Well yes you are quite close to here... Howdy Neighbor!

It does not wok !

"%DPLoc%\install\adobe\setup.exe"
even these two following commands
.........................
echo      testing
pause
not work!!!

Anyway , thank you a lot !

I am from South Bend, Ind. next to you.

I see a few things i would make cleaner... like this

for %%i in ("%DPLoc%\winxp\2008\*.exe") do start /wait /high %%i /passive /Nostart
start /wait "%DPLoc%\winxp\2008\vb\VB6-KB946235-x86.exe" /Q
"%DPLoc%\install\_Antivirus\NAV\102\Symantec AntiVirus.msi" /QB
"%DPLoc%\Install\_av\_video\wmp\wmp11.exe" /Q
"%DPLoc%\Install\_av\decode\cole2k\SilentFiles\CPASetup.exe" /S

Long file names almost always need to be in Quote's...

the for line might need to be
for %%i in ("%DPLoc%\winxp\2008\*.exe") do start /wait /high "%%i" /passive /Nostart

let me know if that gets you any closer

Let's forget the Card-reader fisrt.

my xp ISO structure:

root\oem\dp1.7z
root\oem\dp2.7z
root\oem\install\applications\....
root\oem\winxp\hotfixs\....
root\oem\DP_Install_Tool.cmd

Here is your script with some applications:
................
................
for %%i in (%DPLoc%\winxp\2008\*.exe) do start /wait %%i /passive /Nostart
start /wait %DPLoc%\winxp\2008\vb\VB6-KB946235-x86.exe /Q
%DPLoc%\"install\_Antivirus\NAV\102\Symantec AntiVirus.msi" /QB
%DPLoc%\Install\_av\_video\wmp\wmp11.exe /Q
%DPLoc%\Install\_av\decode\cole2k\SilentFiles\CPASetup.exe /S

:Done
exit

Not work !!!

%DPLoc%  is the CD/DVD+oem ???
What's wrong !!!

you can not perform a drive letter search because your bios will not allow us to correct for your issue.
- disabling the card readers is (should be) a bios function-
initialy assigning them in the same order as the OS will after the install may not be possable

not being able to disable is a BUG in the BIOS of the laptop and as such needs to be corrected by them...
they may even have a work around they recommend
- certainly they have to preload them at the factory
  How do they do it??? 
Perhaps you can talk to someone in the config shop.

options

BIOS Fix from OEM

Insider secret from OEM config shop

Copy all files to laptop HDD during textmode
$OEM$\$1\  is copied to %SystemRoot% at textmode
Hint M1 uses $OEM$\$1\ folder...
useing this method your files will always be at %SystemRoot% and no drive letter search is needed at all...

put a disk in the readers!!!

There is a way to specificaly assign drive letters during the install but i do not remember the details...
It was somewhat complex.
It was somthing like - seeding a file that is normaly created during the install. that file containing a cache of the currently assigned drive letters. (hack the OS)

I dont know how much you make an hour but a new laptop that works is starting to look cheap LOL

Your suggestion seems not work !!!
how do you specify the cd/dvd label (%cdrom%) in your script? I want to install the applications ( adobe ...) directly from CD/dvd >
I find nothing about the cd/dvd?

Your scrip work fine.
You mean your script will keep the cd/dvd rom drive labels after ist reboot. So all applications calling from your script should work with the original CD/dvd label ??? Applications calling from RunOnceEx.cmd fail wihle pc with interbal Card-reader and USB-devices!!!!

And it needs to slipstream again in this way ????

I will try your suggestion, hope it works (including USB-devices).
Thank you.

my script works right?

Put your apps in the DriverPacks.net folder too...

so at the end of my dpinst script add the calls to your apps...
add your lines at the end of the script
- right above the :Done and Exit lines.

"%DPLoc%\myapp1"
"%DPLoc%\myapp2"
"%DPLoc%\adobe\setup"

:Done
EXIT

i don't see any reason that would not work...

Your new version works fine that all required drivers (including internal Card-reader) are installed.
But the applications in the cd/dvd are not installed from RunOncEx.cmd due to dvd-rom drive label changed after 1st reboot (while PC with cardreader). So pc can't find the DVD rom to install all the other Applications calling from RunOnceEx.cmd (expected to install them from DVD by the RunOncEx.cmd).

For PC without card-reader, it works perfectly (both drivers and applications by fully UA install).

Jeff, yesterday I installed (long story why it could not be done in a test plank is not needed) a card reader in my main machine and I also connected my Canon Eos 350.. bugger. the SD microdrive can be read from the interneal, and not from USB???

I KNOW I could read the camera drive when i connected it by USB
it does not work today.
what is different?
Online armor
different graphics card
service packs updates.. I know it worked in SP3.

what I mean here is that I know nothing to be certain forever.
it worked
it don't.

tomorrow, I can fire up a testplank, and a direct connect to USB from my eos 350 might work?

Folks, I described a series of events without getting into detail.

a, bughunter needs: what version in what OS
b; bughunter needs, what did I do/and what was the expected result.
c: can I reproduce this? bughunter needs; the logs.

but he is trying to use WSnows approach instead.

you can lead a horse...

The sequences of drive letters are changed before and after rebbot !!!!
Here is a sample

In GUI setup:

CODEC: HD
D: card slot 1
E: card slot 2
F: card slot 3
G: card slot 4
H: DVD

After the reboot to first login:

CODEC: HD
D: DVD
E: card slot 1
F: card slot 2
G: card slot 3
H: card slot 4

Perhaps this is the answer ! I am trying to find it out !
Thank you again

i belive if you try that version you will find that the card readers will no longer hang you up...

if they do still Hang after useing the above version or if you know the boot order in the bios is incorrectly assigning drive letters to your removable media (card readers) before the HDD. IE the SystemDrive will not be C:  It will be G: - or whatever letter is next after assigning each of the removable drives a letter. If it's true, that the HDD can not be assigned as the primary boot device 'C:' from the machines bios, then i can tell you how to customize your setup so you can address the machines BIOS problem.

The drive letter / bios problem normaly shows up when a card reader is added to a desktop and the MB bios is not able to correctly deal with the removable drives - since you indicated this was a laptop i don't expect you will have this happening to you...

Hi ! OverFlow:

While running RunOncEx.cmd and calling your cmd from it.
Yes, the problem is to find the driver letter. System drive is G. How about dvd_drom ?? Is C or H ?  I have single Hdd with 2 partitions, one floppy with 2 card-readers.  Boot order :  DVD-rom ,HDD then Floppy

C:  DVD-rom  ??
D:  Hdd partition 2
E:  card-reader 1
F:  card-reader 2
G:  system drive(HDD partiton 1)
H:  DVD-rom  ??
Floppy >  can't be C or H

So the DVD-rom must be one of C and H ??!!
Applcation programs (in the root of DVD) are installed from DVD. and PC shows G:\install... then fails to continue.
It should be DVD\install...

Thank you.