An over the network install, eliminates the need for a CD ROM and/or a floppy drive in your computer. It will also allow you to install several copies of XP simultaneously on different computers. Before starting, copy the i386 directory from your hard drive to a network server and share the directory.
Start the installation by booting with a floppy disk with network support. Details here.
Note: You must have smartdrv.exe running on this disk or installation times will be staggering.
Map a drive to your network share by typing NET USE X: \\COMPUTERNAME\SHARENAME replacing 'computername' with the NetBIOS name of your computer and 'sharename' with the name that you shared the i386 as.
Switch to your network and type the following at the command prompt: X:\i386\winnt replacing "X" with your actual drive letter.
The installation will start.
On the next screen you will be prompted for the location of you installation files. Type in X:\i386 replacing "X" with your actual drive letter. You can bypass this screen by using the following syntax when starting your installation from the command prompt.
X:\i386\winnt /s:X:\i386. The /S switch defines the location of the startup files.
Setup will modify the master board record, changing the required startup files to NTLDR, BOOT.INI and NTDETECT.COM. It will then copy the setup files to temporary folders on your hard drive. The folder's names are:
$WIN_NT$.~BT and $WIN_NT$.~LS When the file copy is completed you'll see the first screen.
The remaining steps are identical no matter how you started the installation. Remaining steps.
Note: You will not be able to delete your C partition if you did not boot from CD or boot from floppy.
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