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* 8A. INSTALLING THE WINDOWS* 2000 INF FILES PRIOR TO
* OS INSTALLATION
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NOTE: The Windows* 2000 OEM Preload Kit distribution CD
contains a setup directory with all the base operating
system setup files and installation programs
(WINNT.EXE and WINNT32.EXE).
The name of the directory may vary depending on the
distribution CD (e.g., \I386\).
1. Create the following directory structure under the
<WIN2000 Setup Directory>:
\$OEM$\$$\INF
2. Copy the Windows* 2000 INF files from
<INF Extract Directory>\XXXX\All to the directory
created in Step 1 above:
<WIN2000 Setup Directory>\$OEM$\$$\INF
NOTE: XXXX is the directory name for the chipset of
interest. Refer to Section 8 for more details.
3. Create the following directory structure under the
<WIN2000 Setup Directory>:
\$OEM$\$1\drivers\IntelINF
4. Copy the Windows* 2000 INF files and the catalog files
(.CAT) from <INF Extract Directory>\XXXX\All to the
directory created in Step 4 above:
<WIN2000 Setup Directory>\$OEM$\$1\drivers\IntelINF
NOTE: XXXX is the directory name for the chipset of
interest. Refer to Section 8 for more details.
5. Either modify the default Windows* 2000 installation
answer file, UNATTEND.TXT, located in <All Setup
Directory>, or create a customized answer file. The
answer file must include the following information:
[Unattended]
OemPreinstall = Yes
OemPnPDriversPath="drivers\IntelINF"
A sample answer file for preloading the Intel(R) Chipset
Device Software files is available at:
<INF Extract Directory>\XXXX\All\INFAnswr.TXT
For more information about Windows* 2000 answer files
and unattended installations, please refer to the
Microsoft* Windows* 2000 Guide to Unattended Setup.
If you are a computer manufacturer, refer to the
Microsoft Windows* 2000 OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK)
User Guide for more information about the \$OEM$ folder.
Otherwise, refer to the Microsoft Windows* 2000 Deployment
Guide.
6. Run "WINNT.EXE /u:<answer file name> /s:<WIN2000 Setup
Directory>" to install Windows* 2000.
