Batch files running together

[codeblue]

I used to use GuiRunOnce for my Unattended XPcd then went to RunOnceEX for the proffesional look, now ive gone back to GuiRunOnce for 2 reasons.

1) too many entries in the RunOnceEX ment the dialog box went off the screen

2) i can now use nice pretty colour text!!

Now to the point. Converting back i thought would be easy, but no.

this is my Winnt.sif:

;SetupMgrTag
[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    ExtendOEMPartition=0
    OemPreinstall=yes
    UnattendSwitch="yes"
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    WaitForReboot="No"
    Repartition=Yes
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
    KeyboardLayout="United Kingdom"
    Hibernation=No
    FactoryMode=Yes
    OemPnPDriversPath="Drivers\001\AGP;Drivers\001\IDEWinXP;Drivers\001\Inf\WinXP;Drivers\001\WinXP;Drivers\002;Drivers\003;Drivers\004;Drivers\005\win2k_xp\enu\Drivers;Drivers\006"

[Data]
    MSDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"
    AutoPartition=1

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=changed
    EncryptedAdminPassword=no
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=85
    OemSkipWelcome=1
    
[UserData]
    ProductKey=the-key-has-been-removed
    FullName="bl"
    OrgName=""
    ComputerName=Deep Thawt

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=00000809

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=32
    Xresolution=800
    YResolution=600
    Vrefresh=65

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=games

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
    Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
    INFID=*

[NetClients]
    MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]
    MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]
    MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
    DNS=No
    UseDomainNameDevolution=No
    EnableLMHosts=Yes
    AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
    SpecificTo=Adapter1
    DHCP=No
    IPAddress=147.258.369
    SubnetMask=255.255.0.0
    WINS=No
    NetBIOSOptions=0

[Components]
    AutoUpdate=off
    msmsgs=off
    msnexplr=off
    freecell=off
    hearts=off
    minesweeper=off
    pinball=off
    solitaire=off
    spider=off
    zonegames=off
    mswordpad=Off
    rec=Off
    chat=Off
    deskpaper=Off
    dialer=Off
    media_clips=Off
    mplay=on
    WMPOCM=off
    WMAccess=off
    OEAccess=off
    IEAccess=off

[Shell]
    DefaultStartPanelOff=no
    DefaultThemesOff=no  

[Branding]
    BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[SystemRestore]
    MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk=5%

[GuiRunOnce]
   %systemdrive%\batch\Install.cmd
   %systemdrive%\batch\register.cmd
   %systemdrive%\batch\Cleanup.cmd
   %systemdrive%\batch\SortingSM.cmd
   %systemdrive%\batch\Finalizing.cmd

The problem is when the Install.cmd is running, the other cmd's dont wait for it to finish, they just start as well? Whats going on?

[drmarvin]

You can easily fix that by calling your batch files from a main batch file. Just use the 'start /wait' command.

winnt.sif

[GuiRunOnce]
  %systemdrive%\batch\runonce.cmd

runonce.cmd

start /wait %systemdrive%\batch\Install.cmd
start /wait %systemdrive%\batch\register.cmd
start /wait %systemdrive%\batch\Cleanup.cmd
start /wait %systemdrive%\batch\SortingSM.cmd
start /wait %systemdrive%\batch\Finalizing.cmd

Hope that helps.

[codeblue]

drmarvin, tryed your sugestion with no joy. All cmd's ran at the same time.

Modded Winnt.sif

[GuiRunOnce]
    %systemdrive%\Install\runeonce.cmd

I remember reading a post about this some time ago, but can't remember the out come. Does it mater that the batch files are being run from the CD(%CDROM%) and not copied to the hard drive (%systemdrive%)?

[myfranco]

you can call one cmd from the previous cmd so before one is finished the next one doesn't start

e.g.

install.cmd:

------

xxx

xxx

xxx

register.cmd

------

register.cmd:

------

zzzz

zzz

zzz

cleanup.cmd

------

this must work

but could you also post all those cmds so we can see what's going on