Cannot find C:\install\main_batch.cmd

[ewker]

i've been working on a cd for the past 2 days and have ran into the same problem. where %systemdrive%\$OEM$\$1\install is in my batch files etc, windows wants to run these as C:\install. is this normal? i think i am using the right code for the batch, because i've copied and pasted from several sources. i don't have a problem doing the unattended install, but as soon as windows loads for the first time i'm hit with the error message: "Cannot find C:\Install\Main_Batch.cmd". So i tried manually running the batch files just by double clicking on them. Again I get the same error, but it says something like "Cannot find C:\Install\Applications\whatever". What I finally done to get the batch to work was copy them all to the desktop and replace the string %systemdrive% with D:\$OEM$\$1. Can someone please explain to me what I am doing wrong?

here are some copies of my code:

----------File:  [CD-Rom Drive]:\I386\winnt.sif ------------------
;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=1
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=ProvideDefault
    OemPreinstall=No
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[GuiUnattended]
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=35

[UserData]
    ProductKey=removed
    FullName="Owner"
    OrgName="No Organization"
    ComputerName=*

[TapiLocation]
    CountryCode=1

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
msmsgs=off
msnexplr=off 
freecell=off
hearts=off
minesweeper=off
pinball=off
solitaire=off
spider=off
zonegames=off

[Shell]
DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes

[GuiRunOnce]
%systemdrive%\install\main_batch.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\applications.cmd

----------File:  [CD-Rom Drive]:\$OEM$\$1\Install\main_batch.sif ------------------
CLS
@echo off
ECHO.
ECHO Over the next few minutes you will see automated installations 
ECHO of various sofware applications, windows updates, and registry
ECHO hacks being implemented. The computer will restart automatically
ECHO once the whole process has finished!
ECHO.
ECHO Removing Wallpapers...
DEL "%systemroot%\Blue Lace 16.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Coffee Bean.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\FeatherTexture.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Gone Fishing.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Greenstone.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Prairie Wind.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Rhododendron.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\River Sumida.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Santa Fe Stucco.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Soap Bubbles.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Zapotec.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Crystal.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Friend.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Home.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Moon flower.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Peace.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Power.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Purple flower.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Radiance.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Ripple.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Stonehenge.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Vortec space.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Ascent.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Autumn.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Azul.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Follow.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Red moon desert.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Tulips.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Wind.jpg"
ECHO.
ECHO Removing useless shortcuts...
DEL "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Set Program Access and Defaults.lnk"
DEL "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Windows Catalog.lnk"
ECHO.
ECHO Removing Screensavers...
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\scrnsave.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ss3dfo.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssbezier.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssflwbox.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssmarque.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssmypics.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssmyst.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\sspipes.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssstars.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\sstext3d.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\scrnsave.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ss3dfo.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssbezier.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssflwbox.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssmarque.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssmypics.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssmyst.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\sspipes.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssstars.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\sstext3d.scr"
ECHO.
ECHO Copying patched UXTheme.dll...
REN %systemroot%\System32\dllcache\uxtheme.dll uxtheme.old
COPY "%systemdrive%\Install\uxtheme\uxtheme.dll" "%systemroot%\System32\dllcache\"
REN %systemroot%\System32\uxtheme.dll uxtheme.old
COPY "%systemdrive%\Install\uxtheme\uxtheme.dll" "%systemroot%\System32\"
ECHO.
ECHO Installing DirectX 9.0b
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\DirectX9b\DirectX9\dxsetup.exe /opk
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Windows Media Player 9
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\WMP9\MPSetupXP.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Installing TweakUI 2.10 Powertoy
COPY "%systemdrive%\install\PowerToys\TweakUI.exe" "%systemroot%\System32\"
COPY "%systemdrive%\install\PowerToys\TweakUI 2.10 Powertoy.lnk" "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\"
ECHO.
ECHO Applying Registry Tweaks...
REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\RegTweaks.reg
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Microsoft JavaVM - Build 3810
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\install\JavaVM\msjavx86.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
EXIT.

[gamehead200]

Thanks for your Product Key!

[DaveXP]

If i were u then i would not post my CD Key

[Aaron]

As the guides states, use OemPreinstall=Yes so that the files & folders from the \install folder gets copied over to C:\install\

It says this at the bottom of the page of: http://www.MSFN.org/unattended/xp/winnt_sif.htm

[stranglersfan]

I too am having problems with my cd? It will install xp unattended fine but when it get's round to installing the batch files it says it can't find them? I have followed the guide too a tee, i reckon anyway?

winnt.sif is in the i386 folder and the batch files are in the install folder i.e: C:\XPCD\$OEM$\$1$\install, along with the folders containing the hotfixes,app's etc. But i have tried about 3x now any everytime it fails to find them? any ideas?

my winnt.sif looks like this:-

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=1

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

OemPreinstall=Yes

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

Repartition="Yes"

UnattendSwitch="No"

WaitForReboot="No"

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword="*"

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

AutoLogon=Yes

AutoLogonCount=4

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=85

OemSkipWelcome=0

[userData]

ProductKey=*

FullName="Stranglersfan"

OrgName="Home"

ComputerName=The_Rats_Lair

[Display]

BitsPerPel=32

Xresolution=800

YResolution=600

Vrefresh=60

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=44

Dialing=Tone

[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=1

SystemLocale=00000809

UserLocale=00000809

InputLocale=0809:00000809

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=MSHOME

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]

msmsgs=off

msnexplr=off

freecell=off

hearts=off

minesweeper=off

pinball=off

solitaire=off

spider=off

zonegames=off

[shell]

DefaultStartPanelOff=No

DefaultThemesOff=No

[GuiRunOnce]

%systemdrive%\install\crap_removal.cmd

%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes.cmd

%systemdrive%\install\applications.cmd

[Aaron]

Here's the problem I spotted: $1$

It should be $1

C:\XPCD\$OEM$\$1\install\

[ewker]

after making the post i figured out the problem by looking at another thread. i needed to change oempreinstall=yes instead of no. and about the cd key, feel free to use it all you want. it's not exactly mine anyway

[Aaron]

after making the post i figured out the problem by looking at another thread. i needed to change oempreinstall=yes instead of no.

well yeah.. you must have missed my reply above.