Unattend Setup for Windows 2000

Blackberry Junkie

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I have created unattended file for windows 2000 installation. Is there a way for me to tell windows 2000 to read and execute unattended.bat instead of winnt.exe during the bootable cd?

Only solution I can find is to make a floppy disk of unattended setup and copy win2k cd of i386 folder to hard drive.

 

Nevo

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No.

But if you name the file winnt.sif and put it on the floppy, the CD boot will read that as the unattended installation file. Boot to CD, shove in the floppy, and you have an unattended installation.

Does this answer your question?
 

Blackberry Junkie

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Nevo, it worked perfectly. I tried to make one and put it in i386 directory and create a bootable cd for win2k. It did the trick! No more floppy disks or ask product keys!

I have a question here: I think I saw in SysPrep where you can put all the drivers you need that not found in Win2k's driver library such as HP 6300c Scanner, ATI Radeon Video card,etc. Will it work if I add software drivers for my hardware?

Thanks again, Nevo, for your quickly help! :)


 

Shadow07

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You could, but SYSPREP is used for cloning an installation of Windows 2000. You can add in your third-party drivers, but in order to use it, you would have to use either Ghost or Drive Image Pro, or someother third-party cloning software.

You really can't add the third-party drivers to the initial install, but you can put the drivers in their executable form, and in the WINNT.SIF file you can specify to run them after the installation copmletes. I cannot remember the exact header this needs to be under, but I will post back, if Nevo doesn't know. :)

Also, remember. If you do create this CD and use the WINNT.SIF on the CD, you must not agree to the EULA (I believe the key is ACCEPTEULA = YES. Delete this line). If you do, your CD will not be able to boot into the Recovery Console, or Repair Installation.