Win2K - Prob with setup

[DTS56]

Hi all,

I hope that someone out there can help with this.

On the multiboot version the win2k setup boots ok but shortly after formatting the hdd I get:

The follwing value in the .SIF file used by Setup is

corrupted or missing:

Value 0 on the line in the section [sourceDisksFiles]with key "SP4.CAB."

Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3

I have tried this twice now and have got the same result.

I have used the ISO I created for win2k succesfully on its own, to install win2K.

As I am not making unattended install, the only .SIF file is TXTSETUP.SIF.

The line which the error message refers to reads:

sp4.cab      = 2,,,,,,_x,39,0,0

This is the same in the original iso and in the multiboot version.

At first I thought it looked a bit strange, but there are other lines under [sourceDisksFiles] that also contain the "_x" in the same position.

SetupSourcePath = "\SETUP\2000\2000-PRO-SP4" in the txtsetup.sif in the boot folder and it is set to "\" in the I386 folder in \SETUP\2000\2000-PRO-SP4.

Anybody any ideas why this works ok when running from a win2K iso but not from multiboot version.

I am using Virtual PC.

Any help or suggestions gratefully received.

Thank you in advance for any help you are able to give.

Regards,

DTS56

[travolta]

Hi,

I got the same Problem when I created my Multiboot-DVD. Go to your I386\TXTSetup.Sif and delete in the:

SetupSourcePath = "\SETUP\2000\2000-PRO-SP4"

This one must be only in the BOOT-FOLDER for your Windows2000, caused if you have it in both folders the setup searchs for \setup\2000\2000-PRO-SP4.

Also set a \ after SP4\

Aslo the Path must be like this \Setup\2000\2000-PRO-SP4\

Check you Winnt.Sif and delete not needed values.

Regards

[DTS56]

Hi There,

Thanks for the reply Travolta, but I already have things setup this way, as per my original post. (Sorry if it wasn't made clear)

Also thanks for the tip about adding "\" to the end of the folder path, but I don't think that this is necessary as it is just a folder path there should really be no need to add it.

Also there is no final "\" in the txtsetupsif in any of my other boot folders, and they all work just fine.

Have checked my Winnt.sif and I can't see any unnecessary settings in there.

What does anyone else think about the final "\" ?

Thanks anyway for your efforts and suggestions.

[travolta]

hi,

also I made my Multiboot-DVD with 9 OS's an it works fine.

Have you checked both TXTSETUP.SIF in the (BOOT-FOLDER) and i386? The SetupsourcePath=\SETUP\2000\2000-PRO-SP4 must be only in the BOOT-Folder and not in the i386-Folder.

In the winnt.sif use only the standard values.

Make also a winnt.bat in the i386 and but a copy of the winnt.sif in the BOOT-Folder of your OS.

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=0

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=yes

TargetPath=\winnt

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=password

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=4

OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

FullName="My Full Name"

OrgName=My Company Name

ComputerName=*

ProductID="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

Identification]

JoinDomain=windowsdomain

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

Regards

[DTS56]

hi there,

thanks for the reply travolta.

Kindly note that setupsource in txtsetup.sif is pointing at the following:

In my boot folder

SetupSourcePath = "\SETUP\2000\2000-PRO-SP4"

and in \SETUP\2000\2000-PRO-SP4

SetupSourcePath = "\"

This has not changed.

I hope this is now clear.

Also thanks for the unattended info but my prob is not with winnt.sif as I am not making it unattended (yet), Though I now have no idea what file file I actually checked when you asked me to check my winnt.sif as this file doesn't exist in the boot folder. Must have been asleep at the time

Any other ideas are gratefully accepted.

Regards,

DTS56

[htc]

the txtsetup.sif in \SETUP\2000\2000-PRO-SP4 should be deleted... at least the guide said so... and only the one(txtsetup.sif) in boot folder will be used during install...

[solbu]

The follwing value in the .SIF file used by Setup is

corrupted or missing:

Value 0 on the line in the section [sourceDisksFiles]

with key "SP4.CAB."

Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3

I had that error also.

if you in the menu somewhere select to merge driver.cab with sp*.cab, the install continues.

[htc]

what you said is the option in "nLite", please do not confuse the "nLite"-Setup with "Multiboot"-Setup!!!

[ToBe]

At first I thought it looked a bit strange, but there are other lines under [sourceDisksFiles] that also contain the "_x" in the same position.

The _x means the file is not compressed on the cd, without the _x it would be named sp4.ca_, a compressed cab file.

Do you have all the w2k marker files both in the root of the DVD, and in the folder \SETUP\2000\2000-PRO-SP4?

The marker files for w2k pro sp4 are:

CDROM_IP.5

CDROM_NT.5

CDROMSP4.TST

Try also to put the marker files in the boot folder, to see if that makes any difference. I remember having a trouble somewhat like this with w2k3, and putting the marker files in the boot folder solved it.

[htc]

good tip