Tried to relocate Program Files directory. Failed

[Smiley070]

Hello everyone. This is my first post, so please try to bear with me

I followed to guide to unnatended installation of Windows on this web site and I must say it works quite well. I slipstreamed all the needed updates and Windows Media Player 10 without any problem. I even changed the directory for document and settings. Now, I also tried to change the program files directory but it didn't work as planned. Actually... it didn't work at all. A Set command revealed that the path stayed the same on my new installation on a VMWare Station. Here is the code I used.

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=GuiAttended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=No
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    FileSystem=*
    UnattendSwitch="yes"
    WaitForReboot="No"
    ProgramFilesDir="D:\"
    CommonProgramFilesDir="D:\Common Files"

Is it because it cannot be at the root of another partition? I will await your answers.

[Yzöwl]

I would think so, yes!

After all the sif file is asking for a Directory and you're giving it a Drive

Just use

   ProgramFilesDir = "D:\Program Files"
    CommonProgramFilesDir = "D:\Program Files\Common Files"

and stop complicating it!

[Smiley070]

Alright, I'll try it.

It's weird though, because it worked fine for the document and settings part where I just entered E:\ for the directory.

[buletov]

you could try:

[Unattended]
    ProgramFilesDir="D:"

(without the backslash at the end)

[Smiley070]

Tried doing it with directories in the path and it still didn't work... I'll try the suggestion without the blackslash and let you know.

[Smiley070]

It seems that anything I tried won't work. All my partition have been formatted prior to the installation too. I will post my whole winnt.sif and hope that someone can figure out why it wouln't work.

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

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=GuiAttended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=No
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    FileSystem=*
    UnattendSwitch="yes"
    WaitForReboot="No"
    ProgramFilesDir="D:\Program Files"
    CommonProgramFilesDir="D:\Common Files"

[GuiUnattended]
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=35
    ProfilesDir="E:\Documents And Settings"

[UserData]
    ProductKey="Sorry, can't post that  :P "
    FullName=""
    OrgName=""

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1
    Language=00001009

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=MSHOME

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
    msmsgs=off
    msnexplr=off
    pinball=off
    zonegames=off

[Alii808]

It seems that anything I tried won't work. All my partition have been formatted prior to the installation too. I will post my whole winnt.sif and hope that someone can figure out why it wouln't work.

Aloha Smiley070!! Did you ever solve this? We are having the very same problem relocating Program Files folder. Thanks!