52BECAUSE SETUP IS FAILING WHEN TRYING TO WRITE TO THE BOOT SECTOR O...

Because Setup is failing when trying to write to the boot sector of the disk (which happens

when Setup tries to reformat the disk), it is likely that the user’s computer has virus detection

enabled in her computer’s BIOS. She must disable the BIOS-based protection while installing

Windows XP Professional. She should re-enable the BIOS-based virus protection after the

installation of Windows XP Professional is complete.

3 Deploying Windows XP

Professional

Exam Objectives in this Chapter:

Perform and troubleshoot an unattended installation of Microsoft Windows XP

Professional

Install Windows XP Professional by using Remote Installation Services

(RIS).

Install Windows XP Professional by using the System Preparation Tool.

Create unattended answer files by using Windows Setup Manager to

automate the installation of Windows XP Professional.

Manage applications by using Windows Installer packages

Why This Chapter Matters

This chapter prepares you to automate the process of installing Microsoft Win-

dows XP Professional. Automated deployments can be done in three ways. The

decision to use a specific method instead of another is usually determined by the

resources, infrastructure, and deployment time required. The three automated

deployment methods include the following:

Small deployments or situations involving many different hardware configu-

rations often use an unattended installation, in which the Winnt32 and

Winnt commands are used along with an unattended answer file to script the

installation. This file is created with Windows Setup Manager.

Many larger enterprise deployments use disk duplication to deploy sys-

tems, a process in which you use the System Preparation Tool to create an

image from a computer running Windows XP Professional, and then clone

that image on other computers. Using disk duplication usually requires third-

party software.

Microsoft provides Remote Installation Services (RIS) for use in environ-

ments in which Active Directory service is available. The RIS server software

(which resides on a server computer running Windows 2000 Server or Win-

dows Server 2003) stores images of Windows XP installations and makes

those images available over the network. A client computer boots from the

network (or by using a special RIS boot disk), contacts the RIS server, and

then installs an image from that server.