The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition version 4.0
SUMMARY
NetBIOS name resolution using the LMHOSTS file is enabled by default
during Windows NT installation. You may want to configure Windows NT
unattended Setup so that LMHOSTS lookup is disabled. This article
describes how to disable LMHOSTS lookup during a Windows NT 4.0
unattended Setup.
MORE INFORMATION
To disable LMHOSTS lookup during unattended Setup, follow these steps:
- Create a new share on a network server and then copy the I386 folder
(or appropriate platform folder) from the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM to
the new share.
- Using any text editor (such as Notepad), add the following entry to
the [Unattended] section of the Unattend.txt file:
OEMPreinstall = Yes
- Save and then close the Unattend.txt file.
- Create a new folder named $OEM$ in the share you created in step 1.
- In the $OEM$ folder, create a file with the following entries. Save the
file as <filename>.reg, where <filename> is your choice of names (for
example, Mychange.reg):
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\
Parameters]
"EnableLMHOSTS"=dword:00000000
NOTE: These lines should be continuous. They are wrapped and indented
for ease of readability.
- In the $OEM$ folder, create a file named Cmdlines.txt. This file should
contain the following entries, including the quotation marks
surrounding the entry
[Commands]
"Regedit.exe /s .\<filename>.reg"
where <filename> is the name of the registry file you created in the
previous step.
- Copy the Regedit.exe file from the share you created in step 1 to the
$OEM$ folder.
- Run Windows NT 4.0 Setup in Unattended mode using the Unattend.txt
file. For example, use the following command
winnt /u:unattend.txt /s:<sourcefiles>
where <sourcefiles> is the location of the shared folder you created in
step 1.
For additional information about parameters for the Unattend.txt file,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q155197
TITLE : Unattended Setup Parameters for Unattend.txt File
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