UncleBuck

Hi guy's I've a problem that I'm hoping you can help me with....basically I'm creating a unattended install, but first I want to, befor the install starts is format the first partition on my hard drive. My hard drive is 80 gig...c:\ 40 gig and d:\40 gig, I would like to somehow in either bart PE and WinPE boot into NTFS and automatically format c:\ partition then re-boot and start my unattended install..Any help guy's Pleeeeeze

I asked the same......LOOK UNDER "FORMAT" thread

There's more to it than that M8, if I done that it would just format ALL of C:..deleting both partitions c: & d:, I think I'm going to have to MsDosInitiated in the win.sif to load NTFS dos then format then automatically re-boot the start unattended set up, I'm playing about but without much luck at the mo.....

Been asking the same....see my post Format...format partition

Many thanks for the replies guy's but I think were drifting away from the main question.... My current system is a 85 gig HD, its already partitioned C:\ 40 gig and D:\ 40 gig. What I want to create is a unattended set up of XP and software on C:\" easy enough " but what I want to do first is ....Insert DVD, boot system and be asked if I want to format C: drive "C: partition" when I press for yes, it will format C: drive "c: partition" then carry on with the unattended set up. Simple really LOL I thought I could create a NTFS boot file on the unattended setup dvd then somehow after formating C: partition re-boot itself the carry on with the set up of xp and software.....oh what a headache. I guess its not that simple, cheer's all

Oh ...could you us WinPE to start the process, automatically format c: partition then somehow the unattended set up take over ? Sorry guy's I'm grasping at straws here....

Cheer's for the replies guy's.....So could I just tell it to format C: in the win.sif file or would that format the D: partition too. I seem to remember a batch file that could do this in 32 bit, but never seen it in NTFS....is there not a way of doing it in NTFS Dos, before starting the unattended set up process.....sort of load NTFS Dos first then continue the install process, I can see why its not freely available, as if you accidentaly pressed at the wrong time youv'e lost your data, but there must be a way around it........Com on you super programmers who programed the installers for the software please help out if you can.... cheer's guy's

When I appied they said the first beta would be due fo public release around Sept-Oct this year....

I'll let you know as I'm hoping to be a beta tester....well I was for XP and XP SP1 and SP2, so keeping my fingers crossed later this year I'll find out....

Hi guy's help me out please....I'm going bald pulling my hair out..... My hard drive is Partitioned into 2....C: and D: I want to automaically format c: the proceed the Unattended Install.... ie, When the dvd loads it asks "press any key to boot from the cd" then automatically formats c:...then proceeds installing windows xp.. I know its easy for you guy's but I'm pulling my hair out....cheer's guy's

Hi guy's I'm a bit lost so would like some help please.....I would like to automatically Format C: drive when I put in the Unattended CD, not to select the Partition, but just Format before the installation begins.....Also I would like to have my own boot screen, so do I have to edit Ms boot screen and if so where is it located.... Many ThanX guy's..