problem with bootable CD

[Jeff]

Hey

I've used Nero to create a bootable cd (cd created on a winXPpro+sp2
machine).... When I boot the computer with this CD I don't find my hard
drive from the dos promt. I tryed c: but it doesn't work.. I've also tryed
b: e: f: without any luck....

the harddrive is on FAT32.

the command promt I get like this:
[DR-DOS] a:\>

I've run a dir on a: and then it shows files which I don't see on the CD...
I'm a but confused here

I want to access the harddrive because I want to format it and install winxp
on it

any suggestions?

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hey

I've used Nero to create a bootable cd (cd created on a winXPpro+sp2
machine).... When I boot the computer with this CD I don't find my hard
drive from the dos promt. I tryed c: but it doesn't work.. I've also tryed
b: e: f: without any luck....

the harddrive is on FAT32.

the command promt I get like this:
[DR-DOS] a:\>

I've run a dir on a: and then it shows files which I don't see on the
CD... I'm a but confused here

I want to access the harddrive because I want to format it and install
winxp on it

any suggestions?

Yes, don't bother with the boot disk. Your XP install disk is bootable and
has the tools to format the hard disk, though there may be a problem if your
disk is an OEM version. Start Setup, do a new install, delete the
partition, create a new one, and format.

If you only have an OEM disk, it may fail if it detects a non-XP OS on the
drive. Any other XP boot disk can be used to clear the disk.

But what you're seeing may occur if the system has SATA drives and the
controller requires drivers to be recognised. For this, you press F6 when
prompted, and supply the drivers on floppy disk. On some systems there is
a way to put the SATA drives into a "legacy" mode so you can add the drivers
later. You'll need to check with the board vendor.

HTH
-pk

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hey

I've used Nero to create a bootable cd (cd created on a winXPpro+sp2
machine).... When I boot the computer with this CD I don't find my hard
drive from the dos promt. I tryed c: but it doesn't work.. I've also tryed
b: e: f: without any luck....

the harddrive is on FAT32.

the command promt I get like this:
[DR-DOS] a:\>

I've run a dir on a: and then it shows files which I don't see on the
CD... I'm a but confused here

I want to access the harddrive because I want to format it and install
winxp on it

any suggestions?

If you want to format your hard disk and install WinXP on it
then you should boot the machine with your WinXP CD. There
is no need to create your own bootable CD.

 

[Jeff]

Okay, the purpose for me using unattended installation of windows XP is that
I want to learn how to do this. One day my boss may ask me to install
windows on many computers and then it could be good idea to play around with
unattended installations at home etc

In the end I would like to create an unattended installation of windows XP.
which after the installation of the OS itself continue with installing other
programs on my computer... Lets say I keep on the extra programs I want to
install on a network share and a script install them...

I'm not sure using a bootable CD is the best approach. I've been thinking of
using a bootable disket too with access to a share (ntfs) on a win2k3
machine. The reason I like that compared to a CD is that I've read it is
possible (not sure how yet, have to read) to apply patches to the install
files. It isn't possible to apply patches to install files on a CD, as a CD
is readonly

Those are the 2 options I've thought of, maybe there are better options. I
don't know..

any suggestions?

Hey

I've used Nero to create a bootable cd (cd created on a winXPpro+sp2
machine).... When I boot the computer with this CD I don't find my hard
drive from the dos promt. I tryed c: but it doesn't work.. I've also
tryed b: e: f: without any luck....

the harddrive is on FAT32.

the command promt I get like this:
[DR-DOS] a:\>

I've run a dir on a: and then it shows files which I don't see on the
CD... I'm a but confused here

I want to access the harddrive because I want to format it and install
winxp on it

any suggestions?

Yes, don't bother with the boot disk. Your XP install disk is bootable
and has the tools to format the hard disk, though there may be a problem
if your disk is an OEM version. Start Setup, do a new install, delete
the partition, create a new one, and format.

If you only have an OEM disk, it may fail if it detects a non-XP OS on the
drive. Any other XP boot disk can be used to clear the disk.

But what you're seeing may occur if the system has SATA drives and the
controller requires drivers to be recognised. For this, you press F6
when prompted, and supply the drivers on floppy disk. On some systems
there is a way to put the SATA drives into a "legacy" mode so you can add
the drivers later. You'll need to check with the board vendor.

HTH
-pk

 

[ju.c]

Homework:

How to Perform an Unattended Installation of Windows from a CD-ROM
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314459

Unattended Windows Introduction
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/

Unattended, A Windows Deployment System
http://unattended.sourceforge.net/

Windows Unattended Installation
http://www.networkclue.com/os/Windows/install/unattended-install.aspx

Customizing Unattended Setup
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Customizing-Unattended-Setup.html


ju.c

Okay, the purpose for me using unattended installation of windows XP
is that I want to learn how to do this. One day my boss may ask me to
install windows on many computers and then it could be good idea to
play around with unattended installations at home etc

In the end I would like to create an unattended installation of
windows XP. which after the installation of the OS itself continue
with installing other programs on my computer... Lets say I keep on
the extra programs I want to install on a network share and a script
install them...

I'm not sure using a bootable CD is the best approach. I've been
thinking of using a bootable disket too with access to a share (ntfs)
on a win2k3 machine. The reason I like that compared to a CD is that
I've read it is possible (not sure how yet, have to read) to apply
patches to the install files. It isn't possible to apply patches to
install files on a CD, as a CD is readonly

Those are the 2 options I've thought of, maybe there are better
options. I don't know..

any suggestions?

Hey

I've used Nero to create a bootable cd (cd created on a winXPpro+sp2
machine).... When I boot the computer with this CD I don't find my
hard drive from the dos promt. I tryed c: but it doesn't work.. I've
also tryed b: e: f: without any luck....

the harddrive is on FAT32.

the command promt I get like this:
[DR-DOS] a:\>

I've run a dir on a: and then it shows files which I don't see on
the CD... I'm a but confused here

I want to access the harddrive because I want to format it and
install winxp on it

any suggestions?

Yes, don't bother with the boot disk. Your XP install disk is
bootable and has the tools to format the hard disk, though there may
be a problem if your disk is an OEM version. Start Setup, do a new
install, delete the partition, create a new one, and format.

If you only have an OEM disk, it may fail if it detects a non-XP OS
on the drive. Any other XP boot disk can be used to clear the disk.

But what you're seeing may occur if the system has SATA drives and
the controller requires drivers to be recognised. For this, you
press F6 when prompted, and supply the drivers on floppy disk. On
some systems there is a way to put the SATA drives into a "legacy"
mode so you can add the drivers later. You'll need to check with the
board vendor.

HTH
-pk

 

[Lil' Dave]

Just don't understand why people continue to use dos of any make to create a
partition for XP. Nor do I understand the need for a FAT32 partition for
same.
--
Dave

Hypocrisy. Big SUV, filament lights on all night. You think your neighbor
should be changiing to compact fluorescent light bulbs and driving the
hybrid.