[fusan]

Hi all

I have finally managed to make an unattended install from a DVD using BartPE.
My installation is a little different from others since Documents and Settings are placed on
drive d and therefore I need to split the harddisk in two partitions.
I use the switch: ProfilesDir="D:\Documents and Settings\" under section: [GuiUnattended]
in winnt.sif.
Everything works fine with the DVD so I wanted to try this installation from an USB stick.
This caused the problem... after windows has finished installing, I found out that the
drives looks like this:
C: is the first partition on the harddisk
D: is the USB
E: is the second partitions on the harddisk

So since Im putting the Documents and Settings on drive D: windows tries to install it on my
USB stick, witch is absolutely not desireble since it should have been on the HD.
I mean how on earth did the USB mengle in between the partitions???
The question now is... How do I switch the D: and E: drive letter before windows try to install
Documents and Settings so I get this:
C: first partition on the harddisk
D: second partitions on the harddisk
E: is USB, CDROM etc.

[jaclaz]

Installng from CD or DVD or installing from USB device (stick or hard disk) is different.

Check the "historical" thread here:
http://www.msfn.org/...m-USB-f157.html
http://www.msfn.org/board/How-to-boot-inst...key-t61384.html

to see how the problem of drive letter assigning was solved (for a "normal" install), maybe there is something in there that you can use, like migrate.inf.

jaclaz

[davidville]

Lately I have gone to usb drives to install Windows.
I misplaced my 4Gb usb drive so ttried with an old 6Gb HDD with IDE-to-USB connector.
But I ran into the same problem you have (I think).
I experimented last week and was able to solve it by using only an extended partition.
Now when I boot into WinPE and afterwards the external HDD comes up last in order.

Hope this helps,
David

[fusan]

@jaclaz
Ive read boths posts without finding out how to get more control over the drive letter assignment.
I have no idea were to place migrate.inf or what it does, even though I downloaded the USB_Multiboot
and viewed it.

@davidville
Ill try to change the second partition (D:) to extended to se if it helps (I really hope it will).

[fusan]

@davidville
Changing the D: partition from Primary to Extended worked like a charm!!!!!
Thanks a lot m8

[jaclaz]

Happy the problem is solved.

For the record, migrate.inf is a file normally used by 2K/XP setup when run from another NT/2K/XP install by running WINNT32.EXE where the information about drive letters of the other (already installed) NT/2K/XP are kept, so that the new install uses the same drive letters.

FYI:
http://support.micro...kb/234048/en-us
http://www.911cd.net...showtopic=19663

jaclaz