Microsoft KB Archive/214443

= Small Business Server Client Installation Process =

Article ID: 214443

Article Last Modified on 9/27/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0
 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0a
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q214443



SUMMARY
This article describes what happens in the background when a client disk is created and then run on a computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows NT Workstation 4.0.



Creating the Client Disk
The Setup Computer Wizard is used to create the client disk. During this process, a script that will tell the client computer to get application and configuration information from the server is created. The name of the script is Netparam.ini. The script is based on a Response File. The Response File is a standardized script that Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server uses to build the setup disk.

Netparam.ini, along with the Setup program, is saved to a disk. This compiled script cannot be saved on the server nor can it be run across the network.

Using the Client Disk
After the client disk is created, the client disk is taken to the client computer and the Setup program runs on the client computer. The Setup program does several things, including checking to see if there is a network adapter installed on the computer. If a network card is detected and TCP/IP is present, the network settings are configured. These settings are the machine name, the workgroup name, the sharing level, and the TCP/IP settings for obtaining an IP address from a DHCP server.

The machine is restarted when the network settings are put into place. The Setup program then installs each specified application. Shortcuts to the user's own shared folder and to the Company Shared Folders directory are created on the client desktop. Internet Explorer is set up to start with the Client Online Guide as the home page.

The client installation process generates the user's logon script and stores it on the SBS server in the Netlogon share. This script can be modified later, if needed.

Additional query words: SBS client setup smallbiz

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