Paul Thurrott´s SuperSite for Windows has posted an article "Customizing a Windows 2000 Pro installation, A Windows 2000 technology showcase".

Back in August 1998, when Windows NT 5.0 Beta 2 was released, I noted the absence of a custom installation option, figuring that it´s exclusion was simply an oversight for that one release. After all, all other Microsoft operating system releases, including NT 4.0, had provided a custom installation option. However, my hopes were soon dashed when Microsoft informed me that it had no plans to include a custom installation option for NT 5, which later became known as Windows 2000. I complained long and hard and was eventually somewhat successful: Microsoft added a custom installation option to the Setup procedure for Windows 2000 Server, but not Professional. Why not?

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