[samh]

Please I need some help regarding to the installation of unattended Windows
XP.
I downloaded the deploy file from Microsoft web and I extract it. From setup
manager file I found all the options but first I need to know if I have a
LAN and working on a workgroup how I install the unattended on each
workstation and how I boot to let the workstation start the installation.
Also I need to know how the workstation will connect to the folder which has
the i386 and the unattended.txt file. On the other hand how I do the
unattended installation on a PC not connected to the LAN (stand alone PC)

[Shenan Stanley]

samh wrote:
> Please I need some help regarding to the installation of unattended
> Windows XP.
>
> I downloaded the deploy file from Microsoft web and I extract it.
> From setup manager file I found all the options but first I need to
> know if I have a LAN and working on a workgroup how I install the
> unattended on each workstation and how I boot to let the workstation
> start the installation. Also I need to know how the workstation will
> connect to the folder which has the i386 and the unattended.txt file.
> On the other hand how I do the unattended installation on a PC not
> connected to the LAN (stand alone PC)

Unattended installation come in many flavors..

Network installation - like RIS or the "freeware" RIS.
CD/DVD installations..
Cloning..
Combining any of the above.

You need to determine which is best for you - choose and do.

Information on RIS: How to Deploy Windows XP Images from Windows 2000 RIS
Servers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304314

Information on RIS: Step-by-Step Guide to Remote OS Installation
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/howto/remoteos.mspx Unattended Install over Network: http://unattended.sourceforge.net Unattended Install with CD/DVD: http://unattended.msfn.org Single image (XP) for many different hardware types: http://www.gc.peachnet.edu/www/wbeck/W2KXP.htm#Master for a ghost and asysprep version. Make/deploy packages and scripts (install other applications.) http://www.appdeploy.com/ Business Desktop Deployment http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/articles/032805ds.mspx--Shenan Stanley MS-MVP--How To Ask Questions The Smart Wayhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html