djsleepy Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Hi guys..I have an Unattended DVD working very well..I have a LANI am just wondering if there is anyway I can put the Unattended files on a LAN PC (Server) and run it off the LAN instead of using the DVD???If there is any way this is possible can someone please help??Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewpayne Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Sure! The easiest way: Create the bootable Unattended CDROM and then just point your RunOnceEx or batch files to \\SERVER\SHARENAME\UNATTENDEDFILES for the additional hotfixes and applications.Or if you're very brave - try configuring your Server for RIS (Remote Installation Server) - you'll need bootable network cards on your client PC's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incroyable HULK Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I think the question is: What is the simplest method to get our CD translated into a network installation?I'm also interested in the answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getwired Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 You basically have three choices:1: Use DOS with networking (shudder) to start winnt.exe (shudder) over the network. Remember, smartdrv is your friend.2: If you have access to WinPE or BartPE, use that and start winnt32.exe over the network using the unattend file you already have.3: If you have a RIS server set up, and you have only tweaked the unattend file, you can use RISetup to pull in the OS, and edit the normal ristndrd.sif (basically an unattend.txt with a few special entries) it creates to include your customizations.I would recommend looking at the deploy.cab file on your Windows CD, or at the documentation for RIS, if that looks like it will work for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tguy Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Remember the $OEM$ folder will need to be moved from the root of the directory structure into the i386 folder.Also the WINNT.SIF will need to be renamed to unattend.txt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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