INFO: Changing the Default Installation Drive Using Unattended Setup (153768)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q153768 SUMMARY
By default, unattended setup installs Windows NT to drive C (the first
partition on the first drive in the system). In some cases, you may want
to separate the Windows NT boot partition (the partition where the
operating system files are located) from the system partition (the
partition where Boot.ini, Ntdetect.com, and NTLDR reside).
MORE INFORMATION
You can use a Winnt.exe feature to separate the boot partition from system
partition. This feature is unrelated to unattended setup. The /T: option
is used to specify the location where the $Win_nt$.~ls directory will be
placed during setup when Winnt.exe is used. The /T: option defaults to
drive C.
Example:
On a single drive divided into two partitions, both partitions are
formatted FAT to create a drive C and a drive D. The source for I386 is on
a server and has a mapped driver letter of X:
x:\winnt /b /t:d: /s:x:\ /u:x:\unattend.txt
After the first reboot, if you stop the installation and go to MS-DOS, you
will see that the $Win_nt$.~bt directory is on drive C and the
$Win_nt$.~ls is on drive D. During the GUI portion of setup, you will
notice that files are copied to their appropriate directories on drive D
not drive C.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/14/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo kbSBK kbsetup KB153768 |
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