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General Category => Software => Topic started by: Anonymous on January 02, 2002, 05:09:24 PM

Title: NT 4 Unattended from the CD?
Post by: Anonymous on January 02, 2002, 05:09:24 PM

Anyone know of a way to perform an unattended install of NT 4 from the CD in the same way as W2K using winnt.sif?  I have found no where mentioning it is possible.  I have to rebuild multiple BDCs in remote data centers and the tech level there is limited. Want to make it as easy for them as I can.  Thanks

Title: NT 4 Unattended from the CD?
Post by: eekarum on January 03, 2002, 10:04:54 PM

i would also like to know if it is possible,
espeicially slipstreaming the SP6 files into the i386 folder

Title: NT 4 Unattended from the CD?
Post by: Twinkie on January 04, 2002, 09:32:22 PM

You can\'t without using a DOS boot disk.  I.E., burn with floppy emulation and direct to winnt.exe

There is a exe missing that speeds up the installation as if using the NT three boot disks.  If you have installed NT slowly once you already know the answer...  that was a big hint guys.  You will find the exe on any 9X machine.

Change the autoexec to install NT and use the command winnt.exe /u:unattend.txt

check my site if you need more info.

Title: NT 4 Unattended from the CD?
Post by: Twinkie on January 10, 2002, 08:15:25 PM

As to SP6...

First extract SP6a into a folder.  Then move into OEM folder on the CD you create.  Say $OEM$CSP6a will copy the whole folder over to C:SP6a at the end of install.
Then make a sp6.cmd file:
c:
cd
cd sp6a
update -u -z

Create a cmdlines.txt file with the following contents:
[Commands]
\".sp6.cmd\"

I use \'.\' instead of \'C:\' because it\'s a reference and works better because it\'s relative.

Create an unattended installation script that contains the OemPreinstall = yes command. Place the cmdlines.txt file in $OEM$.

Remember, $OEM$ is inside the I386 folder.  Place the cmd file in $OEM$C folder.

Hope this helps,