hello. I have used setupmgr to create an unattend file, stored it in f: along with f:\i386 etc setup files.

autopartition=1

this would use the next available partition according to what i have read. To me this means the next block of free space on my hard drive, considering i already have server 2003 and XP home installed on the same pc.

What i get however is a warning telling me "caution: A \windows folder already exists that may contain a windows installation." another warning ensues threatening to delete my files and settings. I'm then given the option to use this folder, deleting everything there, to specify a different folder or to quit.

What's this about? hardly an unattended install if i need to sort this out everytime. Ive searched microsofts website and i see nothing about setting autopartition to 2 so i assume its a true or false answer. when i searched for the error message i see that its for upgrading or something.

Can i not use this unattended install for dual boot?

thanks. All answers gratefully received