Exercise 1.1: Using Setup Manager to Create an Unattended Answer File

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The following exercise helps you work with the Setup Manager to create an unattended answer file. This sample file could be used to automate an installation of Windows NT Workstation.

Objective	To create an unattended answer file using the Setup Manager utility on the Windows NT Workstation CD-ROM.
Time Estimate:	30 Minutes
1.	Log on to Windows NT Workstation as an administrator.
2.	Insert the Windows NT Workstation CD into the CD-ROM drive. From the CD, click on the Support/deptools/i386 directory. Launch Setup Manager by double-clicking on it.
3.	Click on the General button. Fill in the following fields on the User Information tab:
	User Name	Your name
	Organization Name	MyCompany
	Computername	MyComputer
	Product ID	Leave blank
	Fill in the following information on the Computer Role tab:
	Role	Workstation in Workgroup
	Workgroup Name	Sierras
	On the Time Zone tab, select your time zone from the list. Click on the OK button.
4.	Click on the Networking Setup button. On the General tab, select Automatically detect and install first adapter. Click on the OK button.
5.	Click on the Advanced Setup button. On the Advertisement tab, Banner text, type in This is a customized NT Setup. On the General tab, put a check mark in the following check boxes:
	Reboot After Text Mode Reboot After GUI Mode Skip Welcome Wizard Page Skip Administrator Password Page
	Then click on OK.

1. Click on the Save button and save this file as c:\custom.txt. Exit out of Setup Manager.
2. Launch Notepad from the Start button, Programs, Accessories menu. From the File menu, choose Open. In the File Name field, type in c:\custom.txt. Review the contents of the file.
3. Exit Notepad and log off Windows NT Workstation.