this always works for me in win2k. hopefully it will work for you in winXP too.

(i use this command to install windows 2000 from a folder called win2K in partition D)

winnt.exe /u:d:\win2k\i386\winnt.sif /s:d:\win2k\i386

btw .. ur [Componants] should be [Components].

this always works for me in win2k. hopefully it will work for you in winXP too.

(i use this command to install windows 2000 from a folder called win2K in partition D)

winnt.exe /u:d:\win2k\i386\winnt.sif /s:d:\win2k\i386

btw .. ur [Componants] should be [Components]. 

Thank you.

I'm trying this now (as soon as my image is done building) so I'll post back.

Nice catch on the "componants" thing... I could have sworn I had edited a "built" .sif for that, but obviously my spelling took over.

I honestly hadn't even gotten to looking into WHY MSNexplorer was being persistant!

nope.

XP appears to not like the /u switch even less than it likes my winnt.sif...

I had the same problem with my install and I removed everything in the [GUIRunOnce] section and it fixed it. Have you tried removing "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\hotfixes.cmd" and testing the install. Just an idea, Have fun though.

I had the same problem with my install and I removed everything in the [GUIRunOnce] section and it fixed it.  Have you tried removing "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\hotfixes.cmd" and testing the install.  Just an idea,  Have fun though.

will try it out.

Thanks for the suggestion!

I had the same problem with my install and I removed everything in the [GUIRunOnce] section and it fixed it.  Have you tried removing "%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\hotfixes.cmd" and testing the install.  Just an idea,  Have fun though.

You are correct.

The GUIRunOnce was causing the choke, though now I'm having other issues.

I haven't time to tinker with it right now, but wanted to post back to thank you for your assitance and let you know you were right.

YAY!