[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

i guess i will abandoned this quest if no one knows how to skip the request for partition screen....................

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

ok -- i have everything working except: it is still prompting me to select the partition. here is my sif -- i compared / modified it to the one that is working without prompting to select partition, and i cannot see the difference. so i am thinking it might be somewhere else or something is missing:

here is my current sif:

; Generated by nLite 1.4.5

[Data]

Autopartition=1

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

UnattendSwitch=Yes

OemPreinstall=no

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

OemSkipEula=Yes

FileSystem=*

WaitForReboot="No"

NoWaitAfterTextMode=1

NoWaitAfterGUIMode=1

DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

[systemRestore]

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

TimeZone=035

OEMSkipRegional=1

OemSkipWelcome=1

[Components]

[userData]

ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

ComputerName=*

FullName="PC"

OrgName="home"

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=1

Dialing=Tone

AreaCode=804

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=1

SystemLocale=00000409

UserLocale=00000409

InputLocale=0409:00000409

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents="Yes"

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup="PCRX"

here is the one that installs without promting for partition info (if the partition exists and is formatted):

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=1

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=No

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=35

OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

ProductKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

FullName="Home"

OrgName="User"

ComputerName=*

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=1

Dialing=Tone

AreaCode=804

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=1

SystemLocale=00000409

UserLocale=00000409

can anyone see why this sif does not prompt for partition selection when the disk is paritioned and formatted?

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

i see there are several files name: "Last Session (205405.14-16.40.03)_u.ini" etc. should i be editing one of those, or should i still just be concerned with the sif file?

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

i know where the sif is, i just mean -- where are the edited nlite files staged before the iso burn?

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

when you say "just edit the .sif when nLite stops", where are those files located prior to the iso burn?

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

i think i was missing this: TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

here is my sif:

it boots, but takes me to the windows setup screen, on my other installation it skips this altogether and immediately begins copying the installation files.

; Generated by nLite 1.4.5

[Data]

Autopartition=1

MsDosInitiated=0

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

UnattendSwitch="No"

OemPreinstall="Yes"

OemSkipEula="Yes"

FileSystem=*

WaitForReboot="No"

NoWaitAfterTextMode=1

NoWaitAfterGUIMode=1

DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

[systemRestore]

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=*

TimeZone=035

OEMSkipRegional=1

OemSkipWelcome=1

[Components]

[userData]

ProductKey="xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx"

ComputerName=*

FullName="Home User"

OrgName="Home"

[RegionalSettings]

Language= "0409"

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents="Yes"

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup="PCRX"

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

here's what i just tried. did the nlite thing. mounted the image, copied the entire contents to the harddrive. then edited the sif. used ultraiso to rebuild and burn the image. did not work -- but i think i am really close!

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

i guess what i mean is how do i edit the sif using nlite? or how do i recreate a bootable image after copying the files to the harddrive and editing the sif?

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

nlite is overwriting the sif, and chaging the sif [Data]

AutoPartition = 0, how can i change this ?

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

i looked at my working xp slip with sp2, and in the winnt.sif i have the following:

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=1

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

can i just copy this file into the i386 directory before running nlite -- and have it use those unattended settings?

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

i re-did the image, making sure fully-automated was checked. xp setup still is asking for partition information, even though the partition is already formatted NTFS. my other nlite xp builds, do not user prompt for that. as long as the disk is formatted it immediately begins the installation process.

please help -- only 1 reply so far?

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

also -- it is stopping the installation to ask me for the administrator password. i thought when i did this before -- it was just one check box, and the installation was completely automated. what am i missing here guys?

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

how do i fix that?

[successful sp3 integration, but why so GUI?]

i have been using nlite for years now -- with no problems. my recent project slipping sp3 seemed to go without a hitch. only problem now is that i am having to wait for the xp setup screen to load, choose the partition, leave file system intact ... etc. etc.

all of my other installations automatically install to the first available partion without a user prompt. (if one exists)

am i just missing a check box somewhere?