WindowsXP SP2 unattended install with Winnt.exe

[BobRein]

Help with Unattend installs

I have a brand new Dell computer. My goal is to do a WindowsXP SP2 unattended install on top of the NTFS image that ships from Dell. Can this be done ? I have been trying it with this command from a secondary hard drive I installed (d drive): d:\i386\Winnt.exe /s:d:\i386 /rx:d:\temp /t:d: /u:d:\i386\winnt.sif .

When I run this I get an error stating that "unable to locate a drive with the required amount of free space". The Dell NTFS partition does not a drive letter at the start of this command. If I give it a drive letter then I will lose the Dell factory image. Here is the contents of my Winnt.sif:

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=0

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

AutomaticUpdates = 1

[unattended]

UnattendMode = FullUnattended

OemPreinstall=Yes

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

ActivateProxy = Proxy

AutoActivate = Yes

Repartition = No

WaitForReboot = Yes

UnattendSwitch = Yes

OemSkipEula = YES

FileSystem=*

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=1b53af118c38fbda443b108f3fa6cb6d24f4c3cfe618209931e861819d5f6f00

EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=20

[userData]

FullName="Test"

OrgName="DOT"

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=1

Dialing=Tone

LongDistanceAccess="9,"

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=1

[setupMgr]

ComputerName0=VASWATST0U27482

ComputerName1=VASWATST0U27483

[branding]

BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[Proxy]

Proxy_Enable=1

Use_Same_Proxy=1

Proxy_Override = "172.*;<local>"

HTTP_Proxy_Server = Test.Test.ORG:8080

Use_Same_Proxy = 1

[GuiRunOnce]

Command0="c:\windows\system32\ipconfig.exe /release"

Command1="c:\windows\System32\ipconfig.exe /renew"

Command2=d:\framepkg.exe

[identification]

JoinDomain=Test

DomainAdmin="Test\Install Computer"

DomainAdminPassword=Test

MachineObjectOU = "OU=Computers,OU=Lost And Found,OU=ASW,OU=Lose,OU=Win,OU=LOB,DC=Test,DC=Org"

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]

Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]

INFID=*

[NetClients]

MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]

MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]

MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]

DNS=No

UseDomainNameDevolution=No

EnableLMHosts=No

AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1

DNSSuffixSearchOrder = asw.Test.Org

SyncDomainWithMembership = 0

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]

SpecificTo=Adapter1

DHCP=Yes

DNSServerSearchOrder=10.19.11.10,10.19.10.27

WINS=Yes

WinsServerList=10.19.11.10,10.19.10.27

NetBIOSOptions=0

[WindowsFirewall]

Profiles=WindowsFirewall.Standard

LogFile = "%WINDIR%\pfirewall.log"

LogSize = 4096

LogDroppedPackets = 1

LogConnections = 1

[WindowsFirewall.Standard]

Type = 3

Mode = 1

Exceptions = 1

Notifications = 1

MulticastBroadcastResponse = 1

AllowedPrograms = WindowsFirewall.RemoteAssistance

Services = WindowsFirewall.RemoteDesktop

[WindowsFirewall.RemoteAssistance]

Program = "%WINDIR%\System32\Sessmgr.exe"

Name = "Remote Assistance"

Mode = 1

Scope = 0

[WindowsFirewall.RemoteDesktop]

Type = 2

Mode = 1

Scope = 0

[WindowsFirewall]

Profiles = WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall

[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]

Mode = 0

[TerminalServices]

AllowConnections = 1