Install folder confusion

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

Ok, I started off as a good boy and read the "documentation" at http://wpiw.net/

But frankly, I am not too impressed with it...

Maybe it is just me, but I find the part about install folders rather confusing..

Here are step-by-step instructions for adding WPI to your Windows XP Distribution Folder

   1. Locate your $oem$\$1\install folder, and extract WPI into this folder. The result should be a new folder $oem$\Install\WPI
	  If your installation path is different, modify it as required.
   2. Open WPI (double-click the CMD file), set your options and configure you programs.
   3. Test it - for this, enable debug mode in options wizard. All registry entries will be written, but none executed. Check your registry, if the correct keys were written. Manually delete the keys in RunOnceEx afterwards.
   4. Disable debug-mode and the options-button. (This is done in the options dialog).
   5. Be sure to agree to all associated licenses! This includes all third party licenses.
   6. Remove any batch files or installer scripts you used before and that you did not add to WPI, and then add the following lines to your winnt.sif, under your guirunonce section:

[GuiRunOnce]
 %systemdrive%\install\wpi\wpi.cmd

	  Note: If you use a cleanup script, be sure it runs after WPI scripts.
   7. Your custom WPI is finished. Use any steps you normally follow to create a slipstreamed, bootable CD image.
	  It is highly recommended that you test your CD Image as much as possible. Simply doubleclick WPI.cmd to open it on your local machine.
   8. To test the whole installation process you have 2 options: a spare pc or a virtual machine.

ad 1) Why/how does "$oem$\$1\install" become "$oem$\Install" in the same sentense? (and is the capital I in the second of any importance?)

I assume that the correct folder, for systemdrive install has to be "$oem$\$1\install" then, since this has to be added to winnt.sif:

([GuiRunOnce]

%systemdrive%\install\wpi\wpi.cmd

Correct?

So, if I want to change WPI to a cdrom installation, how do I do this, apart from changing the winnt.sif line to:

[GuiRunOnce]

%cdrom%\install\wpi\wpi.cmd

In which folder do I place the wpi folder for a cdrom install?

And which entries in wpi.cmd (and other config files?) do I change and to what?

UPDATE:

Hmm maybe I wrote this a ittle too soon... just saw the "Help" link on the page...

So...I cannot test the config in my current windows, by launching wpi.cmd) if I want to use %cdrom% install?

I can only test it "live" or in a virtual setup?

So, check that installa re working using default €systemdrive€ setup, then change to €cdrom€ and test on virtual pc?

Edited October 20, 2005 by -.-PhanTom-.-