[Lost CD Key]

As for finding the key for XP or Office use Magic Jellybean Keyfinder. google is your friend.

[What does XP Upgrade look for when installing?]

I don't want to do an unattended install of ME but of XP. I have the ME disc but I wanted to know what it is exactly that the XP Upgrade looks for from the ME disc. Sorry, it is a bit confusing in my head and hard to explain on a forum. I thought about just putting the ME files on the DVD but for some reason I can't think of right now I thought that the ME files and the XP files would not get along on the same disc.

[What does XP Upgrade look for when installing?]

I would like to put on 1 DVD all of the stuff needed to install Win XP Pro Upgrade including the previous version of Windows (in my ME) so that I don't need to switch discs in the process. What is it that Win XP Pro Upgrade looks for on the disc of the prior version that I could include on my unattended install disc. I know that I can't automate it but I would like to at least not have to find the Win ME CD when I reinstall Win XP Pro Upgrade.

Thanks!

[Successful NVRAID unattended slipstream]

Thanks for in the detailed instructions. Worked great. I really like how it didn't matter where to add the lines to the txtsetup.sif file. I just copied and pasted at the very end and it worked great. I didn't know if I needed to compress the two .sys files or not so I did and put both the .sy_ and the .sys files in the I386 folder. Not like it was that hard.

Thanks again!

[Hello and thanks!]

My name is Overclock, aka Eric. I have been lurking for a while trying to figure out how to do an UA Install of XP. I probably burned thru (literally) at least 25 cd-r discs. Good thing they were Free After Rebate (FAR). Now I only have about 300 left.

I successfully integrated the NVRAID drivers into the install since my floppy won't read anymore, thanks to the device drivers forum. I actually registered to say thanks to cfeedback for instructions on how to integrate the NVRAID.

This upgrade about killed me. First a bad mobo and then I couldn't get the network adapter to work. This was on a Soltek 250Gb with an AMD 64 3200+. When it did install everything was done in about 15 minutes. Man, that is fast. I finally got the network adapter installed by using the 5.1 drivers.

Thanks for all your help!

[Unattended intall in SATA drive]

you can do all that and more.

first slipstream sp2 into windows.

check the device drivers forum for detail. it depends on the manufacturer of your sata controller.

i find that nlite does not integrate the drivers as well as doing it manually.

good luck.

[Successful NVRAID unattended slipstream]

Thanks for that excellent explanation. All of the sudden my floppy won't read the driver diskette. Don't know what happened. Hopefully this will work.

I searched and searched but couldn't find anything either.