INFO: Quick Guide to Preinstalling Windows 2000

• Microsoft Windows 2000

SUMMARY

IMPORTANT: If you are planning to preinstall the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system for the first time and you do not have any other PCs running Windows 2000, please read and follow the instructions in Part A and Part B of this Quick Guide. If you already have Windows 2000 installed, please proceed to Part B.

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Part A: Installing Windows 2000

1. Choose a computer to use as the master computer and configure the boot order in the BIOS with the CD-ROM drive as the first device, the hard drive as the second device, and the floppy drive as the third device.
   
   NOTE: Your computer must have El-Torito No Emulation CD boot support if it is an x86-based platform. If your system does not support El-Torito No Emulation CD boot, see your Windows 2000 OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) User Guide for information on installing Window 2000.



2. Insert the Windows 2000 Professional CD into the CD-ROM drive of the master computer. Start the master computer so that it starts from the CD-ROM drive.



3. Windows 2000 Setup starts automatically. Windows 2000 is installed in three stages: file copy, text-mode Setup, and GUI-mode Setup. At the conclusion of the first three phases of Setup, the operating system is completely installed.

Part B: Creating a Winnt.sif Answer File

1. After Windows 2000 is installed on the master computer, build an answer file for unattended installation of Window 2000 using the Setup Manager Wizard (Setupmgr.exe). You can find the Preinstallation Tools in the \support\tools\deploy.cab file on the OEM Windows 2000 Professional product media that comes in every OEM 3-pack from your local Microsoft OEM Authorized Distributor. Click Setupmgr.exe to start the Setup Manager Wizard and create a new answer file.



2. Follow the on-screen instructions from the wizard until you reach the screen asking to build the "Distribution Folder." Select the option No, this answer file will be used to install from a CD and click Next to move into the Answer File screen.



3. At the Answer File screen, make sure you have a disk in drive type A:\Winnt.sif, and then click Next. This brings up the Completing the Windows 2000 Setup Manager Wizard screen with the following information:




The Setup Manager Wizard completed successfully. The following files were created:
A:\Winnt.sif
A:\Winnt.bat


4. Click Finish to exit the Setup Manager Wizard and label the floppy disk that you created as Windows 2000 Unattended Disk. Now you are ready to preinstall Windows 2000.

Part C: Preinstalling Windows 2000 from CD-ROM

1. On the target computer you want to preinstall, configure the boot order in the BIOS with the CD-ROM drive as the first device, the hard drive as the second device, and the floppy drive as the third device. Insert the Windows 2000 Professional CD in the CDROM Drive and start the computer. When the Windows 2000 Setup blue screen menu appears, insert the Windows 2000 Unattended Disk containing the [Winnt.sif] answer file that you just created.


NOTE: Your computer must have El-Torito No Emulation CD boot support if it is an x86-based platform.


2. Windows 2000 Setup starts automatically. Windows 2000 is installed in three stages: file copy, text-mode Setup, and GUI-mode Setup. At the conclusion of the first three phases of Setup, the operating system is completely installed.



3. Remove the floppy disk.



4. Restart the computer and boot into Windows 2000 to audit the system and manually brand it before you run Sysprep and ship it to your customer.

Part D: Branding your System Manually

1. To add support information to Windows 2000, on the Start menu, create an Oeminfo.ini file in the Control Panel, and copy it onto the \Winnt\System32 folder. When you use Oeminfo.ini, the values in the [General] key are displayed and a Support Information button is created in the System Properties dialog box.
   
   Sample: Oeminfo.ini file

   [General] Manufacturer = Awesome Computers, Inc.
   Model = Brand X Pentium Processor
   SupportURL = http://<www.AwesomeComputers.com>
   LocalFile = C:\Winnt\Web\LocalFilename.htm
   
   [Support Information]
   Line1= For Technical Support:
   Line2= to obtain updated drivers or for information on frequently
   Line3= asked questions, go to the Awesome Computers technical
   Line4= support web site at:
   Line5=
   Line6= http://www.AwesomeComp.com/techsupport.

   NOTE: The [General] and [Support Information] sections of the Oeminfo.ini file are required. Replace the Manufacturer, Model, SupportURL, and LocalFile information with your company information. Be careful not to leave any trailing spaces after your company name.



2. To add your logo to the System Properties screen in the Control Panel, place the sample Oemlogo.bmp file included in this OPK with your company logo (bitmap image) in the \Winnt\System32 subfolder.
   
   NOTE: Your Oemlogo.bmp logo must be square and must measure 172 x 172 pixels. If your bitmap image is smaller than this specification, it appears centered in the rectangle. If it is larger than this specification, part of it might appear to be cropped under certain font and screen resolutions, or it might not appear at all. Refer to "Chapter 6: "Advanced Customization Topics" of the OPK User Guide for more information on Branding.

Part E: Preparation for Shipping Using the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep.exe)

1. On the Start menu, click Run, and then type:
   
   .cmd



2. At the Command prompt, change to the root of the system drive, and then type:
   
   md sysprep.



3. Copy Sysprep.exe, Setupcl.exe, and the optional Sysprep.inf file from \Tools on the Windows 2000 OPK Tools CD or from Support\Tools\deploy.cab on the Windows 2000 product CD, to the Sysprep folder.
   
   NOTE: Because Sysprep is not a duplicating utility and does not reset the Event Viewer logs, the logs on the destination computers show the events that occurred on the master computer. Make sure you clean up the event logs.



4. At the Command prompt, change to the Sysprep folder, and then type:
   
   Sysprep.

• Windows 2000 product CD
• Certificate of Authenticity label affixed to the system chassis

REFERENCES

Refer to the Window 2000 OPK Users Guide for more information on Windows 2000 preinstallation and Advanced advanced Customization customization topics.

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