Adding and Using the Deployment Tools

As with Windows 2000, the deployment tools are in the DEPLOY.CAB file under the \SUPPORT\TOOLS directory of the installation CD. Extract these files to a directory of your choice. For the sake of future reference, we'll assume the files have been extracted to C:\DEPLOYTOOLS

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While in this directory, it wouldn't hurt to install the Support Tools by running SETUP.EXE. Select Complete Installation for the full toolset. The Support Tools are unsupported utilities included to provide support personnel and experienced users with handy tools for diagnosing and resolving computer problems. About 70 executables and half a dozen script files are documented in the supporting files included with the install.

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