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Windows 2000 installation
- Thread starter jbeever
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The answer used to be "only via unattended setup", but I just found this little tid-bit which looks promising, although I haven't tried it yet. Try it out and let us know if it works....
On a clean server, use the Win2K Server CD-ROM to boot the machine.
When prompted, press R for Repair.
When prompted, press C for Console.
In the Win2K Recovery Console, enter diskpart
to load the disk-partition tool.
Create the C partition.
Press Esc to exit the Diskpart disk-partition tool.
Enter format c: /q /FS:NTFS to format the C partition with NTFS.
Press Y to confirm the format command.
Enter d:
to switch to the CD-ROM drive. (To determine which drive is your CD-ROM drive, enter map
at the Win2K Recovery Console command prompt.)
Enter copy autorun.inf c:\winnt
to create a \winnt file on the C drive. (This \winnt file fools the Win2K Server setup program into thinking a previous Win2K Server installation exists. Thus, you can select an installation folder other than \winnt.)
To switch to the C drive, enter c:
Enter dir to list the C drive's contents. (Verify that the file \winnt exists on the C drive.)
Enter exit
to exit the Recovery Console and reboot the server. Leave the Win2K Server CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
Press Enter to continue with the Win2K Server installation.
Press F8 to accept the Win2K licensing agreement.
Select the C partition in the disk-partition tool.
Select Leave the current file system intact (no changes). In other words, don't format the C drive.
Press Esc to select Different Folder.
Enter your-new-directory-name
for the Win2K Server installation folder.
Complete the Win2K Server installation. Then, delete the C:\winnt file. Win2K Server is now installed in the C:\nts directory.
On a clean server, use the Win2K Server CD-ROM to boot the machine.
When prompted, press R for Repair.
When prompted, press C for Console.
In the Win2K Recovery Console, enter diskpart
to load the disk-partition tool.
Create the C partition.
Press Esc to exit the Diskpart disk-partition tool.
Enter format c: /q /FS:NTFS to format the C partition with NTFS.
Press Y to confirm the format command.
Enter d:
to switch to the CD-ROM drive. (To determine which drive is your CD-ROM drive, enter map
at the Win2K Recovery Console command prompt.)
Enter copy autorun.inf c:\winnt
to create a \winnt file on the C drive. (This \winnt file fools the Win2K Server setup program into thinking a previous Win2K Server installation exists. Thus, you can select an installation folder other than \winnt.)
To switch to the C drive, enter c:
Enter dir to list the C drive's contents. (Verify that the file \winnt exists on the C drive.)
Enter exit
to exit the Recovery Console and reboot the server. Leave the Win2K Server CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
Press Enter to continue with the Win2K Server installation.
Press F8 to accept the Win2K licensing agreement.
Select the C partition in the disk-partition tool.
Select Leave the current file system intact (no changes). In other words, don't format the C drive.
Press Esc to select Different Folder.
Enter your-new-directory-name
for the Win2K Server installation folder.
Complete the Win2K Server installation. Then, delete the C:\winnt file. Win2K Server is now installed in the C:\nts directory.
Assuming that you haven't installed Windows 2000 yet, you can also change the default directory name at point of installation, if attended. Just make sure to jot down the new directory name for future reference. There is a LOT of stuff which depends on you correctly identifying the path to the default directory. @=)
Catadmin - New to Server Admin, but willing to learn... All help is appreciated.
Catadmin - New to Server Admin, but willing to learn... All help is appreciated.
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