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Not using VMware, just burnt it onto a DVD. Motherboard: Asus K8V Deluxe Harddisk: Seagate 2* 120gb SATA Raid 0 Memory: 1024MB RAM Processor: AMD 64 Bit 3000+ Method 2 and I didn't use Nlite. One thing which I have just thought of since I am at work. I used a previous copy of an unattended DVD that I had made and copied in fresh winnt.sif etc. I didn't use a fresh setup.exe though. Would this make a difference as I didn't think it would.

Bashrat and others I have just made a new dvd with your packs, however when the pc first reboots and then tries to run the gui (39 minute mark I think) the screen simply remains blue. Anyone have any ideas?

Use Bashrats compressed driver packs and Pyrons Method. Simply have a look at this: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=30190

I think there is a problem as I will explain below: The driver packs are named v410.7z etc except for sound which is v4101.7z However in the Method_2_V002.cmd there is this section: IF NOT EXIST %FOLDER%\OEM\bin MD %FOLDER%\OEM\bin CMD /C COPY /Y DriverPacks\DriverPack_*.7z %FOLDER%\OEM REN %FOLDER%\OEM\DriverPack_%L%_V???.7z DriverPack_%L%.7z REN %FOLDER%\OEM\DriverPack_%M%_V???.7z DriverPack_%M%.7z REN %FOLDER%\OEM\DriverPack_%S%_V???.7z DriverPack_%S%.7z therefore shouldn't there be an extra ? in the last line so _V???.7z should be _V????.7z I haven't read through enough of the batch files as yet to know if this will cause any errors..... I will edit my post if I find out differently.

Pyron's method

http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/sp2changes.htm

Bashrat, I have just emailed you. I don't use MSN or ICQ Maybe I can email them, upload them to an FTP Server etc...

In a business environment I only use this method....it works very very well... A bit of work to get it up and running but it is fantastic http://unattended.sourceforge.net/

Yes, I have an Audigy LS

Sorry for the confusion...my copy of xp must have been corrupt as the extract command was not working. I ran an unattended dvd to rebuild my os and all is fine.... I thought for some reason that because it didn't work that there was no such command.

Trust me, I had this modem a few years ago and it sucks.......USB ADSL modems are a real pain.... Get yourself an ethernet modem, they are just as cheap these days and will save you lots of frustration. Well, my two cents worth anyway.

Hi eagle00789, Quick request, In the numbering scheme you increment in lots of 1. Could you space it out a bit and do it in lots of say 5. That way if you miss something out it is relatively easy to go back and include it without re-numbering everything. Many thanks

Bashrat I have an Asus K8V Deluxe motherboard with intergrated 3com Gigabit LOM 3C940 Network Card. The LAN pack unfortnately does not include this driver. Could you please include it for everyone to use. Many thanks.

Bashrat I have been keenly following these topics now for some time. Many thanks for the time and effort you are putting into it by the way. Question: In the prepare.cmd you have the following: ECHO Expanding and renaming the original setup.exe. After that the original will be replaced with another setup.exe... EXPAND I386\SETUP.EX_ I386\setupORG.exe MOVE /Y SETUP.EX_ I386\ MOVE /Y presetup.cmd I386\ What is the expand command and how is it supposed to run....the only way I can get it to work is to expand it manually etc?

Why on earth do people still wish to install Win95 and Win98???

Firewall: I use a Linux Machine with Firestarter, controls IPTABLES Firewall rules Anti-Virus: Trend Pc-Cillin Advanced Windows Tuning (software like tweakXP): don't waste your money Download Utilities: the one that comes with Mozilla Firefox E-Mail: Mozilla Thunderbird Webdesign:Have only used Dreamwearver but is way expensive Graphics Development: If you are serious about it only Photoshop will do but very costly. Hard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example):WIndows defragger, wouldn't waste my money. Windows error Checking (Like Norton Utilities):Again wouldn't waste my money

Can someone please tell me....who if anyone has actually got this to work....I mean in theory its fantastic .......but are we wasting our time...

I don't understand. The file definitley insn't in the i386 folder... Isn't it suppose to extract from the zip file... I can find the file when I manually extract the .7z file???

hmmmm I just checked txtsetup.sif and I found entries for that driver ??

I am ready to rip my hair out... I have made plenty of unattended dvd's in the past but I just cannot get this working. Am I doing this correct. OK I create the c:\XPCD\$OEM$\Driverz dir and place my .7z files in there including my storage files. I then put the 3 files into the i386 folder In TXTSETUP.SIF I add the 3 lines 7za.exe = 1,,,,,,,2,0,0 Drvz.exe = 1,,,,,,,2,0,0 DevPath.exe = 1,,,,,,,2,0,0 by the way there are multiples instances of [sourceDisksFiles] so does it matter exactly under which one the 3 lines go? I then edit Winnt.SIF and put in the following: [unattended] DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore [GuiUnattended] DetachedProgram="%SystemRoot%\system32\DRVZ.EXE" I then add the appropriate sections to dosnetinf and then add the contents of Add_to_txtsetupsif to txtsetup.sif...... Anyone any idea of what I am doing wrong. As the DVD boots the only error I am getting is aec6280.sys is not found???? Please help... After thinking about it....I am using a SATA hardrive so how can it work with no OemPnPDriversPath as this is invoked before the GUI even begins.....I am correct in saying this?

I'm getting aec6280.sys could not be found :-( I am ready to rip my hair out... I have made plenty of unattended dvd's in the past but I just cannot get this working. Am I doing this correct. OK I create the c:\XPCD\$OEM$\Driverz dir and place my .7z files in there including my storage files. I then put the 3 files into the i386 folder In TXTSETUP.SIF I add the 3 lines 7za.exe = 1,,,,,,,2,0,0 Drvz.exe = 1,,,,,,,2,0,0 DevPath.exe = 1,,,,,,,2,0,0 by the way there are multiples instances of [sourceDisksFiles] so does it matter exactly under which one the 3 lines go? I then edit Winnt.SIF and put in the following: [unattended] ADD => DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore ADD => NonDriverSigningPolicy=Ignore [GuiUnattended] DetachedProgram="%SystemRoot%\system32\DRVZ.EXE" I then add the appropriate sections to dosnetinf and then add the contents of Add_to_txtsetupsif to txtsetup.sif...... Anyone any idea of what I am doing wrong. As the DVD boots the only error I am getting is aec6280.sys is not found???? Please help...

Glad to help

Compsci I have a similar board K8V Deluxe and I had the same problem until I read the following guide and downloaded his files...Instructions are all included.....it works great http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=14869 Also his executable can be downloaded here: http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/raiddrivers_1.01.exe

I'd almost guarantee that it was created with CDIMAGE :-)

Of course there is always the possibility that the person who designed the software did a custom job on it and made it so that it doens't need setup.iss. There are lots of programs out there where this is the case. If it is the case, I suggest you email the manufacturer and ask them.