TonyPE

No, just as Windows setup does not. It still refers to the CD. I use a .REG file to change the source to a network share on my installations. Once the ManualWindowsSetup.EXE program exits, the CD is no longer needed and can be removed at any time thereafter. FYI, my scripts reboot the system after ManualWindowsSetup.EXE finishes. I use a bootable CD with the "Press any key to boot from CD" patch, so I don't need to be around to eject the disk.

Thank you, and you are correct. As a workaround, you can specify an empty folder for OEMFilesPath. I'll fix this in the next release.

This tool has been updated to version 2.0. Changes are: -- Program is now a native Windows 32-bit application. Windows scripting host is no longer required. -- Enhanced logging and output options -- Bootsector file is now automatically generated and works on any hard drive. (Fixed reboot and freeze problems) -- Fixed a bug where boot.ini file always referenced C: even when the user specified a different drive letter. -- Runs faster (native application) Download from: http://home.woh.rr.com/pombo/

I am sorry for the delay in replying. I didn't notice the message. Anyway... I've only implemented these switches: /syspart:C: /unattend /s /makelocalsource /noreboot Yes, I would release it as open source. There is no compilied code involved (it's a script file), so it's basically already open.

I have created a Windows Script that will perform an unattended installation of Windows 2003 x64 Edition from any platform that runs Windows Scripting Host. It's available here: Download I've successfully installed x64 edition from BartPE. Comments are welcome.

I think I found a way to use 32-bit Windows to install 64-bit Windows... Need to test more. I'll post my results here.

I somehow missed this. Darn... How can I do this? I have the Feb CTP of Vista, but the DVD doesn't seem to have anything related to PE on it. Am I missing something?

You can use BartPE or Windows PE to install either edition of Windows 2003 (x86 or x64) using this tool I've written. It's been tested with Windows 2003, SP1, SP2, R2, Web, Standard, Enterprise versions. Download and details available here: http://home.woh.rr.com/pombo/