Microsoft KB Archive/281652

= Error Message &quot;Setup Was Unable to Build the List of Files to Be Copied&quot; During a Windows XP Unattended Installation =

Article ID: 281652

Article Last Modified on 1/25/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q281652





SYMPTOMS
When you start an unattended installation of Windows XP, you may receive the following error message when you use the /copydir switch:

Setup was unable to build the list of files to be copied. The system cannot find the path specified.



MORE INFORMATION
The correct usage for the /copydir switch in Windows XP is slightly different than in Windows 2000.

Example
In this example, assume that the directory to be copied is called &quot;tempfiles&quot;.

In Windows 2000, the correct usage is:

/copydir:tempfiles

In Windows XP, the correct usage is:

/copydir:i386\tempfiles

Note: With the /copysource switch, you do not need to specify &quot;i386\&quot; before the directory name.

For more information about unattended installation, refer to the help file, Ref.chm, which is located in the \Support\Tools\Deploy.cab file on the Windows XP CD-ROM.

Additional query words: unattend

Keywords: kberrmsg kbsetup kbprb KB281652

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