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The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. ====================================================================== How to Use This Document ====================================================================== To view this document in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window. For best viewing, on the Edit menu, click Word Wrap. To print this document, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and then on the File menu, click Print. For best printing results, set font size to 9 point. ====================================================================== Contents ====================================================================== 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 DOCUMENTATION 3.0 SAMPLES 4.0 TOOLS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to The Microsoft Windows 2000 Sysprep Update Package. This document contains important information about the structure and format of the Windows 2000 Sysprep package, as well as uses for the items provided. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.0 Documentation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This section outlines the names and locations of the documentation provided on the Windows 2000 Sysprep Update package, so you can find what you need fast. Documentation can be found in \Docs in the Sysprep Update package. Specific document titles and corresponding file names are listed in the following table. Document Title File Name ====================================================================== Microsoft Windows 2000 Sysprep Update NewSysprep.doc Microsoft Windows 2000 Guide to Readme.txt Unattended Setup Release Notes Microsoft Windows 2000 Guide to Unattend.doc Unattended Setup Parameters List of PnP IDs, manufacturers, and IDE:\Docs\Idepnpids.txt model information for mass storage SCSI:\Docs\Scsipnpids.txt controller drivers that ship with Windows 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.0 Samples ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sample answer files are provided in \Samples of the Sysprep Update package. Microsoft provides no warranty, either express or implied, on the functionality of these samples. These are provided as example answer files only. Should you choose to use these examples, please edit the list of PnP IDs to correspond to the PnP IDs in use in your environment to ensure optimal results. Note: Using the samples as provided will cause longer boot times than should be required in a production situation since your environment should require only a subset of the PnP IDs listed. For more information about PnP ID lists, see Microsoft Windows 2000 Sysprep Update (NewSysprep.doc) in \Docs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.0 Tools ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A variety of tools are provided in \Tools of the Sysprep Update package, including: * Sysprep.exe (v1.1) * Setupcl.exe * Pnpids.exe The Pnpids.exe tools are provided to help you identify the PnP IDs that are available in the mass storage controller .inf files as well as the common names for the devices the PnP IDs support. For optimal results when running this tool: 1. From a command prompt, change to \Tools containing the Pnpids.exe utility. 2. Type: pnpids.exe | more For example: Pnpids.exe %windir%\inf | more