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| Create Setup boot disks |
| Using Remote Installation Service (RIS) to deploy Windows 2000 automatically is the easiest way to |
| install the operating system. The second easiest ways to install it are running Setup from a |
| bootable CD or performing an installation across the network from a network share. However, in |
| some situations, none of these methods is possible. |
| In the absence of an RIS server, bootable client OS to access a network installation share, or a |
| bootable CD and system that supports boot from CD, your only option is to use a set of Setup boot |
| disks. This disk set enables you to boot the computer, start Setup, and install the basic drivers and |
| files needed to start the Setup process from the Windows 2000 CD. |
| Windows 2000 doesn't include a set of bootable Setup disks, but it does include a utility that |
| enables you to create the boot disk set. |
| Follow these instructions to create a boot disk set for Win2K: |
| If you're running Windows 9x or later, from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM, run Makebt32.exe A: |
| from the CD's \bootdisk folder (assuming drive A: is the target floppy drive). If you're running DOS |
| or booted from a Windows 9x boot disk, run Makeboot.exe A:. |
| Follow the prompts from Makebt32.exe or Makeboot.exe to create the Setup disks. The program |
| will prompt you to insert each disk at the appropriate time and will copy the necessary disk image |
| Please note that disks created from the Windows 2000 Server CD will not work for Windows 2000 |
| Professional, or vice versa. |
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