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eureka
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Posted on: Sep. 01 2004,03:04 |
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Sorry bad counting from me.
It is line 7 and 9 that must be changed in Autoexec.bat. Not line 6 and 8 (He, he, he…promise to use my fingers when counting next time).
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| Post Number: 82
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eureka
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Posted on: Sep. 01 2004,07:15 |
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If you use my example (creating multiboot-OS), then you probably need to edit boot.ini-file on C: (when installation is finished). Edit the lines in boot.ini to look more “standard”, like this (here showing boot.ini according to WinXPpro):
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
Now you get a “normal” start-procedure instead of that extra choice - when starting computer.
If using unattended. Don’t forget to copy unattend.txt-file to boot floppy.
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| Post Number: 83
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David
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2004,13:09 |
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When trying to add any of the Windows 2003 server family i get the following message:
INF file txtsetup.sif is corrup or missing, status 18
The file is in the specified directory. I have only changed the file the same way i change the XP file.
Any suggestions
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| Post Number: 84
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eureka
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2004,13:53 |
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Hello David!
Your problems seems to be with the way you initiate the unattended installation.
Please rename txtsetup.sif to unattend.txt and then insert (place) this unattend.txt on the boot floppy BEFORE you transform boot floppy to actual image.
You may use (copy) my text according to the command lines in the unattended section, on Autoexec.bat
Always remember, short name on the image you later use in EasyBoot (less than 8 letters).
Give it a try...
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| Post Number: 85
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David
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Posted on: Sep. 03 2004,04:48 |
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| Quote (Guest @ Sep. 02 2004,18:53) | Hello David!
Your problems seems to be with the way you initiate the unattended installation.
Please rename txtsetup.sif to unattend.txt and then insert (place) this unattend.txt on the boot floppy BEFORE you transform boot floppy to actual image.
You may use (copy) my text according to the command lines in the unattended section, on Autoexec.bat
Always remember, short name on the image you later use in EasyBoot (less than 8 letters).
Give it a try... |
The proble with doing it that way is that I extracted the boot image from the ISO provided by Microsoft Msdn. This is the only bootable copy I have.
So where should I place the file.
Thanks
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| Post Number: 86
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eureka
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Posted on: Sep. 03 2004,08:46 |
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Hello David!
Hmmm… I am not exactly sure what you mean David.
“I extracted the boot image from the ISO provided by Microsoft Msdn”…
You cannot use this boot image. You have to create a boot image from a bootable floppy, created in the way I have described it. In fact, we do not have any use of such an image from any ISO! What we are trying here is to create a DOS-environment using Easyboot together with “standard boot floppy” and then create a boot-image using this changed (edited) boot floppy as source.
Please download from this link: http://www.brianashley.net/windowsbootdisk/Windows ME Custom, No RAMdrive/bootmec.exe
Have a floppy ready in the floppy unit (when its been downloaded). Start downloaded file “bootmec.exe” and it automatically creates a boot floppy.
Now, make appropriate changes in Autoexec.bat and config.sys (example showing WinXP).
Autoexec.bat should look EXACTLY like this. Just copy text to Autoexec.bat if you want to. Delete everything else (other text):
MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /L:X
rem delete next line (“copy a:unattend.txt c:”) to avoid unattended installation
copy a:unattend.txt c:
PATH=a:\;a:\dos;x:
set SetupFiles=x:\winxp\i386
rem delete last part of next line “/u:C:\unattend.txt” to avoid unattended installation
X:\winxp\I386\winnt /s:%SetupFiles% /u:C:\unattend.txt
Please note: Copy the file unattend.txt to boot floppy if you want to use the option with unattended installation. Otherwise, delete last part on line 7 “/u:C:\unattend.txt” in Autoexec.bat
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Config.sys should look EXACTLY like this:
DOS=HIGH,UMB
buffers=40
DEVICE=cd1.SYS /D:MSCD001
LASTDRIVE=Z
There is no smartdriver on this boot floppy. Well… no problems. It’s not necessary, it works fine bye any way.
Now create an image with this boot floppy as source, and use it in EasyBoot as usually.
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| Post Number: 87
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eureka
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Posted on: Sep. 03 2004,08:49 |
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Hmmm problems with url:
Try this: download [URL=http://www.brianashley.net/windowsbootdisk/Windows ME Custom, No RAMdrive/bootmec.exe]eureka[/URL]
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David
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Posted on: Sep. 03 2004,10:13 |
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WinXP works fine. I can't get 2003 Server to work. will this work with 2003
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David
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Posted on: Sep. 03 2004,10:24 |
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If so how is it done? I am new to this sort of thing
please help!
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