MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

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Exam Tip You can use Winnt.exe and Winnt32.exe to install Windows XP Professional from
the command line, using optional parameters to modify the installation. Winnt.exe runs under
MS-DOS and Windows 3.0/3.1. Winnt32.exe runs under the 32-bit Windows operating systems
such as Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000.
Running Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe from the shared folder does the following:
❑ Creates the $Win_nt$.~ls temporary folder on the target computer
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❑ Copies the Windows XP Professional installation files from the shared folder
on the distribution server to the $Win_nt$.~ls folder on the target computer
4. Install Windows XP Professional.
Setup restarts the local computer and begins installing Windows XP Professional.
How to Modify the Setup Process Using Winnt.exe
You can modify an over-the-network installation by changing how Winnt.exe runs
Setup. Table 2-3 lists the parameters you can use with Winnt.exe and describes their
functions.
Table 2-3 Winnt.exe Parameters
Switch Function
Lesson 3 Installing Windows XP Professional over the Network
/a Enables accessibility options.
/r[:folder] Specifies an optional folder to be copied and saved. The folder remains
after Setup finishes.
/rx[:folder] Specifies the optional folder to be copied. The folder is deleted after Setup
finishes.
/s[:sourcepath] Specifies the source location of Windows XP Professional files. This must be
a full path of the form x:\[path] or \\server\share\[path]. The default is the
current folder location.
/t[:tempdrive] Specifies a drive to contain temporary setup files and directs Setup to install
Windows XP Professional on that drive. If you do not specify a drive, Setup
attempts to locate the drive with the most available space.
/u[:script_file] Performs an unattended installation by using an optional script file. Unattended
installations also require using the /s switch. The answer file provides
answers to some or all of the prompts that the end user normally
responds to during Setup.
/udf:id[,UDF_ file] Indicates an identifier (id) that Setup uses to specify how a uniqueness
database file (UDF) modifies an answer file. The /udf parameter overrides
values in the answer file, and the identifier determines which values in the
UDF file are used. If you do not specify a UDF_ file, Setup prompts you to
insert a disk that contains the $UNIQUE$.UDB file.