Copy I386 to HD then Install

[BigNoter]

Hi,

Is there a command that I can Include in winnt.sif file that would copy the entire I386 folder to the hard disk then start installation from their.

TIA

[Astalavista]

why dont u get VM instead?

[evilvoice]

Asta! Bad response...your reply made no sense to what was posted....basically, I think what he is asking is, after booting from cd, copy the i386 folder to HD and do an install there so that Windows does not access the cdrom constantly and may speed up installation.

And in response to BigNoter...off the top of my head, Im not real sure how you would do this...one is to include a dos boot disk as the boot image and setup autoexec.bat to copy i386 to HD and then run winnt.exe with switches to include your winnt.sif...Im not sure this will work, but AFAIK this would be the only method.

[X-U]

I suggest you go by this way, make a bootable diskette with auto batch file include these function:

1.monut your cdrom, using mscdex.exe /L:Z or other drive letter u want.

2.running xcopy z:\i386\*.* c:\i386inst /s/e

3.cd c:\i386inst

4.winnt /u:unattend.txt /s:c:\i386inst

just show u a thoughtness

[Astalavista]

Asta! Bad response...your reply made no sense to what was posted....basically, I think what he is asking is, after booting from cd, copy the i386 folder to HD and do an install there so that Windows does not access the cdrom constantly and may speed up installation.

And in response to BigNoter...off the top of my head, Im not real sure how you would do this...one is to include a dos boot disk as the boot image and setup autoexec.bat to copy i386 to HD and then run winnt.exe with switches to include your winnt.sif...Im not sure this will work, but AFAIK this would be the only method.

hi Evil

hahhahaha... i did not understand what he said . now that i read it again. ok ok...

my mistake...

[DigeratiPrime]

Copy Source?

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=9453&st=0

Trick #1: Make a flat.

Close your eyes and imagine this for a second. You've made an unattended cd. A friend of yours who is computer illiterate calls you and has a problem with his computer. It hits you that you could save time by running your unattended cd at his house, doing a quick clean install. So you go over to his house, backup his data, and run your unattended cd. Once done you leave with the unattended cd. The next day your friend calls you up. This time he needs your xp cd because he installed something like IIS, and it needs files from the CD. Now you have to drive all the way over to his house again, just to give him your cd. Wouldn't it be nice if an unattended cd not just installed your favorite programs, but copied itself to the hard drive? That way you wouldn't need the cd again.

To make an unattended flat we're gonna need to make 2 files - source.bat and source.reg. We're gonna put both into the windows folder.

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[Astalavista]

is that legal? to install your windows xp and other software on a Friend's computer.

Unless, u made the U.A. using his CD key and Activation Code.

[DigeratiPrime]

they werent my words, but i was asking myself the same question. I think you can transfer the activation license, or build an unattended from their cd.

[BigNoter]

Thanx for everyone how tried to help.

I found an old way to get to my target, after installation is complete, just copy the I386 folder to the root, and run winnt32.exe and followed the upgrade wizard.

I could change the installation source path in the registry thou, but clean installation is always better.

Cheers