Unit 4.2: Installing Windows 2000
Windows 2000 Installation Requirements
Windows 2000 can be installed as a clean
installation, an upgrade or an additional
operating choice in a dual-boot
configuration.
 
A floppy diskette drive will be required when
installing Windows 2000 on a system that does not have an operating system
installed and either of the following conditions is met:
- The target system does not support
startup from CD-ROM.
- A network location is being used
as the installation source.
Windows 2000 does not include a set of Setup
boot diskettes, but you can make your own installation diskettes from the
installation CD-ROM.
To start Windows 2000 Setup, you can:
- Boot from the Windows 2000 installation
CD-ROM.
- Boot from Windows 2000 installation startup
diskettes.
- Place the Windows 2000 installation CD-ROM
in
the CD-ROM drive and select to install Windows 2000.
- Setup, Winnt, or Winnt32.
Setup does not
support options. When you run Setup or Winnt32 from a 32-bit
operating system, you are taken to the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard as you
would if you selected install Windows 2000 from the CD-ROM.
Setup or Winnt32 can be used to run a clean installation or an upgrade
installation.
Winnt will start the installation in the character-based
mode. Winnt is used when running a clean installation on an MS-DOS
or Windows 3.x system. Exit Windows 3.x and run Winnt from an MS-DOS
prompt.
Winnt and Winnt32
support command line option switches that let you control how the
installation runs.
Winnt
/ Winnt32 Option Switches
| WINNT |
WINNT32 |
Description |
| /s:source |
/s:source |
Used to
identify the path to the Windows 2000 installation files. This
option is commonly used when installing from a network location. |
| /t:temp |
/tempdrive:drive |
Used to
specify the location at which Windows 2000 temporary files should be
placed during installation. |
| /u:answerfile |
/unattend num:answerfile |
Used during
an unattended installation to identify the location of the answer
file. |
| /udf:id,
file |
/udf:id,
file |
Used during
an unattended installation to provide system-specific modifications
to the answer file. |
| /r:folder |
/copydir:folder |
The specified
folder will be created during installation. The folder will not be
deleted after installation. |
| /rx:folder |
/copysource:folder |
The specified
folder will be created during installation. The folder will be
deleted after installation. |
| /e:command |
/cmd:command |
Specifies a
command that will be run after the GUI-mode portion of the
installation. |
| /a |
|
Enable the
accessibility options. |
| |
/unattend |
Runs an
upgrade installation as an unattended installation, taking all
configuration settings from the previous operating system. |
| |
/debug |
A debug log
is created during installation. The log level can be set to specify
the severity of errors to be recorded. |
| |
/syspart:drive |
Used to
preload the installation files on a hard disk that can then be
installed in a different computer and used to install Windows 2000. |
| |
/checkupgradeonly |
Used to
verify system compatibility for an upgrade to Windows 2000. Windows
2000 is not installed when this option is used. |
| |
/cmdcons |
The Recovery
Console is installed and added to the startup selection menu. This
option can be used only after Windows 2000 has been set up on a
system. |
| |
/m:folder |
Specifies an
alternative location for replacement files during a customized
installation. |
| |
/makelocalsource |
Causes all
the Windows 2000 installation source files to be copied to the local
hard disk. |
| |
/noreboot |
The system
will not reboot after the initial file copy portion of Setup. This
feature allows you to run additional commands and reboot the system
manually |
Unattended installation
Unattended installations are those that run with little or no user
interaction.
You must create an answer file before
running an unattended installation. The answer file contains the answers
to the Setup Wizard's prompts, making it unnecessary to prompt the user
for information.
Character-based mode
and GUI-based mode
 
Windows 2000 Upgrade Installation
Only four operating
systems can be upgraded to Windows 2000
Professional: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 3.51
Workstation, and Windows NT 4.0 workstation.
Three operating systems
can be upgraded to Windows 2000 Server:
Windows NT 3.51 Server, Windows NT 4.0 Server, and Windows NT 4.0 Terminal
Server. This list includes the Advanced Server and Datacenter Server
product versions.
When you choose to upgrade to Windows
2000, you will be prompted to:
- Accept the License Agreement
(required).
- Enter the 25-character Product Key
(required).
- Convert the Boot Drive to NTFS
(optional).
Windows 2000 boot process NEXT... |
