INSTALLING WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL FROM AN EXISTING OPERATING SYSTEMIF...

2-27Lesson 3 Installing Windows XP Professional over the Network

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Exam Tip You can use Winnt.exe and Winnt32.exe to install Windows XP Professional from

the command line, using optional parameters to modify the installation. Winnt.exe runs under

MS-DOS and Windows 3.0/3.1. Winnt32.exe runs under the 32-bit Windows operating sys-

tems such as Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000.

Running Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe from the shared folder does the following:

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Creates the $Win_nt$.~ls temporary folder on the target computer

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Copies the Windows XP Professional installation files from the shared folder

on the distribution server to the $Win_nt$.~ls folder on the target computer