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Help With Installing WinNT Server 4.0?

Rubicone

Senior member
What are the command line switches one can use for the installation? I have been told that some of them include the following and need a confirmation as to their veracity:

1: /su unattended

2: /o creates a bootdisk

3: /b bootdiskless installation

4: /ox creates a bootdisk and installation at the same time.

TIA.

 
Installs Windows NT.

WINNT [/S[:]sourcepath] [/T[:]tempdrive] [/I[:]inffile]
[/O[X]] [/X | [/F] [/C]] [/b] [/U[:scriptfile]]
[/R[X]😀irectory] [/E:command]

/S[:]sourcepath
Specifies the source location of Windows NT files.
Must be a full path of the form x:\[path] or
\\server\share[\path].
The default is the current directory.
/T[:]tempdrive
Specifies a drive to contain temporary setup files.
If not specified, Setup will attempt to locate a drive for you.
/I[:]inffile
Specifies the filename (no path) of the setup information file.
The default is DOSNET.INF.
/OX Create boot floppies for CD-ROM installation.
/X Do not create the Setup boot floppies.
/F Do not verify files as they are copied to the Setup boot floppies.
/C Skip free-space check on the Setup boot floppies you provide.
/B Floppyless operation (requires /s).
/U Unattended operation and optional script file (requires /s).
/R Specifies optional directory to be installed.
/RX Specifies optional directory to be copied.
/E Specifies command to be executed at the end of GUI setup.

To get help one screen at a time, use WINNT /? | MORE





Winnt32 (run from windows to upgrade)

Performs an installation or upgrade of Windows NT 4.00.
winnt32 [/s:sourcepath] [/i:inf_file] [/t: Drive_letter] [/x] [/b] [/ox] [/u[:script] [/r: Directory] [/e:command]
Parameters

/s:sourcepath
Specifies the location of the Windows NT files.
/i:inf_file
Specifies the filename (no path) of the setup information file. The default is DOSNET.INF.
/t: Drive_letter
Forces Setup to place temporary files on the specified drive.
/x
Prevents Setup from creating Setup boot floppies. Use this when you already have Setup boot floppies (from your administrator, for example).
/b
Causes the boot files to be loaded on the system's hard drive rather than on floppy disks, so that floppy disks do not need to be loaded or removed by the user.
/ox
Specifies that Setup create boot floppies for CD-ROM installation.
/u
Upgrades your previous version of Windows NT in unattended mode. All user settings are taken from the previous installation, requiring no user intervention during Setup.

/u:script
Similar to previous, but provides a script file for user settings rather than using the settings from the previous installation.
/r: Directory
Installs an additional directory within the directory tree where the Windows NT files are installed. Use additional /r switches to install additional directories.
/e:command
Instructs Setup to execute a specific command after installation is complete.


hope this helps

DnetMHZ
 
check my edit.

i posted options for both

winnt is run from dos
winnt32 is the 32 bit version to run under windows if you are upgrading
 
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