Scripting Windows 2000

Installing the business application we use in my place of work is like trying to be like bill gates: the steps are many anc confusing.

Basically the steps are like these:
1. Map network drive Q & U to some file servers
2. Add & configure some shortcuts
3. Runs some bat files from the share
4. Copy some ini files from the shares to WINNT folder
5. Run some reg files
6. Edit the enviromental variable (PATH) with extra swtiches

How can I write a windows script or an installer that can automate all these steps without user intervention as if a step is missed, the whole installation goes awry.

And mind you, i don’t know anything about programming and scripting Windows 2000.