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| Install Windows 2000 Server with RIS |
| Windows 2000 ships with a feature called Remote Installation Service (RIS). This feature allows |
| users to install customized Windows 2000 on their computers over the network without bothering |
| you. RIS's limitation is that only Windows 2000 Professional can be deployed this way. |
| But there is a small trick that allows you to use RIS to install Windows 2000 Server. |
| Copy the i386 folder from your Windows 2000 Server CD to the hard drive. |
| Use a text editor to open the Txtsetup.sif file from the i386 folder. |
| Change the ProductType under the [SetupData] section from 1 to 0 and save the file. |
| Run the Risetup.exe and create an image. |
| When the Risetup.exe is finished, change the ProductType again to 1 and save the file. |
| If you don't like manually changing files, you can get a special patch for RIS that allows you to |
| install Windows 2000 Server through RIS. You can find the patch in Knowledge Base article |
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q308508 |
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