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Windows* Server 2003 Push Install: Intel® Network Adapters User Guide

Introduction
Setting up an Install Directory on the File Server
Deployment Methods
Microsoft Documentation for Unattended Installations of Windows Server 2003
Sample unattend.txt File for Windows Server 2003
Directory Structure for Unattended Installation Files
Command Line Installation

Introduction 

A "Push", or unattended installation of Windows Server 2003 provides a means for network administrators to easily install Windows Server 2003 on similarly equipped systems. The network administrator can create a bootable diskette that will automatically log into a central server and install the operating system from an image of the Windows Server 2003 installation directory stored on that server. This document provides instructions for a basic unattended installation of Windows Server 2003 that includes the installation of drivers for the Intel PRO/100 and Intel PRO/1000 adapters. 

The elements necessary for the Windows Server 2003 unattended installation are:

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Setting up an Install Directory on the File Server

The server must be set up with a distribution folder that holds the required Windows Server 2003 files and which clients can reach when connecting via TCP/IP or IPX.

For illustration purposes, the examples in this readme use the network share D:\PUSH. To create this share, create a directory on the server, (EX: D:\PUSH) and create an I386 directory beneath it. Next, use the My Computer applet in Windows Server 2003 to locate the D:\PUSH folder. Right-click on the folder and select Sharing. Select Share this folder, then give it a share name (EX: PUSH). This share name will be used to connect to this directory from the remote target systems. By default, the permissions for this share will be for "Everyone" to have "Full Control". Adjust permissions as necessary and click OK.

To prepare the distribution folder:

  1. Copy the \I386 folder from them Windows Server 2003 CD to D:\PUSH.
    Use Windows Explorer or XCOPY in order to maintain the same directory structure as on the CD. When the copy is complete, the Windows Server 2003 installation files should be in the D:\PUSH directory, and the I386 and other installation directories should be subdirectories of the D:\PUSH directory.
  2. Copy Unattend.txt from the Intel media (found in APPS\SETUP\PUSH\WS03) into the shared directory D:\PUSH\I386.
  3. Edit the Unattend.txt file with Notepad or another text-editor to include your customizations. At a minimum you should change the items in the [UserData] section of the file.
  4. Create the driver install directory structure and copy the driver files to it.
     
    NOTE: The PUSHCOPY.BAT file provided with the drivers in the \APPS\SETUP\PUSH directory will copy the appropriate files for the installation.
    PUSHCOPY also copies the components needed to perform the automated installations contained in the [GuiRunOnce] section  of the sample UNATTEND.TXT file. These include an unattended installation of Intel PROSet.

    Example: From a Windows Server 2003 command prompt:
    e:
    (where e: is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive)
    cd \APPS\SETUP\PUSH
    (you must be in the \APPS\SETUP\PUSH directory to run PUSHCOPY)
    pushcopy D:\PUSH\I386 WS03

    The above command will create the $OEM$ directory structure and copy all the necessary files to install the driver and Intel PROSet. However, Intel PROSet will not be installed unless the line

    ; Command2="c:\drivers\net\Intel\Proset.msi /qn"

    is uncommented from unattend.txt.

    See Directory Structure for Unattended Installation Files for more information about the directory structure and file layout of the $OEM$ directory.

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Deployment Methods

Make sure that you have a copy of a network bootable MS-DOS* floppy that will connect to the Z:\PUSH directory and use it to boot the destination system (the one you want to push install to) and connect to this shared network directory.

Run this command (assumes prompt at \\Server\PUSH\i386):

winnt /u:Z:\I386\unattend.txt /s:Z:\I386 /t:c (where Z: equals mapped drive)

NOTE: In the above procedure, setup runs the installation in unattended mode and also detects the plug and play network adapters. All driver files are copied from the shared directory to the target system directories and installation of the OS and Network Adapters continues without user intervention.

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Microsoft Documentation for Unattended Installations of Windows Server 2003

For a complete description of the parameters supported in Unattend.txt see the DEPLOY.CHM document in the DEPLOY.CAB cabinet file on the  Windows Server 2003 CD. To obtain the document, use Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater to open DEPLOY.CAB in the \SUPPORT\TOOLS directory on the CD.

Other documents and utilities in the DEPLOY.CAB file provide details and tools for setting up a variety of unattended installation methods. For other deployment options, such as RIS, see the operating system documentation.

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Sample Unattend.txt file for Windows Server 2003


[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
OemPnPDriversPath=\drivers\net\INTEL
TargetPath= *
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
Filesystem=LeaveAlone
OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No

; This switch prevents the user setup dialog from running when Windows Server 2003
; starts for the first time.
UnattendSwitch=Yes

[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=*
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=1
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=4
OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
FullName=Name
OrgName=Organization
ComputerName=Computer1
; PRODUCT ID is required for most installations.
ProductID="xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx"

[GuiRunOnce]
; *** command to install PROSet - uncomment to install Intel PROSet after push install
; Command2="c:\drivers\net\INTEL\Proset.msi /qn"

[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP
; *Use the following for a domain installation
; JoinDomain=MYDOMAIN
; CreateComputerAccountInDomain=Yes
; DomainAdmin=Installer
; DomainAdminPassword=install

[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

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Directory Structure For Unattended Installation Files

The following directory structure is created by PUSHCOPY.BAT to place the files necessary for the installation of the driver and Intel PROSet. The directory D:\PUSH refers to the location of the files from the Windows Server 2003 installation CD.

D:\PUSH\I386\$OEM$\$$\System32

<no files are copied into this directory>

D:\PUSH\I386\$OEM$\$1\DRIVERS\NET\INTEL

(From the PRO100\WS03 directory of the installation media)

E100B325.INF
E100B325.DIN
E100B325.SYS
E100B325.CAT
E100BMSG.DLL
INTELNIC.DLL
PROUNSTL.EXE

(From the PRO1000\WS03 directory of the installation media)

E1000325.INF
E1000325.DIN
E1000325.SYS
E1000325.CAT
E1000MSG.DLL

(From the \APPS\PROSET\W2KWS03 directory on the installation media)

ANSMXP.INF
ANSPXP.INF
IANSMSG.DLL
IANSWXP.SYS
IANSWXP.CAT
PROSET.EXE
PROSET.MSI
S8023DEV.REG
*.MST (International language files)

(From the \APPS\SETUP\PUSH\WS03 directory on the installation media)

UNATTEND.TXT
PUSHN32.TXT

; To activate the Intel PROSet installation once the above directories have
; been created and populated, uncomment the line:
; Command2="c:\drivers\net\INTEL\Proset.msi /qn"
; in the [GuiRunOnce] section of Unattend.txt

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