Makes Answer File For Windows XP pro Unattended CD
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Feb 4, 2012, 9:26:23 PM2/4/12
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What is Setupmgr.exe ?
Setupmgr.exe stands for Windows Setup Manager.
Its provides a wizard-based interface that allows you to quickly
create an answer file for an unattended installation of Windows XP
Professional. Windows Setup Manager enables you to create scripts to
perform customized installations on workstations and servers that meet
the specific hardware and network requirements of your organization.
Creating Answer File
1. Create a new folder and rename it with deploys tools
2. Insert the Windows XP Professional CD in the CD-ROM drive.
3. If the Welcome To Microsoft Windows XP screen is displayed
automatically, click Exit to close that screen.
4.Now go on my computers select CD drive and choose open options from
right clicks
locate the \Support\Tools\ Deploy.cab files on the Windows XP
Professional CD-ROM
deploy tools
Copy this file and paste it in deploy tools folder created in first
steps
Now right click on it and select extract all options
extract deploy tools
Delete all other files expect Setupmgr.exe
Double click on Setupmgr.exe
setup.mgr
Windows XP Professional starts the Windows Setup Manager Wizard. Click
Next.
Select Create A New Answer File options and then click Next
Select Windows Unattended Installation and then click Next
Select Windows XP Professional and then click Next
Select Fully Automated, and then click Next
Select No, This Answer File Will Be Used To Install From A CD, and
then click Next
Select I Accept The Terms Of The License Agreement, and then click
Next
Type your name in the Name box and your organization in the
Organization box, and then click Next
Leave the default settings on the Display Settings page, and then
click Next
Select the appropriate time zone, and then click Next
Type in the appropriate product key and Click Next
In the Computer Name text box, type a name for the computer, and then
click Add. Repeat this step to add additional computers to the
installation and Click Next.
Gives Administrator Password In Answer File, and then click Next
Select Typical Settings and Click Next
Select Workgroup and Click Next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave Blank and click next
Leave Blank and click next
Leave Blank and click next
Give the location of desktop and click next
Congratulations ! you have successfully created the answer file. In
our next step we will learn how to make windows XP pro unattended CD
from this answer files.
Setupmgr.exe stands for Windows Setup Manager.
Its provides a wizard-based interface that allows you to quickly
create an answer file for an unattended installation of Windows XP
Professional. Windows Setup Manager enables you to create scripts to
perform customized installations on workstations and servers that meet
the specific hardware and network requirements of your organization.
Creating Answer File
1. Create a new folder and rename it with deploys tools
2. Insert the Windows XP Professional CD in the CD-ROM drive.
3. If the Welcome To Microsoft Windows XP screen is displayed
automatically, click Exit to close that screen.
4.Now go on my computers select CD drive and choose open options from
right clicks
locate the \Support\Tools\ Deploy.cab files on the Windows XP
Professional CD-ROM
deploy tools
Copy this file and paste it in deploy tools folder created in first
steps
Now right click on it and select extract all options
extract deploy tools
Delete all other files expect Setupmgr.exe
Double click on Setupmgr.exe
setup.mgr
Windows XP Professional starts the Windows Setup Manager Wizard. Click
Next.
Select Create A New Answer File options and then click Next
Select Windows Unattended Installation and then click Next
Select Windows XP Professional and then click Next
Select Fully Automated, and then click Next
Select No, This Answer File Will Be Used To Install From A CD, and
then click Next
Select I Accept The Terms Of The License Agreement, and then click
Next
Type your name in the Name box and your organization in the
Organization box, and then click Next
Leave the default settings on the Display Settings page, and then
click Next
Select the appropriate time zone, and then click Next
Type in the appropriate product key and Click Next
In the Computer Name text box, type a name for the computer, and then
click Add. Repeat this step to add additional computers to the
installation and Click Next.
Gives Administrator Password In Answer File, and then click Next
Select Typical Settings and Click Next
Select Workgroup and Click Next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave default setting and click next
Leave Blank and click next
Leave Blank and click next
Leave Blank and click next
Give the location of desktop and click next
Congratulations ! you have successfully created the answer file. In
our next step we will learn how to make windows XP pro unattended CD
from this answer files.
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