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. On the target computer you want to preinstall, 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.
Setup starts automatically.
At the conclusion of the first three phases of Setup, the operating system is completely installed. Remove the floppy disk. Restart the computer and boot into Windows 2000 to audit the system and manually brand it before you run Sysprep and ship it to your customer. Replace the Manufacturer, Model, SupportURL, and LocalFile information with your company information. Be careful not to leave any trailing spaces after your company name.