It seems like one thing after another getting this whole thing sorted.

Can anybody throw any light on the screenshot error please?

Can you believe it!!! In case anybody else is clumsy enough to copy and paste without checking. This is MS answer:

SYMPTOMS

When Windows 2000 Setup boots into GUI mode, you may receive the following error message:

Fatal Error:

An error has been encountered that prevents setup from continuing.

Internal Setup data structures are corrupted (phase 0).

CAUSE

This error message can occur if you are performing an unattended installation of Windows 2000 using a CD-ROM boot and there is a floppy disk containing an unattended Setup file that has been renamed to Winnt.sif in drive A. The error message occurs if the Winnt.sif file is missing the [Data] section of the file, or if some of the entries in the [Data] section are missing.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, edit the Winnt.sif file and place the appropriate entries in the [Data] section. For additional information about the [Data] section, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

216258 How to Perform Unattended Windows 2000 Installation from CD-ROM

I had speech marks on 2 parts as shown - this caused th error!

[Data]

Autopartition=0

MsDosInititated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

What does the Setup log file show?

edit: I see you sorted it out

****t !! I havent !

The log file says exactly the same as the screenshot. Nothing further to assist?

I am so confused. Can some one post me their [data] lines in winnt.sif please?

thanks

Heres my winnt.sif - can you see any errors?

[Data]
AutoPartition=0
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
Repartition=No
UnattendSwitch="no"
WaitForReboot="No"
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=*
EncryptedAdminPassword=No
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=085
OemSkipWelcome=0
ProfilesDir="%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\"

[Display]
BitsPerPel=32
XResolution=1024
YResolution=768
Vrefresh=70

[UserData]
ProductKey=removed
FullName=Home
OrgName=User
ComputerName=*

[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=44
Dialing=Tone

[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup=1
Language=00000809

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=MSHOME

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Componants]
msmsgs=off
msnexplr=off
media_clips=off
Accessopt=off
AutoUpdate=off
templates=off
fax=off
Clipbook=off
hypertrm=off
rec=off
pinball=off
freecell=off
minesweeper=off
solitaire=off
spider=off
hearts=off
zonegames=off

[GuiRunOnce]
%systemdrive%\install\main_batch.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\hotfixes1.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\hotfixes2.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\hotfixes\hotfixes3.cmd
%systemdrive%\install\applications.cmd

looks like the winnt.sif file is perfect, Since I don't use Windows XP's notepad, nor do I have it installed, I'm aware it offers different encoding options for a txt file which you may need to check, as other users have had problems from winnt.sif depending on how it was encoded when its saved.

cant see anything ..heres mine

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=0
    MsDosInitiated=0
    UnattendedInstall=Yes

[Unattended]
    DUDisable=Yes
    Hibernation=No
    KeyboardLayout="United Kingdom"
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    Repartition=No
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    UnattendSwitch=Yes

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=*
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=85
    OEMSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
    ProductKey=REMOVED
    FullName="Numinous"
    OrgName="Numinous"
    ComputerName=NUM001

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1
    Language=00000809

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
    AccessOpt=Off
    AutoUpdate=Off
    Clipbook=Off
    Deskpaper=Off
    Dialer=Off
    Freecell=Off
    Hearts=Off
    Hypertrm=Off
    Media_clips=Off
    Media_utopia=Off
    Minesweeper=Off
    Mousepoint=Off
    Msnexplr=Off
    Paint=Off
    Pinball=Off
    Rec=Off
    Solitaire=Off
    Spider=Off
    Templates=Off
    WMAccess=Off
    Zonegames=Off

[Shell]
    DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes
    DefaultThemesOff=Yes

[PCHealth]
    ER_Display_UI=1
    ER_Enable_Reporting=0
    RA_AllowToGetHelp=0
    RA_AllowUnsolicited=0

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

maybe the ProfilesDir="%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\" is doing it .. isnt changing anything and i dont think it has a \ on the end

i.e ProfilesDir="%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings"

yep remove the \

ProfilesDir="%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings"

not

ProfilesDir="%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\"

or remove the whole thing.. isnt changing anything

Thanks numinous - now removed :-)

Also:

Found a difference with mine and yours though. Under DATA mine has " " around the end.

ie: yours looks:

[Data]
   AutoPartition=0
   MsDosInitiated=0
   UnattendedInstall=Yes

mine is:

[Data]
AutoPartition=0
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

Does this cock it up???

What do others have?

nope.. mine works ..tried and tested good luck

Hi,

I had the some problem with my unattend xp cd. Without VM Ware I would toasted 6 cd´s for nothing. At the end I renamed the winnt.sif in capital letters (WINNT.SIF) to the i386 directory. And now ... I get no error message about setup structures any longer. Try it ...

bye

animeittoogami

Thanks - gotta give it a go just in case :-)

Hi,

I found the error in your [Data] line 3: MsDosInitated - that´s the wrong word. You must use MsDosInitiated and you get no error message about corrupt setup structures.

bye

animeittoogami

Give that man a cigar hahaha - cheers

@Numinous

what do those health things do in the setup?

****, taken me days to figure out MsDosInititated="0" was spelt wrong. What's worse is that I made it with http://b0r3d.msfnhosting.com/ so there will be a few p***ed/confused people out there