eastonj Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 For our server unattend builds, we use the Compaq/HP Smart Start Scripting Toolkit. It has a program called StateMgr.exe that you can use in the pre-build phase to write a variable that survives reboots. I'm guessing it writes its value to CMOS. This works great for server builds, and allows for cleanly setting up the server arrays and partitions prior to starting the traditional MS build.I am making a similar build for home use to build Win2000 Prof or WinXP, but I'm missing the ability to use StateMgr for boot control when I create the partition and format it prior to the build. StateMgr doesnt work on desktops. What I have done is to script a manual process where I have to select what build phase I'm in. It works but its not very clean, and I have to remember to pop out my bootable CD build disk during the MS setup, otherwise when it reboots after the NTFS conversion, it boots back into my DOS code on the CD.Is there a similar type of DOS utility available that works on desktops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_gie Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Thats a hard one Never heard of something like this...I do someting similar but its not 100% unattended: boot the cd, partition de HD, reboot on the same Cd, install.I use CDShell to control the boot procedure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 Add jo.sys in the root of your bootable cdrom. Works only with Windows 98 or ME boot disk. Check the following link for more info.http://www.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=...lr%3D%26hl%3Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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