buletov Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 hi there, i have an issue which i would like to be solvedthis is a relevant part of my winnt.sif[Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" AutomaticUpdates=yes[Unattended] UnattendMode=DefaultHide UnattendSwitch="yes" WaitForReboot="No" OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=No OemSkipEula=Yes DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore KeyboardLayout="Croatian"so, when i select a partition for setup to use, it doesn't offer me a format options (unless partiton is not fat32/ntfs) so I always have to recreate first partition. personaly for me this is not a problem, but it's still an issue.now, default windows installation asks you this, but unattended versions doesn't.any solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astalavista Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 what format do you want? fat32 or NTFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyattXP Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 ok under unattended you need a section called FileSystem[Unattended] UnattendMode=ReadOnly OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes UnattendSwitch=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=No FileSystem=* WaitForReboot=No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buletov Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 I want the setup to ASK me whether I want to format it as a NTFS, FAT32 or leave it as it is...just like the ordinary Windows Setup does.What does thie star means? Just enter it like this or?FileSystem=* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buletov Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 ok, thanx wyattXP, i think i got it now...(didn't know about this * possibilty...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 I got it as:[unattended] FileSystem = * It will ask what partition to install, also asks about formating, I've been using VM like over 100 time (atleast in this week allready) and I do the quick-format to ntsf everytime. I want to get rid of anything on the partition so there would be no conflicts etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanVM Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 If you delete and recreate the partition, it will ask you which file system to format it with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buletov Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 i know, but i'm tired of explaing the others (friendz) who enjoy my unattended installation about this issue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanVM Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 As far as I'm aware, it's the only way.But yeesh, that's far from the biggest part of an unattended install. So what if you have to be there an extra 15 seconds at the beginning of setup to specify the partition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buletov Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 well, if [unattended] FileSystem = * is going to work, ill be more than happy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Well, then - this fits the last piece in the unattended puzzle. No need anymore for me to delete and re-create partitions.Thanks - will test out this proposal on the next re-install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buletov Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 it works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxXPsoft Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Just a NOTE!!![Data] AutoPartition=0[unattended] Repartition=NoWill ask about which partition and ask what file system.If in VM just do the opposite, save's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Hmm....Actually, it doesn't seem to work that way. I know, since I myself was using those all along, and had resigned to the fact that I couldn't format a partition from unattended setup. You will see that if you choose to install onto an existing windows (FAT32/NTFS) partition, you aren't offered the option to format it. So you end up having the old files onboard, and threfore not a clean install. You HAVE to delete and re-create the partition to get the option to format using the winnt.sif settings you have mentioned above.But adding the new settings to what I already have (which you have mentioned in post above) do help in fulfilling what was needed all along: [Unattended] FileSystem = * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buletov Posted September 10, 2004 Author Share Posted September 10, 2004 ...and it finally makes me very happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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