Perhaps I am barking up the wrong tree...

I am trying to develop a WinPE CD that boots and also has the original Server 2003 distribution files (or at least the i386 folder) to start an unattended install. How do I include the extra folder on the ISO image?

I believe I have the correct syntax for the command to start the unatteded process...but where do I put it?

Everybody seems to have a very unique piece of this puzzle...but there does not seem to be a single document anywhere that LITERALLY leads someone by the hand in setting up this process. It appears that I am having to go "around the world" just to achieve an installation of Server 2003 in a folder other than the default \WINDOWS folder.

(I've tried the Microsoft article that says to just create an answer file called WINNT.SIF on a floppy and insert it just as the blue SETUP screen appears. I CANNOT get this to work...even though this appears to be the simplest method of achieving what I'm after.)

Someone....PLEASE HELP!

Dude, it is easy in your unattended.txt just change the line:
[UNATTENDED]
Target Path="\Windows"
to
Which ever you want, and creating a filder that gets copied over is easy,
Use the $OEM$ folders check the unattended guide from this site, located here:
http://unattended.msfn.org/

The i386 folder does not really need to be in the same EXACT folder.
Make Dir called DISTRIBUTION or some thig like that and then copy your i386 files into it. You unattended install will call teh files from any location or dir as long as you specify it on the install line.

The problem you are going to run into is space on the CD.


Chris