Re: Creating an Unattended Install folder on the Hardrive
From: Patrick J. LoPresti (patl_at_users.sourceforge.net)
Date: 05/17/04
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Date: 17 May 2004 17:40:38 -0400
"Stephen Wright" <mynamenovoweldropphg@hotmail.com> writes:
> >> > [SetupMgr]
> >> > DistFolder=C:\WinXPsp1
> >
> > I do not know what this setting does, which means I can guarantee you
> > do not need it here.
>
> This entry was added by SetupMgr when I sellected "Yes, create or modify a
> distribution folder".
I have never used SetupMgr. I just copy the i386 directory from the
Windows CD and create the unattend.txt file by hand.
It should not matter; the [SetupMgr] section has no effect on the
unattended installation, according to:
> It happens right away, don't actually copy any files at all. The
> names mentioned are the main boot files for Windows XP.
With no error code at all? That is odd.
> > winnt.exe begins by making a full copy of the installation media on
> > the target drive. (Remember that it is intended for use with CD-ROM
> > or, more commonly, network installs.) Then it uses that copy to
> > install the system, then finally deletes the copy. So you need enough
> > space to hold THREE copies of Windows, and I doubt 2 GB is going to
> > cut it.
>
> It will. Each one is not more than 500 MB.
They take more on a FAT partition than they do on CD or NTFS. A 2G
FAT partition has a 32k cluster size, so the on-disk space taken by
each file gets rounded up to a multiple of 32k. With thousands of
files, it adds up.
Still, it should not fail until the drive fills up...
> But I want to choose the install partition like when Windows setup
> is run from Windows. When I run setup from Windows I choose not to
> upgrade then advanced options and put a check mark in the box that
> says "Allow me to choose the install partition" I just want to be
> able to do this from DOS.
You can't. From DOS, you must install onto a FAT partition and then
specify "FileSystem=ConvertNTFS" in your unattend.txt file. You
cannot install onto an NTFS partition directly.
As far as I know, anyway.
> But I notice that you have not responded to my questions about the
> problem of the network distribution folder being created and then
> deleted by SetupMgr.
That is because I have never used SetupMgr :-).
- Pat
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