second part - installation - plz help

[wimb]

In TXT-mode you should NOT delete partition, but just select the C: partition on which you want to Install XP and then Quick Format with NTFS FileSystem.

If for some reason you delete the partition, you have to go TWICE through first part of TXT-mode Setup in order to prevent your problem.

See http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=111406

New Harddisk and Creating Partitions after Booting from USB-Drive:

Direct after Deleting and Creating New partitions, Quit XP Setup with F3

OR Switch OFF your Computer and Boot in any case from USB-Drive again and

Run 1. TXT Mode Setup again so that DriveLetters get their Correct Value

So in this case one Boots ** TWICE ** in the TXT-mode Setup XP

Edited September 12, 2009 by wimb

[ilko_t]

Hmm, my lengthy post disappeared...

Anyway,

like this:

...

You need to add another line, just below C:\btsec\XPSTP.bs....

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Second part of XP Professional setup from hd 0 part 1" /FASTDETECT

since you are installing in partition 1 and you will be using it.

This line, with partition 1, was present in boot.ini in post #3, you had to correct only disk(1) to disk(0). Where did it disappear?

BTW- where do you get all thise boot.ini's from? You said you used WinSetupFromUSB, boot.ini posted is from usb_prepare.cmd or usb_multiboot.cmd, with wrong disk () values... How this mess is happening?

@Wimb- there are no issues with drive letters, just wrong disk() values, which should be 0.