saulob Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Hello people,I searched on the forum.. and nothing.I remember that when I install my normal XP CD, the user (me) was able to choose the Windows Path, on the windows installation.Now, the path it's always WINDOWS (or another that i choose on the options general tab).How can I make it back, so the user can choose the path ?thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T D Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 You could never choose the WINDOWS path on a original XPCD... not unless u used winnt.sif but it wouldn't be the original disc then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeebum Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 I think the only time that you could do that with an original CD is if you were installing to a partition that already contains an XP install, and you told it to install regardless, and if you go through the prompts correctly, and it is a full moon, it will prompt you for the install destination. Do you always clean install? Do you ever install from within windows?Also, if I am not mistaken, when you start the XP install from a DOS prompt using winnt.exe there was a command line option /d to specify the destination directory. It may be necessary to use /u, the unattended option, to activate /d. EDIT NOTE: I just checked for /d and it is no longer supported, sorry.It may also be possible to use the /t switch which copies the install files to a temp directory after which the installer prompts for a destination directory. I have not tried this before so my experience here is limited.As T D stated, you could use a winnt.sif answer file and specify the destination directory there but that would make your installation unattended (at least in part.)For more info, browse to your I386 directory on your CD from a command prompt and type " winnt.exe /? " (without quotes) FYI " winnt.exe /d /? " returns the unsupported option. Also:XP Deployment ToolsGood luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camarade_Tux Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Isn't it possible to use a floppy to provide winnt.sif ?If so, use a boot loader that will let you write to the floppy (the path you want) and that will then run XP installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saulob Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 Thank you guys.Somehow I was able to choose another path for my installation.... Dont remember how... but..I will leave it the default... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T D Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 It doesn't prompt u for the install path if u multiboot on one partition, it makes folders called WINDOWS.00, Program Files.00, Documents and Settings.00 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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