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I am having basically the same issues. I have a working install w/ hotfixes and apps. Boaught a new PC using the Intel 875PBZ mobo and can't get it to work. My First Attempt, Using the f6 key and finding the driver doesnt work, because it first finds the driver to be used, but then after it formats, it doesnt acknowledge that the floopy disk contains the specified driver. Very strange because it is the same floppy first used after hitting F6, but moments later it cant find the iastor driver files from the same disk. Second attempt, Use method suggested by 'RyanVM'. This time, "File \$OEM$\iaStor.sys could not be loaded. The error code is 18. Setup cannot continue. press any key to exit" Any thoguhts? Because I'm in a hurry, I'm resorting to using an IDe drive for the image, then using Ghost to duplicate the image onto the SATA Raid drive after modifying the boot ini. Still I need to resolve this for next time. Suggestions before 3rd stike are greatly appreciated.

I am useing RunOnceEx Gui to to install hotfixes and a few other programs, and it starts by copying the program files to the HDD so that I can eject the CD and move on, leaving the user to finish up. However, After the copy is finished and the CD is ejected I have just one Hotfizx that requires me to re-insert the CD for the windows files. It is looking for a SQLSE20.DLL. Any suggestions to get around this other then running that one hotfix before removing the CD? FYI cmdow @ /HID @echo off IF EXIST D:\CD.txt set CDROM=D: IF EXIST E:\CD.txt set CDROM=E: IF EXIST F:\CD.txt set CDROM=F: IF EXIST G:\CD.txt set CDROM=G: IF EXIST H:\CD.txt set CDROM=H: IF EXIST I:\CD.txt set CDROM=I: IF EXIST J:\CD.txt set CDROM=J: IF EXIST J:\CD.txt set CDROM=K: IF EXIST J:\CD.txt set CDROM=L: IF EXIST J:\CD.txt set CDROM=M: IF EXIST J:\CD.txt set CDROM=N: SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Preparing Installation..." /f REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Apps\prepare.cmd" /f REG ADD %KEY%\002 /VE /D "Setting Host Name = System Serial #" /f REG ADD %KEY%\002 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Apps\COMPNAME.bat" /f REG ADD %KEY%\003 /VE /D "Registry Tweaks # 1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\004 /V 1 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\Install\Apps\regtweaks1.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\006 /VE /D "Copying I 386 Files..." /f REG ADD %KEY%\007 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Apps\copy.cmd" /f REG ADD %KEY%\008 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Apps\eject %cdrom%" /f REG ADD %KEY%\009 /VE /D "Hotfix Installations" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Hotfixes\KB814078.exe /Q:A /R:N" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 2 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\KB819639.exe /Q:A /R:N" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 3 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\KB831167.exe /Q:A /R:N" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 4 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\KB832894.exe /Q:A /R:N" /f REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 5 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\KB837009.exe /Q:A /R:N" /f REG ADD %KEY%\035 /V 6 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\hu1002_p.exe /Q:A /R:N" /f REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 7 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\MMSSETUP.EXE /Q:A /R:N" /f REG ADD %KEY%\045 /V 8 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q322011.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 9 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q327979.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\055 /V 10 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q810243.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\060 /V 11 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q811114.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\065 /V 12 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q814995.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\070 /V 13 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q817778.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 14 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q820291.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\080 /V 15 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q821253.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\085 /V 16 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q822603.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\090 /V 17 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q823182.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\095 /V 18 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q824105.EXE /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\100 /V 19 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q824141.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\105 /V 20 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q825119.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\110 /V 21 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q826939.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\115 /V 22 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q826942.EXE /U /O /N /Z "/f REG ADD %KEY%\120 /V 23 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\WMP9MM2.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\125 /V 24 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q828026.exe /U /O /N /Z" /f REG ADD %KEY%\130 /V 25 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q828035.exe /U /O /N /Z " /f REG ADD %KEY%\135 /V 26 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q828741.EXE /U /O /N /Z " /f REG ADD %KEY%\140 /V 27 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\KB832483.EXE /T:%systemdrive%\install\tmp2 /C:\"%systemdrive%\install\tmp2\dahotfix.exe /q /n\" /Q" /f REG ADD %KEY%\145 /V 28 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q833998.EXE /U /O /N /Z " /f REG ADD %KEY%\150 /V 29 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q835732.EXE /U /O /N /Z " /f REG ADD %KEY%\155 /V 30 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q837001.EXE /U /O /N /Z " /f REG ADD %KEY%\160 /V 31 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\qchain.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\165 /V 32 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\DX9NTopk.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\205 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 6 Full" /f REG ADD %KEY%\210 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Apps\Adobe\setup /s /v/qn" /f REG ADD %KEY%\215 /VE /D "Sun Java 1.4.2" /f REG ADD %KEY%\220 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Apps\j2re-1_4_2_01-windows-i586.BAT /v/qn" /f REG ADD %KEY%\225 /V 2 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\Install\Apps\RemoveSunJavaUpdateCheck.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\230 /VE /D "Symantec AV Corp 8.1.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\235 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Apps\Symantec_AntiVirus_Client.exe /qn" /f REG ADD %KEY%\240 /VE /D "Symantec AV Corp 8.1.1" /f REG ADD %KEY%\245 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Apps\20040416-048-i32.exe /qn" /f REG ADD %KEY%\250 /VE /D "WinRAR 3.20" /f REG ADD %KEY%\255 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Apps\WRAR320.exe /s" /f REG ADD %KEY%\260 /VE /D "Importing Registry Tweaks" /f REG ADD %KEY%\265 /V 1 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\Install\Apps\regtweaks2.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\270 /VE /D "Removing Windows XP Activation NAG" /f REG ADD %KEY%\275 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Activation\Reset502.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\285 /VE /D "Additional Hotfix Installations" /f REG ADD %KEY%\290 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\Q831240.BAT /Q" /f REG ADD %KEY%\295 /V 2 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\dotnetfx.exe /Q" /f REG ADD %KEY%\300 /V 3 /D "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\setup.exe /Q:A /R:N" /f REG ADD %KEY%\305 /VE /D "Change Volume ID" /f REG ADD %KEY%\310 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\apps\volumeid.cmd" /f rem REG ADD %KEY%\900 /VE /D "Modifying Local User Accounts" /f rem REG ADD %KEY%\905 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Apps\useraccounts.cmd" /f REG ADD %KEY%\990 /VE /D "Cleaning Up and Rebooting" /f REG ADD %KEY%\995 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Apps\cleanup.cmd" /f EXIT

I am trying to use AEFDISK to format the Disk with NTFS, But I cant seem to do it. I tried modifying your batch (see below) but it doesnt appear to format NTFS partitions properly. After partition creation, I start XP install which soon requires a refomat. I have been using System Commander for disk re-sizing and usch for years, but I need something that can be integrated into a totally unattended Install. ANY IDEAS PLEASE HELP? @echo off CLS Echo AEFdisk Echo ECHO. ECHO Deleting primary partition ... ECHO. ECHO This mode will keep all files on the D: drive intact. ECHO. AEFDisk.exe /DELACTIVE ECHO. ECHO Repartitioning free space, formatting (PC will reboot) ... Echo. AEFDisk /freesize aefdisk 1 /pri:%freesize%:7 Aefdisk 1 /mbr AEFDISK 1 /sort echo. aefdisk 1 /show pause AEFDisk.exe /reboot