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If you're installing from MS-DOS or Windows 3.x, you start the
installation by connecting to the distribution folder and running
Winnt.exe (not Winnt32.exe). But before you do that, be sure
you're running SMARTDrive, a disk-caching program included
with MS-DOS. This program makes a huge difference in the setup
time; it can literally take hours longer without SMARTDrive. To
run SMARTDrive, from the MS-DOS prompt (before you start
Windows), run Smartdrv.exe, which is normally found in the
\DOS directory. (You'll likely find a line that starts SMARTDrive
in your Autoexec.bat file.)

Automating the Installation Process

As easy as the installation process is, it's not something you want
to sit through more than once or twice. If you plan to install
Windows 2000 Professional on more than a handful of computers,
you'll want to use one of the automated installation methods:
• Answer files (automated installation scripts)
• Disk imaging (cloning)
• Remote installation
• Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
The latter two methods, which are dependent on Windows 2000
Server, are most appropriate for deployment in large enterprises.
Remote installation allows a system with remote-boot capabilities
to automatically install Windows 2000 from a Windows 2000
Server with Remote Installation Services (RIS) installed. SMS
allows an administrator to manage and monitor installations from a
central location.

3. Answer the questions:

1. What can interfere with set up?
2. If you have any compressed drives what are your next
actions?
3. What is the difference between uncompressing a drive
using Windows 9x and MS-DOS?
4. Why do you need to close all applications?
5. What’s the purpose of knowing the name of workgroup?
6. Why do you need to create a computer account?