Push Installations





Windows 95 and Windows 98 Push Install Instructions

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Contents

I.    A note about computer names in Microsoft networks

II.   Setting up an Install Directory on the file server

III.  Deployment Methods

IV.   Where to get help



I. A note about computer names in Microsoft networks



      It is important to not have two computers with the same network 

      name on the network at the same time, or being installed at the

      same time.  Consequently you cannot use these files by themselves

      to deploy Windows 95/98 on multiple computers, without manually 

      changing the computer name value.



      Different configuration managers exist to overcome this hurdle in

      enterprise OS deployments.  For more information on deploying

      Windows 95/98 in an enterprise network, consult the Windows 95/98

      resource kit.





II. Setting up an Install Directory on the file server

	

Note:  The network share Z:\PUSH is used here as an example path to the

       distribution folder.  The distribution folder is where the setup

       files for Windows 95/98 reside.  During the first step of the

       install, the client will connect to the distribution folder with

       IPX or TCP/IP.



Before an unattended server based setup of Windows 95/98 can occur 

a directory needs to be prepared.



       1.  Copy the Win9x setup folder from the CD to Z:\PUSH.  Use 

           Explorer, Winfile or XCOPY in order to maintain the same 

           directory structure as on the CD.



       2.  From the Configuration and Drivers CD provided with the

           adapter, copy the following files and directories into

           Z:\PUSH:



           Note: drive D below represents your CD-ROM drive letter. Yours

           may be different. 

 

 

           D:\8255xNDI.DLL              -->     Z:\PUSH\8255xNDI.DLL

           D:\8255xDEL.EXE              -->     Z:\PUSH\8255xDEL.EXE

           D:\E100B.CAT                 -->     Z:\PUSH\E100B.CAT

           D:\DOS\E100B.DOS             -->     Z:\PUSH\E100B.DOS

           D:\E100B.SYS                 -->     Z:\PUSH\E100B.SYS

           D:\E100BNT.SYS               -->     Z:\PUSH\E100BNT.SYS 

           D:\E100BNT5.SYS              -->     Z:\PUSH\E100BNT5.SYS 

           D:\E100BODI.COM              -->     Z:\PUSH\E100BODI.COM

           D:\NET82557.INF              -->     Z:\PUSH\NET82557.INF

           D:\NET82557.DIN              -->     Z:\PUSH\NET82557.DIN

           D:\PROMON.EXE                -->     Z:\PUSH\PROMON.EXE

           D:\PROSETP.CNT               -->     Z:\PUSH\PROSETP.CNT

           D:\PROSETP.CPL               -->     Z:\PUSH\PROSETP.CPL

           D:\PROSETP.HLP               -->     Z:\PUSH\PROSETP.HLP 

           D:\WOL558.VXD                -->     Z:\PUSH\WOL558.VXD



           D:\WIN9X\PUSH\CUSTOM.INF     -->     Z:\PUSH\CUSTOM.INF

           D:\WIN9X\PUSH\MSBATCH.INF    -->     Z:\PUSH\MSBATCH.INF



       3.  Review the copy of MSBATCH.INF within the Z:\PUSH directory,

           make any changes needed to customize the install for your

           network.



III. Deployment Methods



There are many ways to perform an unattended installation or upgrade

including but not limited to:



  - Setting up a login script that executes a setup statement when

    each user logs in



  - Inserting an object in an email message that runs setup when the 

    user clicks it



  - Using Microsoft SMS server to run Windows 9x Setup



  - Inserting a floppy that shares a drive on the network and runs

    setup from the shared drive



  - Copying the files to a local drive and then running an unattended

    setup from there



In the end each Network Administrator will find the easiest way

to accomplish this goal for his or her own network.



To avoid possible areas where an unattended installation might be 

halted we recommend you use one of the following setup command lines

for Windows 95 or Windows 98, respectively:



     Windows 95:

     SETUP /IS /IW /IM



     Windows 98:

     SETUP /IS /IM /IE /IW





IV. Where to get help



The Windows 95 and Windows 98 Resource kit contains detailed 

information on unattended setups and deploying Windows 95/98 in an 

enterprise environment.



Microsoft's support web site is also a good place to look: 



http://www.microsoft.com/Support/



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