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I have a new gigabyte Mobo with NVRaid capabilities, I read the sticky post about raid drivers during the text portion of the windows xp install and I got my P4 Mobo with Intel Raid working just fine with no need for the floppy, But I cannot get it to work for my Nvidia Board. I have the ATA/SATA Driver and the Raid Driver in the proper place, did everything the way i did it for the intel driver and it loads it during the first portion but before it gets to the partitioning portion i get a screen saying that no hard drives could be found. If I use just a normal windows xp sp1 install cd and press F6 and use the drivers from the floppy I get it to work with no problems. I have to load both the ATA driver and the Raid driver in order for it to work. here is my txtsetup.sif code addition: [SourceDisksFiles] iastor.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4 nvatabus.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4 nvraid.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4 [HardwareIdsDatabase] PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24DF&CC_0104 = "iastor" PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_008E = "nvatabus" PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0085 = "nvatabus" PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00D5 = "nvatabus" PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00EE = "nvatabus" PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E3 = "nvatabus" PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E5 = "nvatabus" *_NVRAIDBUS = "nvraid" [SCSI.load] iastor = iastor.sys,4 nvatabus = nvatabus.sys,4 nvraid = nvraid.sys,4 [SCSI] iastor = "Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller" nvatabus = "NVIDIA NForce ATA/SATA Controllers" nvraid = "NVIDIA NForce ATA RAID Controller" The driver path is done correctly in the winnt.sif file and I have done the makecab command for the .sys files and placed the .sy_ files in the i386 folder. If anyone has any info that could help me with this i would really appreciate it. tret

No Registry Tweaks or Theme Changes, everything I have done is posted in my first post. Drivers and Hotfixes is all i have changed. tret

I have an Unattended CD that installs drivers and updates and a couple programs, for some reason it changes the appearance to classic, I want it to stay as WindowsXP Style and Background. Winnt.sif ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\000_Intel_INF;Drivers\001_Intel_Raid;Drivers\002_Gigabit_LAN;Drivers\003_Gigabit_LAN;Drivers\004_AudigyZS_1;Drivers\005_AudigyZS_2;Drivers\006_Video_Nvidia_61.76;Drivers\007_Catalyst_4.7" DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore UnattendSwitch=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS FileSystem=* [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=6ba38aca51891e80aad3b435b51404eea0bbbaa4fa3394265f9af1041a5fec9f EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=4 OemSkipWelcome=1 [UserData] ProductID=*****-*****-*****-*****-***** FullName="****" OrgName="****" ComputerName=* [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes [GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\Install\move.cmd %systemdrive%\Install.cmd svcPack.inf [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" MajorVersion=5 MinorVersion=1 BuildNumber=2600 [SetupData] CatalogSubDir="\i386\Update" [ProductCatalogsToInstall] [SetupHotfixesToRun] Q814078.exe /Q:A /R:N Q816093.exe /Q:A /R:N Q823182.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q823353.exe /Q:A /R:N Q824105.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q824141.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q825119.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q826939.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q828035.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q828741.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q831167.exe /Q:A /R:N Q832894.exe /Q:A /R:N Q835732.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q837001.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q839645.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q840315.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q840374.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q841873.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q842773.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q870669.exe /Q:A /R:N WMP9MM2.exe Q828026.exe /Q /O /N /Z dxsetup.exe /silent Q322011.exe -u -o -n -z Q327405.exe /Q:A /R:N Q327979.exe -u -o -n -z Q810243.exe -u -o -n -z Q814995.exe -u -o -n -z Q820291.exe -u -o -n -z Q821253.exe -u -o -n -z Q822603.exe -u -o -n -z Q826942.exe /O /N /quiet /norestart Q837272.exe /Q /N /Z /O DOTNET11.exe highmat.exe /Q /N qchain.exe dosnet.inf [Version] signature="$Windows NT$" DriverVer=07/01/2001,5.1.2600.1106 [Directories] d1 = \I386 d2 = \cmpnents\tabletpc\I386 d3 = \cmpnents\mediactr\I386 d4 = \cmpnents\netfx\I386 [Miscellaneous] ProductType = 0 MinimumMemory = 67108864 DestinationPlatform = i386 ServicePack = 1.0 [OptionalSrcDirs] Update [UnsupportedArchitectures] halcbus.dll = %cbus2_mp% halcbusm.dll = %cbusmc_mp% halmca.dll = %mca_up% halmpsm.dll = %mps_mca_mp% halncr.dll = %ncr_mp% missprocfeat = %missing_proc_feat% move.cmd @Echo off ECHO. ECHO Re-Locating Install Batch File move %systemdrive%\Install\Install.cmd %systemdrive%\Install.cmd EXIT install.cmd @Echo off GOTO Hotfixes :Hotfixes ECHO. ECHO Installing HotFixes... ECHO. ECHO Installing Q832483 Buffer overrun in an MDAC function start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Updates\Q832483.exe /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n" /q ECHO. ECHO Installing Q817778 Advanced Networking Pack start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Updates\Q817778.exe /Q /O /N /Z ECHO. ECHO Please wait, Short Pause Before Installing Apps @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 8 -w 1000 > nul Goto Apps :Apps ECHO. ECHO. ECHO Installing Apps... ECHO. ECHO Installing Windows Messenger 5.0 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Apps\messenger.msi /qb ECHO. ECHO Installing Journal Viewer 1.5 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Apps\JV.msi /qn ECHO. ECHO Please wait, Short Pause Before Installing Drivers @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 8 -w 1000 > nul GOTO Drivers :DRIVERS ECHO. ECHO. ECHO Installing Drivers... IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\ati2dvag.dll GOTO InstallATI ECHO. ECHO No ATI Adapters Found GOTO Cleanup :InstallATI ECHO. ECHO Installing ATI Catalyst 4.7 Driver. start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Drivers\Cat4.7_Driver\Setup.exe -s ECHO. ECHO Pausing While Temporary Driver Files are Deleted @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 10 -w 1000 > nul ECHO. ECHO Installing ATI Catalyst 4.7 Control Panel. start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Drivers\Cat4.7_CPanel\Setup.exe -s ECHO. ECHO Pausing While Temporary Driver Files are Deleted @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 10 -w 1000 > nul ECHO. ECHO Installing ATI Catalyst 4.7 WDM Drivers. start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Drivers\Cat4.7_WDM\Setup.exe -s ECHO. ECHO Please wait, Short Pause Before Cleanup and Restart @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 8 -w 1000 > nul GOTO Cleanup :Cleanup ECHO. ECHO. ECHO Deleting Temporary Directories IF Exist %systemdrive%\install\ GOTO DELINSTALL GOTO DriverCheck :DriverCheck IF EXIST %systemdrive%\Drivers\ GOTO DELDRIVERS GOTO Reboot :DELINSTALL ECHO. ECHO Deleting Temporary Install Directory rd /q /s %systemdrive%\Install\ GOTO DriverCheck :DELDRIVERS ECHO. ECHO Deleting Temporary Driver Directory rd /q /s %systemdrive%\Drivers\ GOTO Reboot :Reboot ECHO. ECHO PC will Restart in 5 to 10 Seconds... @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 8 -w 1000 > nul shutdown.exe -r -f -t 01 -c "Windows XP will restart in 01 Seconds" ECHO. ECHO Deleting Batch File del %systemdrive%\Install.cmd EXIT I can't really figure out what is causing it to change to classic style. does anyone know something i can add to install.cmd to change it back to windowsxp style and background? or have any idea what i have wrong here. tret

GuiRunOnce Portion of winnt.sif [GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\Install\move.cmd %systemdrive%\Install.cmd $OEM$\$1\Install\Move.cmd @Echo off ECHO. ECHO Re-Locating Install Batch File move %systemdrive%\Install\Install.cmd %systemdrive%\Install.cmd EXIT $OEM$\$1\Install\Install.cmd @Echo off GOTO Hotfixes :Hotfixes ECHO. ECHO Installing HotFixes... ECHO. ECHO Installing Q832483 Buffer overrun in an MDAC function start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Updates\Q832483.exe /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n" /q ECHO. ECHO Installing Q817778 Advanced Networking Pack start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Updates\Q817778.exe /Q /O /N /Z ECHO. ECHO Installing Q817778 Security Update for DirectX 9.0 start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Updates\Q839643.exe /Q /O /N /Z ECHO. ECHO Please wait, Short Pause Before Installing Apps @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 8 -w 1000 > nul Goto Apps :Apps ECHO. ECHO. ECHO Installing Apps... ECHO. ECHO Installing Windows Messenger 5.0 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Apps\messenger.msi /qb ECHO. ECHO Installing Journal Viewer 1.5 ECHO Please wait... start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Apps\JV.msi /qn ECHO. ECHO Please wait, Short Pause Before Installing Drivers @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 8 -w 1000 > nul GOTO Drivers :DRIVERS ECHO. ECHO. ECHO Installing Drivers... IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\ati2dvag.dll GOTO InstallATI ECHO. ECHO No ATI Adapters Found GOTO Cleanup :InstallATI ECHO. ECHO Installing ATI Catalyst 4.7 Driver. start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Drivers\Cat4.7_Driver\Setup.exe -s ECHO. ECHO Pausing While Temporary Driver Files are Deleted @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 10 -w 1000 > nul ECHO. ECHO Installing ATI Catalyst 4.7 Control Panel. start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Drivers\Cat4.7_CPanel\Setup.exe -s ECHO. ECHO Pausing While Temporary Driver Files are Deleted @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 10 -w 1000 > nul ECHO. ECHO Installing ATI Catalyst 4.7 WDM Drivers. start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Drivers\Cat4.7_WDM\Setup.exe -s ECHO. ECHO Please wait, Short Pause Before Cleanup and Restart @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 8 -w 1000 > nul GOTO Cleanup :Cleanup ECHO. ECHO. ECHO Deleting Temporary Directories IF Exist %systemdrive%\install\ GOTO DELINSTALL GOTO DriverCheck :DriverCheck IF EXIST %systemdrive%\Drivers\ GOTO DELDRIVERS GOTO Reboot :DELINSTALL ECHO. ECHO Deleting Temporary Install Directory rd /q /s %systemdrive%\Install\ GOTO DriverCheck :DELDRIVERS ECHO. ECHO Deleting Temporary Driver Directory rd /q /s %systemdrive%\Drivers\ GOTO Reboot :Reboot ECHO. ECHO PC will Restart in 5 to 10 Seconds... @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 8 -w 1000 > nul shutdown.exe -r -f -t 01 -c "Windows XP will restart in 01 Seconds" ECHO. ECHO Deleting Batch File del %systemdrive%\Install.cmd EXIT This is my new Install.cmd batch file, i combined the different batch files that i was calling from winnt.sif into 1 batch file, now less is called from winnt.sif and it works much smoother. The point of the move.cmd batch file is to move the install.cmd file to the system root so that when it calls to delete the Install and Driver Folders once everything is completed it can continue to call the restart and then delete itself. If it is inside the Install folder on the system drive when it calls to delete the Install folder it deletes itself and then can't continue on to call the restart. I could have done it by deleting the Install and Driver Folder after the restart call, but i liked this way better. As you can see I added pauses in between certain processes by using a ping command to the default localhost IP Address, this should work fine on any Windows XP machine with networking installed. Isn't it on all XP machines regardless of whether or not a modem or NIC is installed?? correct me if I am wrong. I found that after the Cat4.7 Control Panel Install, the WDM driver installation was giving me an access error, i figured it was doing this because the control panel driver wasn't quite finished, with the short pause between them all goes smoothly I used the supplied setup.iss files that were in the Driver folder and CPanel Folder of the Cat4.7 Package as they seem to do the trick. I had to create a new one however for the WDM Installer. To get these three installers simply extract the cat4.7 package and grab the three folders that we are concerned with, Driver, CPanel and WDM and call for them to be installed one at a time with pauses between them. This could have been done much easier but my main purpose was to only install the ATI Control Panel and WDM drivers if ATI Hardware exists. If there was no ATI Hardware then the OemPnPDriversPath driver installation method would not copy the C:\Windows\System32\ati2dvag.dll file to the system and then my batch file would simply ignore the whole ATI Section. If any of this rambling was unclear, just specify what and i will respond. Good luck all tret

Ok, having a little issue with the next GUIRUNONCE batch file running before my Cat drivers are fully installed. Going to work on this. but getting close, i can feel it. hehe tret

Ok I am trying something a little different. I had it set to install the cat4.7 video drivers and WDM drivers using the /$oem$/$1/drivers/***** method. and then install the Control Panel during the first boot via GuiRunOnce The problem I was getting was that First the WDM Drivers were not installing correctly so I had two unknown devices in the device manager. Trying to install the WDM drivers at this point did not work. Secondly although the Control Panel Installed without errors, the SmartGart Tab was missing from the Advanced section of the Display Properties. So I have decided to try and keep the proper order during Catalyst Installation as much as possible. This would be Driver, Control Panel, WDM Driver. But the reason I wanted to have the driver installed via the /$oem$/$1/drivers/***** method was so that later I could use an If statement to see if the Control Panel was needed ( No sense installing control panel if no ATI Hardware is found). My solution to this is simple. still allow /$oem$/$1/drivers/***** to install the Driver and then on first boot do a standard Driver->Control Panel->WDM Driver installation IF the driver file is found. It looks like this. @echo off IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\ati2dvag.dll GOTO InstallATI ECHO. ECHO No ATI Adapters Found GOTO NOATI :InstallATI ECHO. ECHO Installing ATI Catalyst 4.7 Driver. start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Drivers\Cat4.7_Driver\Setup.exe -s ECHO. ECHO Installing ATI Catalyst 4.7 Control Panel. start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Drivers\Cat4.7_CPanel\Setup.exe -s ECHO. ECHO Installing ATI Catalyst 4.7 WDM Drivers. start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Drivers\Cat4.7_WDM\Setup.exe -s :NOATI EXIT If no ATI driver is found in the machine then no further installations. Or so I hope, I am testing now so I will reply with the outcome. tret

Using this Method SmartGart Does not get installed. I am having a little trouble with the WDM Drivers portion of the Driver Install also so I need to work that part out. but the Main Drivers and Control Panel are installed perfectly. the WDM drivers are only needed for cards with VIVO (Video In/Video Out) Capabilites. I will come up with something, I still have a few more ideas I am thinking about. I just came up with this idea because I wanted one cd with both nvidia and ATI drivers on it. I have two pc's and didn't want to have two different install CD's. I deal with If statements alot using Excel so it wasn't much to come up with this. tret

Here is what i did. $OEM$/$1/Drivers/007_Catalyst_4.7 $OEM$/$1/Drivers/008_Catalyst_WDM_4.7 In those two folders are the XP Drivers within the Cat4.7 Package Then I have the Control Panel install at first login only if the ATI Drivers where installed properly (If no ATI Hardware is installed then CPANEL won't install) $OEM$\$1\Install\Drivers\Cat4.7_CPanel That is where I have the Control Panel for the Cat4.7 Package And this is the Batch File Code used to call the CPANEL installation @echo off IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\ati2dvag.dll GOTO InstallATI ECHO. ECHO No ATI Adapters Found GOTO NOATI :InstallATI ECHO. ECHO Installing ATI Catalyst 4.7 Control Panel. start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Drivers\Cat4.7_CPanel\Setup.exe -s :NOATI EXIT This Checks to see if the driver file from the Cat4.7 Package is installed and if it is, the batch file calls the CPANEL installation using the setup.iss file that is pre-packaged in with the CPANEL installation files.