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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Setup and Deployment / June 2005Install XP Pro to c:\winnt
Hi all, I would like to do a clean install of XP Pro to the c:\winnt instead of the default c:\windows on a formatted drive. How do I get the option to point the install into the desired directory? Thanks in advance! dcr > Hi all, > I would like to do a clean install of XP Pro to the c:\winnt instead of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thanks in advance! > dcr \WINNT is the old directory used by Windows NT. Why do you want to go back to the old location ? If you have applications or scripts that are hardcoded to this location you can make them flexible to use both NT and later products (that install to \WINDOWS) by using the environment variables such as %WINDIR% or %SYSTEMROOT% etc. just open a command prompt and type SET to see all the available variables etc.  SignatureRegards, Mike -- Mike Brannigan [Microsoft] This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these newsgroups > Hi all, > I would like to do a clean install of XP Pro to the c:\winnt instead of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thanks in advance! > dcr Hi Mike, Thanks for the quick response. I need to install to c:\winnt because some of our legacy apps are hardcoded to look for C:\winnt during install. I know it's crazy but that's how it is working for the government. When we went from 95 to 2000 pro we had the same problem until we got the developer to re-write installs. In 2000 pro I remember pointing the OS install to a specific directory. Can I do it with XP? Thanks Again Dave > > Hi all, > > I would like to do a clean install of XP Pro to the c:\winnt instead of [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Thanks in advance! > > dcr > Hi Mike, > Thanks for the quick response. I need to install to c:\winnt because some [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > installs. In 2000 pro I remember pointing the OS install to a specific > directory. Can I do it with XP? Yes you can do this using an unattended setup text file. Create a file named "winnt.sif" following the information in the ref.chm (from the Deployment Support Tools - deploy.cab file) and include lines such as these: [Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=No TargetPath=\winnt Place this winnt.sif file on a floppy disk when you run setup, and it will get it's instructions from the file. There is a default winnt.sif file that ships in the I386 folder of the XP product CD - use it for a sample and change whatever you need to make it specific to your needs. Hope this helps! Glenn Fincher Thanks Glenn > > Hi Mike, > > Thanks for the quick response. I need to install to c:\winnt because some [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Glenn Fincher |
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