So I want my Docs & Settings to be on a specific partition, in this case d:, during the use of a windows install the partitions get moved around so that when I go to install again D: is no longer D:.....

So is it possible to use some sort of Device ID /Unique ID instead of a random drive letter that keeps changing?

Thanks

You could use a bacthfile with diskpart to reassign the letter D to the partition. diskpart uses IDs which only depend on the location on the HDD, so partition 1 is the primary and partition 3,4,5.. are the first, second, third,... logical partition.

You could use a [batch file] with diskpart to reassign the letter D to the partition.

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Where and when (cmdlines.txt, RunOnceEx, etc.?) can you use diskpart during an unattended install? In the WINNT.SIF file, I'm guessing that I need to add the following line in the [GuiUnattended] section:

ProfilesDir="P:\Profiles"

But, when does this ProfilesDir become a part of the system? And can I run diskpart to assign the drive letter before Windows creates ProfilesDir?