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Professional CD (if your computer's BIOS allows it to start from a
bootable CD) or Windows 2000 Setup Boot Disk 1. Then simply
turn on the computer and follow the on-screen instructions.

Installing from a Shared Network Folder

Even if you don't use the options for automation described later in
this unit, you might find it more convenient to install from a shared
network folder instead of schlepping the CD around to each
workstation. Installing from a network folder works perfectly well
because, even though the computer must restart a few times during
the setup process, the Setup program copies all the files it needs to
a temporary location on the local hard disk before rebooting.

Setting Up the Distribution Folder

To set up the distribution folder - the shared network folder that
contains the Windows 2000 files - follow these steps:
1. Create a folder on a server.
2. Copy the contents of the \I386 folder on the Windows 2000
Professional CD to the new folder.
3. In Windows Explorer, right-click the new folder's icon and
choose Sharing.
4. Share the folder and set the permissions so that all users (the
Everyone group if you're using Windows NT or Windows
2000) have read-only access. The settings you make on the
Sharing tab vary depending on which version of Windows the
server is running and on how your network is configured - but
after you've made it this far, the correct choices should be self-
evident.

Starting the Installation

To start a network installation - upgrade or clean install - from a
32-bit version of Windows (Windows 9x, Windows NT, or an
evaluation version of Windows 2000), simply navigate to the
distribution folder and run Winnt32.exe.