NT UNATTENDED INSTALL WITH THE 16/4 PC CARD RESOURCES: MICROSOFT'S 4.0 WORKSTATION RESOURCE KIT. (Chapter 2 & Appendix A) Before you start the unattended installation of the token-Ring PC Card, please review the following articles in Microsoft's Knowledge Base MICROSOFT'S WEB SITE: (HTTP: //WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/KB/) ARTICLES-Q155197 - Unattended Setup Parameters for Unattend.txt File Q156876 - Using UDF Files with Windows NT 4.0 Unattended Setup Q155614 - Unattended Installation of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Q133349 - How to Set up a Floppy-Disk-Boot Server-Based Installation Q114425 - How to Create a Boot Disk to Load Real Mode Network *****GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR PERFORMING AN UNATTENED******** INSTALLATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: I. On the NT Server, you should have a copy of all the workstation files in a shared directory. II.On the Workstation, you must establish a connection from the workstation to the NT server with a bootable disk (This disk is bootable and has a sample of a working Autoexec.bat and answer file) You will have to modify these files to the appropriate filenames and directories for your network. NOTE: This disk contains an NT sub-directory with the latest network drivers and a modified oemsetup.inf for unattended install to the 16/4 Token-Ring PC Card. III. Modify the Autoexec.bat on this bootable disk similar to the sample Autoexec.bat below: ************************************************************************ CLS ; clears the screen Format C: /q ; Formats hard drive if you have ; not done so. A:\Smartdrv A+ ; Speeds up the process ; file on you bootable disk A:\net Start ; Starts the requester. Net Use E: \\[computer_name\share_name] ; Assigns a drive letter to your ; share name C: ; changes to the c drive MD ibmtok ; creates the subdirectory Copy A:\NT\*.* C:\ibmtok\*.* ; copies drivers files from ; bootable disk ; to C:\ibmtok subdirectory E: ; changes to the shared drive CD [resource_directory_name] ; changes to the shared ; directory where the ; Workstation files are ; located WINNT /U:[A:\answer_file_name] /S:X\[resource_directory_name] ; Issues command to start setup ; for(/U) unattended install ; and answer file name that you ; must create. (/S) points to ;the source of the setup files. ************************************************************************** IV. You may use NT's Setup Manager (supplied with server code) to create the unattended answer file. By creating an unattended answer file with predetermined answers for installation questions, the installation process can run from start to finish with no user intervention (except to remove the floppy before first reboot.) a: Because some of the newer network adapters,such as the IBM 16/4 PC Card, are not on Microsoft's List,you must edit the answer file with the following information: 1. Under the section [AdaptersSection] you must add the source of the network drivers for nt such as: [AdaptersSection] IBMTOK = TRParameters, C:\IBMTOK ;Where C:\IBMTOK is the directory ;name on the client's hard drive ;where the NT drivers have been ;copied. 2. Under the section [TRParameter] there is not need to add and parameter. 3. Your protocol will be specific to your network and will be setup for you when you create the answer file with the Setup Manager. i.e. If you are using TCP/IP you will need your IP addresses available when you go through this process. **Sample Unattended Setup Answer File for IBM 16/4 Token-Ring PC Card** ********************************************************************* ; Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 and ; Windows NT Server Version 4.0 ; ; This file contains information about how to automate the installation ; or upgrade of Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server so the ; Setup program runs without requiring user input. ; [Unattended] OemPreinstall = no ConfirmHardware = no NtUpgrade = no Win31Upgrade = no TargetPath = WINNT OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade = no [UserData] FullName = "administrator" OrgName = "[your_company]" ComputerName = [your_workstation] ProductID = "[Your_product_ID_number]" [GuiUnattended] OemSkipWelcome = 1 OEMBlankAdminPassword = 1 TimeZone = "(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)" ;Your time zone ;This will change with your specific resolution [Display] ConfigureAtLogon = 0 BitsPerPel = 16 XResolution = 640 YResolution = 480 VRefresh = 70 AutoConfirm = 1 [Network] InstallAdapters = AdaptersSection InstallProtocols = ProtocolsSection JoinDomain = [Your_domain_name] [ProtocolsSection] TC = TCParameters [TCParameters] DHCP = yes ;uses DHCP server [AdaptersSection] IBMTOKPCMCIA = TRParameters,C:\IBMTOK ;points to the directory where the ;drivers are located ****************************************************************************** b. This sample bootable disk uses Netbeui to connect to the server and then TCP/IP on the workstation to connect to network. NOTE: You can use any protocol that is used in your network.i.e.TCP/IP Microsoft states in article Q156876, "If you are installing more than one machine, you will have to use (UDF) Uniqueness Database File, which provides the ability to specify per-computer parameters. This is supported by Microsoft's Unattended install. The functionality of the UDF is to merge or replace specific sections of the answer file for the GUI portion of setup."