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Creating an unattended installation of Windows 2000/XP/.NET (Part 1) (TTID #202)
Author: Travis Views: 108,522 / Created: November 1, 2002
This is Part 1 of Creating an unattended installation of Windows 2000/XP/.NET.- View Creating an unattended installation of Windows 2000/XP/.NET (Part 2)
A list of things you will need.
1. Windows 2000 CD2. Deploy.cab file either from Windows 2000 or Windows XP. The XP version is much nicer and I will show you how touse that version. You can download it here deploy.cab3. A CD Writer
Note: Yellow Cursor is options we used, blue is alternative options that you can use.
Note 2: You can read the /Support/Tools/Deploy.cab/ref.chmfor all documented options in the unattended fileyou create.Note 3: You can download the Windows XP SP1 updated deploy.cabfile from Microsoft. This will doesn't supportWindows 2000 but does support XP and .NET
First thing you need to do is run the setupmgr.exefile from the deploy.cab file.
Next we start the wizard.
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This step allows you to create a new unattended file or edit an old one. Click Next.
Select the Windows Unattended Installation. Click Next.
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Select the Windows version of your choice.(Note:The Windows 2000 version will also work for Windows Professional).
Click Next.
Select Fully Automated. Click Next.
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The next screen you can choose to have a distribution directory which isn't too use full but the option is there. We donot in this example. Click Next.
Agree to the EULA. Click Next.
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Enter your User Name and Organization. Click Next.
Choose the Colors / Screen Resolution / Refresh Rate for your monitor. Click Next.
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Select your Time Zoneand click Next.
Enter your Product Key. Click Next.
Note:Use your own Product Key.
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Select Per Serveror Per Seatfor Licensing Mode. Click Next.
Enter a computer name. Click Add. Click Next.
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Enter and confirm an Administrator password. You can also tell the install to auto-logon the first time the computer
starts up. Click Next.
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This is Part 2 of Creating an unattended installation of Windows 2000/XP/.NET.- View Creating an unattended installation of Windows 2000/XP/.NET (Part 1)
Note:Yellow Cursor is options we used, blue is alternative options that you can use.
Now, for the Networking setup. You can choose Typical Settingswhich is just DHCP setup. Or as we pickedyou can choose Customize Settingsand edit the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties. You can see theproperties options next.
Enter your IP, Subnet Mask and, DNS numbers.Note:Use your own info.
Click OK.
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Next you finish the Network Setup.Select Workgroupor Domain Server.Enter your Workgroup or Domain name.Click Next.
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You can pick your Dialup settings here. Click Nextwhen done.
You can edit your Regional Settingshere. Click Nextwhen done.
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Select your Languagehere. Click Next
You can customize your Internet Explorer, here. I choose not too but you can read more on it in the help files.Click Next.
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If you want to change the installation folder you can, here. Click Next
If you want to auto setup a Network Printer you can here. Click Next.
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You can setup a run once job here to copy files or do what you need. Click Nextwhen done.
Additional Commandscan be added here. Click Next.
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Next you will choose where to save the file and the name. To make things easy call it winnt.sif. This will createa winnt.batand winnt.sif.
Now, you will be at the final screen and the wizard is complete.
Added Note:You need you edit your winnt.bat file to reflect these changes. This will allow it to work in a CD-ROM drive youput it in.
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Final steps:Copy your Windows 2000 or XP CD to <Directory>\cd\.Copy the two files winnt.batand winnt.sifto the <Directory>\cd\i386\directory.Jump to our Articleon slipstreaming Windows 2000 or Articleon slipstreaming Windows XP and skip to the
section on burning the CD. Follow the steps and you will have an unattended installation CD.
Last Note: You edit winnt.sifwith Notepad and add options not in the wizard.
AutoPartition=0it will prompt you for the size of the partitions.
Repartition=Nowill prompt you for which Filesystem to use. You cannot automatically use FAT32 just NTFS.UnattendSwitch="yes"Will avoid the "lets spend a few moments setting up your computer"WaitForReboot="No"This will not prompt the 15 second before rebooting.
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