You must prepare for the unattended installation of Windows 2000 by performing some initial steps before you preinstall Windows 2000. Choose a computer to use as the master computer and configure the boot order in the BIOS with the CD-ROM drive as the first device, the hard drive as the second device, and the floppy drive as the third device. Insert the Windows 2000 Professional CD into the CD-ROM drive of the master computer. Start the master computer so that it starts from the CD-ROM drive.
Setup starts automatically.
At the conclusion of the first three phases of Setup, the operating system is completely installed. Click Setupmgr.exe to start the Setup Manager Wizard and create a new answer file. No, this answer file will be used to install from a CD and click Next to move into the Answer File screen. Now you are ready to preinstall Windows 2000. This is necessary to fully automate the installation of Windows 2000.