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Well, i have been trying for 2 days now, and its cool =) Only i have the same problem, using WDS i deploy images true the network. And i use BDD to create a OS, unattended file, drivers and applications.....and how the *** do i get this on a WIM image or make the WDS use that configs or deploy file.....?

For IDE i have it like this: Boot from CD/DVD (quick)format my disk 100% with gdisk (fat32) reboot make network connection run winnt and say that it must update the fat32 to ntfs (temp. files allready installed now....) done. It works good (atleast, tryd it once and it worked ) Now just need to try it for S-ATA, and hope it works.......

Ok, to bad...will be looking for some things now and try some things, thanx anyway =), will post again if i run in more problems.... thanx for your help.

Okay, after some debugging (again....) i am this far: I have made a DOS bootmenu so i can choose what windows i want to load/what i want to do First i format 20% of the HDD in fat32 (quick format) format then i'll make a network connection and will run winnt /s:d:/bla/i386 It copies some s*** to its RAM it now wants to copy the files to the HDD ----------ERROR---------- In a P-ATA sitiation this will happen: It copies the files, reboots and then it will run the unattended GUI setup perfect. in a S-ATA situation i get this: It will say 'copying files' (i checked untill a hour, then i quit it) and it stays that way, no progress bar, no nothing........i think its because it needs SATA drivers, but i can't 'add' the files live from a disk because the setup is not there yet (u know...when i can press F6 to add drivers and F2 to system restore) I can make disks and use F6 when needed, but it does't get that far, so i want to intagrade the drivers in NLITE (np right... ? (i hope :s )) but now...finaly my question.... Where can i find an universual S-ATA driver or some custom S-ATA drivers that i can add very fast and that will cover alot of S-ATA/RAID chips.... And then will this work? thats the question....or is there another way? a workaround or something.... ? After this everything works perfectly (can check here with VMWare and @ a P-ATA disk) custom made winntbuu.dll, winnt.sif txtsetup.sif etc etc etc. I am almost there to complete it all, all i need is to fix this S-ATA problem because that stupid M$ did't add some standard drivers to SP2....(if they are even out there?) its alot of tekst, but need help, thanx..

Well, i did some things yesterday to test it.......I have now a windows (not unattended yet) with all hotfixes/SP's and i can install via the network. Only when he is done with copiing the files that are needed to boot the windows setup it gives a funny blue hardware failure blue screen I will try to change some hardware/try it on another pc......mayby its wrong =), because even a clean winXP home via the network does't even work! When this works i'll add the unattended awnser file to it, and hoping he will keep copiing the files. When this i done i can make a bootable cd/dvd/flop that boots, gives a boot menu with windows DISTR and a list of awnser files that i can take or let me enter a filename for the awnser file....... Hoping it will work, will make reinstalling pc's alot easier whehe

np Well, its still strange that it keeps saying coping files, and that it just does't do anything .... Will try again next week, the pc's i am working on are not @ home atm.

Ok, i got alot of work done now and finaly i am getting somewhere I have this: I'll boot with barts network disk (with some extra .cab files for network cards) and boot the pc. I'll partition the disk with gdisk (will try to find a better one with NTFS support....any1? ) reboot I'll boot with barts network disk (with some extra .cab files for network cards) and boot the pc. then i'll make a network connection to the server (works now) i'll run winnt /u:<path> /s:<path> and then it will start. the problem is that it keeps saying 'copying files' but it does't do anything! it just keeps that way for hours I don't know why, did't had much time anymore to try some other commands or formats....but it did't work :/ Does any1 know how to fix this? and/or how to make a NTFS disk in DOS (command line based?) (its faster and i can make it unattended with a batch script.) The reason i need to make a disk is because when i try to run winnt /u etc it says it does't recognise any HDD"s in it that can be used to store the temp. install files........ mayby there is another way? (ram disk? temp. fat format and then in setup ntfs?) i don't know.....but if any1 would help me Hope everything is clear, if there are any questions, please let me know, and no, RIS is not an awnser for my problem edit: reading this topic again.....could it be i did winnt instead of winnt32? winnt32 is windows only right? so....that can't be it?

Well, its a pretty big deal here =) i think the network solution is the best here, the files you are calling, netbind.com tcptsr.exe tinyrfc.exe are they 'standard' on a winxpSP2? will be trying some things the upcoming days, thanx for ur info so far, if you have any ideas let me know =) just want to change many custom information (DHCP/IP/computername/user account/admin pass etc etc etc) best way to do it in a custom awnser file that we create using a web based interface, and after that put it on a USB stick or something like that and put it on a server.

But how the *** am i going to 'call' a netwerkdrive in DOS where i can call the unattended awnser file. winnt32 /unattend:\\servername\unattend\computername.txt /s:d:/i386 something like that, for as i know winXP pro can't do that in his pre install console? (can't use boot flop for it, because some pc's don't have a floppy, so i need to make a network DOS boot cd and then put in this unattended DVD with this command.......) is that possible? just thinking and writing atm, not sure if i make sense atm

I have been working on a unattended DVD where i only have to fill in some information after the instalation (before is inpossible if i want to use it for more pc's and when its burned ) that kind of program would be great for it! just miss some info that needs to be entered ^^ (if its possible serienumber?) don't know if it can be altered after a windows XP install?

@cancerface, is it possible to add some fields to it where you can set the DHCP or custom IP/DNS settings? So u can completely config ur pc in a unattended pc (computername/ip settings/useraccounts/admin pass etc etc etc) would be nice =)

Ok, thanx Will be working on this soon, i now have a fully automatic winxp SP2 w hotfixes and the 'standard' awnsers in it, can i still use another awnser file that 'overrules' the one i have in it? And yea, most use images, but its way better to use unattended DVD's with the standard software installed + custom awnser files for the computernames/ip etc etc etc.... but images have good functions to, but its hardware based =) (most of the time)

Hey guyz, i am new at this forum, so Hi!! have been using the unattended site for a while now, but i want edit more then i can find on google =) So....this is what i want to make =): I have a unattended winXP cd (or any...MCE or something....) and i want the DVD/CD to read a awnser file from an external location (like c:/ bla?) that containes info like: CD-Key Computername Computer discription IP Adres (static/DHCP) and some other information This so that i have 1 cd/dvd with all the updates/unattending 'standard' stuff and a awnser file that contains more info that can change when i reinstall a machine. I think i can do it like this.... I format the machine Get the anwser file on the C:/anwser on some way (floppy/cd/usb stick whatever using some sort of bootcd/flop) mayby network? then put in the unattended DVD/CD that installs everything and reads the external file for the non standard info. Done =) But when i was writing this i was thinking mayby the stuff i want to do can be done AFTER windows is installed........ So i use the unattended DVD/CD to install/format/standard all settings and when the pc first boots it runs some sort of script that changes these settings....my question would be is this possable, can i change a serial when windows is already installed using another serial....... I'd like some more information/ideas for this from you guys, i seached some on this forum and website and google, but did't find anything, hope you guyz can help me out