Where on the HDD does the windows image get copied?

[twalk482]

Are these sections in you answer file now?

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemPreinstall=Yes

[MassStorageDrivers]
"Dell Controller"=OEM

[OEMBootFiles]
txtsetup.oem
dell.sys
dell.inf
dell.cat

With the [MassStorageDrivers] section matching what is in your Dell supplied textsetup.oem

[OEMBootFiles] containing the names of driver file.

These sections take the place of pressing F6 to add additional drivers during that portion of the setup ...

[betamax]

So when you install windows by booting right off the cd, which process does the copying? Or does Setup know to just pull everything directly off the cd (eliminating the need for dosnet.inf)?

[twalk482]

These settings in the answer file you supply tell windows (the version that is booting now off the hard drive at this point) in "text mode setup" to install "OEM" drivers ... makes you wonder where they got the name TXTSETUP.OEM

I am doing this same thing ... Boot to PE ... Copying over ... running setup ... and I don't use DOSNET.INF

Edited September 26, 2006 by twalk482