The esteemed HotMailer should really check their facts. First, the Win NT 4 Workstation guide has several chapters that discuss unatteneded setup(scripted installs). Second, there is unattended setup examples on the NT Server CD. Third, there are dozens of articles in technet. Fourth, M$ published a NICE unattended setup guide. Fifth - it just aint that hard. Sixth - there are RAS script examples in TechNet. Most of these resources are free to the public - the only purchase item is the resource kit. Furthermore, I want to report that both of these scripting capabilities (RAS and Unattedeed setup) are bullet points for me as I interview people, and they do in fact work. On the certification note, there are several indepth questions on unattended setup - you really need to attempt it in order to pass these questions. And lastly, "software engineers" as the esteemed HotMailer said install their own stuff or the development environments - not the O.S. That is All.
The esteemed HotMailer should really check their facts. First, the Win NT 4 Workstation guide has several chapters that discuss unatteneded setup(scripted installs). Second, there is unattended setup examples on the NT Server CD. Third, there are dozens of articles in technet. Fourth, M$ published a NICE unattended setup guide. Fifth - it just aint that hard. Sixth - there are RAS script examples in TechNet. Most of these resources are free to the public - the only purchase item is the resource kit. Furthermore, I want to report that both of these scripting capabilities (RAS and Unattedeed setup) are bullet points for me as I interview people, and they do in fact work. On the certification note, there are several indepth questions on unattended setup - you really need to attempt it in order to pass these questions. And lastly, "software engineers" as the esteemed HotMailer said install their own stuff or the development environments - not the O.S. That is All.