Chapter 5. Getting Started

Windows Installation Considerations 55

Installing Windows 66

Troubleshooting Installations 100

Summary 106

The first four chapters of the book have dealt with fairly abstract planning. In this chapter, you get down to the matter of actually installing the operating system. There are five ways to install Microsoft Windows:

  • Manual installation from a CD-ROM or network share

  • Unattended installation using an answer file in conjunction with a CD-ROM or network share

  • Using Sysprep and a third-party disk imaging program to make an “image” of a Windows installation, which can then rapidly be deployed by CD-ROM or network share

  • Automated installation by booting from the network and installing from a Remote Installation Services (RIS) ...

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