When deploying W2k via the unattended installation with
answer files, can you have the installation automatically
delete all partitions and just make 1 then install on it?

We are looking to deploy W2k to about 60 desktops that
range from w95 all the way up to NT4. And they all have 3
partitions on one physical drive.

Having unattend automatically delete all the partitions
and create one with ntfs to install on would save alot of
time.
Can this be done? Somewhere in the setup file?

Thanks in advance....
Jason

Argon Client Management Services (aka RIS on Steroids) will do this quite
easily. For more information, visit
http://mail.argontechnology.com/cms/easier_way.shtml



"Jason" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:039401c3b9f8$f1578aa0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> When deploying W2k via the unattended installation with
> answer files, can you have the installation automatically
> delete all partitions and just make 1 then install on it?
>
> We are looking to deploy W2k to about 60 desktops that
> range from w95 all the way up to NT4. And they all have 3
> partitions on one physical drive.
>
> Having unattend automatically delete all the partitions
> and create one with ntfs to install on would save alot of
> time.
> Can this be done? Somewhere in the setup file?
>
> Thanks in advance....
> Jason

As long as we are advertising, <http://unattended.sourceforge.net/>
supports customized partitioning schemes as well. It doesn't have a
nice GUI, but it is free...

- Pat

"Conrad Lawes" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> Argon Client Management Services (aka RIS on Steroids) will do this quite
> easily. For more information, visit
> http://mail.argontechnology.com/cms/easier_way.shtml
>
>
>
> "Jason" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:039401c3b9f8$f1578aa0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When deploying W2k via the unattended installation with
> > answer files, can you have the installation automatically
> > delete all partitions and just make 1 then install on it?
> >
> > We are looking to deploy W2k to about 60 desktops that
> > range from w95 all the way up to NT4. And they all have 3
> > partitions on one physical drive.
> >
> > Having unattend automatically delete all the partitions
> > and create one with ntfs to install on would save alot of
> > time.
> > Can this be done? Somewhere in the setup file?
> >
> > Thanks in advance....
> > Jason

You can use the Microsoft Diskpart utility to script disk configuration
changes during unattened installations or RIS deployments. Please refer to
the following Microsoft article concerning the use of diskpart:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;300415