Please Help!
I am using HfSlip? I am trying to use this folder structure :
$OEM$--|
|-$1--|
|--Apps
|--Utils
|--User
|--Pictures
|--Drivers
|--Install<--batches
What folder in HFSlip do I put this folder structure? Where does this folder structure go so it is copied to

c:\apps
c:\install
c:\utils
c:\user
c:\drivers
c:\Pictures

Thank you, John

Nowhere. HFSLIP only copies into WINDOWS/WINNT and Program Files...

If you are using an OEM folder like it says in unattended.msfn.org, you can put the OEM folder structure alongside your source\i386 folder. When run, HFSLIP will simply copy the OEM folder to the sourcess\i386.

I have found a way, to slipstream the $OEM$, if you create a $OEM$ directory in SOURCE directory, it will be slipstreamed in SOURCESS automatically.
Remember to set, in WINNT.SIF, OemPreinstall=Yes

You can always try HFEXPERT too...

How do I do this in HFExpert? John

hi RBCC! HFEXPERT basically functions like OEM ... you may want to refer to these for some additional info: Questions about HFSlip and unattended install & HFEXPERT - Codecs, WIN files, replace apps & inject hives

Since HFSLIP is a batch file why not just add a command at the end to xcopy the folder
from source to sourcess? It cant be hard...

The HFEXPERT doesn't work as Tomcat said!!! The only way, is to put a $OEM$ directory in SOURCE directory!!! Is the only way!

The link is actually http://www.hfslip.org/advanced.html#a3.


This already exists. The entire SOURCE folder is ALWAYS copied to SOURCESS.


No. I think you should read about the many features HFEXPERT has to offer. It works perfectly for me. Follow the above link.

It doesn't work as $OEM$ directory do, it works only with ProgramFiles and Windows directory. If you want to create a directory as "Custom" in SystemDrive, you cannot do it with HFEXPERT directory!

@S3pHiroTh, you mean the root directory of the drive? Yes, I guess that would be a limitation of HFEXPERT. I'm sure it will be added at some point in the future, however.

Yes I mean C:\ (the defaults for most of installations), if you want to create for examples C:\Custom, with HFEXPERT it's impossible. That's all

Support for %SYSTEMDRIVE% may be added at some point but it's not top priority: installing apps can be done from HFSVCPACK and HFGUIRUNONCE. As far as I can see, the only thing you may have to do is remove the paths inside install.cmd (if you're using that).

A variation on LeveL's idea is to create an addon for HFAAO using install.cmd (or whatever you call the batch file) as the installation program, and have a line that goes something like:



Or whatever path you want off the system drive.

I would recommend Addon Maker for nLite for this, and the batch file is automatically hidden.


Also, and this may be HFSLIP heresy, there's no law against using $OEM$ in the SOURCE, so why duplicate that functionality?

I don't understand much of this...

S3pHiroTh said:
It doesn't work as $OEM$ directory do, it works only with ProgramFiles and
Windows directory. If you want to create a directory as "Custom" in SystemDrive,
you cannot do it with HFEXPERT directory!

But if you want a custom folder on the systemdrive, why doesn't putting it here work...

SOURCE\$OEM$\$1\Custom

Since what I said (xcopy the $OEM$) is already covered (Super-Magician said "This
already exists. The entire SOURCE folder is ALWAYS copied to SOURCESS.") then it
will copy it, no?

LeveL.
you are right, we are saying the same, I was just being redundant

So use one of these, not HFSLIP folders:
$OEM$\C -- Copy subfolders to C drive
$OEM\1 -- Copy subfolders to %SYSTEMDRIVE% which often is C

which the original poster seems to already know about