For network administrators, Windows 95 includes a setup program that
automates installation and provides easy customization when installing
Windows 95 from source files on the network.

Server-Based Setup
This setup program automatically copies Windows 95 files to the selected
server path, so that Windows 95 can be installed on individual computers
directly from the network without accessing disk or CD-ROM drives.
Administrators can manually adjust the source files on the shared
directory, adding or removing files as necessary to specify those to be
copied for local computer setup.

Home Directories
During Server-Based Setup, administrators can view or add home directories
on the server for particular computers on the server. This enables
administrators to configure and store the user-specific or computer-
specific information in these directories for use in installing Windows 95
in custom configurations.

Remoteboot Installations
For greater network security and manageability, Windows 95 can be set up to
run from the server, either partially or completely (as in the case of
remotebooting (RIPL) from a ROM card).



















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For more information, see Chapter 4, “Server-Based Setup for Windows 95,”
and Chapter 5, “Custom, Automated, and Push Installations.”




 Tips for the administrator
   Although Server-Based Setup automates the copying
   of files to the server, you may want to customize the shared directory,
   by adding or removing files that are specific to your network.






Windows 95 supports scripting of the installation process so that
predetermined settings and responses to setup prompts can be automatically
read from a single file, significantly reducing the installation time.

Graphical Script Creation
Server-Based Setup has an option for creating batch scripts. By choosing
this option, the administrator can easily create scripts by clicking check
boxes and typing in text strings as prompted by the program. There's no
need to edit a text file for the correct syntax of every option.

Support for Systems Management Server
With Microsoft Systems Management Server commands and a Windows 95 batch
script, administrators can install Windows 95 on a computer without having
to physically visit the site. As soon as the user logs onto the network,
the installation runs by itself.












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For more information, see Chapter 5, “Custom, Automated, and Push
Installations,” Appendix D, “MSBATCH.INF Parameters,” and Appendix K,
“Microsoft Systems Management Server.”


 Tips for the administrator
   Define a default computer configuration and test setup from a batch
   script file in the lab— to ensure that the batch script file installs all
   of the software correctly— before rolling it out to the network.
   To automate the user and computer name entries in the script file, either
   copy them from your current server or create a text file with the
   predefined names.






Windows 95 includes new task-based Help and a tutorial that assists users
in getting up to speed.

Online Help
Windows 95 Help is designed to make it easier for users to get the
information they need to perform a specific task. Most procedures have
moved out of documentation and into online Help, where they’re easier to
access while you’re working.

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Also, Help is streamlined and task-oriented, so
it is easier to remember and to use.

Whenever a user wants Help for a task, a Help window appears alongside the
window where the task is running, or if no task is running, Help provides a
single-click shortcut to the dialog
box or feature that brings up the task immediately.








New Tutorial
Windows 95 also introduces a new tutorial that makes it easier for users to
get “up and running” on common tasks. Its graphical approach illustrates
the steps for tasks such as opening files using the Start button. In
addition, to help with migration, the Introducing Windows Tutorial includes
tips and examples of common Windows 3.1 tasks as they are now performed
under Windows 95.

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For more information, click Help on the
Start menu.

Context Help
To get specific help information in a dialog box, right-click an item, and
then click the What Is This? button. Or click the Help button in the title
bar, and then click the item in the dialog box that you want to read about.


 Tips for the administrator
   To speed up user training in Windows 95, use system policies to modify
   the computer's startup so that the Tutorial runs in full-screen mode in
   the Startup group. After training is complete, change the system policies
   to remove the Tutorial from the startup.