Abstract This article briefly describes the steps to remotely install Windows XP using RIS of the Windows 2000 server family, including server and client preparation and setup steps, and a brief introduction to RIS. (Note: If not stated in this article, Windows XP refers to Windows XP Professional, and Windows 2000 represents the Windows 2000 server family. In this example, the author uses the English version of Microsoft Windows 2000 server, although I have tried to put some known names. Translated into Chinese, but there are still some dialog names because the author can not accurately translate to the same as the Chinese version of Windows 2000 server, so please keep the English, please understand.) What is the advantage of RIS when using RIS for remote installation? RIS installs Windows XP Detailed steps for remote installation of Windows XP using RIS What is RIS RIS is a new technology from the Windows 2000 era, its full name is Remote Installation Service, we can use it to remotely install Windows XP . Advantages of using RIS for remote installation RIS mainly provides the following advantages: It can provide us with remote installation of Windows XP without having to install one by one in front of each machine. Simplified server management 3. Support recovery of the operating system in the event of a computer failure. Even if the target computer is restarted, it can maintain its Windows XP security. Of course, it has many other advantages that have little to do with the subject of this article, and will not be described here. When should I use RIS to install Windows XP? It is appropriate to choose to use RIS to install Windows XP in the following situations: 1. To install Windows XP on multiple computers, but do not want to install each machine manually. 2. When a company or organization deploys a large number of computers, you can choose RIS for automatic deployment. 3. DHCP, DNS, and Active Directory are configured on the network. (Requirements for implementing RIS) Detailed steps for remote installation of Windows XP using RIS First, to use Windows RIS to remotely install Windows XP, there must be three network services: DHCP, DNS, Active Directory, and only Windows 2000 server and update. A server operating system such as the Windows.Net Server2003 product family can run a remote installation of the operating system to the client by running RIS. The RIS client needs to be equipped with a PXE network card. When the client does not support network booting or the client's network card does not have PXE, we can use the RIS boot disk to boot the client. We need to store the Windows XP CD-ROM or Remote Installation Preparation image in the RIS server. This article mainly describes the storage of the Windows installation CD image in the RIS server. An answer file can also be stored if an automated installation is required. To perform a remote installation, we need to configure the server and client: Configuring the RIS server: The first step we need to perform is to install the RIS server if the network conditions meet the above requirements. Enter the Windows 2000 server system, open the "Control Panel", double-click "Add /Remove Programs", click "Add /Remove Windows Components" and select "RIS Server Components" to install the RIS server components, of course, you can also start by -> ; Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Set your server features for configuration (not to mention here). 2. RIS requires some necessary protocols to work properly, so if RIS components are installed on the server, the BINL, SIS, SIS Groveler, and TFTP protocols will be loaded into the server at the same time. 3. After completing the installation of the RIS server component, configure the server's RIS through the RISETUP tool: (1) Click Start -> Run, enter RISETUP in the running text box, and click OK. (2) The Remote Installation Services Setup Wizard will launch. [This wizard will help you to create the folder to be used for remote installation, as well as copy the files needed to install Windows XP Professional, configure the client's ClIEnt Installation Wizard (CIW). Screen and copy CIW files, change the registry, create the necessary volumes, and more. ] Click the "Next" button to continue the configuration. (3) The Remote Installation Folder Location dialog box will appear, which is used to locate the folder for remote installation. This folder cannot be built in the system boot partition and must be in the NTFS5 (or higher) partition. After selecting the folder for remote installation, click "Next" to continue. 1. The Initial Settings dialog box appears. There are two options. You can select "Respond to Client Computers Requesting Service" to have the server respond to the client requesting the service. If "Do not respond to unknown clIEnt computers" is selected at the same time, the server does not respond to unknown client computers. After making your selection, click "Next" to continue. (This article uses the first request to respond to the client's request as an example.) 2. The Installation Source Files Location dialog box will appear. You will need to use this step to determine the location of the Windows XP Professional distribution files. Click "Next" to continue the configuration and the Windows Installation Image Folder Name dialog box appears to determine the folder name of the Windows XP distribution file. After completing this step, click "Next" to continue. 3. The "Friendly Description and Help Text" page appears. Although you can specify the name and help text here, accepting the default FrIEndly Description and Help Text seems to be a more convenient solution. Click the "Next" button to continue. 4. Finally, the system will display RevIEw Settings, review the settings you made, and after checking, click "Finish". 5. When finished, the system will copy the installation file according to the configuration you specified, and it will be completed in a few minutes. Finally, click "Done" to end the configuration. After completing the configuration of the server's RIS, you need to use the DHCP manager to verify the RIS server and set the necessary permissions in the RIS server. You need to perform the following steps to complete these tasks: (1) Select Start -> Programs -> Management Tools -> DHCP (2) The DHCP Manager will launch, right click on your DHCP server on the left side of the framework and select "Authorize" from the explored menu to verify the RIS server. (These two steps are used to verify RIS.) (3) Select Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools - > Active Directory Users and Computers. (4) The system will launch the Active Directory Users and Computers management console, right click on the domain or organizational unit in which you want to authorize the user to create a computer account. A pop-up menu will appear, select "Delegate Control", in the Declaration of Control Wizard that appears, click "Next". When the Users and Groups dialog box appears, click the "Add..." button. A dialog box for selecting a user, computer or group will appear. Select the computer user or group to use RIS to install Windows, click the "Add..." button, confirm all additions, click "OK" to return to the Delegation of Control Wizard. User and group dialogs, click the "Next" button to continue. (5) Select the Join a Computer to a Domain check box in "Tasks to Delegate of Control" and click "Next" to continue. (6) After confirming that the configuration is all correct, click Finish. (The last 4 steps are used to set the required permissions in the RIS server, so that the user has the right to create an account in the specified domain or organizational unit.) If necessary, you can also set the installation options in the RIS server through Group Policy. Restrict images and set access control permissions for folders that contain installation images. (Note: For details on Group Policy, this article will not be described in detail. If you are interested, you can go to Microsoft Technet http://www.microsoft.com/technet or MSDN Online http://msdn.microsoft.com for more information. ) II. The necessary preparations required by the client: 1. Check that the client meets the minimum requirements for installing Windows XP Professional and the compatibility of the client hardware with Windows XP. 2. The client should be equipped with a network adapter that supports PXE. If not, or does not support booting from the network, use the Remote Installation boot disk to make a floppy disk to boot the client to start the RIS installation. 3. Confirm that you have obtained some permissions from the server to allow the specified client to create an account in one of the server's domains or organizational units. 4. Set up a network adapter for the client. It must be set to network boot in the BIOS of the client motherboard supporting PXE. Most PXE-enabled computers have a single setting option in BiOS: on, off, and on with PXE, where we should choose on with PXE. three. Start the Windows XP installer: 1. Start the client computer and select network service startup. 2. The ClIEnt Installation Wizard (CIW) is downloaded to the client computer and you can start installing the Windows XP system. In the Logon dialog, the client user must log in to the domain to select an available image to install. 3. Then select "Automatic Setup", "Custom Setup" or "Restart a previously unfinished installation" as needed. 4. In this way, the Windows XP installer will start successfully and start the installation. Summary This article gives a brief introduction to the installation of Windows XP Professional operating system via RIS in the form of Step by Step. The RIS installation service introduced by Windows 2000 system allows us to easily deploy remote installations. Of course, we can also implement remote unattended installation by setting up an answer file, which is undoubtedly convenient for our large-scale installation. Reduced total cost of ownership, so we don't have to install the system separately in front of each client. I hope that through this article, more novices can master the most basic process of installing Windows XP operating system through RIS.