Windows* 2000 Push Install Instructions
Release Notes
February 18, 2002
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Contents:
I. Introduction
II. Setting up an install directory on the file server
III. Deployment Methods
IV. Microsoft documentation for unattended installations of Windows
2000.
V. A sample unattend.txt file for Windows 2000 Professional.
VI. Directory structure for unattended installation files.
I. Introduction
A "Push", or unattended installation of Windows 2000 provides a
means for network adminstrators to easily install Windows 2000 on
similarly equipped systems. The network administrator can create a
bootable diskette that will automatically log into a central server
and install the operating system from an image of the Windows 2000
installation directory stored on that server.
This document provides instructions for a basic unattended installation
of Windows 2000 that includes the installation of drivers for the
Intel(R) PRO/100 and Intel(R) PRO/1000 adapters.
The elements necessary for the Windows 2000 unattend installation are:
- A Windows 2000 Server with a shared image of the \I386 directory
from the Windows 2000 installation CD.
- An unattended installation configuration file that provides Windows
2000 setup with information it needs to complete the installation.
The name of this file is UNATTEND.TXT
- A DOS boot diskette that contains Microsoft Network Client software
for connecting to the Windows 2000 server and AutoExec commands
to automatically start the Windows 2000 installation.
II. Setting up an Install Directory on the File Server
The server must be setup with a distribution folder that holds the required
Windows 2000 files and which clients can reach when connecting via TCP/IP or
IPX.
For illustration purposes, the examples in this readme use the network share
D:\PUSH2K. To create this share, create a directory on the server,
(EX: D:\PUSH2K) and create an I386 directory beneath it.
Next, use the "My Computer" applet in Windows 2000 to locate the D:\PUSH2K
folder. Right-click on the folder and select "Sharing". Select "Share
this folder", Give it a share name (EX: PUSH2K). This share name will be
used to connect to this directory from the remote target systems. By
default, the permissions for this share will be for "Everyone" to have
"Full Control". Adjust permissions as necessary and click OK.
To prepare the distribution folder:
1. Copy the \I386 folder from the Windows 2000 CD to D:\PUSH2K.
Use Windows Explorer or XCOPY in order to maintain the same
directory structure as on the CD. When the copy is complete, the
Windows 2000 installation files should be in the D:\PUSH2K\I386
directory.
2. Copy Unattend.txt from the Intel media (found in \Windows\Push\Win2k)
into the shared directory D:\PUSH2K\I386.
3. Edit the Unattend.txt file with Notepad or another text-editor
to include your customizations. At a minimum you should change
the items in the [UserData] section of the file.
4. Create the driver install directory structure and copy the driver
files to it.
NOTE: The PUSHCOPY.BAT file provided with the drivers in the \Push
directory will copy the appropriate files for the installation.
PUSHCOPY also copies the components needed to perform the
automated installations contained in the [GuiRunOnce] section
of the sample UNATTEND.TXT file. These include an unattended
installation of the Intel(R) PROSet II configuration and
diagnostic utility.
Example: From a Windows 2000 command prompt:
e:
(where e: is the drive letter of your CDROM drive)
cd push
(you must be in the \Windows\Push directory to run
PUSHCOPY)
pushcopy D:\PUSH2K\I386 w2k"
The above command will create the $OEM$ directory structure and
copy all the necessary files to install the driver and
PROSetII. However, PROSetII will not be installed unless the
line:
; Command1="c:\drivers\net\Intel\Windows\Drivers\IA32\Proset.msi /qn"
is uncommented from unattend.txt.
As an alternative to using the PUSHCOPY.BAT file method the
following steps can be used to create the required directory
structure for unattended installation of the PRO/1000 drivers.
Note that this method does not copy the files specified in the
[GuiRunOnce] section of the sample UNATTEND.TXT. If this method
is used, the entries in this section should be commented out.
Make folders beneath the new \i386 as follows:
\$OEM$\$$\System32
\$OEM$\$1\Drivers\Net\Intel
From the files provided with the Intel adapter run (from the makedisk
directory):
"makedisk w2k Z:\PUSH2K\i386\$OEM$\$1\Drivers\Net\Intel"
Alternative: run "makedisk\makedisk w2k a:" where a: is the floppy and
then copy the contents of the floppy into
Z:\PUSH2K\i386\$OEM$\$1\Drivers\Net\Intel
Use Xcopy /s or Windows Explorer to maintain the proper directory
structure.
See "Appendix B. Directory structure for unattended installation
files" for more information about the directory structure and
file layout of the $OEM$ directory.
III. Deployment Methods
1. Make sure that you have a copy of a network bootable MS-DOS floppy that
will connect to the Z:\PUSH2K directory and use it to boot the
destination system (the one you want to push install to) and connect
to this shared network directory.
2. Run the command: (assumes prompt at \\Server\PUSH2K\i386):
winnt /u:Z:\I386\unattend.txt /s:Z:\I386 /t:c
(where Z: equals mapped drive)
Important Note:
In the above procedure, setup runs the installation in unattended
mode and also detects the plug and play network adapters. All driver
files are copied from the shared directory to the target system
directories and installation of the OS and Network Adapters continues
without user intervention.
IV. Microsoft documentation for unattended installations of Windows
2000.
For a complete description of the parameters supported in Unattend.txt
see the UNATTEND.DOC document in the DEPLOY.CAB cabinet file on the
Windows 2000 CD. To obtain the document, use Internet Explorer 5.0 or
greater to open DEPLOY.CAB in the \SUPPORT\TOOLS directory on the CD.
For deployment suggestions using a Windows 2000 RIS server and PXE boot see the
Boot Agent User's Guide.
To configure and install the driver set on the RIS Server see the knowledge base
article Q246184 on Microsoft's support site at:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q246/1/84.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0
General information on how to preinstall an OEM driver set for Windows 2000 can be
found in knowledge base article Q254078
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q254/0/78.asp?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0
V. A sample Unattend.txt file for Windows* 2000 Professional:
[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
OemPnPDriversPath=\drivers\net\INTEL
TargetPath=\WINNT
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
Filesystem=LeaveAlone
OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=*
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=1
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=4
OemSkipWelcome=1
; At a minimum you should update the [UserData] section.
[UserData]
FullName=Name
OrgName=Organization
ComputerName=ComputerName
ProductID=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
[GuiRunOnce]
; *** command to install PROSetII - uncomment to install PROSetII after push install
; Command2="c:\drivers\net\Intel\Windows\Drivers\IA32\proset.msi /qn"
[Identification]
JoinWorkGroup = Workgroup
; *Use the following for a domain installation
; JoinDomain=MYDOMAIN
; CreateComputerAccountInDomain=Yes
; DomainAdmin=Installer
; DomainAdminPassword=install
[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
(end of unattend.txt sample)
VI. Directory structure for unattended installation files.
The following directory structure is created by PUSHCOPY.BAT to place the
files necessary for the installation of the driver and PROSet II. The
directory D:\PUSH2K refers to the location of the files from the \I386
directory on the Windows 2000 installation CD.
D:\PUSH2K\$OEM$\$$\System32
<no files are copied into this directory>
D:\PUSH2K\$OEM$\$1\DRIVERS\NET\Intel
(From the Root directory of the Intel drivers CD)
NETI557X.INF
E100BW2K.CAT
NET8254X.INF
E1000.CAT
(From the \Windows\PUSH\Win2K directory of the Intel drivers CD)
UNATTEND.TXT
PUSHW2K.TXT
D:\PUSH2K\$OEM$\$1\DRIVERS\NET\INTEL\WINDOWS\DRIVERS\IA32
(From the \Windows\Drivers\IA32 directory of the Intel drivers CD)
NET82557.DIN
E100BNT5.SYS
NET8254X.DIN
E1000NT5.SYS
PROUNSTL.EXE
INTELNIC.DLL
ANSMW2K.INF
ANSPW2K.INF
IANSW2K.SYS
IANSW2K.CAT
IANSNDI.DLL
PROSet.msi
; To activate the PRoset II installation once the above directories have
; been created and populated, uncomment the line:
; Command2="c:\drivers\net\INTEL\Windows\Drivers\IA32\Proset.msi /qn /s"
; in the [GuiRunOnce] section of Unattend.txt
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.