Windows* NT 4.0 Push Install Instructions ======================================== Contents: I. Introduction II. Setting up an install directory on the file server III. Performing the unattended installation IV. Sample Unattend.txt file V. REFERENCES VI. Directory structure for unattended installation files. I. Introduction A "Push", or unattended installation of Windows NT 4.0 provides a means for network adminstrators to easily install Windows NT 4.0 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 NT 4.0 installation directory stored on that server. This document provides instructions for a basic unattended installation of Windows NT 4.0 that includes the installation of drivers for the Intel(R) PRO/1000 adapter. The elements necessary for the Windows NT 4.0 unattend installation are: - A Windows NT 4.0 Server with a shared image of the \I386 directory from the Windows NT 4.0 installation CD. - An unattended installation configuration file that provides Windows NT 4.0 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 NT 4.0 server and AutoExec commands to automatically start the Windows NT 4.0 installation. This document will provide instructions for setting up the shared installation directory on the Windows NT 4.0 Server andd making changes to the UNATTEND.TXT file. II. Setting up an install directory on the file server 1. Create a folder on the server's hard disk for the installation files (EX: "NT40.INS"). Make this folder shared (e.g., with shared name "NT40.INS"). 2. Create a user (EX: "USERID" with a password "password") and grant read and view rights for the NT40.INS folder. 3. Use a CD-ROM drive at the Windows NT server and xcopy the i386 folder with Windows NT 4.0 installation files to the shared folder NT40.INS on this server. Use Windows NT Explorer or XCOPY /s to preserve the directory structure of the installation files. When the copy is complete, the installation files should reside in the NT40.INS\I386 folder. 4. Copy the sample UNATTEND.TXT file from the Intel Configuration and Drivers CD to the NT40.INS\I386 folder. The sample can be found on the CD in the PUSH\WINNT folder. Modify the installation answer file UNATTEND.TXT as required by your specific system and desired Windows NT configurations. Note that UNATTEND.TXT may be read-only and may need to be made write-able before editing (EX: attrib -r unattend.txt). A sample UNATTEND.TXT file with comments is included with this document. The text of that file can also be in section IV of this document. At a minimum you should update the items in the [UserData] section. 5. Create the \INTEL folder in the installation share. The full folder name is NT40.INS\i386\$OEM$\Net\INTEL. 6. Copy driver installation files: Xcopy the Intel Configuration and Drivers CD to the proper place under Adapter Device Driver folder (NT40.INS\i386\$OEM$\Net\INTEL folder on the Windows NT server). This enables the installation program to find the same file structure as on the Drivers disk. Be sure to use the /s /e switches on xcopy. NOTE: The above steps (5) and (6) can be accomplished with the PUSHCOPY.BAT file in the \WINDOWS\PUSH folder on the Intel Configuration and Drivers CD. To use this method from an NT command prompt: a. change drives to the CDROM drive. (EX: D: (where D: is the drive letter of the CDROM drive) b. change directories to the \WINDOWS\PUSH directory on the CD) (CD \WINDOWS\PUSH) c. Run the PUSHCOPY.BAT file. (PUSHCOPY C:\NT40.INS\I386 NT) This will create the $OEM$ directory structure and copy the necessary files to it. III. Performing the Unattended Installation 2. Boot up your DOS network client diskette. After connecting to the network: a) Input "USERID" as a User name when prompted. b) Input "password" as a password when prompted. OR c) Modify the NET START line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT to NET LOGON USERID PASSWORD /YES After the Windows NT 4.0 installation begins, Wait until the copy operation labelled "Setup is copying files..." in the line-draw characters box appears, then remove the diskette from the drive. This will allow the unattended installation to continue after the setup program reboots the system. IV. Sample Unattend.txt file UNATTEND.TXT ; Windows NT 4.0 Unattended Installation sample [Unattended] OemPreinstall = yes NoWaitAfterTextMode = 1 NoWaitAfterGUIMode = 1 FileSystem = LeaveAlone ExtendOEMPartition = 0 ConfirmHardware = no NtUpgrade = no Win31Upgrade = no TargetPath = winnt OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade = no OemSkipEULA = yes [GuiUnattended] OemSkipWelcome = 1 OEMBlankAdminPassword = 1 TimeZone = "(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)" [UserData] FullName = "Userid" OrgName = "Organization" ComputerName = COMPUTER ProductId = "xxx-xxxxxxx" ;or Product key if you are using OEM versions [Display] ConfigureAtLogon = 0 BitsPerPel = 8 XResolution = 640 YResolution = 480 VRefresh = 60 AutoConfirm = 1 [Network] InstallAdapters = SelectedAdaptersSection InstallProtocols = ProtocolsSection InstallServices = ServicesSection JoinWorkgroup = workgroup [SelectedAdaptersSection] E100B = E100BParameters, ..\$OEM$\Net\INTEL\ E1000 = E1000Parameters, ..\$OEM$\NET\INTEL\ [E100BParameters] ; For Cardbus configuration ;MemoryAddress = 0x0C000000 ; sample parameter only ;InterruptNumber = 11 ; sample parameter only ;IOBaseAddress = 0x0F00 ; sample parameter only ;MemoryMappedBaseAddress = 0x00000000 ; sample parameter only ; Other configuration parameters ;BusNumber = 4 ; sample parameter only ;SlotNumber = 10 ; sample parameter only ;SpeedDuplex = 0 ; 0 = Auto Detect ; 1 = 10Mbps/Half Duplex ; 2 = 10Mbps/Full Duplex ; 3 = 100Mbps/Half Duplex ; 4 = 100Mbps/Full Duplex [E1000Parameters] [ProtocolsSection] TC = TCParamSection [TCParamSection] DHCP = yes [ServicesSection] ; - End of unattend.txt sample V. REFERENCES: 1. Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit - Microsoft Press 19NT 2. Microsoft TechNet CD-ROM, April 1997 3. Microsoft support web page at http://support.microsoft.com/support Article ID : Q155197, Q156795 * Windows NT 4.0 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation 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:\NT40.INS\I386 refers to the location of the files from the \I386 directory on the Windows NT 4.0 installation CD. D:\NT40.INS\I386\$OEM$\NET\INTEL (From the root directory of the Intel drivers CD) D100DISK OEMSETUP.INF D100DSK2 (From the \WINDOWS\PUSH\WINNT directory of the Intel drivers CD) PUSHNT4.TXT UNATTEND.TXT D:\NT40.INF\I386\$OEM$\NET\INTEL\WINDOWS\DRIVERS\IA32 (From the \WINDOWS\DRIVERS\IA32 directory of the Intel drivers CD) CBMODEM.SY_ E100BNT.SY_ E1000NT4.SY_ IANSNT4N.SY_ IANSNT4.SY_ D:\NT40.INF\I386\$OEM$\NET\INTEL\WINDOWS\PROSET2\IA32 (From the \WINDOWS\PROSET2\IA32 directory of the Intel drivers CD) PROMON.EX_ PROSETP.HL_ PROSETP.CN_ ROBOEX32.DL_ INETWH32.DL_ PROSETP.CP_ PROSETP.RE_ D:\NT40.INF\I386\$OEM$\NET\INTEL\WINDOWS\NMS\IA32 (From the \WINDOWS\NMS\IA32 directory of the Intel drivers CD) NMSCFG.SY_ NMSDD.SY_ NMSSVC.EX_ NMSSVCPS.DL_ NMSMSG.DL_ NMSAPI.DL_ REGSVR32.EX_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.
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