You put cmdlines. The only drawback to using cmdlines is you can't see what is happening as the commands are run.
If there is a problem, it is more difficult to ascertain the source of the problem. Also, I had problems modifying the registry and installing Office using cmdlines. It might be different for you, so it is worth testing if you would rather use it. The ofcxp. Modify some registry settings on the target PC. This is done by the xpnew. This file copies the files then checks for success. This is done by calling makedisk. The makedisk. Diskpart can create partitions from within Windows.
It is essentially an automated Disk Manager. The file disk. A new partition - E: will be created and the remaining drive space will be used for the E: drive. This is done with a standard Office install command using a MST file to configure the Office installation. The reason for this step is to create a default user environment for each user that logs on to the PC.
If you set up a reference PC to test your unattended install on, you can create a local account called Testuser, login as Testuser, configure the Desktop, Internet Explorer settings, Windows Explorer settings, Display settings and so on. These settings, which are saved in the Testuser's profile, can be copied to other users by copying the Testuser profile to the Default User profile. Then, each time a new user logs in for the first time, they will get those settings from the Default User profile.
For this install, once I configured my Testuser's settings and copied the Testuser profile to the Default User profile, I used a zip utility, Winzip, and zipped up the Default User profile directory. I then copied that. During the unattended install of XP, that. In the ofcxp. Then, using an unzip program, unzip. Do a silent install of Recovery Console.
This is fairly straight forward. The RC. Reboot the PC for a final time. This type of setup is ideal if you have multiple hardware configurations. Setup Manager is in the Deploy. To unpack the Setup Manager files, double-click the Deploy. After extracting the files, launch Setup Manager and click Next at the initial welcome screen.
As shown in Figure A , you can create a new answer file or modify an existing one. The answer file will contain all the answers that you normally make when installing the operating system manually. For example, the Windows installation directory or time zone settings will be included in the answer file. Figure C Choose your platform. Figure D Select the level of user interaction.
Figure E Set up a distribution folder on your network containing all the source files and additional drivers and files you specify. It hardly bears thinking about. Fortunately, there are methods that the downtrodden systems administrator can employ to get around the tedium of a multi-machine install. One of the simplest methods to do this is to run what's called an Unattended Installation.
This allows one-click installation of Windows XP, either over a network or from a CD, and over the course of the next few pages, we'll be showing you exactly how it's done.
Toggle navigation. Embed Script. Size px x x x x Subscribe 0. I will provide you with some informational links throughout this article to possibly answer any other questions you might have. Even if you do not know the first thing about scripting, Microsoft has generously included the tools you need on your Windows XP CD. The tools are pretty much the same. One formatted floppy disk - This is where we will put the finished answer file.
Next Page: Beginning the Process Discuss this article at our forum forum!! All rights reserved. In this window you should see a set of options. This will allow you to view the contents of the CD. Before you go any further make a new folder on your your desktop and extract the contents of this CAB file to that folder. You can name this folder whatever you like. Now open the folder that you just created.
You should see a few different different files here. If you run into problems it might come in handy. Just click next here.
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