I noticed that when "Repartition=Yes" is specified under [unattended] in the WinNT.sif file located in the I386 subdirectory, the installer performs a Quick NTFS format. I would like it to perform a full (or long, if thats the correct term) format. I cannot find any info defining the type of format in the documentation or within this forum.

Any ideas?

If you need more control over your partitioning steps of setup, you can use the winPE/bartPE method, in conjunction with a diskpart script.

More details can be found in the WinPE section of this forum.

Unsure whether repartition does a quick format. If so, then you would have to set it to no, to enable manual options for choosing method of format.

you may try to refer to this thread.

Unsure whether repartition does a quick format. If so, then you would have to set it to no, to enable manual options for choosing method of format.

Yep. Thats what I eventually tried last night. With autopartition off, I get to choose the partition to install to AND the method, Full or Quick, just 1 and half minutes into the unattended install. From there on it installs in a completely unattended fashion.

Thanks.

I still want to figure out how to force it without my having to do anything at all. Somebody else has another suggestion I'll try.

you may try to refer to this thread.

Cool thread. I'll give some of the suggestions a shot.

Thanks.