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In your batch file, use this command: @for %%F in (%1) do set New_Var_1=%%~dpF This will set variable New_Var_1 as drive letter and path of %1. For more information, check usenet newsgroup alt.msdos.batch, or the XP manual of the FOR command.

Tried it (even though I do not want full Unattended) and it didn't help. It still choose for me the installation partition.

Hi, thanks for the reply. I havn't made a CD out of this setup yet, but it means that even if I make a CD out of it, I could only use it by booting directly from the CD, since running the setup from DOS will result in it being installed in an unknown partition. No? (**** MS). Regarding your note, all of my partitions are FAT32 and it completes the 1st stage of installation (copying files) successfully. It then reboot, and I get the above message at the 2nd stage.

I Have a Winnt.Sif file with AutoPartition=0 and Repartition=No. However, when it gets to the disk & partition selection stage, instead of giving me the option to choose my desired partition, it's gives the following message: It's like it's ingoring the AutoPartition=0 and tries to install into the partition where I started the installation from (it has less than 990MB free disk space so I get the above message). How can I fix this so I can go straight to the partition selection screen? I'm starting the installation from DOS using the command: Winnt /S:. /U:WinNT.SIF Here is my WinNT.Sif file: ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [Unattended] UnattendMode=ProvideDefault OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=No TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=No WaitForReboot=No UnattendSwitch=Yes [GuiUnattended] EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=135 OemSkipWelcome=1 [UserData] ProductKey=... FullName="Muhamad abu-Halil" OrgName="" ComputerName=ZEUS [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=HOME

Try This: Run Group Policy (Run GPEdit.MSC). Go to Computer Configuration->Windows Settings->Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) and double-click on Startup. Click on the button Show Files... and in the new opened window create new a batch file. Edit the file and put in it the following line: %SystemRoot%\System32\OSK.Exe Save & close the file, close it's folder window, and in the Start Properties dialog click Add... and put there the name of the batch file you just created (no path needed). Now close this dialog also. Still in Group Policy, go to Computer Configuration->Administrative Templates->System->Scripts and on the right pane, change the value of Run startup scripts simultaneously to Enabled (This will make sure the logon process will continue even though the script has not ended).