how do i tell hfslip to copy my drivers folder to c:\

[Lilla]

I have a folder called DRIVERS that I place in SOURCE along side I386.

All I want is to have HFSLIP copy the folder to c:\

I'm content to install the drivers myself.

In nLite 1.4.5 I can accomplish this by entering this GUIRunOnce command:

XCOPY %SOURCE%DRIVERS %SYSTEMDRIVE%\DRIVERS\ /S/Y

Note. %SOURCE% includes the \, but %SYSTEMDRIVE% does not include the \

thus, this translates into...

XCOPY D:\DRIVERS C:\DRIVERS\ /S/Y

In HFSLIP 1.7.7 I tried adding a file a BATCH file under HFGUIRUNONCE, but it didn't work!

Here's what I did...

HFSLIP\HFGUIRUNONCE\MYDRIVERS.BAT

MYDRIVERS.BAT contains this one line:

XCOPY D:\DRIVERS C:\DRIVERS\ /S/Y

It seems like this should work, but it doesn't. But, I'm thinking there must be a way to do this.

Is there a way to accomplish this in HFSLIP, so I don't have to run nLite?

And if there is a way, is there a variable I can use for the source drive, in nLite %SOURCE% translates into D:\ or the drive letter that contains the source of the install.

I'm new to using HFSLIP, and I'm impressed with how much I've been able to do so far.

Thank you,

Lilla

Edited June 7, 2008 by Lilla

[Tomcat76]

It probably fails because the directory doesn't exist or that the CD drive is not drive D.

If this is for Windows XP, you can do it like this:

FOR /F "TOKENS=3" %%I IN ('REG QUERY HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup /v SourcePath') DO SET SOURCE=%%I
MD %SYSTEMDRIVE%\DRIVERS
XCOPY %SOURCE%DRIVERS %SYSTEMDRIVE%\DRIVERS /S/Y

[Lilla]

Tomcat76, thank you, that piece of code was the magic I needed to get the %SOURCE% variable.

I figured out along the way that I needed to rename my batch/command file from .bat to .cmd for HFSLIP.

Once I renamed the file to .cmd, the simple batch/command file I posted initially worked.

Below is my final batch/command file with documentation for anyone that might have a similar need.

REM MYDRIVERS.cmd
REM Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz
REM OS: Windows XP Pro 32bit with SP3 integrated
REM
REM My DRIVERS folder is located along side the I386 folder
REM This batch/command file will copy my DRIVERS folder to drive c:\
REM I will install the drivers myself.
REM
REM This batch/command file is used with HFSLIP (1.7.7)
REM Place this batch file in folder HFSLIP\HFGUIRUNONCE
REM This file was renamed from .bat to .cmd because HFSLIP expects .cmd
REM During the XP install, this file doesn't get executed if .bat is used.
REM
REM below, %SOURCE% is the drive letter (includes trailing \), example: D:\
REM below, %SYSTEMDRIVE% is the drive letter (excludes trailing \), example: C:
REM the \ after the 2nd DRIVERS is required; if omitted you will receive 
REM	a prompt asking if you are copying a folder or a file.
REM EXIT is required

FOR /F "TOKENS=3" %%I IN ('REG QUERY HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup /v SourcePath') DO SET SOURCE=%%I
XCOPY %SOURCE%DRIVERS %SYSTEMDRIVE%\DRIVERS\ /S /Y
EXIT

[mukke]

REM the \ after the 2nd DRIVERS is required; if omitted you will receive 
REM	a prompt asking if you are copying a folder or a file.

or make use of the /i parameter

[Lilla]

REM the \ after the 2nd DRIVERS is required; if omitted you will receive 
REM	a prompt asking if you are copying a folder or a file.

or make use of the /i parameter

Thank you so much. I tested it and it works great and makes the command line easier to understand.

I am now using /i.

Lilla