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This soft copy for use by IBM employees only.
See 3.10, “Installation Over the Network” on page 68 for more details.
Note: The method of copying the I386 directory can also be used when there
are drive or driver issues that otherwise block the use of the CD-ROM.
We used the standard setup method (option 1) in our testing.
3.2.1 Unsupported Setup Methods
WINNT /B or WINNT32 /B is used for a floppy-less setup. It copies the boot files to
the root of drive C and then uses the hard disk as if it were the boot disk. If you
have timing issues on your computer, such as problems accessing the hard disk
drive or similar error messages, this method can be used, but WINNT is much
more reliable. Please note that this method will fail if you are running
BIOS-level virus protection.
WINNT /W allows you to set up Windows NT from within Windows, bypassing the
drive locking and enhanced driver issues involved with a Windows NT setup.
Again, this bypasses many of the Windows NT setup safety features and is not
recommended.
WINNT /U is the command for unattended setup. This can only be used on
systems where all the components are standard and no user input is required. If
there are any problems, the setup will stop until the problem is resolved.
3.2.2 The WINNT Command
Windows NT includes both a 16-bit and a 32-bit version of setup. Both provide
the same basic functionality but the 32-bit version, WINNT32.EXE, will only run on
Windows NT and can be used to upgrade an existing installation of Windows NT.
The WINNT.EXE and WINNT32.EXE command line parameters are:
WINNT [/S[:]sourcepath] [/T[:]tempdrive] [/I[:]inffile] [/U[:scriptfile]] [/R[X]:directory] [/E:command]
Where the parameters have the following meanings:
/S
[:]sourcepath Specifies the source location of Windows NT files. Must be a
full path of the form x:\
[path] or \\server\share[\path]. The
default is the current directory.
/T
[:]tempdrive Specifies a drive to contain temporary setup files. If not
specified, setup will attempt to locate a drive for you.
/I
[:]inffile Specifies the filename (no path) of the setup information file.
The default is DOSNET.INF.
/B Floppyless operation (requires /s).
/U Unattended operation and optional script file (requires /s).
/R: Specifies optional directory to be installed.
/RX Specifies optional directory to be copied.
/E: Specifies command to be executed at the end of GUI setup.
/W Used with WINNT.EXE only for starting setup from within
Windows 3.x or Windows 95. The /B option is disabled in this
mode.
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