Perform an unattended installation

Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To learn about unattended installation, see the following:

• If you want to perform an unattended installation of both Disc 1 and Disc 2, see "Automating Windows Server 2003 R2 Setup" in Deploy.chm located in the \Docs folder Disc 2. This documentation will help you create and modify the Unattend.txt file.

• If you want to perform an unattended installation of only Disc 2 from the command-line, see Command-line options for installing Windows Server 2003 R2.

• For more information about running unattended Setup (also called automated installation), see the "Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit: Automating and Customizing Installations" on the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50476).

• If you are upgrading to a volume licensed version of Windows Server 2003 R2 and you'd like to encrypt your product key, see the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=55123).