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2-28 Chapter 2 Installing Windows XP Professional
How to Modify the Setup Process Using Winnt32.exe
You can modify an over-the-network installation by changing how Winnt32.exe runs
Setup. Table 2-4 lists the parameters you can use with Winnt32.exe and describes their
functions.
Table 2-4 Winnt32.exe Parameters
Switch Function
/checkupgradeonly Checks your computer for upgrade compatibility for Windows XP
Professional. If you use this option with /unattend, no user input is
required. Otherwise, the results are displayed onscreen and you can
save them under the file name you specify.
For Windows 98 or Windows Me upgrades, the default filename is
Upgrade.txt in the %systemroot% folder (the folder that contains the
Windows XP Professional system files).
For Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 upgrades, the default file
name is Ntcompat.txt in the %systemroot% folder.
/cmd:command_line Specifies a specific command that Setup is to run. This command is
run after the computer restarts and after Setup collects the necessary
configuration information.
/cmdcons Copies to the hard disk the additional files necessary to load a command-line
interface, the Recovery Console, which is used for repair
and recovery. The Recovery Console is installed as a Startup option.
You can use the Recovery Console to stop and start services and to
access the local drive, including drives formatted with NTFS. You can
use this option only after you install Windows XP Professional.
/copydir:foldername Creates an additional folder within the %systemroot% folder, which
contains the Windows XP Professional system files. For example, if
your source folder contains a folder called My_drivers, type /copydir:My_drivers
to copy the My_drivers folder to your system folder.
You can use the /copydir switch to create as many additional folders
as you want. /copysource:foldername creates an additional folder
within the %systemroot% folder. Setup deletes folders created with
/copysource after installation is complete.
/debug[level] [:file_name] Creates a debug log at the specified level. By default, the debug log
file is C:\Winnt32.log, and the default level is 2. Includes the following
levels:
■ 0 (severe errors)
■ 1 (errors)
■ 2 (warnings)
■ 3 (information)
■ 4 (detailed information for debugging)
Each level includes the level below it.