Unattended Windows XP by Network/LAN

[yourtech]

well i think i figured out how to do rest of the app installs via lan but...

now the bootdisk stopped working

NET01100: Insufficient memory to load Tiny RFC 1.0

NET01100: Insufficient memory to load NMTSR 1.0

Error 7361: IPX or NETBIOS must be running in order to load the network services

I don't get it...It worked before just fine before...(but only after formatting the primary partition as FAT32)...now I've remade the floppy 3 times now...formatted the drive 3 times now and same thing?

don't suppose anyone has seen this before?

[yourtech]

problem solved with teledata consulting boot disk

two programs will fail due to memory

tinyrfc

ntmtsr (or something like that)

when you get to the command prompt

type the name of each program that failed (one at a time) and hit enter

this will reload the programs believe it or not

then type smartdrv.exe

(you may or may not want to format your C: now)

and then:

net use <DriveLetter>:<space>\\Server\sharefolder

login with l/p

then

<DriveLetter><enter>

unattend.bat

and your all set

for The Teledata and other XP Lan boot disks see the following:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18255&hl=

[SmokinXP]

Dudes, some things I have noticed in this thread:

1. Have you checked out using a compressed boot floppy?

DOS Network Boot Floppy

2. By using "Set" variables you use up environment space which (by the sound of things) is at a premium anyway. You are better off making direct calls to the winnt.exe and supplying the variables manually. While you may have to create slightly different setup floppies for different nic's it does save on environment space.

3. Creating a RAM drive using the Windows 98 EBD method does count back from Z: drive. In the SETRAMD.BAT file try setting the CDROM variable to something midway through the alphabet; say M. Have you tried stepping through the SETRAMD.BAT to see how it works? To step through a batch file type COMMAND /? from a DOS prompt to get the switches (I think it's something like command /y /c batchfile.bat).

4. I can't agree more about using SMARTDRV.EXE I would call it a neccesity. If you need the switches try typing SMARTDRV /?. Personally I use

LH SMARTDRV.EXE /X

5. The Switches for EMM386.EXE I use are NOEMS ie:

DEVICE=EMM386.EXE NOEMS

I have followed this thread all the way through and I'm wondering if you have got what you need yet? Are you done?