Unattended Install Program Files (x86)

Hi All...

I'm Trying To Make An Unattended Install Of Windows XP x64...

Everything Is OK Except For The Fact That I Can't Find Or Figure Out The
Variable You Can Use For The Location Of "Program Files (x86)" In

winnt.sif (Since I'll Be Using The Unattended Install From CD Method)

I Understand That If You Put:
programfilesdir=******** (Where ********= Your Preferred Directory For
"Program Files")
It Will Create It In The Location You Specified. Now, What About "Program
Files (x86)" What Is The Variable For That Folder?

I Checked ref.chm In DEPLOY.CAB In The CD But Nothing There....Searched MSDN
/ TechNet & The Same goes For Them

I Also Made Some Guesses Like:

x86programfilesdir
(x86)programfilesdir
programfilesx86dir
programfiles(x86)dir
programfilesdirx86
programfilesdir(x86)

Any Help Or Guidance Will Be Greatly Appreciated

Thanks!

This is only another guess, but try
ProgramFilesDir (x86)
(with a space before the parenthesis)
That is what the registry key is, inside
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion.

dispher wrote:
> Hi All...
>
> I'm Trying To Make An Unattended Install Of Windows XP x64...
>
> Everything Is OK Except For The Fact That I Can't Find Or Figure Out The
> Variable You Can Use For The Location Of "Program Files (x86)" In
>
> winnt.sif (Since I'll Be Using The Unattended Install From CD Method)
>
> I Understand That If You Put:
> programfilesdir=******** (Where ********= Your Preferred Directory For
> "Program Files")
> It Will Create It In The Location You Specified. Now, What About "Program
> Files (x86)" What Is The Variable For That Folder?
>
> I Checked ref.chm In DEPLOY.CAB In The CD But Nothing There....Searched MSDN
> / TechNet & The Same goes For Them
>
> I Also Made Some Guesses Like:
>
> x86programfilesdir
> (x86)programfilesdir
> programfilesx86dir
> programfiles(x86)dir
> programfilesdirx86
> programfilesdir(x86)
>
> Any Help Or Guidance Will Be Greatly Appreciated
>
> Thanks!

I wasn't aware you could move this in an unattended installation. Do you
put this value under the [GuiUnattend] section like when moving the
Documents and Settings folder?

"dispher" <> wrote in message
news:0D3EF08E-24AC-47F3-B49F-...
> Hi All...
>
> I'm Trying To Make An Unattended Install Of Windows XP x64...
>
> Everything Is OK Except For The Fact That I Can't Find Or Figure Out The
> Variable You Can Use For The Location Of "Program Files (x86)" In
>
> winnt.sif (Since I'll Be Using The Unattended Install From CD Method)
>
> I Understand That If You Put:
> programfilesdir=******** (Where ********= Your Preferred Directory For
> "Program Files")
> It Will Create It In The Location You Specified. Now, What About "Program
> Files (x86)" What Is The Variable For That Folder?
>
> I Checked ref.chm In DEPLOY.CAB In The CD But Nothing There....Searched
> MSDN
> / TechNet & The Same goes For Them
>
> I Also Made Some Guesses Like:
>
> x86programfilesdir
> (x86)programfilesdir
> programfilesx86dir
> programfiles(x86)dir
> programfilesdirx86
> programfilesdir(x86)
>
> Any Help Or Guidance Will Be Greatly Appreciated
>
> Thanks!

The following list describes the key changes between the Windows x64 Edition
installation process and the Windows x86 installation process:. Windows
Startup floppy disks cannot be used to install x64 Edition-based version of
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional. This is because the kernel
that is supplied with x64 Edition-based operating systems is now over 2 MB
and does not fit on a standard floppy disk.
.. You cannot use Winnt.exe to install Windows x64 Edition. Winnt.exe is not
included on the Windows x64 Edition installation CD-ROM.
.. The installation process for x86 32-bit operating systems cannot be
started from within the x64 operating system environment. For example, you
cannot install Windows XP Professional x64 Edition from within the 32-bit
version of Windows XP Professional.
.. The x86 versions of the Windows operating system cannot be upgraded to the
x64 Edition version of the Windows operating system. However, Windows Server
2003 x64 Standard Edition can be upgraded to Windows Server 2003 x64
Enterprise Edition.
.. The installation process for x64 Edition operating systems does not
support MS-DOS based mechanisms. For example, you cannot install Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition from a command prompt.
.. The layout of the x64 Edition-based version of Windows Server 2003 and
Windows XP installation CD-ROM has changed. The primary installation folder
for Windows x64 Editions is the AMD64 folder. However, the i386 folder still
exists and contains files that are required to install the Windows x64
Edition-based operating system. Therefore, before you can successfully start
the installation of the Windows x64 Edition operating system either locally
or from a network share, you must make sure that the AMD64 folder and the
other folders that are contained on the Windows x64 Edition installation
CD-ROM are either copied locally or copied to the network share.
.. The installation of the Windows x64 Edition-based operating system must be
performed by starting the computer by using the Windows x64 Edition
installation CD-ROM or by starting the installation from within another
Windows 64-bit operating system.
.. The Windows x64 Edition operating system is not currently available as a
retail product. At release the Windows x64 Edition operating system will
only be distributed for evaluation or through MSDN, Software Assurance,
volume channels and OEM channels.
.. The Windows x64 Edition operating system supports "sticky" hotfixes.
"Sticky" hotfixes are not overwritten or uninstalled when other updates are
applied unless those updates are a more current version than the file that
is currently installed on the computer.
Because of these changes, we recommend that you perform a clean installation
of the Windows x64 Editions operating systems from the CD-ROM.

The Windows x64 Editions operating systems may also be deployed by using an
unattended installation, System Preparation Tool (Sysprep), and Remote
Installation Services (RIS) methods. For more information about how to use
these tools, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...deploykit.mspx
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"dispher" <> wrote in message
news:0D3EF08E-24AC-47F3-B49F-...
> Hi All...
>
> I'm Trying To Make An Unattended Install Of Windows XP x64...
>
> Everything Is OK Except For The Fact That I Can't Find Or Figure Out The
> Variable You Can Use For The Location Of "Program Files (x86)" In
>
> winnt.sif (Since I'll Be Using The Unattended Install From CD Method)
>
> I Understand That If You Put:
> programfilesdir=******** (Where ********= Your Preferred Directory For
> "Program Files")
> It Will Create It In The Location You Specified. Now, What About "Program
> Files (x86)" What Is The Variable For That Folder?
>
> I Checked ref.chm In DEPLOY.CAB In The CD But Nothing There....Searched
> MSDN
> / TechNet & The Same goes For Them
>
> I Also Made Some Guesses Like:
>
> x86programfilesdir
> (x86)programfilesdir
> programfilesx86dir
> programfiles(x86)dir
> programfilesdirx86
> programfilesdir(x86)
>
> Any Help Or Guidance Will Be Greatly Appreciated
>
> Thanks!