If you need to deploy Windows 2000 Professional or Server on large numbers of computers, the Windows 2000 Resource Kits contains useful tools for automating and customizing the setup process.
Setup Manager simplifies installing and customizing multiple copies of Windows 2000 over a network. With it, you can customize installations by using different unattended answer files (Unattend.txt) and Uniqueness Database Files (UDFs).
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SysDiff enables you to pre-install applications as part of an automated setup.
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For more information on SysDiff:
SysPrep automates the cloning of a customized configuration of Windows 2000 to multiple computers.
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Unattend.doc describes how to install Windows 2000 in unattended setup mode, using an "answer file".
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For other useful tools, see the Deployment Tools category in the table of contents of this help file.
For a guide to planning deployment and a conceptual overview of automating and customizing the installation process for Windows 2000: