Command Line Switches for Windows NT Setup (99646)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1

This article was previously published under Q99646

SUMMARY

The following are optional parameters you can give to Windows NT Setup (WINNT):

WINNT [/S[:]sourcepath] [/T[:]tempdrive] [/I[:]inffile] [/X | [/F] [/C]]

Where:
/S[:]sourcepath Specifies the source location of Windows NT files.

                Must be a full path, including drive letter and
                directory path. Can use universal naming convention
                (UNC) style server paths: \\server\share\... . The
                default source location is the current directory.

/S[:]sourcepath Specifies the source location of Windows NT files.
                Must be a full path, including drive letter and
                directory path. Can use universal naming convention
                (UNC) style server paths: \\server\share\... . The
                default source location is the current directory.

/T[:]tempdrive  Specifies the drive to use for temporary setup files.
                Setup will search for a drive if none is specified.

/I[:]inffile    Specifies the filename (no path) of the setup information
                file. The default is DOSNET.INF.

/X              Do not create the Setup boot floppy.

/F              Do not verify files as they are copied to the Setup
                boot floppy.

/C            Skip free-space check on the Setup boot floppy you
                provide.
				

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/4/2003
Keywords:kbsetup KB99646