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Tools for Unattended Windows Installations
Last Updated: 06 May 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** PLEASE NOTE: Link(s), If Provided, May Be Wrapped *** There are several approaches to automating the installation of Windows Desktops and Servers. SysPrep can be used in conjunction with 3rd party cloning technologies such as Ghost or Drive Image. UNATTENDED INSTALLATIONS • http://unattended.msfn.org/ • http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/deployguide/acicb_ui_wthn.asp • http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/deployguide/acicb_ui_overview.asp • http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=216258 • http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=314459 • http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=302577 • http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/3469/ CONFIGURING RIS • http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/platform/pcdesign/install/risover.mspx • http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=325862 • http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=300483 • http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=298750 • http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=7109 • http://www.cmu.edu/computing/andrew-windows/andrew-ris-server.html AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT SERVICES • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/adsbenefits.mspx • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/adssysreq.mspx SLIPSTREAM AUTOMATION TOOLS • SlipStreamer XP ........ http://www.softnews.ro/public/cat/12/2/12-2-96.shtml • XP Create .............. http://greenmachine.msfnhosting.com/XPCREATE/faq.htm SID ISSUES IN WINDOWS Prior to SysPrep, cloning a system under Windows NT was fraught with peril, as you would most likely encounter an issue with duplicate SIDs. Here is an overview of those issues. • http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/newsid.shtml • http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/14919/ • http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/5047/ • http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/3469/ • http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBA/tip0200/rh0219.htm • http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=314828 • http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=162001 • http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/NTWrkStn/deploy/depopt/cloning.mspx • http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/Windows2000Pro/deploy/depopt/w2kpadpl.mspx WHITEPAPERS & TECH DOCUMENTS • http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/client/deployops.asp • http://labmice.techtarget.com/windows2000/install/unattend_install.htm • http://labmice.techtarget.com/windows2000/install/sysprep.htm • http://labmice.techtarget.com/windows2000/install/RIS.htm • http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=820196 • http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=302577 PERSONAL NOTES • Setting up an unattended installation is best when you are going to setup 3 or more systems, but it has some advantages over standard disk cloning in that hardware differences will be detected by the OS during setup.