Winnt
Updated: January 21, 2005
Performs an installation of or upgrade to a product in the
Windows Server 2003 family. If you have hardware that is
compatible with a product in the Windows Server 2003 family, you
can run winnt at a Windows 3.X or MS-DOS command
prompt.
Syntax
winnt [/s:SourcePath] [/t:TempDrive]
[/u:AnswerFile][/udf:ID [,UDB_file]]
[/r:Folder][/rx:Folder][/e:Command][/a]
Parameters
/s:SourcePath
Specifies the source location of the operating
system files. The location must be a full path of
the form X:\[Path] or \\Server\Share[\Path].
/t:TempDrive
Directs Setup to place temporary files on the
specified drive and to install the server operating
system on that drive. If you do not specify a
location, Setup attempts to locate a drive for you.
/u:AnswerFile
Performs an unattended Setup using an answer file.
The answer file provides answers to some or all of
the prompts that the end user normally responds to
during Setup. If you use /u, you must also
use /s.
/udf:ID [,UDB_file]
Indicates an identifier (ID) that Setup uses
to specify how a Uniqueness Database (UDB) file
modifies an answer file (see /u). The UDB
overrides values in the answer file, and the
identifier determines which values in the UDB file
are used. If no UDB_file is specified, Setup
prompts you to insert a disk that contains the $Unique$.udb
file.
/r:Folder
Specifies an optional folder to be installed. The
folder remains after Setup finishes.
/rx:Folder
Specifies an optional folder to be copied. The
folder is deleted after Setup finishes.
/e:Command
Specifies a command to be carried out just before
the final phase of Setup.
/a
Enables accessibility options.
/?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
| Italic | Information that the user must supply |
| Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
| Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
| Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
| Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
| Courier font | Code or program output |