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by j.smithers

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Hi,
I am attempting to do a unattendd installation of NT 4 workstation but am having dificulty.
It needs to be done from a floppy disk and using the CD ROM not the network.
I haven't been able to get a great deal of information about how to do unattended install.
I have found plenty of info on what it is but not "how to do it". I also want to be able to install a service pack update at the same time.
Any help would be great thanks.
PS I have tried to use the Setup Manager on the NT 4 CD, but when it finishes the answer file it keeps coming up with an error when I try to save it in a folder on the C: drive.

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by lunart

Hi,

This artical from support.microsoft.com refers to XP but is the same principle,

Q314472
and
Q308662

from there there's a host of links .

Your basic process is.

Use Setupmgr to create an unattend.txt file, you'll find most of theparameters are compatible accross NT, 2000, XP.
Rename the file winnt.sif and copy it to floppy.
Change your boot order to CD-ROM, HDD, Floppy.

Put in floppy and cd and boot.

If all you parameters are right in the winnt.sif file it'll load no probs.

gl

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