will override the autoselection of both the critical and recommended sections.
Not sure what I am missing.
Many thanks for your fine work on a great piece of software.
Russ Hogue
Cyrus
04 Mar 2008
That's the way it should work: if you give it an answer file, you are telling it exactly which updates to install.
rhogue
04 Mar 2008
OK I was hoping I could let it autoselect whatever hadn't been loaded in the upper sections and specify some of the addons and registry settings.
Cyrus
04 Mar 2008
You would need to run it twice (in a batch file if you want) to do that. I would have it first apply ONLY the reg settings with the answer file and a noreboot flag, then have it install the updates without an answer file, and let it reboot.


