Install Unatteded WinXP via WinPE on a harddrive

[trb48]

I have been researching and looking around everywhere and I have not been able to find a solution to my problem. So here I go!

I would like to have a hard drive that has two partitions. The smaller partition has the Unattended WinXP files on it. When that drive is set as active it installs Windows XP onto the larger partition. That way I can reinstall windows whenever I need to without a disk.

After much research I found that I had to install WinPE on the smaller partition so Windows will install (it has to be in a 32 bit environment to install). I did so with the following thread's help: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=14316

I installed winpe on the smaller partition and copied the winxp files to that same hard drive. I have used variations of this code: X:\WinXP\i386\winnt32 /syspart:c: /tempdrive:c: /unattend:winnt.sif, to try and get windows xp to install. It copies some Windows files over to the larger hard drive.

I reboot the machine and it looks like Windows is installing. It scans the drive, copies a bunch of files. The computer reboots and starts the same process over of scanning the hard drive. I eventually get a message that says that there is not enough memory to complete the windows install.

Any help or guides that anyone knows about would be greatly appreciated. Just for good measure here is a copy of my winnt.sif:

; Generated by nLite 1.0 RC6

[Data]

Autopartition = 1

MsDosInitiated = 0

UnattendedInstall = Yes

AutomaticUpdates = Yes

OemDrivers = OemInfFiles

UseBIOSToBoot = 0

[unattended]

AutoActivate = No

UnattendMode = FullUnattended

UnattendSwitch = Yes

OemPreinstall = Yes

OemSkipEula = Yes

Repartition = Yes

WaitForReboot = No

NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1

NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1

DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore

NonDriverSigningPolicy = Ignore

Hibernation = No

[OemInfFiles]

OemDriverFlags = 1

OemDriverPathName = "%SystemRoot%\NLDRV"

OemInfName = "smwdmch2.inf","smwdmch4.inf","smwdmch5.inf","smwdmnv2.inf","smwdmnv8.inf","smwdmch6.inf","stac97.inf","rtkhdahpbpc.inf","del5422k.inf","e1000325.inf","bcmwl5.inf","bcmwl5a.inf","b57win32.inf","ialmnt5.inf","nvdm.inf","apfiltr.inf","del200fk.inf","smwdmch7.inf","c2_24137.inf","cx_24137.inf"

[Display]

Xresolution = 1024

Yresolution = 768

BitsPerPel = 32

AutoConfirm = 1

[systemRestore]

[GuiUnattended]

EncryptedAdminPassword = No

AdminPassword = "x"

AutoLogon = Yes

AutoLogonCount = 1

TimeZone = 010

OEMSkipRegional = 1

OemSkipWelcome = 1

[Components]

Iis_common = On

Iis_inetmgr = On

Iis_nntp = On

Iis_smtp = On

Iis_webadmin = On

Iis_webdav = On

Iis_www = On

Iis_asp = On

[userData]

ProductKey = "x"

ComputerName = *

FullName = "x"

OrgName = "x"

[RegionalSettings]

SystemLocale = 00000409

UserLocale = 00000409

InputLocale = 0409:00000409

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents = Yes

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup = OAT

[GuiRunOnce]

"D:\I386\Programs\SAV.exe"

"D:\I386\Programs\nero.bat"

"D:\I386\Programs\DOTNETFX.bat"

"D:\I386\Programs\dotnet2\install.exe /q"

"D:\I386\Programs\SETUP-MGMT.MSI /quiet"

"D:\I386\Programs\NLITE1.0RC6I.EXE SP- /SILENT /NORESTART"

"D:\I386\Programs\ADOBE.EXE"

"D:\I386\Programs\install_flash_player.exe /S"

"D:\I386\Programs\googletalk-setup.exe /S"

"D:\I386\Programs\klmcodec150.exe /verysilent /noreboot"

"D:\I386\Programs\MP10.exe"

"D:\I386\Programs\myodbc-3.51.06.exe /s"

"D:\I386\Programs\firefoxsilent.exe"

"D:\I386\Programs\wrar351.exe /s"

"D:\I386\Programs\OpenOffice2.exe"

"D:\I386\Programs\Office2003\install.bat"

"D:\I386\Programs\asnp132.exe /SILENT /SP- /NORESTART"

"D:\I386\Programs\7z433a2.exe /S"

"D:\I386\Programs\autoit-v3-setup.exe /S"

"D:\I386\Programs\GoogleToolbarInstaller-IE_BETA.exe /s /qn"

"D:\I386\Programs\ISORecorderV2RC1.msi /quiet"

"D:\I386\Programs\mmtaskbar21.exe /sp- /silent /norestart"

"D:\I386\Programs\picasa2-current.exe /S"

"D:\I386\Programs\labconsole.bat"

"D:\I386\Programs\tugzip34.exe /sp- /silent /norestart"

"D:\I386\Programs\winamp52.exe /S"

"D:\I386\Programs\gtk+-2.8.9-setup-1.exe SP- /SILENT /NORESTART"

"D:\I386\Programs\gimp-2.2.10-i586-setup.exe SP- /SILENT /NORESTART"

"D:\I386\Programs\gimp-help-2-0.9-setup.exe SP- /SILENT /NORESTART"

"D:\I386\Programs\gimp-gap-2.2.0-setup.exe SP- /SILENT /NORESTART"

"D:\I386\Programs\DellQuickset.exe"

"D:\I386\Programs\SPYBOT.EXE"

"D:\I386\Programs\aawsepersonal.exe /S"

"D:\I386\Programs\user.cmd"

"D:\I386\Programs\automatic_updates.bat"

"D:\I386\Programs\directories.bat"

"D:\I386\Programs\SHUTDOWN.BAT"

I created my unattended install with nLite.

Thanks...

[trb48]

I have figured out the solution to this problem. If you are interested you can drop me an email and I will send you some info on the process...

[jrxnelson]

I just sent a PM .. asking how you resolved this!!

Thanks

<<jrxnelson>>

[IcemanND]

I think we will see more interest in this would it be possible to post your solution for all interested? Me being one of them.

Thanks