Windows. Setup Manager wizard.(setupmgr.exe). unattended system installation

For more detailed configuration, refer:
· Preparation-the Setup Manager wizard
· Preparation-the answer File
· Preparation-starting unattended setup Summary

This article describesHow to install the Windows 2000 Setup Manager wizard and use it to create an answer File. An answer File(The unattend.txt file)Is used to help automate Windows 2000 installations by providing windows setup with the information that it needs during an unattended installation.

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How to install and run the Windows 2000 Setup Manager wizard

The Windows 2000 Setup Manager wizard is not installed by default. to install and use the Windows 2000 Setup Manager Wizard:

1.	Start Windows Explorer, and then open the support/tools folder on the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM.
2.	In the right pane, double-clickDeploy. CabFile to open it.
3.	OnEditMenu, clickSelect All.
4.	OnEditMenu, clickCopy.
5.	Create a new folder on your local hard disk. To do this: A. ClickLocal disk (C :). B. OnFileMenu, pointNew, And then clickFolder. C. InNew FolderName box, type the name that you want, and then press Enter.
6.	Right-click the new folder that you created, and then clickPaste.
7.	Double-click the new folder to open it, and then double-clickSetupmgr.exeFile. The windows 2000 Setup Manager Wizard starts. Follow the instructions in the Wizard to create an answer file.

If you use the answer file to install Windows from a CD-ROM, you may need to add the Windows 2000 product key information. To do this:

1.	Use NotePad to open the unattend.txt file that you created.
2.	On a new, blank line under the [userdata] section, type the following line, whereAb123Is a 5-character portion of the 25-character alphanumeric Windows 2000 product key: Productid ="Ab123-Ab123-Ab123-Ab123-Ab123"
3.	On a new, blank line under the [unattended] section, type the following line: Repartition = Yes Warning: This command instructs windows setup to remove all partitions on the first physical disk, and to create one partition that uses the NTFS file system on which to install windows. this command deletes all data on the target hard disk.
4.	OnFileMenu, clickSave.
5.	Quit notepad.