Hi all.

I'm using an unattend sif file to install XP pro on some of my lab machines, however I keep getting the error telling me that the target directory "\Windows" already exists when it comes to the partition selection.

Below is my .sif file. I don't want to use any third party apps to achieve a full clean install of XP. Can anyone help me here so that my install simple wipes down the drives partitions and installs XP?

I thought that using "Repartition=Yes" and "AutoPartition=1" would automatically delete all the partitions on the drive and create a new one for this install or was i completely mistaken??

Thanks in advance

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
	AutoPartition=1
	MsDosInitiated="0"
	UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
	UnattendMode=FullUnattended
	OemSkipEula=Yes
	OemPreinstall=Yes
	TargetPath=\Windows
	Repartition=Yes
	WaitForReboot="No"
	UnattendSwitch=Yes

[GuiUnattended]
	AdminPassword=+++++++
	EncryptedAdminPassword=No
	AutoLogon=Yes
	AutoLogonCount=1
	OEMSkipRegional=1
	TimeZone=85
	OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
	ProductID=********************
	FullName="******"
	OrgName="******"
	ComputerName=*******

[Display]
	BitsPerPel=24
	Xresolution=600
	YResolution=800
	Vrefresh=85

[TapiLocation]
	CountryCode=353
	AreaCode=1

[RegionalSettings]
	LanguageGroup=1
	SystemLocale=00001809
	UserLocale=00001809
	InputLocale=1809:00001809

[GuiRunOnce]

[Networking]
	InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
	Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
	INFID=*

Edited April 1, 200818 yr by mstester

any ideas??

Thanks guys

Can anyone help me with this please??