format a new disk

[hassesthlm]

Hi everyone!

i´m trying to make a w7 install dvd, but how can i make it to partion the disk and go on whidt the instal, i´m a newbee about this and hope for some helps

hope everone understand my English cheers

here is my XML file so far

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

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<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">

<settings pass="windowsPE">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<SetupUILanguage>

<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>

</SetupUILanguage>

<InputLocale>041d:0000041d</InputLocale>

<UserLocale>sv-SE</UserLocale>

<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>

<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<DiskConfiguration>

<Disk wcm:action="add">

<ModifyPartitions>

<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

<Active>true</Active>

<Format>NTFS</Format>

<Label>w7</Label>

<Order>1</Order>

<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>

</ModifyPartition>

</ModifyPartitions>

<DiskID>0</DiskID>

</Disk>

<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>

</DiskConfiguration>

<ImageInstall>

<OSImage>

<InstallFrom>

<MetaData wcm:action="add">

<Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>

</MetaData>

</InstallFrom>

<InstallTo>

<DiskID>0</DiskID>

<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>

</InstallTo>

<InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>

<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>

</OSImage>

</ImageInstall>

<UserData>

<Organization>Sweet</Organization>

<FullName>Rockit</FullName>

<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>

</UserData>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="oobeSystem">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<UserAccounts>

<LocalAccounts />

<AdministratorPassword>

<Value />

</AdministratorPassword>

</UserAccounts>

<AutoLogon>

<Password>

<Value />

</Password>

<Enabled>true</Enabled>

<LogonCount>9999</LogonCount>

<Username>Administrator</Username>

</AutoLogon>

<OOBE>

<NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>

<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>

<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>

<SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>

<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>

</OOBE>

<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>

<TimeZone>W. Europe Standard Time</TimeZone>

<OEMInformation>

<Manufacturer />

<SupportHours />

<SupportPhone />

<SupportURL />

<Model />

<Logo>%systemroot%\system32\OOBE\carlsbergw7.bmp</Logo>

</OEMInformation>

<Display>

<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>

<HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution>

<VerticalResolution>1024</VerticalResolution>

<RefreshRate>75</RefreshRate>

</Display>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="specialize">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<ComputerName>Home</ComputerName>

<ProductKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</ProductKey>

</component>

</settings>

</unattend>

best regards Hasse

[maxXPsoft]

If you are installing Windows® to a blank hard disk, you must use the CreatePartitions and ModifyPartitions settings to create and format partitions on the disk. You must also specify either the InstallTo or the InstallToAvailablePartition setting.

you have it false <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>

            <DiskConfiguration>
                <Disk wcm:action="add">
                    <CreatePartitions>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Extend>true</Extend>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                    </CreatePartitions>
                    <ModifyPartitions>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Active>true</Active>
                            <Extend>false</Extend>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                            <Label>Se7en_OS</Label>
                            <Letter>C</Letter>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                    </ModifyPartitions>
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                </Disk>
                <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
            </DiskConfiguration>

Edited June 21, 2011 by maxXPsoft

[hassesthlm]

thx verry mutch i´m going to try it tomorrow

//Hasse

Lost in space as alwayes, now i have this " Windows could not set partion active on disk 0, the specified partion does not exist"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<!--This answer file generated by RT Seven Lite-->

<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">

<settings pass="windowsPE">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<SetupUILanguage>

<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>

</SetupUILanguage>

<InputLocale>041d:0000041d</InputLocale>

<UserLocale>sv-SE</UserLocale>

<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>

<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<DiskConfiguration>

<Disk wcm:action="add">

<CreatePartitions>

<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Order>1</Order>

<Extend>true</Extend>

<Type>Primary</Type>

</CreatePartition>

</CreatePartitions>

<ModifyPartitions>

<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

<Active>true</Active>

<Extend>false</Extend>

<Format>NTFS</Format>

<Label>Se7en_OS</Label>

<Letter>C</Letter>

<Order>1</Order>

<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>

</ModifyPartition>

</ModifyPartitions>

<DiskID>0</DiskID>

<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>

</Disk>

<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>

</DiskConfiguration>

<ImageInstall>

<OSImage>

<InstallFrom>

<MetaData wcm:action="add">

<Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>

</MetaData>

</InstallFrom>

<InstallToAvailablePartition>true</InstallToAvailablePartition>

<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>

</OSImage>

</ImageInstall>

<UserData>

<Organization>Sweet</Organization>

<FullName>Rockit</FullName>

<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>

</UserData>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="oobeSystem">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<UserAccounts>

<LocalAccounts />

<AdministratorPassword>

<Value />

</AdministratorPassword>

</UserAccounts>

<AutoLogon>

<Password>

<Value />

</Password>

<Enabled>true</Enabled>

<LogonCount>9999</LogonCount>

<Username>Administrator</Username>

</AutoLogon>

<OOBE>

<NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>

<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>

<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>

<SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>

<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>

</OOBE>

<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>

<TimeZone>W. Europe Standard Time</TimeZone>

<OEMInformation>

<Manufacturer />

<SupportHours />

<SupportPhone />

<SupportURL />

<Model />

<Logo>%systemroot%\system32\OOBE\carlsbergw7.bmp</Logo>

</OEMInformation>

<Display>

<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>

<HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution>

<VerticalResolution>1024</VerticalResolution>

<RefreshRate>75</RefreshRate>

</Display>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="specialize">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<ComputerName>Home</ComputerName>

<ProductKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</ProductKey>

</component>

</settings>

</unattend>

are they any prog when u can test xml files, not only the code more like simulate if it´s work, run out of dvd

//Hasse

Edited June 22, 2011 by hassesthlm