Installation XP over the network

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Hi,

Please can somebody help me.

I am trying to install windows XP over a network using Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe. I have the following instructions and I have come unstuck on the first action:

"1. Boot the network client.
On the target computer, boot from a floppy disk that includes a network client or
start another operating system that can be used to connect to the distribution server".

I connected from another OS but my question is how do you make a floppy disk that includes a network client and install Win XP on a blank system just with BIOS?


Many thanks

 

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This may point you in the right direction.

HTH

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hope this helps
http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/network/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/142857

 

Thanks for that but I have one more question is there any other way if I haven't got floopy drive. Can I do network boot CD or USB flash memory.

 

Yes you can use a CD instead of a floppy. You should've mentioned that little detail from the start
Do a google search you should be fine.
Or
Try this...
http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/

Good luck.

 

Hi can you help me please because I stuck.

First thing:
Unattended installation

1. In windows setup manager (setupmgr) on answer file to unattended installation there is no option to add user accounts, however, is that option in the n-lite, a question:
- To what nlite file stores the data on the installation CD if I wanted to edit it.
- Can I add users by modifying the windows answer file (Winnt.sif) or different, appropriate.

Second think:
Disk cloning
I made a disk image by Acronic True Image software (with an extension of the TIB).

1. And now I want to create a bootable disk of the CD/DVD plus the image of this disk, so that I won't have to use separate CD boot with Acronis True Image + releases from the disk image
- What software/way is best to do it?

I hope someone help me so thanks in advance.