formating c partition unattended

[dave]

is there any way i can have an unattended cd based install format my
c: partition before copying files.. the only way ive found is to
manually delete and re-create the partition which would then let me
format.. i would prefer this to be automated.. any help would be very
much appreciated

 

[Jeff Spicer]

You just need to add the follwoing lines in the unattend
file under the unattended section

[Unattended]
FileSystem = ConvertNTFS
ExtendOemPartition = 1

This of course is assuming that you want the entire drive
formated as NTFS. It does this automatically just after
windows is installed.

Jeff

 

[George Ellis]

You will need a winnt.sif with the following included:

[Data]
; AutoPartition=0
AutoPartition=1
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
;DisableDynamicUpdates=(Default is yes) ( disables dynamic update)
;DynamicUpdatesShare=<Path> (Share to download the files from )
;DynamicUpdatesStoponError=(Default is yes) ( stop on error message or not)
DisableDynamicUpdates=Yes
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
TargetPath=windows
; FileSystem = LeaveAlone
; ExtendOEMPartition = 0
FileSystem = ConvertNTFS
ExtendOEMPartition = 1
; Repartition = No
Repartition = Yes
UnattendSwitch = Yes
OemPnPDriversPath = "pnp"

 

[dave]

i forgot to add that i have a d: partition i wish to keep.. sorry for
that.. can i automate it so that it'll only format c: ..unattended or
attended.. seems to me deleting, creating, formating is the long way
to achieve something so simple

You will need a winnt.sif with the following included:

[Data]
; AutoPartition=0
AutoPartition=1
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
;DisableDynamicUpdates=(Default is yes) ( disables dynamic update)
;DynamicUpdatesShare=<Path> (Share to download the files from )
;DynamicUpdatesStoponError=(Default is yes) ( stop on error message or not)
DisableDynamicUpdates=Yes
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
TargetPath=windows
; FileSystem = LeaveAlone
; ExtendOEMPartition = 0
FileSystem = ConvertNTFS
ExtendOEMPartition = 1
; Repartition = No
Repartition = Yes
UnattendSwitch = Yes
OemPnPDriversPath = "pnp"

is there any way i can have an unattended cd based install format my
c: partition before copying files.. the only way ive found is to
manually delete and re-create the partition which would then let me
format.. i would prefer this to be automated.. any help would be very
much appreciated

 

[George Ellis]

With that requirement, you need to have a preboot execution environment such
as a DOS process or Win PE.

i forgot to add that i have a d: partition i wish to keep.. sorry for
that.. can i automate it so that it'll only format c: ..unattended or
attended.. seems to me deleting, creating, formating is the long way
to achieve something so simple

You will need a winnt.sif with the following included:

[Data]
; AutoPartition=0
AutoPartition=1
MsDosInitiated="0"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
;DisableDynamicUpdates=(Default is yes) ( disables dynamic update)
;DynamicUpdatesShare=<Path> (Share to download the files from )
;DynamicUpdatesStoponError=(Default is yes) ( stop on error message or not)
DisableDynamicUpdates=Yes
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
TargetPath=windows
; FileSystem = LeaveAlone
; ExtendOEMPartition = 0
FileSystem = ConvertNTFS
ExtendOEMPartition = 1
; Repartition = No
Repartition = Yes
UnattendSwitch = Yes
OemPnPDriversPath = "pnp"

is there any way i can have an unattended cd based install format my
c: partition before copying files.. the only way ive found is to
manually delete and re-create the partition which would then let me
format.. i would prefer this to be automated.. any help would be very
much appreciated