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Windows 2000 server unattended install

I have the unattended install floppy created and working if Windows 2000 recognizes all the hardware itself.

My question is now that I have SCSI card and a network card that Windows 2000 does not recognize itself, how do I do an unattended install with 3rd party drivers?

mikecr

Here's what your looking for.

http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q288344

http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q216258

http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q288229

Michaelc

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I've read these documents before and I'm still having trouble.
Sound like I should be able to put the drivers in the $OEM$ folder and burn that into the Windows 2000 CD copy right?

I make an ISO image of the original Windows 2000 server CD and used an ISO editor like WinISO to add the $OEM$ folder and burned the image onto a rewritable CD.

I tried doing what I mentioned above but it didn't pick up the additional drivers.

Michaelc

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Increased points to 200

mikecr

You might be able to get away with putting them on a floppy disk and using a win.sif file during the installation.

Michaelc

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Increased points to 200

Michaelc

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Ok, I tried putting the /i386/$OEM$ folder on the floppy and I get the same message when I try to install unattended. It says it cannot find the oemsetup.txt file.

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