Unattended upgrade to XPPro

[OzOz]

Hi all,
I'm in the process of upgrading our 150 machines from W2K pro to Xp Pro,
some get clean, new installs (and that's no problem automating) but some are
too loaded with special SW etc. and have to be upgraded. But how do I do
that real unattended?

I want to just run a simple command from a network share that starts an
unattended upgrade,
- with dynamic update
- automatically assigning CD key
- axepting all driver issues (manually fix problems after install..)

Help me out here, I cannot find much relevant in my docs.

Oz.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Use Sysprep: An Introduction
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/itpro/deploying/introduction.asp

How to Use Sysprep with Windows Product Activation or Volume License Media to Deploy Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299840&Product=winxp

Description of the Windows XP Corporate Deployment Tools and Documentation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321880&Product=winxp

How to Use Sysprep with Windows Product Activation or Volume License Media to Deploy Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299840&Product=winxp

How to Use Sysprep for Auditing Installations
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/itpro/deploying/auditing.asp

Automating Windows XP Installations
http://www.labmice.net/WindowsXP/Install/unattend.htm


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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Hi all,
| I'm in the process of upgrading our 150 machines from W2K pro to Xp Pro,
| some get clean, new installs (and that's no problem automating) but some are
| too loaded with special SW etc. and have to be upgraded. But how do I do
| that real unattended?
|
| I want to just run a simple command from a network share that starts an
| unattended upgrade,
| - with dynamic update
| - automatically assigning CD key
| - axepting all driver issues (manually fix problems after install..)
|
| Help me out here, I cannot find much relevant in my docs.
|
| Oz.