Not long ago, building answer files was time consuming. You had to build a text file that specified all the correct configuration information, including the machine name, the IP address, and network card settings. To simplify the process, Microsoft included a utility called Setup Manager in the Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit. The Win2K Advanced Server, Win2K Server, and Win2K Pro CD-ROMs include an improved version of this utility. You can find the utility in the SupportTools directory´s cabinet file deploy.cab. To use Setup Manager, extract setupmgr.exe and setupmgx.dll to a folder on your hard drive, and run setupmgr.exe to begin creating your answer files.

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