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

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$oem$\drive_letter

This directory contains a subdirectory structure that is copied during Text Mode Setup to the root

of the corresponding drive in the target computer. Any subdirectory of this directory will be

copied to local (destination) hard drive and will remain there following the setup process.

$oem$\Display

This directory contains all the files needed to install display drivers, including any .inf files.

NOTE: Modifications need to be made to the [DisplayDrivers] section and, for 3

party

drivers, the [Display] section of UNATTEND.TXT for this to function properly.

Using an Answer File (UNATTEND.TXT)

Answer files are text files that automate user responses to questions during the installation

process. The answer file is specified with the /U:<answer file> option with the winnt or winnt32

command. Any legal file name can be used for an answer file in place of UNATTEND.TXT. An

answer file can be created by editing a copy of the UNATTEND.TXT included on both the

Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and the Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Resource Kit. Refer to the

Resource Kit for more information on creating an answer file.

Using CMDLINES.TXT

This file resides in the $OEM$ directory and is used for installing files included in the $OEM$

subdirectories, including those directories copied down to the local hard drive. By listing the

installation command within the CMDLINES.TXT file, the files will get installed automatically

at the end of the Setup process.

IMPORTANT: The installation command must be surrounded by double quotation marks. Any

command entered in this file will be executed by ALL machines using the distribution share, even

if the command doesn’t apply for a particular system (i.e., installing a video driver).