| Changing the Drive
or Volume on Which Remote Installation Images
Reside
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 232115
- When you install the Remote Installation service
(RIS), one part of the Setup process is to run
Risetup.exe to set up and configure the service.
The volume or drive used to hold these images
is determined during this phase.
Change
in Default Behavior for SIS Groveler
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 324447 - When
you install Remote Installation Service (RIS),
the Single Instance Storage (SIS) service and
the Single Instance Storage Groveler service
are installed. By default, in versions of Windows
earlier than Service Pack 3 (SP3), SIS manages
and grovels the whole volume where you locate
the RemoteInstall folder. In SP3, this behavior
has changed. This article discusses these changes.
Creating
a Template to Run Recovery Console Using a Remote
Install Server
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 222478 - The
Recovery Console for Windows 2000 assists in
repairing a non-bootable installation, but it
requires the installation media consisting of
the four Setup disks or the CD-ROM. The Recovery
Console can also be preinstalled by running
the command "Winnt32 /cmdcons" ahead of time
to place the files on the local hard disk. This
option requires approximately 7 megabytes (MB)
of disk space
Description of
Client Installation Wizard Screens for Remote
Installation Services
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 268325 - Remote
Installation Services (RIS) provides a set of
Client Installation Wizard screens that prompt
a user through the installation of an operating
system. These screens are maintained as simple
text files in an OSChooser Markup Language
Description of
Default ResponseDelay Value for RIS
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 240122
- The ResponseDelay value for Remote Installation
Service (RIS) defaults to 0 seconds when the
service is installed. This setting is meant
to improve the performance of RIS when Dynamic
Host Control Protocol (DHCP) and RIS are installed
on the.
Groveler Service
Generates Event-ID 8194 - USN Log Overrun
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 247611 - When
using Remote Installation Service (RIS), Windows
2000 images must be stored on an NTFS volume.
The Single Instance Storage (SIS) service along
with the Groveler service reduce the overhead
associated with keeping multiple images on the
RIS volume by locating duplicate files and only
keeping a single copy of the files on the NTFS
volume.
How the Remote Installation
Boot Disk Works
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 242920 - Describes
how the Remote Installation Boot disk works.
How to Add Third-Party
OEM Network Adapters to RIS Installations
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 246184 Adding
a network adapter that requires an OEM driver
to a CD-ROM-based Remote Installation Service
(RIS) image involves some of the same steps
as adding one to a typical unattended installation.
How to Allow Non-Root
or Enterprise Administrators to Authorize RIS
Servers in Active Directory
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 239004 - For
Remote Installation Service (RIS) servers to
begin to service clients, they must first be
authorized by Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) by using the DHCP Management snap-in.
How
to Boot the Windows Preinstall Environment from
a RIS Server by Using PXE-Enabled Clients
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 304992 - This
article describes how to deploy the Windows
Preinstall Environment (WinPE) from a Remote
Installation Services (RIS) server for a Pre-Boot
Execution Environment (PXE) boot
How to create a Remote
Installation Share for Windows 2000
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 214794 The
Remote Installation Service (RIS) included with
Windows 2000 Server is designed to install Microsoft
Windows 2000 Professional clients. This service
does not allow Windows 2000 Server to be installed
using RIS. This article describes how to set
up a CD-ROM-type installation share and deploy
Windows 2000 server using a method similar to
an unattended installation.
How
to Deploy Windows XP Images from Windows 2000
RIS Servers
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 304314 - You
can use Windows 2000 Remote Installation Services
(RIS) to deploy Windows XP images to client
desktop computers, and this capability includes
images that you have created by using Risetup.exe
or Riprep.exe. This article describes the related
changes and updates you must make to the Windows
2000 RIS server.
How
to Install a Windows 2000 Server or Windows
Server 2003 Image to a Windows Server 2003 RIS
Server
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 299441 - Windows
Server 2003 Remote Installation Service (RIS)
provides the ability to upload Windows Server
images to the RIS server for deployment. This
article describes how to install a Windows Server
image to a Windows Server 2003-based RIS server.
HOW
TO: Install a Windows 2000 Image on a Windows
XP Remote Installation Service Server
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 299312 - This
article describes how to integrate Windows 2000
images on a Windows XP Remote Installation Services
(RIS - server. The Windows XP RIS server can
have both Windows XP installation images and
Windows 2000 images.
HOW
TO: Set Up and Configure Remote Installation
Services
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 298750 - This
article describes the steps to install, configure,
and use Remote Installation Services (RIS).
How to Move a Remote
Installation Services Server to Another Windows
2000 Domain
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 260536 - When
you move a Remote Installation Services (RIS)
server from one Windows 2000 domain to another
the computer may appear to join the new domain
without any problems, but new clients that attempt
to boot to the RIS server in the new domain.
How
to Replicate RIS Images Using DFS and NTFRS
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 273594 - This
article describes how to use Windows NT File
Replication Service (NTFRS) with Distributed
File System (DFS) to replicate your Remote Installation
Services (RIS) images.
How to Restore a
Volume That Is Managed by Single Instance Storage
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 263027 - When
you install Remote Installation Service (RIS)
on a computer, you also set up Single Instance
Storage (SIS) on a volume of the hard disk drive.
SIS reduces the amount of space in a volume
that data uses by removing duplicate files and
placing them in a common store directory (\Sis
Common Store), which is a hidden directory in
the root directory of the volume. When you run
Risetup.exe to complete the installation of
RIS, you choose an NTFS file system volume on
which to store your images. You install the
SIS filter on this volume. (updated 9/15/2000)
How to Set the Administrator
Password During RIS Installation
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 257948 - During
the installation of a Remote Installation Service
(RIS) image, the Administrator password is set
to null by default. This article describes how
to set the Administrator password during the
RIS installation.
HOW
TO: Set Up and Configure Remote Installation
Services
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 298750 - This
article describes the steps to install, configure,
and use Remote Installation Services (RIS).
HOW
TO: Uninstall Remote Installation Services and
Single Instance Storage
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 299873 - This
article describes how to uninstall Remote Installation
Services (RIS) and Single Instance Storage (SIS).
This article also describes how to back up and
restore data in its native format from a SIS
volume to a non-SIS volume.
HOW
TO: Use Remote Installation Service to Install
Windows 2000 Professional on Remote Computers
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 300483 - With
Remote Installation Services, you can set up
new client computers remotely by using a Remote
Installation Services (RIS) network shared folder
as the source of the Windows 2000 Professional
files. You can install operating systems on
remote boot-enabled client computers by connecting
the computer to the network, starting the client
computer, booting off a PXE ROM or Remote Boot
Disk, and logging on with a valid user account.
This document outlines the steps necessary to
install, configure, and use Remote Installation
Services (RIS).
Requirements for
Imaging Clients with Riprep.exe
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 228908 - You
can use Riprep.exe to install an image of a
client computer on a Remote Installation Service
(RIS) server. The image can then be downloaded
by clients using PXE boot ROMs or a RBFG-generated
floppy disk.
Rights Needed for
Remote Installation Server to Create Machine
Accounts
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 224294
- The Remote Installation service (RIS) needs
to create a Machine Account object (MAO) in
the domain in order for a remote installation
server to finish setting up a client.
Riprep.exe Adds Duplicate
Paths to the Registry
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 258862 - When
you use Riprep.exe to create an image of a Windows
2000 Professional installation and the OemPnpdriversPath
key is specified in the Sysprep.inf file, the
entries placed in this registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows:
DevicePath are duplicated when placed in
the registry.
Windows
2000: Remote Installation Services Support WebCast
Microsoft Support WebCast: Windows 2000 Remote
Installation Services (RIS) provides an easier,
more effective method to deploy Windows 2000
Professional to your company's computers. During
this session, we will cover an overview of RIS
and its features.
Windows File Protection
Prompts RIS Client for Installation Media
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 258955 - When
a Windows 2000 system file is deleted or overwritten,
Windows File Protection (WFP) attempts to repair
the file using the local %SystemRoot%\System32\DLLCache
folder or the %SystemRoot%\Driver Cache\I386\Drivers.cab
file. |
