Partition Question

[maddly]

I followed the instructions and it seems to be working for the most part. I was attempting to test it on an old laptop that had win98 on it and it asked about the existing partition. Can I tell it to delete/format and keep going automatically and if so, how?

Thank you.

[[BM]Crusher]

[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    Repartition=No
    UnattendSwitch="yes"
    WaitForReboot="No"

That will stop at the choose partition screen... you can delete the partition and then re-create it (it will ask you to format it) or you can choose an existing partition and it won't format it...

If you set

Repartition=ConvertNTFS

it will convert the drive to NTFS if it isn't already (when you choose an existing partition)

[maddly]

Thank you!

[maddly]

I'm so glad I found this site, what great information :-)

[XKnoppix]

Seriously though, that's something i've always wondered?! Is there a way to automate the partitioning options? I want it to delete all existing partitions and create an NTFS using all available space. That would be ideal. And if anyone knows how, it would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

[[BM]Crusher]

[Data]
   AutoPartition=1
   ....

[Unattended]
   ....
   Repartition=Yes
   Filesystem=ConvertNTFS
   ....

That will destroy all partitions and re-create using NTFS

just be wary if you have multiple hard drives... sometimes windows can choose the wrong install drive