XP Install is in a loop

[bleech]

I used nlite yesterday for the first time in a while. However, all i wanted to do was integrate SP2 and all the Hotfixes with my XP install and do an install like that. No Unattended scripts, nothing special.

Once i finished with Nlite to get all the stuff in the install, i was able to boot, however, when the install reboots after initial phase and wants to go into the setup screens..it just says "Windows setup is restarting" and gets stuck in an infinite loop.

Any Ideas?

Is there a better way to do what i need to do?

I tried doing it all manually and creating a bootable CD..but every time i created a bootable CD, it would say to me "Please insert Windows XP Pro CD into Drive A:" after the initial boot to setup.....

Thanks in advance,

Sean

Cliff Note: I am able to Format, select partition and all, after that reboot is when it goes into a loop..

[bleech]

*Cross post from the nlite thread which is getting about the same activity...*

yes, to boot from CD i manually have to do so..by hitting F12 at post screen...im not stuck in that type of loop, the loop occurs AFTER i chose my partition, formatted it, and it reboots to continue into the install (the 39 minutes of bliss..network, time, date, etc....) when it makes that reboot, it gets to some screen that just says "Windows Install is restarting" - BAM! restart...loop!.....

So thats where it left me....

All i did was use nLite to integrate SP2, All Hotfixes, and Create a bootable CD....im not using an scripts, or even an answer file.

reason for whole project:

I just wanted to do this because im getting tired of putting on each hotfix manually when i i get brand new dells in for work, and they need 40 updates out of the box...also....WTF is with the Windows Update...most updates fail, hence me manually doing them...i have heard that M$ is claming its because machines arent faast enough to handle doing the updates online, so they have to do them manually. This is a load of crap..unless ofcourse multiple Dual Core machines are too slow to update...

PS: I have created unattended Install CD's before and not had the problems...though this time around i get stuck in this loop.

Can people please throw some ideas at me... ( known bad hotfixes...? )

[Zxian]

There's an option in nLite to remove the "Press any key to enter setup..." message that the normal XP CD has. Make sure you didn't select that option.

Otherwise, you can use F12 to select the boot device and choose your hard drive after the initial setup occurs. I think you're better off remaking the CD and not selecting that option.

What are you using to apply the hotfixes? I personally use RyanVM's Update pack - it's got pretty much everything you need and it's dead simple to use.

[bleech]

I Used Nlite to do/integrate the hotfixes....the option was there, i figured it was best.

[miupiu]

same problem here...

i thought that was an update that i taked, so i removed from the list all the new updates that i've take lately,but still remain in the loop

for now i will use an old n-lited windows

if someone gets some ideea....

[omniwolf]

in the i386 folder on the disk or wherever it is, try replcaing these two files:

SETUPLDR.BIN

SETUPLDR.EX_

with the same files from an original windowsXP sp2 disk.

[mesteve]

I have resorted to the original XP CD and I am still in a loop.

The BIOS recognizes the disk.

Window recovery tool can chkdsk and format.

Windows textmode can format and says it copies files.

Then it reboots and can not find the disk again. My BIOS even starts looking for a network to boot from.

I have had XP on this computer but tried Vista and am screwed now. My bios is set to legacy IDE tye drive (its a SATA).

Any ideas what else to try?