Re: I386, no reply yet.

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From: Doug Sherman [MVP] (dsherman_at_nospam.tampabay.rr.com)
Date: 07/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 13:45:38 -0400

You have to edit the Winnt.sif file - see:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=131735

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Amit" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2e63901c46b47$e79d9210$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> No one could reply to this issue i posted 2 days back. I
> would like to know from some MVP, MCSE if or not this is
> officially possible, so i can stop searching for boot
> utilities over google.
>
> I wanted to install win2k pro on 40 machines which dont
> have a CD rom. All have I386 folder in D:\
> I want to have a clean install. The clean install on
> executing winnt.exe from I386 isnt a clean install. I want
> to format C: with NTFS. So i wont be able to use 98's disk
> as it wont read I386 on D: because its NTFS as well.
> So i made 2k pro 4 boot disks to begin the installation,
> BUT how do
> i direct the installation FROM D:? It looks for CD instead.
> Steve L Umbach told me he modified some .inf file in one
> of the boot disks. I found only one inf file in 4 disks
> and i dont see anything that can be changed there. What
> should i change there?
> Purpose is to install 2k pro from D:\I386 and format C:
> with NTFS and without using CD ROM.
> Thanks.
>

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