USAF_Guy

I can't copy the files to the HDD. In order to have the SATA installed using TXTMODE I have to set OemPreinstall to 'No' which stops the copy process

No go, this is what I get" 'Line 52 of the INF file \i386\winnt.sif is invalid' Line 51: [GuiRunOnce] Line 52: cmd IF EXIST D:\WIN51 set CDROM=D:

I will give that a try and let you know......thanks for the post!

Here's the scoop. I have some new Dells with an Intel SATA (82801ER SATA RAID Controller). I have tried extensivly to slipstream the drivers in my XP CD. Well, it can't be done (according to Bâshrat the Sneaky). So I have to use the TEXTMODE (with txtsetup.oem files) method to integrate it. Well, when you do this, you have to change the OemPreinstall to 'No'. This stops any files from the $OEM$ folder being copied to the HDD. My question, will the GuiRunOnce run commands or only batch files? Example below... [GuiRunOnce] IF EXIST D:\WIN51 set CDROM=D: IF EXIST E:\WIN51 set CDROM=E: IF EXIST F:\WIN51 set CDROM=F: IF EXIST G:\WIN51 set CDROM=G: IF EXIST H:\WIN51 set CDROM=H: IF EXIST I:\WIN51 set CDROM=I: IF EXIST J:\WIN51 set CDROM=J: "%CDROM%\Software\start.cmd