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This tutorial can be used to help you study for the MCSE 70 210 test.

Unattended Install from CD-ROM

An unattended install of Windows 2000 can be performed by booting from CD-ROM. Therefore, your computer must support booting from CD-ROM and must adhere to the El-Torito non-emulation specification.

The procedure is as follows:

Using Setup Manager, create and unattended answer file.
Add a [Data] section with the following entries.
- UnattendedInstall=Yes
- MSDosInitiated=No
- AutoPartition=1
Save as winnt.sif on floppy.
Insert Windows 2000 CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Insert the floppy disk into disk drive.
In CMOS, change boot order so CD-ROM is first
Boot up computer on Windows 2000 CD.

NOTE: This installation is limited to a single partition and you cannot specify third-party drivers during Setup.

Shared Folders

To share a folder on the network, do the following:

Open a window in either My Computer or Windows Explorer. Either one.
Find the folder you want to share and right-click on it.
From the pop-up menu select Sharing.
Click the radio button for Share This Folder.
You can either type in the Share Name or use the default. As a default, Windows 2000 will use the actual folder name.
Type in a comment. Comments can be very helpful but very few if anyone uses them.
Specify a user limit if you so choose. Windows 2000 Professional allows a maximum of 10 concurrent network connections.
Click OK to create a shared folder.