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yep i'm a bit further now, just batch copied unattend.txt on my destination C: drive, rigtht after formatting, the only one that does'nt change letter during install process no idea for tablet options, excepted relaunch install with daemon CD iso file from fresh XP install, i'll come back soon take chance t

Hello I share your concern, but so far I can't figure out to achieve unattend install via DOS, how do you do this? when using winnt.exe /U:my unattend.txt it is never able to read it so I only can do the unattended install via winnt.exe. So I'm not yet trying to include tablet options thanx

Thanks for the quick answer, this way should work, but not exactly what I expect. I'm sure you'll understand the point, I can quietly upgrade my install files along time, all is ready when I need a system reinstall, without burning anything! My RunOnceEx.cmd, batchs, install files ... etc are on the D:\ drive aswell, but this part is OK, no problem. my post was not clear install files (i386,$OEM$) & unattend.txt are on D:\ D: unattend.txt |- i386 |- $oem$ I have in unattend.txt: [unattended] OemPreinstall=Yes OemFilesPath="..\$OEM$" I boot from a DOS disket, I format C:, I load smartdrv.exe I launch D:\I386\winnt /s:I386 /t:C /u:unattend.txt this works OK but the $OEM$ folder is never copied !!!! I also tried the R switch with winnt.exe, but won't work either D:\I386\winnt /s:I386 /t:C /u:unattend.txt /r:$OEM$ ==> nothing D:\I386\winnt /s:I386 /t:C /u:unattend.txt /r:.\$OEM$ ==> nothing D:\I386\winnt /s:I386 /t:C /u:unattend.txt /r:D:\$OEM$ ==>copy error Anyone can explain to me the /R switch for winnt.exe? only thing I found is: "/r:folder Specifies that a folder is created during setup. The folder remains after Setup finishes. " Well, what syntax for the path? I finally got it with absolute path and quotes: OemFilesPath="D:\$OEM$" But, since it's a DOS mode copy, folders are renamed in 8.3 !!! Conclusion so far: Looks like GunsmokingMan method will be the one, the other advantage is dynamic update, but with winnt32, how do I launch the setup the next time? in order to get the right boot I have to redo the process for each reinstall, It copies the same files each time. Any other idea welcome. Thanks MSFN, great time savings!!!

Hello there, install from CD & network are well documented, what about another partition on the HDD? B) I tried few solutions wih winnt.exe from DOS disket, but never achieved to have $oem$ folders copied to the drive, * $OEM$ inside i386, * $OEM$ next to i386, * mentionned path in unattend.txt: OemFilesPath=.\I386\$OEM$ * winnt /s:... /u:... /r:path to drivers folder I'd like to use the same CD on any machine, just preparing the drivers folder on the next partition, plus I can update the drivers without burning a new CD. Thanks in advance, I'm surprised not to find anything on the net, first one to try?