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Hi all. Im new to networking and have just started doing
my MCSE. I know this is going to be a stupid question but
when you do an unattended installation after creating your
script files using setup manager, do you run the winnt32
command from the server or do you run this command from
each of the computers you are installing win 2000 (which
will include the attend.txt file in the shared folder on
server in the command line).

Thanks

Depending on what type of installation it is, an unatended installation can
be from a CD, from a network drive or any number of other ways. Unattend
means that you will not need to answer the questions during the installation
which you have already provided in the config files

HTH.

"mallybee" <> wrote in message
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> Hi all. Im new to networking and have just started doing
> my MCSE. I know this is going to be a stupid question but
> when you do an unattended installation after creating your
> script files using setup manager, do you run the winnt32
> command from the server or do you run this command from
> each of the computers you are installing win 2000 (which
> will include the attend.txt file in the shared folder on
> server in the command line).
>
> Thanks

You run the command from each workstation. The command
should point to the location of winnt.exe or winnt32.exe.

Note: There are switches to the command, such
as /unattend:%AnswerFile% /udf:%CompterName% ...etc., that
are made when doing an unattended install. You must know
those as well.

ITPro_DLM
MCSE/MCSE 2000

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi all. Im new to networking and have just started doing
>my MCSE. I know this is going to be a stupid question
but
>when you do an unattended installation after creating
your
>script files using setup manager, do you run the winnt32
>command from the server or do you run this command from
>each of the computers you are installing win 2000 (which
>will include the attend.txt file in the shared folder on
>server in the command line).
>
>Thanks
>.
>

Thanks for your help

The answer what i was looking for was do you run the
command from the server or each workstation.

Thanks again
>-----Original Message-----
>You run the command from each workstation. The command
>should point to the location of winnt.exe or
winnt32.exe.
>
>Note: There are switches to the command, such
>as /unattend:%AnswerFile% /udf:%CompterName% ...etc.,
that
>are made when doing an unattended install. You must know
>those as well.
>
>ITPro_DLM
>MCSE/MCSE 2000
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi all. Im new to networking and have just started
doing
>>my MCSE. I know this is going to be a stupid question
>but
>>when you do an unattended installation after creating
>your
>>script files using setup manager, do you run the winnt32
>>command from the server or do you run this command from
>>each of the computers you are installing win 2000 (which
>>will include the attend.txt file in the shared folder on
>>server in the command line).
>>
>>Thanks
>>.
>>
>.
>

Look at it this way... if you ran the "command" from the
server, then you would be installing on the server.
Likewise with each workstation.


>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks for your help
>
>The answer what i was looking for was do you run the
>command from the server or each workstation.
>
>Thanks again
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You run the command from each workstation. The command
>>should point to the location of winnt.exe or
>winnt32.exe.
>>
>>Note: There are switches to the command, such
>>as /unattend:%AnswerFile% /udf:%CompterName% ...etc.,
>that
>>are made when doing an unattended install. You must
know
>>those as well.
>>
>>ITPro_DLM
>>MCSE/MCSE 2000
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Hi all. Im new to networking and have just started
>doing
>>>my MCSE. I know this is going to be a stupid question
>>but
>>>when you do an unattended installation after creating
>>your
>>>script files using setup manager, do you run the
winnt32
>>>command from the server or do you run this command from
>>>each of the computers you are installing win 2000
(which
>>>will include the attend.txt file in the shared folder
on
>>>server in the command line).
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>