Compaq Guide to PC Deployment: Network Installation of Microsoft Windows NT on Compaq Armada Series of Personal Computers Using Microsoft Tools

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Preliminary
PRT/008A/0699
Appendix A - Unattended Setup
Environment
To install Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on multiple computers across a network, a Distribution
Share directory needs to be created. Distribution directories are the central location of all files
needed for a network install, including all Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) additions.
Following is an example of the directory structure of a Distribution Share:
\I386
\$oem$
\Textmode
\$$
\NET
\drive_letter
\Display
Distribution Directory Structure
$oem$
This directory contains the subdirectories needed to support an unattended installation of
applications, drivers, etc. not included on the Windows NT retail CD. This directory can also
include the optional file CMDLINES.TXT, which contains a list of commands to be run during
GUI Mode Setup. (Refer to the Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Resource Kit for detailed
information).
$oem$\Textmode
This directory contains the hardware-dependent files needed during the Text Mode portion of the
Windows NT install. The files for SCSI, Keyboard, Video or Pointing Device Drivers or HALs
that are not included with Windows NT retail version must appear in this directory. This directory
should also contain a standard TXTSETUP.OEM file. This file contains pointers to all the files
required to install these components. Only one TXTSETUP.OEM file can exist in this directory.
NOTE: TXTSETUP.OEM and all files listed in it (HALs and drivers) must also be listed
in the [OEMBootFiles] section of the UNATTEND.TXT file.
$oem$\$$
This directory contains the system files, either new or replacements for retail files, that are copied
to the various subdirectories when Windows NT is installed. The structure of this directory must
match the structure of a standard Windows NT installation, where \$oem$\$$ matches
\%Windir%, \$oem$\$$\System32 matches \%Windir%\System32, and so on. For example:
$I386\$oem$\$$\system32\drivers\myscsi.sys
would be copied to:
Winnt\system32\drivers\myscsi.sys
$oem$\net
This directory contains only subdirectories, each of which contains the files for a particular OEM
network component such as network cards, services and protocols.