partitions and installation

[fabioke]

Hi

First off all sorry for my bad english, i'll try to explain my prob in as good english as i can.

I made myself an unattented installation CD with Windows XP Pro with SP1 slipstreamed.

Now my question: Standard it will install on partition C:

but what if i have more then 1 partition? Like a D: and E: will these partitions be deleted?

I tried the CD in VMWare but there i only have 1 partition and im a bit affraid it will delete my D: and E: when i try it for real.

Some help plz

TIA

fabioke

[big_gie]

but what if i have more then 1 partition? Like a D: and E: will these partitions be deleted?

If, in you winnt.sif file, put:

[Data]
    AutoPartition=0

then you will have the choice to install Windows wherever you want. It won't touch other partition then the one you've selected.

If you set AutoPartition to "1", then Windows will be installed on the first partiton that have enough space. If your system is clean, then it will be C:. but if you are reinstalling and you didn't format, it could be E: or D:...

If your not sure I suggest you set AutoPartition to "0" so you will have the choice.

You could always include a partitioning program on your CD. So you could boot the program, partition like you want, reboot, then install Windows.

[fabioke]

Thanks

I didnt know what that

[Data]

AutoPartition=0

was doing actually.

I'll try to put partition magic on the disc too. That should do the trick

Thank for the help and make certain things clear to me.

Greetz Fabioke

[fabioke]

Sorry to bother again.

I just read that there is a way to make a CD/DVD with multiple OS

Let me explain my situation a bit. I have Windows XP Professional and Debian Linux 3.0 Woody on my comp installed.

Now is there a way i could make a CD or DVD that will install these 2 OS unattented and that will partition my hdd automatic and will it configure LILO or GRUB?

C: for windows XP pro and all programs (NTFS - 25GB)

D: for backup, files, workspace (FAT32 - 100GB)

HD0,0 in Linux: (or E: in windows)

/root Debian Linux 3.0 and all programs 75Gb(EXT2)

/boot 10Mb

/swap 1024Mb

Im not that much familiar with multiboot DVD so a little help would be nice.

If possible in Dutch but english is fine too.

TIA

fabioke

[SiMoNsAyS]

i can't help you but you can try posting here

[big_gie]

You wont be able to do this completly unattended.

For the XP part, no problem. But I really don't know for the linux part. Maybe its possible. But you wont be able to do BOTH with just one iteraction...

boot from cd, partition, reboot, install xp, reboot, install linux.

The problem will be with the reboots. you can't keep information between reboot so the computer wont know where it is in the process of installing things...

Or you could put a menu so you will tell the computer where it is in the process...

Check CDShell