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How to create a client disk that includes Network Client
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| nismian 2001-09-30, 12:39 am |
| I have a computer without the operating system & I would like to connect it to the distribution server.
MCSE Training Kit Windows 2000 Professional Page #47 says
Install a network client.
A network client is software that allows the target computer to connect to the distribution sever. On a computer without an operating system, you must boot from a client disk that includes a network client that enables the new computer to connect to the distribution server.
My question is how do you make that boot disk. It does not say any where in the book ( i could not find it).
Thanks.
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| Buddtholomew 2001-09-30, 4:07 pm |
| From what I have read, there are a complicated set of procedures to follow to create a network boot disk. If your machine has a CD-Rom, you can either boot to the CD (El-Torito required) or from another machine create the bootdisks from the \bootdisk directory executing the makeboot or makebt32.exe command. If your other machine has Win98 installed, create a Win98 boot disk and then execute winnt.exe to install the Windows 2000 operating system. I hope that this helps.
This is not the first time that I have seen this question posted on the boards or have attempted to gain some insight from web resources. I wish that they would go into more detail in the texts on this topic. | |
| Slinky 2001-10-03, 12:19 pm |
| This is indeed a headache to do, but it can be done. Make sure you have an NT 4.0 CD as you will need to copy some of the files from it. Here is the link that I used to make one.
http://appdeploy.com/articles/bootfloppy1.shtml
Hope this answers your question. | |
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| Slinky 2001-10-09, 7:55 am |
| No, he is talking about connecting to a distribution server. Not the same thing as a RIS server. It other words he wants to install Windows 2000 via the network without any OS installed. So he will need a DOS disk that has a network client on it so he can connect to the share and type WINNT.EXE to start setup. | |
| espariz 2001-10-11, 7:57 am |
| Thanks | |
| freak 2001-10-17, 12:04 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Slinky
This is indeed a headache to do, but it can be done. Make sure you have an NT 4.0 CD as you will need to copy some of the files from it. Here is the link that I used to make one.
http://appdeploy.com/articles/bootfloppy1.shtml
Hope this answers your question.
This is a great link. Thanks for the helpful post |
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