Oh, and one more thing, get the SMS 2.0 Resource kit. It has a bunch of nice stuff in it and a 6LB manual to go with it. It also has better methods for reporting queries using Excel and Access files (rather than that poor Crystal Reports version that comes with SMS 2.0) along with utilities to fix/remove clients from PCs if you have problems with their installations.
 
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Regards,
 
clutch

Bump..
 
I'm starting to implemenent How-To's and checklists 'n things for the workcenter. These should be able to be ported nicely to NTCompatible....
 
 
Wow...This thread is a year old! WE REALLY NEED TO GET THIS IMPLEMENTED!

Quote:Originally posted by Four and Twenty
1. Copy the Windows 2000 CD to your HD.
4. Extract Sp1network.exe to a subdirectory.
5. Go to the Update directory in the extracted SP1 directory.
6. Make a batch file called update.bat and place these lines into it:
update.exe -s:F:\W2PSEL_EN

What update.exe looks for is the i386 directory. So change the F:\ to reflect the drive that has
the i386 directory from the Windows 2000 CD. W2PSEL_EN is just the directory where the i386 directory
resides. In case your wondering why mine is different it's because I have the SELECT version.
7. Save the batch file and run it.
8. It should update your files and it will tell you when it is done. If it doesn't then you have done
something wrong.
9. Download CDRWIN from www.goldenhawk.com
10. Get the CD-ROM boot sector and CD Marker files from here:
http://www.angelfire.com/de2/w2kcd/neededfiles.zip

11. Place the appropriate files from neededfiles.zip into the root directory of the copied CD.

Place CDROM_NT.5 into the root of the CD.
Place:

CDROM_IP.5 - If you are doing 2000 PRO then place this into the root.
CDROM_IS.5 - If you are doing 2000 SERVER then place this into the root.
CDROM_IA.5 - If you are doing 2000 ADVANCED SERVER then place this into the root.

12. The root of the CD should now have these files:

Autorun.inf
cdrom_iX.5
cdrom_nt.5
read1st.txt
readme.doc
setup.exe

13. Open CDRWIN and choose the File Backup and Tools option
14. In the BACKUP/TOOL Operation Choose the Build an ISO9660 Image File
15. in FILE BACKUP List click the DIRECTORY button and choose the directory where you copied the
Windows 2000 CD. Click OK. Then click the ADD button. You should see the directory in the big box now.
16. Check the INCLUDE HIDDEN FILES,LONG FILENAMES(JOLIET),INCLUDE SYSTEM FILES,RECURSE SUBDIRECTORIES
boxes.
17. For IMAGE FILENAME click the three dots at the right and choose a directory and a filename. Then
click Save. You should see the pathname and the filename of your .ISO in the box.
18. Check the DISABLE VERSION NUMBERS box.
19. Click the ADVANCED OPTIONS button.
20. For Volume Label use the name of the original Windows 2000 CD. Ex: W2PSEL_EN
For Volume Set Name use the bame of the original Windows 2000 CD
Publisher Name: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
PREPARER NAME: MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052, (206) 882-8080
21. Choose the BOOTABLE DISC tab.
22. Check the MAKE BOOTABLE DISC box.
23. For MEDIA EMULATION CHOOSE Custom
24. For Image File name use the boot.bin from the neededfiles.zip.
25. For DEVELOPER NAME use MICROSOFT CORPORATION
26. For Load Sector Count use the number 4.
27. Click OK and then START.
28. When it's done open up any CDR burning program that supports .ISO's to burn your IMAGE to CD.

THANK YOU
http://www.angelfire.com/de2/w2kcd/

From the bottom of my heart whoever made this website and made those files in the neededfiles.zip.


May I ask what purpose these particular two steps serve? Why not eliminate them and just use the command prompt? Thats what I did when I slipstreamed my 2k CDs and only had one failure (that being the first I messed up the location of the boot sector or something...).

heh. That was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy back when and I was giving instructions for someone who had no CLI experience.
 
Here's THE ULTIMATE SLIPSTREAM GUIDE! (ALMOST)
(Still gotta include attaching other programs to the install, and gonna have an NT4 SP6a Slipstream guide soon)
 
http://arstechnica.infopop.net/OpenTopic/page?a=tpc&s=50009562&f=12009443&m=6140970053

I think we could all benifit from a cable guide.
 
ie: what kind of cable? specs? setup? internal connections?
 
 
I would really like to throw in some stuff - but I definatly wont be able to in the next 2-3 weeks unless my proff's decide to lighten up...
 
I am air brushing my case, most likely in the ending weeks of july, or beginning of aug. I would love do some before and afters - along with some tips/problems I have run into along the way.
 
Also - a quick multi-monitor/RAID setup guide could be useful as well for people just passing through.
 
Anyways - I will keep my eye on this thread and see where we go.

If anyone is interested in Windows 95, 98, ME bootable CD's let me know. I did that a long time ago. I can send you the boot image I made if you want. It has a couple of nice extras thrown in.

Guys,
 
I would be happy to post your guides, but please don't send Windows 9x/ME guides. The main site is still for Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP

I think these things would liven up the Boards here:
 
1. International Babe of the Week
2. Linux Community Lie of the week
3. Beer of the Week
 
 
O yeah, *** of the week. Pick the poster full of the most ****.
 
You know I had to pick something I have a good chance of winnning.

Quote:
I think these things would liven up the Boards here:

1. International Babe of the Week
2. Linux Community Lie of the week
3. Beer of the Week
Oooh - risky, put those 3 together & you could end up with a bikini-clad penguin calendar! Quote:O yeah, *** of the week. Pick the poster full of the most ****.

You know I had to pick something I have a good chance of winnning. Only when you're VIA-bashing.