where do i put start.cmd?

[roel]

Hello, for the past few days i'm trying to make an unattended install cd for win XP.

So far it worked. But now i'm trying to install apps and i created the start.cmd file and put it in C:\xpcd\$OEM$\$1\Install\ (where i also put the app installation files).

I tested it with Virtual PC, but after i get the logon screen, i get a message that windows couldn't find start.cmd. Does anybody know what i have to do?? I tried a couple of things, but testing the installations takes a lot of time, so i prefer an easy sollution...

Thanks

[Aaron]

That's the right place to put it in, but check if this is also in your winnt.sif:

[GuiRunOnce]

%systemdrive%\install\start.cmd

As well as OemPreinstall=Yes

[diesel_98a]

well aaron beat me to it, but i was going to say to ck the path name.

%systemdrive%\install\start.cmd

[roel]

At the end of the winnt.sif there's:

[GuiRunOnce]

%systemdrive%\install\start.cmd

[unattended]

OemPreinstall=Yes

UnattendSwitch="yes"

And at logon of windows it tries to open start.cmd but can't find it...

[diesel_98a]

i know its been awhile since i have used the guirunonce but i believe it should be like this:

[GuiRunOnce]
"%systemdrive%\install\start.cmd"

missing the quotes. that is what i had to do, to get some of them to work.

[Aaron]

When the error happens, have a look in your C:\ drive, is there an Install folder as well as start.cmd? If not, the copy over failed.

[roel]

That seems to be the problem indeed. There are no install folders what so ever... And i haven't got a clue why the copy over failed. I followed the procedures very precise... Any ideas?

[Alanoll]

perhaps you have two OEMPreInstall's

[roel]

Yeah, there are 2 OemPreinstall's. the first one says OemPreinstall=No and the last one says yes. But i wonder why it didn't install the $oem$ folder at the end... Anyway, thanks i'll try it out now!!