Upgrade NT and 2000 machines

[JD]

We will be upgrading NT 4 and Windows 2000 workstation to Windows XP SP1
across the globe. We do not have the resources to o clean installs thus
upgrade is our only route.

Question:
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(1) I will do unattended call on winnt32.exe to do the upgrade and apply
the unattend file - HOW do I apply the COMPAT.INF security template
afterwards? In what section or process should this occur? SAMPLES please.

(2) Does this create a rollback option in case everything blows?


(3) Do I use /MAKELOCALSOURCE option to copy those source files locally -
to prevent from going back to network while performing the GUI install
(after the text mode)?

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Rob Elder, MVP-Networking]

What resources do you need to clean installs that you don't need to do an
upgrade? This is not a good choice. Nevertheless,

1. When you create your attended file with setupmgr create a section to run
a program on the first boot. Use the secedit command line utility to import
the compatws.inf template and configure it.

2. Not sure about the rollback option. Maybe someone else can comment.

3. makelocalsource is a good idea, if you have the bandwidth to handle the
file transfers during the installation.