PRB: Unattended Setup Prompts You to Select an Installation Partition (234992)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q234992

SYMPTOMS

When you are running Setup in Unattended mode, you may be prompted during the text-mode portion of Setup to select the installation partition.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the AutoPartition value in the [Data] section of the Setup-generated Winnt.sif file is set to 0 instead of 1. This occurs when unattended Setup is initiated using Winnt32.exe using a local CD-ROM as the source for the installation files. An automated installation started over the network using Winnt32.exe does not prompt for the installation partition.

RESOLUTION

This behavior should not affect many installations. However, if you want to use this method, you can edit the $win_nt$.~bt\winnt.sif file (or the $win_nt$.~ls\winnt.sif file for Alpha-based computers) and change the value of the AutoPartition value to 1.

MORE INFORMATION

The Winnt.sif file is generated by Setup. When you supply an unattended answer file, it is merged with this file. The file is located in the $win_nt$.~bt folder on the boot drive.

NOTE: On Alpha-based computers, this folder does not exist because these computers boot using firmware. In this case, the Winnt.sif file is located in the \$win_nt$.~ls folder.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/13/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbprb kbSBK kbsetup KB234992
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