winnt.sif through 2nd CDROM

[anirudha.sonar@gmail.com]

I have a machine which has 2 CDROM , unfortunetly due to some reason I can not use floppy drive of this machine. And to automate the WinXP installation I was previously providing the Winnt.sif file through floppy drive.

Now can I provide the same answer file through second CDROM ?

I tried this , I burnt a CD with the winnt.sif file and placed it in 2nd cdrom after booting the machine from the winXP installation CD. But its not working, seems like its simply ignoring the 2nd cdrom. Is there any way, how can i achieve this one ?

[jaclaz]

I have a machine which has 2 CDROM , unfortunetly due to some reason I can not use floppy drive of this machine. And to automate the WinXP installation I was previously providing the Winnt.sif file through floppy drive.

Now can I provide the same answer file through second CDROM ?

I tried this , I burnt a CD with the winnt.sif file and placed it in 2nd cdrom after booting the machine from the winXP installation CD. But its not working, seems like its simply ignoring the 2nd cdrom. Is there any way, how can i achieve this one ?

You may try using a virtual floppy with grub4dos.

You create the CD #2 to boot grub4dos, and put in it a floppy image with WINNT.SIF

You map the floppy image with WINNT.SIF on it as (fd0).

You boot from CD #1.

Cannnot say how the two CD-ROM's will be seen, I don't have a machine handy with two of them, you may want to try with command line, to find which devices are seen by grub4dos at boot.

Alternatively you can use just one CD adding to it the floppy image.

Grub4dos guide:

http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/Grub4dos.htm

Forum:

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=66

If the floppy needs to "remain" connected in protected mode, you will need a driver like firadisk, some hints are given here:

http://www.msfn.org/board/2-t137714.html

jaclaz

[anirudha.sonar@gmail.com]

@jaclaz,

Thanks alot for the reply and possible solution. Let me have a look at the links you have given. I will update in case you any issue faced.