elmulti

Hi, I've got exactly the same problem! My version of windows is german, but when i translate the error-message, its a perfect match. I get the error testing with VMWare, by the way. After some tests I managed to create 2 similar Winnt.sif-files one working and the other one producing the error from your description. This one stops with "internal data structure are corrupt (Phase 0)": ;SetupMgrTag [Data] Autopartition=0 MsDosInititated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] UnattendMode=GuiAttended OemSkipEulA=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=No UnattendSwitch="No" WaitForReboot="No" OemPnPDriversPath=Drivers\001\SI3112 DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore AutoActivate=No [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=No OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=110 OemSkipWelcome=1 [Display] BitsPerPel=32 XResolution=1280 YResolution=1024 Vrefresh=75 [UserData] ProductKey=What-so-ever FullName=Me OrgName= ComputerName=Computer [TapiLocation] CountryCode=49 Dialing=Tone [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 Language=00000407 [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=Gamer [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=No [Componants] msmsgs=off msnexplr=off AutoUpdate=off templates=off hypertrm=off pinball=off freecell=off spider=off zonegames=off [URL] Home_Page=http://www.google.de [GUIRunOnce] This one seems to work. One for sure: the error from above deosn't occur. The lines indented to the right should be the diffrent lines. ;SetupMgrTag [Data] Autopartition=0 MsDosInitiated = 0 UnattendedInstall = Yes [Unattended] UnattendMode = GuiAttended OemSkipEula = Yes OemPreinstall = Yes TargetPath = "\Windows" Repartition=No UnattendSwitch = No WaitForReboot = No OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\001\SI3112" DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore AutoActivate=No [SetupParams] SkipMissingFiles = Yes [GuiUnattended] AutoAdminLogon = 1 AdminPassword = "" EncryptedAdminPassword=No OEMSkipRegional = 1 TimeZone = 110 OemSkipWelcome = 1 [Display] BitsPerPel=32 XResolution=1280 YResolution=1024 Vrefresh=75 [UserData] ProductKey=What-so-ever FullName="Me" ComputerName="Computer" [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 Language=00000407 [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=Gamer [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=No [Componants] msmsgs=off msnexplr=off AutoUpdate=off templates=off hypertrm=off pinball=off freecell=off spider=off zonegames=off [URL] Home_Page=http://www.google.de Most of the changes are "-signs (I guess they're called quotes) that are added or removed. I changed the file to be more like a completely different one that worked. So I didn't just imagined the changes. A lot of testing could tell which line(s) produce the error. My first guess would be the quotes in TargetPath. Let me know if you get any new ideas from my infos or from something else. I'll just check now if my second SIF works completely and then I hope to have my first working SP2-CD the way I want it to be. I too had more problems then this to overcome... greetings elmulti

Well, I wanted to create a SP2-CD for me including my S-ATA driver, my CD-Key and some things like the tcpip.sys & uxtheme.sys. No other complicated stuff. When I tested my ISOs or burnt CD-RWs with VMWare, it worked, but every time I booted from the CD the setup stopped at a specific point. After loading the drivers and before you can choose on which partition to install WindowsXP there is a moment with black screen and a little white cursor in the corner. Normally this state doesn't last long, but in my case the setup stopped there no matter how long I waited. After a lot of tests I noticed that the WinNT.sif causes my problem. I have no Idea which line it was, but after I created a completely new File with another program, it worked. First the NOT working one from nlite: ; ; Generated by 0.98.7 beta ; [Data] MsDosInitiated = 0 UnattendedInstall = Yes [Unattended] UnattendMode = GuiAttended UnattendSwitch = Yes OemPreinstall = Yes OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\001\SI3112" OemSkipEula = Yes ComputerType = "ACPI-Uniprozessor-PC", Retail FileSystem = * WaitForReboot = No TargetPath = "\Windows" DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore [SetupParams] SkipMissingFiles = Yes [GuiUnattended] AutoAdminLogon = 1 AdminPassword = "" TimeZone = 110 OEMSkipRegional = 1 OemSkipWelcome = 1 [UserData] ProductKey = "what-so-ever" ComputerName = "Computer" FullName = "Me" [RegionalSettings] Language = 0407 [Identification] JoinWorkgroup = Gamer and now the working one from Winnt.sif Creator 1.1a: ;SetupMgrTag [Data] Autopartition=0 MsDosInititated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] UnattendMode=GuiAttended OemSkipEulA=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=No UnattendSwitch="No" WaitForReboot="No" OemPnPDriversPath=Drivers\001\SI3112 DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore AutoActivate=No [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=No OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=110 OemSkipWelcome=0 [Display] BitsPerPel=32 XResolution=1280 YResolution=1024 Vrefresh=75 [UserData] ProductKey=what-so-ever FullName=Me OrgName= ComputerName=Computer [TapiLocation] CountryCode=49 Dialing=Tone [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 Language=00000407 [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=Gamer [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=No [Componants] msmsgs=off msnexplr=off AutoUpdate=off templates=off hypertrm=off pinball=off freecell=off spider=off zonegames=off [URL] Home_Page=http://www.google.de [GUIRunOnce] My guess would be this line causing the hang: ComputerType = "ACPI-Uniprozessor-PC", Retail But my CPU is a AMD AthlonXP and I think the option should work. I'm too tired of testing, but I'd still would like to know the bad guy Like I already said my CD works now, but in case anyone else has the same problem and to prevent running into this one again I wrote this to examine the problem. If anyone has an idea, feel free to mention it. Hope my english isn't too bad. Greetings, elmulti