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Hello all this is a quick unattended intallation via microsoft instructions.

== How to Perform an Unattended Installation of Windows from a CD-ROM ==

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Last Review	:	April 24, 2003 Revision	:	1.0 This article was previously published under Q314459 For a Microsoft Windows 2000 version of this article, see 216258. On This Page SUMMARY MORE INFORMATION Verify That You Can Perform Unattended Installation from CD-ROM Prepare Your Computer for an Unattended Installation SUMMARY This article describes how to perform an unattended installation of Windows by starting your Intel-based computer from a CD-ROM.

MORE INFORMATION With Windows XP, you can perform an unattended installation from the CD-ROM.

Verify That You Can Perform Unattended Installation from CD-ROM To perform an unattended installation from a CD-ROM, the following conditions must be met: •	The computer must support booting from a CD-ROM, and must adhere to the El-Torito non-emulation specification. For additional information about this specification, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 167685 How to Create an El Torito Bootable CD-ROM

•	The unattended answer file must be renamed to Winnt.sif and copied to a floppy disk so Setup can access it. •	The answer file must contain a valid [Data] section. This is explained later in this article. NOTE: The following limitations exist with this installation method: •	The installation is limited to a single partition. •	You cannot specify third-party drivers during Setup.

Prepare Your Computer for an Unattended Installation To prepare your computer for an unattended installation from a CD-ROM, follow these steps: 1.	Create an unattended answer file by using the Setup Manager utility included with the Microsoft Windows XP CD. To install Setup Manager, follow these steps: a. 	Open My Computer, and then open the Support\Tools folder on the Windows XP CD-ROM. b. 	Double-click the DEPLOY.CAB file to open it. c. 	On the Edit menu, click Select All. d. 	On the Edit menu, click Copy To Folder. e. 	Click Make New Folder. Type the name that you want for the Setup Manager folder, and then press ENTER. For example, type setup manager, and then press ENTER. f. 	Click Copy. g. 	Open the new folder that you created, and then double-click the setupmgr.exe file. The Windows Setup Manager Wizard starts. Follow the instructions in the wizard to create an answer file. For additional information about how to create an answer file, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 308662 Use Setup Manager to Create an Answer File

2.	Add a [Data] section with the following entries to the unattended answer file: •	UnattendedInstall=Yes - Value must be set to "yes" •	MSDosInitiated=No - Value must be set to "no" or Setup stops during the graphical portion of Setup •	AutoPartition=1 - If the value is set to 1, the installation partition is automatically selected. If the value is set to 0 (zero), you are prompted for the installation partition during the text portion of Setup.

3.	Save the unattended answer file as Winnt.sif on a floppy disk. 4.	Insert the Windows CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. 5.	Change the boot order in the CMOS so that the CD-ROM is first in the list. For information about how to do this, refer to the documentation included with your computer, or contact the manufacturer.

For information about how to contact computer hardware manufacturers, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

6.	Restart your computer. When Setup is started from the CD-ROM, the Winnt.sif file located on the floppy disk will be used to complete the unattended installation. Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

How To Perform an Unattended Installation of Windows from a CD-ROM View products that this article applies to. Article ID	:	216258 Last Review	:	October 30, 2006 Revision	:	3.2 This article was previously published under Q216258 On This Page SUMMARY Preparing the Computer for an Unattended Installation from a CD-ROM SUMMARY This article describes how to perform an unattended installation of Windows by starting your Intel-based computer from a CD-ROM. In Windows 2000, an unattended installation from a CD-ROM can be performed.

To perform an unattended installation from a CD-ROM, the following conditions must be met: •	The computer must support booting from a CD-ROM, and must adhere to the El-Torito non-emulation specification. •	The unattended answer file must be renamed to Winnt.sif and copied to a floppy disk so Setup can access it. •	The answer file must contain a valid [Data] section. This is explained later in this article. NOTE: The following limitations exist with this installation method: •	The installation is limited to a single partition. •	You cannot specify third-party drivers during Setup.

Preparing the Computer for an Unattended Installation from a CD-ROM 1.	Create an unattended answer file using the Setup Manager tool included with the Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit. 2.	Add a [Data] section with the following entries to the unattended answer file: •	UnattendedInstall=Yes - Value must be set to "yes" •	MSDosInitiated=No - Value must be set to "no" or Setup stops during the graphical portion of Setup •	AutoPartition=1 - If the value is set to 1, the installation partition is automatically selected. If the value is set to 0 (zero), you are prompted for the installation partition during the text portion of Setup.

3.	Save the unattended answer file as winnt.sif on a floppy disk. 4.	Insert the Windows CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and the floppy disk into the disk drive. 5.	Change the boot order in the CMOS so that the CD-ROM is first in the list. For information about how to do so, refer to the documentation included with your computer, or contact the manufacturer. 6.	Restart your computer. When Setup is started from the CD-ROM, the Winnt.sif file located on the floppy disk is used for the unattended installation.

EXAMPLE ANSWER FILE
[Data] AutoPartition=1 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes"
 * SetupMgrTag

[Unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended Repartition="Yes" OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=No TargetPath=\WINDOWS

[GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=20 OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData] ProductKey= FullName="BOB" OrgName="Tennman.inc" ComputerName=cot

[TapiLocation] CountryCode=1

[Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

How to install NetBEUI on Windows XP
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This article was previously published under Q301041 INTRODUCTION This article describes how to manually install the unsupported NetBIOS Extended User Interface (NetBEUI) protocol on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP. The NetBEUI files must be copied manually from the Windows XP CD-ROM before NetBEUI will appear in the list of installable network protocols. Microsoft has discontinued support for the NetBEUI network protocol in Windows XP. However, it is understandable that migration to another network protocol such as TCP/IP may involve significant time in planning and testing. Therefore, if you want to migrate your system environment to Windows XP by obtaining the full, retail-released version of Windows XP, you can find the NetBEUI protocol on the Windows XP CD-ROM in the Valueadd folder.

Install NetBEUI on Windows XP The files that you need for installing the NetBEUI protocol on Windows XP are Netnbf.inf and Nbf.sys. To install NetBEUI, follow these steps: 1. Insert your Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive and then locate the Valueadd\MSFT\Net\NetBEUI folder. 2. Copy the Nbf.sys file to the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Drivers folder. 3. Copy the Netnbf.inf file to the %SYSTEMROOT%\Inf hidden folder.

Note To make a hidden folder viewable, follow these steps:a. Click Start, click Run, type Explorer, and then click OK. b. Click Tools, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab. c. Under Advanced Settings, click to select Show hidden files and folders under the Hidden files and folders Folder. 4. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections. 5. Right-click the adapter you want to add NetBEUI to, and then click Properties. 6. On the General tab, click Install. 7. Click Protocol, and then click Add. 8. Click to select NetBEUI Protocol from the list and then click OK. 9. Restart your computer if you are prompted to do this. The NetBEUI protocol is now installed and working.

Note %SYSTEMROOT% is a Windows environment variable that identifies the folder where Windows XP is installed. (Typically, that folder is C:\Windows.) To view the value that is associated with %SYSTEMROOT%, type set at a command prompt, and then press ENTER. (Other environment values will also be displayed.)

Note After following the steps that are listed earlier in this article, you can use NetBEUI on LAN connections. However, you will not be able to use NetBEUI on a remote access connection. Remote access connections cannot use NetBeui.