[sisco22]

Hey guys...i'm not sure if im posting in the right spot or not. But i am having to write a script to run with Gdisk and basically automate a Gdisk command and then partition the drive and format it. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks.

[office politics]

that's the app that mounts virtual space from a gmail account to a drive letter, right? i think i used it once a while back, but there was a limit on individual file sizes; 10 mb cus gmail's max attachment size.

[sisco22]

no, gdisk is from Symantec. It erases the MBR and all on the drive and runs a couple passes to make sure everything is gone.

[office politics]

you want to create a batch file so you can run a series of commands

create a txt file named whatever.bat

put each command on its own line like the following

gdisk
diskpart
format c:


save the batch and save the exes to a boot disk. boot to the disk and run the batch file.

diskpart - http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true

[sisco22]

Ok. I found out that i don't have to use GDisk to partition and format the drive. I just have to use Gdisk to wipe the drive. I still can't figure out how to write the script right..

[office politics]

if you're installing windows 2k or higher, i suggest you research automated windows installs. here's a copy of mine for work. it uses the whole drive as one partition and formats it.

How To Perform an Unattended Installation of Windows from a CD-ROM

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
    AutoPartition=1
    MsDosInitiated="0"
    UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
    Repartition=Yes
    UnattendMode=FullUnattended
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    OemPreinstall=No
    TargetPath=\WINNT

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=*
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    TimeZone=35
    OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
    ProductID=*omitted*
    FullName="Registered User"
    OrgName="Farmers of Salem"
    ComputerName=*

[Display]
    Xresolution=1280
    YResolution=1024

[TapiLocation]
    CountryCode=1
    Dialing=Tone
    AreaCode=856

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup=1
    Language=00000409

[Branding]
    BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[Proxy]
    Proxy_Enable=0
    Use_Same_Proxy=1
    HTTP_Proxy_Server=172.18.1.1:8080
    Proxy_Override="172.18.*; 172.19.*; *.idpnet.*; *.fosnj.*"

[Identification]
    JoinDomain=FS_IMAGE
    DomainAdmin=xxxxx
    DomainAdminPassword=xxxxx

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=No

[NetAdapters]
    Adapter1=params.Adapter1

[params.Adapter1]
    INFID=*

[NetClients]
    MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient

[NetServices]
    MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER

[NetProtocols]
    MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP

[params.MS_TCPIP]
    DNS=Yes
    UseDomainNameDevolution=No
    EnableLMHosts=Yes
    AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1
    DNSSuffixSearchOrder=172.18.1.150,172.18.1.151

[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1]
    SpecificTo=Adapter1
    DHCP=Yes
    WINS=Yes
    WinsServerList=172.18.1.150,172.18.1.151
    NetBIOSOptions=0