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                    The Microsoft Windows 2000 
                      Sysprep Update Package                           
                          December 1999
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Contents
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 
2.0 DOCUMENTATION 
3.0 SAMPLES 
4.0 TOOLS 

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1.0 Introduction
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Welcome to The Microsoft Windows 2000 Sysprep Update Package. This
document contains important information about the structure and format
of the Windows 2000 Sysprep package, as well as uses for the items
provided.

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2.0 Documentation
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This section outlines the names and locations of the documentation
provided on the Windows 2000 Sysprep Update package, so you can find
what you need fast. Documentation can be found in \Docs in the Sysprep
Update package. Specific document titles and corresponding file names
are listed in the following table.

Document Title                            File Name
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Sysprep Update     NewSysprep.doc
 
Microsoft Windows 2000 Guide to           Readme.txt 
Unattended Setup Release Notes
   
Microsoft Windows 2000 Guide to           Unattend.doc
Unattended Setup Parameters
  
List of PnP IDs, manufacturers, and       IDE:\Docs\Idepnpids.txt 
model information for mass storage        SCSI:\Docs\Scsipnpids.txt
controller drivers that ship with              
Windows 2000                            

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3.0 Samples
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Sample answer files are provided in \Samples of the Sysprep Update
package.

Microsoft provides no warranty, either express or implied, on the
functionality of these samples. These are provided as example answer
files only. Should you choose to use these examples, please edit the
list of PnP IDs to correspond to the PnP IDs in use in your
environment to ensure optimal results.

 Note: Using the samples as provided will cause longer boot times than
should be required in a production situation since your environment
should require only a subset of the PnP IDs listed. For more
information about PnP ID lists, see Microsoft Windows 2000 Sysprep
Update (NewSysprep.doc) in \Docs.

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4.0 Tools
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A variety of tools are provided in \Tools of the Sysprep Update
package, including:

   * Sysprep.exe (v1.1)

   * Setupcl.exe

   * Pnpids.exe

The Pnpids.exe tools are provided to help you identify the PnP IDs
that are available in the mass storage controller .inf files as well
as the common names for the devices the PnP IDs support. For optimal
results when running this tool:


   1. From a command prompt, change to \Tools containing the
      Pnpids.exe utility. 
   2. Type: pnpids.exe <path to Windows 2000 mass storage controller
      .inf files> | more    

      For example: 
      Pnpids.exe %windir%\inf | more

