2. Installation and Deployment

IN THIS CHAPTER

Automating Windows Server 2003 installations

Activating Windows Server 2003

Remotely deploying the operating system

Using Automated Deployment Services (ADS)

Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 from previous versions

What's New

Much of installing and deploying Windows Server 2003 is the same as in Windows 2000. As you will see in this chapter, some changes have occurred, primarily in the way of improvements and extensions to the previous methodologies. Improvements have also been made in the creation of unattended setup files and extensions to Remote Installation Services (RIS) to include support for deploying more operating systems, including the Windows Server 2003 server platforms. A new ...

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