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Can't create more than one partition

FireGeier
in Unattended Windows Vista/Server 2008

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I've started a very simple Vista unattended deploy:

My tools:

Vista RC1 5600 – German

WAIK – Build 6.0.5600.16384

I'm testing on a real PC!

I've created a simple answering file through the WAIK put it on a USB Stick and used this together with the original RC1 DVD. Everything works fine as long as I'm just creating one partition during setup. Here is the

Autounattend.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
	<settings pass="windowsPE">
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
			<DiskConfiguration>
				<Disk wcm:action="add">
					<CreatePartitions>
						<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
							<Order>1</Order>
							<Size>25000</Size>
							<Type>Primary</Type>
						</CreatePartition>
					</CreatePartitions>
					<ModifyPartitions>
						<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
							<Active>true</Active>
							<Extend>false</Extend>
							<Format>NTFS</Format>
							<Label>Vista-OS</Label>
							<Letter>C</Letter>
							<Order>1</Order>
							<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
						</ModifyPartition>
					</ModifyPartitions>
					<DiskID>0</DiskID>
					<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
				</Disk>
				<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
			</DiskConfiguration>
			<ImageInstall>
				<OSImage>
					<InstallTo>
						<DiskID>0</DiskID>
						<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
					</InstallTo>
					<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
					<InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
				</OSImage>
			</ImageInstall>
			<UserData>
				<ProductKey>
					<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
					<Key>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</Key>
				</ProductKey>
				<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
				<FullName>Owner</FullName>
				<Organization>no</Organization>
			</UserData>
		</component>
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
			<SetupUILanguage>
				<UILanguage>de-DE</UILanguage>
			</SetupUILanguage>
			<InputLocale>de-DE</InputLocale>
			<SystemLocale>de-DE</SystemLocale>
			<UILanguage>de-DE</UILanguage>
			<UserLocale>de-DE</UserLocale>
		</component>
	</settings>
	<settings pass="specialize">
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
			<OEMInformation>
				<HelpCustomized>false</HelpCustomized>
				<Manufacturer>ABCD</Manufacturer>
				<SupportPhone>123456</SupportPhone>
			</OEMInformation>
		</component>
	</settings>
	<settings pass="oobeSystem">
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
			<OOBE>
				<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
				<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
				<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
				<NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>
				<SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
			</OOBE>
			<AutoLogon>
				<LogonCount>5</LogonCount>
				<Username>Administrator</Username>
				<Enabled>true</Enabled>
			</AutoLogon>
		</component>
	</settings>
	<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:j:/vistarc1-de-dvd/install.wim#Windows Vista ULTIMATE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

As soon as I'm trying to create a second partition setup stops with an error:

It says: There is an error in the [CreatePartition] section. The partition could not be created cause it does not exist. (This is just the translation from the German message, but it's realy that funny). :yes:

However here is one try for example:

<DiskConfiguration>
				<Disk wcm:action="add">
					<CreatePartitions>
						<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
							<Order>1</Order>
							<Size>25000</Size>
							<Type>Primary</Type>
						</CreatePartition>
						<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
							<Extend>true</Extend>
							<Order>2</Order>
							<Type>Extended</Type>
						</CreatePartition>
					</CreatePartitions>
					<ModifyPartitions>
						<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
							<Active>true</Active>
							<Extend>false</Extend>
							<Format>NTFS</Format>
							<Label>Vista-OS</Label>
							<Letter>C</Letter>
							<Order>1</Order>
							<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
						</ModifyPartition>
						<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
							<Active>false</Active>
							<Extend>false</Extend>
							<Format>NTFS</Format>
							<Label>Data</Label>
							<Letter>D</Letter>
							<Order>2</Order>
							<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
						</ModifyPartition>
					</ModifyPartitions>
					<DiskID>0</DiskID>
					<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
				</Disk>
				<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
			</DiskConfiguration>

I've tried other settings for create partition and modify partition, but nothing worked so far. WAIK does never gave me an error whatever I've set to create the second partition.

I'am thinking about, if the USB stick is may causing the problem, cause my BIOS is mounting the stick as an HD. Does anbody know how WinPE/Vista Setup is handling that?

Is anybody able to create a second partition unattended?

Thanks,

Martin


i do get the same error as you do with a USB stick, burning a DVD now to see if that will take care of the error

fixed it 

<DiskConfiguration>
				<Disk wcm:action="add">
					<CreatePartitions>
						<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
							<Order>1</Order>
							<Size>25000</Size>
							<Type>Primary</Type>
						</CreatePartition>
						<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
							<Extend>true</Extend>
							<Order>2</Order>
							<Type>Extended</Type>
						</CreatePartition>
						<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
							<Extend>true</Extend>
							<Order>3</Order>
							<Type>Logical</Type>
						</CreatePartition>
					</CreatePartitions>
					<ModifyPartitions>
						<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
							<Active>true</Active>
							<Extend>false</Extend>
							<Format>NTFS</Format>
							<Label>Vista-OS</Label>
							<Letter>C</Letter>
							<Order>1</Order>
							<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
						</ModifyPartition>
						<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
							<Active>false</Active>
							<Extend>false</Extend>
							<Format>NTFS</Format>
							<Label>Data</Label>
							<Letter>D</Letter>
							<Order>2</Order>
							<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
						</ModifyPartition>
					</ModifyPartitions>
					<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
					<DiskID>0</DiskID>
				</Disk>
			</DiskConfiguration>

you have to also create the logical partition inside the extended partition.

USB works fine too :)

  • Author

Well, I thougt I've tried that allready, too. I know that you usually have to create a logical drive inside the extended partition. So far it wasn't working for me.

However, I'll try out with your setup later.

Thanks a lot fizban!!!

Martin

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