Choose D: for ProgramFilesDir and ProfilesDir

[PatHibulaire]

Hi, I read attentively tutorial and posts to create an unattended install of Windows XP but I still have a few problems :

I have two hard drives and each one is separated in 4 partitions.

I would like to install Windows in first partition of first hard drive, "Document and Settings" and "Program Files" directories in the second partition of first hard drive.

So, in unattend.txt I set :

ProgramFilesDir="D:\Program Files"

CommonProgramFilesDir = "D:\Program Files\Common Files"

ProfilesDir="D:\Document and Settings"

When I launch the unattended install, all works fine but Windows install "Document and Settings" and "Program Files" in the first partition of second hard drive and call it D:

I saw many methods to change drive letters after the installation but not during the installation. Is there a way to force Windows to install "Document and Settings" and "Program Files" in the second partition of first hard drive ?

Thanks

[durex]

you can set this in your winnt.sif or by a number of other methods, including regtweaks. search it up

[shabador]

Strange... Could you post the rest of your winnt.sif? (remove product keys and passwords)

[PatHibulaire]

Sorry but I don't find a way to do it in winnt.sif but this would be the way I prefer. I'm going to look for regtweaks but it seems to me that it acts after the installation.

[PatHibulaire]

Here is my winnt.sif file :

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

[Unattended]
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=Yes
    OemFilesPath="..\$OEM$"
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    Repartition=No
    FileSystem=NTFS
    UnattendSwitch=Yes
    WaitForReboot=No
    OemPnPDriversPath="drivers"
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
    AutoActivate=No
    ProgramFilesDir="D:\Program Files"
    CommonProgramFilesDir="D:\Program Files\Common Files"
    KeyboardLayout="Fran‡ais"

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=*
    EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=105
    OemSkipWelcome=0
    ProfilesDir= "D:\Documents and Settings\"

[UserData]
    ProductKey=*
    FullName="ABC"
    OrgName="DEF"
    ComputerName=smile

[Display]
    BitsPerPel=16
    Xresolution=800
    YResolution=600
    Vrefresh=60

[TapiLocation]
    CountryCode=33

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=workgroup

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
    Msnexplr=Off
    Msmsgs=Off

[shabador]

Your winnt.sif file seems ok. (Looks a lot like mine)

You have remembered to format both the C: and D: disks before you start your install, right?

Try to set:

FileSystem=*

It is a long shot, but could perhaps work. Sometimes (often) windows works in mysterious ways...

[jaclaz]

I suspect that is something related to the way your disks are partitioned, and how XP assigns letters, see here:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=35329

Hope that helps,

jaclaz

[jeff]

normal : ex if you have 2 HDDs with 3 partitions on each

c: 1st Principal Partition of 1st HDD

d: 1st Principal Partition of 2nd HDD

e: 1st logical of 1st HDD

f: 2nd logical of 1st HDD

g: 3e logical of 1st HDD

h: 1st logical of 2nd HDD

h: 2nd logical of 2nd HDD

etc ...

[PatHibulaire]

Great, all works as I want now. Thanks all.