Answer File Problem?

[stuartwevans]

I seem to be having a problem, let me explain:

I have a network boot disc that boots to our network, from then it begins to run a batch file that maps a drive on the network, this then runs Gdisk to format the local C:\ drive of the workstation and then runs the windows setup, however i am having problems with the Answer File , this does not want to work from the network location? can anyone help here the batch file that is run:

CLS

net use Q: \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME

Q:

cd xpcd

gdisk 1 /del /all

gdisk 1 /cre /pri /for /q /y

cd i386

winnt /s:Q:\XPCD\I386 /u:Q:\XPCD\i386\unattend.txt

Please can anyone help ?? thanks

And here is my answer file :

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"
    AutomaticUpdates=0

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    UnattendSwitch="yes"
    WaitForReboot="No"
    Hibernation=No
    FileSystem=*
    
[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword="****"
    EncryptedAdminPassword=No
    AutoLogon=Yes
    AutoLogonCount=2
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=85
    OemSkipWelcome=1

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

[UserData]
    ProductKey=****-****-****-****-***
    FullName="*****"
    OrgName="*****"
    ComputerName=Image

[TapiLocation]
    CountryCode=44
    AreaCode=01925

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1
    SystemLocale=00000809
    UserLocale=00000809
    InputLocale=0809:00000809

[Branding]
    BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[URL]
    Home_Page=www.google.co.uk

[Proxy]
    Proxy_Enable=1
    Use_Same_Proxy=1
    HTTP_Proxy_Server=*****:8080
    Proxy_Override=<local>

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
    AccessOpt=Off
    mousepoint=On
    msnexplr=Off
    OEAccess=Off
    WMAccess=Off
    WMPOCM=Off

[Shell]
    DefaultThemesOff=Yes

[IEPopupBlocker]
    BlockPopups = Yes
    FilterLevel = Medium
    ShowInformationBar =No

[Guest jpfieber]

I had a similar problem, I found that moving the unattend.txt file out of the i386 folder worked for me. I have a 'Boot' directory at the same level as the i386 directory, I put the unattend.bat and unattend.txt files, as well as ghost, gdisk, etc in the boot directory...

[Winnetou]

MsDosInitiated="0"

This is your mistake. As you use a DOS Bootdisk to connect to a network drive you have to set this to "1".