Help regarding winnt.sif

[illusions]

Hi, I have two harddrive on Dell computer. I set it as follows:

primary master -- western digital harddrive -- on device manager shows as Location 0 (0)

primary slave -- segate harddrive --- on device manager shows as Location 1 (1)

Note. i am not using cable select.

Somehow when i run the unattended installation, xp is installed on the 1st partition of the slave harddrive.

Am i missing something in winnt.sif to tell it to put xp on c drive on the primary harddrive ?

Please advice and thanks.

Here is my winnt.sif

;SetupMgrTag

[Data]

AutoPartition=1

MsDosInitiated="0"

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[unattended]

UnattendMode=FullUnattended

OemSkipEula=Yes

TargetPath=\WINDOWS

OemPreinstall=Yes

UnattendSwitch="NO"

WaitForReboot="No"

Hibernation = "No"

[GuiUnattended]

AdminPassword=*

EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

OEMSkipRegional=1

TimeZone=4

OemSkipWelcome=1

[userData]

ProductKey=" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

FullName="Owner"

OrgName=""

ComputerName=Computer

[Display]

BitsPerPel=32

Xresolution=1024

YResolution=768

[systemRestore]

DisableSR=1

CreateFirstRunRp=0

[TapiLocation]

CountryCode=1

AreaCode=000

Dialing=Tone

[identification]

JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]

Fax=On

Indexsrv_system=off

Msnexplr=off

zonegames=off

[shell]

CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%windir%\Resources\Themes\xp Green Olive.theme"

DefaultStartPanelOff = Yes

DefaultThemesOff = No

[branding]

BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[FavoritesEx]

[GuiRunOnce]

%systemdrive%\install\batch.cmd

[rajesh.kumar]

did u choose the required drive as the boot drive in ur bios?

Try AutoPartition=0.

Edited March 20, 2007 by rajesh.kumar

[IcemanND]

[data]

autopartition=1

and

[unattended]

Repartition=yes

Your install is detecting an existing install on the first hard disk so it is installing on the next available disk/partition that does not contain an install of windows. Add the above to your answer file and it will delete the existing partition on the first disk, repartition to the full disk size and install.

[ricktendo]

Nice Iceman ND Ive always wanted that done outomatically, Now I have a 100% FULLY Unattended ISO Thanx

[illusions]

[data]

autopartition=1

and

[unattended]

Repartition=yes

Your install is detecting an existing install on the first hard disk so it is installing on the next available disk/partition that does not contain an install of windows. Add the above to your answer file and it will delete the existing partition on the first disk, repartition to the full disk size and install.

Hi, IcemanND

Thanks for the suggestion. But isn't by putting Repartition=yes will wipe out the whole first harddrive?

My first harddrive has

c: --- where winxp is --- ntfs --- primary --- set active partition

d: --- data and stuff --- ntfs --- Extended Partition. Logical Drives

2nd harddrive has

e: --- Extended Partition. Logical Drives

f: --- Extended Partition. Logical Drives

I ususally use partition magic to erase the whole c: drive and then use unattendent cd to install the xp. These work for 1 harddrive senario but in this particular situation i have 2 harddrive it somehow keep jumping to the second harddrive and installing at e.

Hmm i though if i use partition magic to erase the c: drive and format it ntfs ... the unattended cd should have install xp there.

Please further advice , thanks

[IcemanND]

you didn't mention that your drive was partitioned. But yes repartition=yes will delete all parttitions on the first drive and create a single install partition.

for systems that i have set up like that i have it stop and ask me where i want the install and then reformat the first partition.