Windows NT 4.0 - Installation and Maintanance

Using Unattended Installations

1) Have the NT i386 directory somewhere that you can get to from the computer,
either on CD, or over the network. Both of these ways are documented below.

2) Use the file Unattend.txt or some variant.
Make sure to edit each file for each machines unique computer name. (if you do not use DHCP, you have to make sure to include different IP addresses)

3) Run setup from the directory that holds the files. (use Winnt.exe if you are
in a 16-bit envoronment (ie: Dos) or run winnt32.exe if you are in a 32-bit environment
(makes sense, doesn't it?)

WINNT /u:answer-filename /s:sourcepath /t:destination
Or you can use "WINNT32 /u:answer-filename /s:sourcepath /t:destination" if you are running windows

Key:

/u

 

Indicates unattended setup mode.

answer-filename

Is the location of the unattended installation answer file. (here I use Unattend.txt)

/s

Indicates that the installation files are located on a drive other than the CD-ROM. (optional)

sourcepath

Is the path of the distribution files.

/t

Indicates that the temporary installation file is to be placed on a drive other than the default. (optional)

destination

Indicates the path to the directory where the Windows NT files are to be installed to.

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Using a Bootdisk with a CD-ROM install

    When you don't have network access, or can't make a network bootup disk; then this is a great alternative.

Autoexec.bat
@Echo off
Echo -------------------------------------------------
Echo WINDOWS NT AUTOMATED INSTALL DISK
Echo                     CD-ROM Version
Echo                      Eric Thern 1/7/98
Echo -------------------------------------------------

Echo Loading the CD-ROM Drivers
LOADHIGH A:\DRIVERS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CD1 /L:H

ECHO PRESS 'Y' then 'ENTER'
lock c:

Echo Windows NT Workstation Unattended Installation

PATH=H:\i386
Echo Running Unattended Setup:
winnt /u:A:\unnatend.txt /s:H:\i386 /t:C:\winnt
 

Config.sys
DEVICE=A:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=A:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=20
LASTDRIVE=Z
DEVICEHIGH=A:\DRIVERS\TAISATAP.SYS /D:CD1 /L:H
 

Unattend.txt