I have five queries before i build my first unattended install CD

1) What would be the result if both the follwoing lines were there in the winnt.sif file

autopartition=1

file system=*

(sound conflicting as i understand it)

2) Is the line Repartition=No the same as not being there at all in this file

3) If I have a Fat32 file system and wish to format the same and leave the file system intact what should be the line i should add and where for unattended install action?

4) If i already have an NTFS file system and wish to format the same and leave the file system intact what should be the line i should add and where for iuninstall action? Will filesystem=convertNTFS achieve the format and retention of NTFS if the partition is already is NTFS (or istfor existing Fat32 formatted partitions?)

5) Is there any valid line such as filesystem=leavealone or such and wiull this achieve a format in order for me to do a clean install

Thanks to those who would spend some time with this newbie

should you just leave the line out of the file?

1) As I understand it, Autopartition only applies to an empty partition. If there is already a formatted partition Setup will ask you.

2) I think so but others can confirm this.

3) I'm not aware of a command or switch to format FAT in WINNT.SIF.

4) convertNTFS is for existing FAT.

5) yes and no, see ref.chm for details

I think to do a clean install with existing OS you need the repartition entry but this will delete ALL the partitions on the drive, according to ref.chm.

Thanks for all the help - OI think I'll wait for someone to doublecheck the above facts and then geta move on

Thanks for all the help - OI think I'll wait for someone to doublecheck the above facts and then geta move on

here is what i use for fat32 drives:

[Data]

Autopartition =1

MsDosInitiated = "0"

UnattendedInstall =Yes

[unattended]

UnattendMode =FullUnattended

UnattendSwitch =Yes

OemPreinstall =Yes

OemSkipEula =Yes

Size1=*

PartitionType1 =primary

Filesystem1 =Fat

QuickFormat1 =yes

UnattendSwitch =Yes

WaitForReboot =No

NoWaitAfterTextMode =1

NoWaitAfterGUIMode =1

TargetPath =Windows[code]

it will format 32 if the drive is already fat32.