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How To Deploy MUI using Remote Installation Service (RIS)

The contents below are from "readme.txt" of MUI CD.

The following explains how to deploy MUI using Windows 2000 Server's Remote Installation Service (RIS).

RIS Requirements:

Domain Controller running Actice Directory

DHCP Server

DNS Server

NTFS Partition to hold OS images

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Steps

1.

Install Remote Installation Services using the Windows Component Wizard.

2.

Run Risetup.exe. RIS will create a flat image from the CD or network share as follows:

\Remote installation share
    \Admin
    \OSChooser
    \Setup
    \tmp

The image is kept in the I386 directory under \Setup (such as \Setup\<OS Locale>\Images\<Directory name>\I386 )

For Windows XP, follow instructions from KB Article Q304314 to find out how to deploy Windows XP Images from Windows 2000 RIS Servers.">

3.

Follow instructions from Knowledge Base Article Q241063 to install additional languages.

4.

Add the following section into ristndrd.sif (under \Setup\<OS Locale>\Images\<Directory Name>\I386\Templates) to enable OEM installation

[Unattended]
OemPreinstall=Yes
RegionalSettings
LanguageGroup=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17
; Language support pack are needed depending on (Q241063 explains how to do this)
; UI language you will be installing, please consult
; unattended document for more information.

5.

Add $OEM$ directory at the same level as the \I386 image directory that contains the following installation source:

\Setup\<OSLocale>\Images\<Directory Name>

|-\I386
|-\$OEM$
|-\cmdlines.txt (OEM answer file)
|-\MUIINST

In "cmdlines.txt", you will need the following structure to start installation of MUI. The MUIINST folder will include MUI files copied from MUI CD root folder.

[Commands]
"muiinst\muisetup.exe /i <LCID> <LCID> /d <LCID> /r /s"

Note that you need to use " " as indicated above.


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