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Push Pull and Unattended Installations
v1.14
Windows* 98 Push Pull and Unattended Installations Instructions
===============================================================
Contents
I. A note about computer names in Microsoft networks
II. Setting up an Install Directory on the file server
III. Deployment Methods
IV. Where to get help
Disclaimer:The process described herein was developed from BETA Windows 98
software and is subject to change with future releases of that
Operating System.
I. A note about computer names in Microsoft networks
It is important to not have two computers with the same network
name on the network at the same time, or being installed at the
same time. Consequently you can not use these files by themselves
to deploy Windows98 on multiple computers, without manually
changing the computer name value.
Different configuration managers exist to overcome
this hurdle in enterprise OS deployments. For more information
on deploying Windows 98 in an enterprise network consult the
Windows 98 resource kit
II. Setting up an Install Directory on the file server
Note: The network share Z:\PUSH is used here as an example path to the
distribution folder. The distribution folder is where the setup
files for Windows 98 reside. During the first step of the install,
the client will connect to the distribution folder with IPX or
TCP/IP.
Before an unattended server based setup of Windows 98 can occur
a directory needs to be prepared.
1. Copy the Win98 setup folder from the CD to Z:\PUSH. Use
Explorer, Winfile or XCOPY in order to maintain the same
directory structure as on the CD.
2. From the Configuration and Drivers Diskette provided with the
adapter, copy the following files and directories into Z:\PUSH:
A:\8255XNDI.DL_ --> Z:\PUSH\8255XNDI.DL_
A:\WIN98\PUSH\NET82557.INF --> Z:\PUSH\NET82557.INF
A:\WIN98\PUSH\CUSTOM.INF --> Z:\PUSH\CUSTOM.INF
A:\WIN98\PUSH\MSBATCH.INF --> Z:\PUSH\MSBATCH.INF
A:\WIN98\WOL558.VX_ --> Z:\PUSH\WOL558.VX_
A:\NT\E100B.SY_ --> Z:\PUSH\E100B.SY_
A:\NT\E100BNT5.SY_ --> Z:\PUSH\E100BNT5.SY_
A:\NDIS\E100B.DOS --> Z:\PUSH\E100B.DOS
A:\DOS\E100BODI.COM --> Z:\PUSH\E100BODI.COM
3. Review the copy of MSBATCH.INF within the Z:\PUSH directory,
make any changes needed to customize the install for your
network.
III. Deployment Methods
There are many ways to perform an unattended installation or upgrade
including but not limited to:
- Setting up a login script that executes a setup statement when
each user logs in
- Inserting an object in an email message that runs setup when the
user clicks it
- Using Microsoft SMS server to run Windows 98 Setup
- Inserting a floppy that shares a drive on the network and runs
setup from the shared drive
- Copying the files to a local drive and then running an unattended
setup from there
In the end each Network Administrator will find the easiest way
to accomplish this goal for his or her own network.
To avoid possible areas where an unattended installation might be
halted we recommend you use the following setup command line however
you may be deploying Windows 98:
SETUP /IS /IM /IE /IW
IV. Where to get help
The Windows 98 Resource kit contains detailed information on
unattended setups and deploying Windows 98 in an enterprise
environment.
Microsoft's support web site is also a great place to look:
http://www.microsoft.com/Support/
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