How to specify installation drive ?

[pwong]

I created a XP CD for unattended installation. When I boot with the CD, installation start automatically. But it always install to D-drive even C-drive has 4G free space. How to make it install to C-drive automatically ? Can I do that by modifying dosnet.inf or winnt.sif ?

Please help !

[ME2U]

try "Autopartition = No" in Winnt.sif

[pwong]

Thanks for reply. Yes, I can manually select which partition to install to if I remove "AutoPartition=1". But then it is not fully unattended. Is there better solution ?

[XtremeMaC]

there is an on going conversation about this on another thread. refer to unattended section of the forum....

[Tbone2]

XtremeMaC

I'm lost thought this was unattended section ?

[XtremeMaC]

it is

so as this:

Just found a way to automate partitionning...

[Tbone2]

If I'm not mistaking the first post was selecting a drive for the install...As he states when you use AutoPartition=1 (with multi drives) and fat32 the install does not install on c: it installs on d: or both...only way I have been able to over come this is to use NFTS like below.

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

[Unattended]
   UnattendMode=FullUnattended
   OemSkipEula=Yes
   OemPreinstall=Yes
   TargetPath=\WINDOWS
   Repartition=Yes
   FileSystem=LeaveAlone
   UnattendSwitch="Yes"
   WaitForReboot=No
   AutoActivate=No
   DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

But some may not want to use NFTS

And if you use AutoPartition=0

and not repartition

then you have to select the partition.

The other tread is how to partition the drive before install automatic.

then do install wittch doesn't stop the problem

just for a case ...I have a system with 2 WD 80 gig drives...I want xp install on the first drive in fat32...secound drive has data that i can not loose...and both drives are already fat32...first drive is a clean partitioned fat32...but if i use the above

code with AutoPartition=1 the install will put all the install but root files on the d:

Now if I use AutoPartition=0 it works but I have to choose what drive to install to...making my unattended not so unattended

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

[Unattended]
   UnattendMode=FullUnattended
   OemSkipEula=Yes
   OemPreinstall=Yes
   TargetPath=\WINDOWS
   FileSystem=LeaveAlone
   UnattendSwitch="Yes"
   WaitForReboot=No
   AutoActivate=No
   DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

code above puts the install on both drives root files on c: the rest on d:

Edited March 22, 2004 by Tbone2