Additional Resources for Choosing an Automated Installation Method
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
These resources contain additional information and tools related to this chapter.
Related Information
"Designing Unattended Installations" in this book.
"Designing RIS Installations" in this book.
"Designing Image-based Installations with Sysprep" in this book.
The Windows Catalog link on the Web Resources pageat https://www.microsoft.com/windows/reskits/webresources for information about hardware and software that is compatible with the Windows Server 2003 family and Windows XP.
Related Tools
Deploy.cab
The Deploy.cab file contains the Sysprep tool and the Setup Manager tool, along with other related automated installation tools. The Deploy.cab file also contains the Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Reference file (Ref.chm), which has information about answer file sections, keys, and values; and the Microsoft Windows Corporate Deployment Tools User’s Guide, which has detailed information about performing an automated installation. The Deploy.cab file is in the \Support\Tools folder on the Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 operating system CDs. You can use Windows Explorer or run Extract.exe to extract and view the Ref.chm file.
Related Help Topics
For best results in identifying Help topics by title, in Help and Support Center, under the Search box, click Set search options. Under Help Topics, select the Search in title only checkbox.
"Planning for unattended Setup" in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003.
"Remote Installation Services" in Help and Support Center for more information about installing and managing RIS for Windows Server 2003.
Related Job Aids
"Choosing an Automated Installation Method" (ACIOV_01.xls) (or see "Choosing an Automated Installation Method" on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit).