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Hello forum: I am having an issue reinstalling Win2ooo Pro. First, the laptop I am using does not have any peripherals attached. I have an external Iomega USB ZipCD 650 and external 3.5" floppy drive. After loading and using the recovery console to reformat the harddrive, when trying to reinstall, the CD drive isnt recognized during setup b/c it is USB. The message then said to "use manufacturer supplied harware support disk. After unsuccessful attempts of tracking that down, I realized that the Win2000 installation had the drivers I needed. So I copied the USB drivers from the disk, along with txtsetup.oem, txtsetup.sif and a few others. Through trial and error, I was able to edit the txtsetup.oem file, but I am stuck at a point where Windows cannot locate txtsetup.sif. First question, does this file need to be on the c: drive (like in /i386 folder), or on the disk with the USB drivers? So again, I searched the install disk and found the *.sif file. However, I have not edited it to match the syntax in the other files yet. My second question is directly related to the txtsetup.sif file. Can I edit this file so that it only references the drivers I need? It currently has a laundry list of files and folder names. Since I am only concerned about the USB drivers, can I bypass the rest? Below is a summary of the files I am using and mods I've made to the various files. Am I close on this one? LIST OF FILES ON DISK TXTSETUP.OEM TXTSETUP.SIF USBIOS.INF USB_IOS.PDR USBZIP.INF USBZIP.SYS TAGFILE.TAG --> this is just an empty txt file with a .TAG extension. It is a file whose presence allows setup to recognize that the disk is inserted. ------------------------------ TXTSETUP.OEM [Disks] d1 = "Iomega USB ZipCD Driver Install Disk",\tagfile.tag,"" # d2 = "Iomega USB ZipCD Driver Install Disk",\txtsetup.sif,"" [Defaults] scsi = USBZIPCD [scsi] USBZIPCD = "Iomega USB ZipCD Driver", USBZIPCD # USBZIPCD2 = "Iomega USB ZipCD Driver 2", USBZIPCD2 [Files.scsi.USBZIPCD] driver = d1, usbzip.sys, USBZIPCD inf = d1, usbzip.inf [Files.scsi.USBZIPCD2] # driver = d2, usbzip.sys, USBZIPCD2 # inf = d2, usbzip.inf ------------------------------- TXTSETUP.SIF ; USBIOS.INF -- install for USB IOS mapper ; Copyright © 1999 Iomega Corporation ;Version 1.1.4.1 [version] signature="$CHICAGO$" Class=hdc Provider=%Iomega% [ClassInstall] AddReg=HDC_Class [HDC_Class] HKR,,,,%HDCClassName% HKR,,Icon,,-9 [Manufacturer] %Iomega%=Iomega ;*************************************************************************** ;Iomega-manufacturer device list [iomega] %USB_IOS_MAP.DeviceDesc% = IOS_MAPPER, USB\VID_059B&PID_0021 ;*************************************************************************** ;Iomega Driver Installation Sections [iOS_MAPPER] AddReg = IOSMAP_AddReg CopyFiles=USBIOS.CopyFiles [uSBIOS.CopyFiles] USB_IOS.pdr [iOSMAP_AddReg] HKR,,DriverDesc,,"Iomega USB Disk Controller Driver" HKR,,DevLoader,,*IOS HKR,,PortDriver,,USB_IOS.pdr ;******************************** ;IOS common section [iOS] HKR,,DevLoader,,*IOS [DestinationDirs] DefaultDestDir = 12 ; IOSubsys directory [sourceDisksNames] # 1=%DISK1%,, d1 = "Iomega USB ZipCD Driver Install Disk",, [sourceDiskFiles] USB_IOS.pdr=d1 [strings] Iomega="Iomega" USB_IOS_MAP.DeviceDesc="Iomega Win98 USB Disk Controller" d1="Iomega USB ZipCD Driver Install Disk" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USBIOS.INF ; USBIOS.INF -- install for USB IOS mapper ; Copyright © 1999 Iomega Corporation ;Version 1.1.4.1 [version] signature="$CHICAGO$" Class=hdc Provider=%Iomega% [ClassInstall] AddReg=HDC_Class [HDC_Class] HKR,,,,%HDCClassName% HKR,,Icon,,-9 [Manufacturer] %Iomega%=Iomega ;*************************************************************************** ;Iomega-manufacturer device list [iomega] %USB_IOS_MAP.DeviceDesc% = IOS_MAPPER, USB\VID_059B&PID_0021 ;*************************************************************************** ;Iomega Driver Installation Sections [iOS_MAPPER] AddReg = IOSMAP_AddReg CopyFiles=USBIOS.CopyFiles [uSBIOS.CopyFiles] USB_IOS.pdr [iOSMAP_AddReg] HKR,,DriverDesc,,"Iomega USB Disk Controller Driver" HKR,,DevLoader,,*IOS HKR,,PortDriver,,USB_IOS.pdr ;******************************** ;IOS common section [iOS] HKR,,DevLoader,,*IOS [DestinationDirs] DefaultDestDir = 12 ; IOSubsys directory [sourceDisksNames] # 1=%DISK1%,, d1 = "Iomega USB ZipCD Driver Install Disk",, [sourceDiskFiles] USB_IOS.pdr=d1 [strings] Iomega="Iomega" USB_IOS_MAP.DeviceDesc="Iomega Win98 USB Disk Controller" d1="Iomega USB ZipCD Driver Install Disk" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USBZIP.INF ; USBZIP.INF -- install for USB Iomega Drive ; Copyright © 1999 Iomega Corporation ;Version 1.1.4.1 [Version] Signature=$Windows 95$ Class=USB Provider=%MFG% [Manufacturer] %MFG%=IOMEGA [iOMEGA] %USB\VID_059B&PID_0001.DeviceDesc%=USBZip.Dev, USB\VID_059B&PID_0001 %USB\VID_059B&PID_0040.DeviceDesc%=USBZip.Dev, USB\VID_059B&PID_0040 %USB\VID_0409&PID_002C.DeviceDesc%=USBZip.Dev, USB\VID_0409&PID_002C %USB\VID_059B&PID_0030.DeviceDesc%=USBZip.Dev, USB\VID_059B&PID_0030 %USB\VID_059B&PID_0031.DeviceDesc%=USBZip.Dev, USB\VID_059B&PID_0031 %USB\VID_059B&PID_0050.DeviceDesc%=USBZip.Dev, USB\VID_059B&PID_0050 [uSBZip.Dev] AddReg=USBZip.AddReg CopyFiles=USBZip.CopyFiles [DestinationDirs] DefaultDestDir=11 [uSBZip.CopyFiles] USBZip.sys [uSBZip.AddReg] HKR,,DevLoader,0,*ntkern HKR,,NTMPDriver,,USBZip.sys HKR,,DefaultAltInterface,1,00 HKR,,EnumName,0,USBZip [sourceDisksNames] #1=%DISK1%,, d1 = "Iomega USB ZipCD Driver Install Disk",, [sourceDiskFiles] USBZip.sys=d1 [strings] MFG="Iomega" USB\VID_059B&PID_0001.DeviceDesc="Iomega USB Mass Storage Class Driver" USB\VID_0409&PID_002C.DeviceDesc="Iomega USB Mass Storage Class Driver" USB\VID_059B&PID_0040.DeviceDesc="Iomega USB to SCSI Cable Driver" USB\VID_059B&PID_0030.DeviceDesc="Iomega USB Mass Storage Class Driver" USB\VID_059B&PID_0050.DeviceDesc="Iomega USB CD Mass Storage Class Driver" USB\VID_059B&PID_0031.DeviceDesc="Iomega USB Mass Storage Class Driver" d1="Iomega USB ZipCD Driver Install Disk" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hey Forum, Just checking in with everyone. A little about myself...I use to be a IT business systems analyst, but then a new director came in, and now I am a finance & planning analyst. But nevertheless, I'm IT at heart. Also, not too bad with VBA in Excel. Feel free to send e-mail directly to me. Later