This module provides students with the knowledge and skills to automate a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional installation by using an answer file and a Uniqueness Database File (UDF). Students will learn how to create an answer file and a UDF by using the Setup Manager wizard, configure additional answer file settings, and perform an automated installation of Windows 2000 Professional. | MICROSOFT and CERTIFICATION Official Curriculum Module 2 Automating an Installation of Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Contents Overview 1 Introduction to Automating an Installation of Windows 2000 Professional 2 Creating an Answer File 5 Lab A Creating an Answer File by Using the Setup Manager Wizard 15 Configuring Additional Answer File Parameters 22 Creating a UDF 29 Performing an Automated Installation of Windows 2000 Professional 33 Lab B Automating an Installation of Windows 2000 Professional 38 Review 42 Microsoft Information in this document is subject to change without notice. The names of companies products people characters and or data mentioned herein are fictitious and are in no way intended to represent any real individual company product or event unless otherwise noted. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. If however your only means of access is electronic permission to print one copy is hereby granted. Microsoft may have patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document. Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from Microsoft the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property. 2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft BackOffice MS-DOS Windows Windows NT and PowerPoint are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the . and or other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Project Leads and Instructional Designers Mark Johnson Jay Johnson Write Stuff Instructional Design Consultant Susan Greenberg Instructional Design .