Lesson 2: Installing Windows 2000 from a CD-ROM

This lesson looks at the four-stage process of installing Windows 2000 from a CD-ROM. These four stages are as follows: run the Setup program, run the Setup wizard, install Windows networking, and complete the Setup program. After you learn about these four stages, you will install Windows 2000 on your computer.

Installing Windows 2000 is a four-step process that combines the Setup program, wizards, and informational screens to complete the installation.

Installing Windows 2000 from a CD-ROM onto a clean hard disk consists of these four stages:

1. Run the Setup program.

The Setup program prepares the hard disk for later stages of installation and copies the necessary files to run the Setup wizard.

2. Run the Setup wizard.

The Setup wizard requests setup information about the computer, which includes names, passwords, licensing modes, and so on.

3. Install Windows 2000 networking.

After gathering information about the computer, the Setup wizard prompts you for networking information and then installs the networking components so that the computer can communicate with other computers on the network.

4. Complete the Setup program.

To complete the installation, Setup copies files to the hard disk and configures the computer. The system restarts after installation is complete.

Each of these four steps is covered in more detail in the following sections.

To start Setup, use the Setup boot disks. Insert the disk labeled Setup Disk 1 into drive A, and then turn on, or restart, the computer. If your computer supports booting from a CD-ROM drive, you can also start the installation by using the Windows 2000 CD-ROM.

The following steps describe running the Setup program on a clean disk drive (see Figure 2.4):

Figure 2.4 Steps in the Setup program

1. After the computer starts, a minimal version of Windows 2000 is copied into memory.
2. This version of Windows 2000 starts the text-mode portion of the Setup program and prompts you to read and accept a licensing agreement.
3. Setup prompts you to select the partition on which to install Windows 2000. You can select an existing partition or create a new partition by using unpartitioned space on the hard disk.
4. After you create the installation partition, Setup prompts you to select a file system for the new partition. Then, Setup formats the partition with the selected file system.
5. After formatting the Windows 2000 partition, Setup copies files to the hard disk and saves configuration information.
6. Setup restarts the computer and then starts the Windows 2000 Server Setup wizard, the graphical-user-interface-(GUI)-mode portion of Setup. As in Windows NT 4.0, by default the Windows 2000 operating system files are installed in the C:\Winnt folder.

The GUI-based Windows 2000 Setup wizard leads you through the next stage of the installation process. It gathers information about you, your organization, and your computer.

After installing Windows 2000 security features and installing and configuring devices, the Windows 2000 Setup wizard asks you to provide the following information:

• Regional settings. Customize language, locale, and keyboard settings. You can configure Windows 2000 to use multiple languages and regional settings.
• Name and organization. Enter the name of the person and the organization to which this copy of Windows 2000 is licensed.
• Licensing mode. Select Per Server or Per Seat licensing. If you select Per Server, you must enter the number of Client Access Licenses that were purchased for this server. Each connection requires a Client Access License.
• Computer name. Enter a computer name. The computer name must be different from other computer, workgroup, or domain names on the network. If your computer has the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking protocol installed, then the computer name can be up to 63 characters in length, but should only contain the numbers 0 - 9, the letters A - Z and a - z, and hyphens. Using other characters may prevent users from locating the computer on the network. If your network is using the Microsoft DNS Server, you can use any characters except the period. If other networking protocols are installed without TCP/IP, then the computer name is limited to 15 characters. The Windows 2000 Setup wizard displays a default name, using the organization name that you entered earlier in the setup process.
• Password for Administrator account. Specify a password for the Administrator user account, which the Windows 2000 Setup wizard creates during installation. The password can be up to 14 characters in length and is case sensitive. Since the Administrator account provides administrative privileges that are required to manage the computer, make it a difficult password to guess. Microsoft recommends mixing uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols (for example Rp9*w7).
• Windows 2000 optional components. Add or remove additional components during the installation of Windows 2000.

• Time and date. Select the appropriate time zone, and adjust the date and time settings, if necessary.

After you complete this step in the installation, the Windows 2000 Setup wizard starts to install the Windows networking components.

After gathering information about your computer, the Windows 2000 Setup wizard guides you through installing the Windows 2000 networking components (see Figure 2.5).

Figure 2.5 Installing Windows 2000 networking components

The following list describes the steps for installing Windows 2000 networking:

1. Detect network adapter cards. The Windows 2000 Setup wizard detects and configures any network adapter cards that are installed on the computer. After configuring network adapters, it locates a server running the DHCP Service (DHCP server) on the network.
2. Select networking components. Choose to install networking components with typical or customized settings. The typical installation includes the following options:

• Client for Microsoft Networks. This component allows your computer to gain access to network resources.
• File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. This component allows other computers to gain access to file and print resources on your computer.
• TCP/IP. This protocol is the default networking protocol that allows your computer to communicate over local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs).

You can install other clients, services, and network protocols (such as NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface [NetBEUI], AppleTalk, and NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS-compatible transport) now or anytime after you install Windows 2000.

3. Join a workgroup or domain. If you create a computer account in the domain for your computer during the installation, the Windows 2000 Setup wizard prompts you for the name and password.
4. Install components. The Windows 2000 Setup wizard installs and configures the Windows networking components that you selected.

After installing the networking components, the Windows 2000 Setup wizard automatically starts the final steps in the installation process (see Figure 2.6).

The following list describes the tasks involved in completing the installation:

1. Copy files. Setup copies any remaining files, such as accessories and bitmaps.
2. Configure the computer. Setup applies the configuration settings that you specified in the Windows 2000 Setup wizard.
3. Save the configuration. Setup saves your configuration settings to the local hard disk. The next time that you start Windows 2000, the computer will use this configuration automatically.
4. Remove temporary files. To save hard disk space, Setup deletes any files that it installed for use only during installation.



Figure 2.6 The final steps in completing the installation

5. Restart the computer. After completing the preceding steps, Setup restarts the computer. This finishes the installation of a stand-alone or member server from a CD-ROM.

In this practice, you install Windows 2000 Server from a CD-ROM.

1. Insert the Windows 2000 Server beta CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Insert the disk labeled Setup Boot Disk into drive A, and then turn on, or restart, the computer.
3. When prompted, insert Setup Disk 2 into drive A and proceed as directed with the other two Setup disks.
4. When Setup displays the Setup Notification message, read it, and then press Enter to continue.

Setup displays the Welcome To Setup screen.

Notice that, in addition to the initial installation of Windows 2000, you can use Windows 2000 Setup to repair or recover a damaged Windows 2000 installation.

5. Read the Welcome To Setup screen and press Enter to continue.

Setup displays the License Agreement screen.

6. Read the license agreement, and then press F8 to agree with the licensing terms.

Setup displays the Windows 2000 Server Setup screen, prompting you to select an area of free space or an existing partition on which to install Windows 2000. This stage of Setup provides a way for you to create and delete partitions on your hard disk.

7. Ensure that the C: partition is selected and then press Enter to select the C: partition.

Setup displays a list of file system choices.

8. Ensure that the NTFS file system option is highlighted and press Enter.

Setup examines the hard drive, formats the selected partition, and then copies files to the Windows 2000 installation folders.

9. When Setup prompts you to restart the computer, remove all the disks from the disk drives, and then press Enter.

The computer restarts. A message box appears prompting you to insert the CD-ROM labeled Windows 2000 Advanced Server into your CD-ROM drive.

1. Insert the CD-ROM labeled Windows 2000 Server into your CD-ROM drive, and then click OK.

The Windows 2000 Server Setup wizard appears.

2. Click Next to continue, unless Setup has already moved to the next page.

Setup configures NTFS folder and file permissions for the operating system files, detects the hardware devices in the computer, and then installs and configures device drivers to support the detected hardware. This process will take several minutes.

Setup prompts you to customize Windows 2000 for different system locale, user locale, and keyboard layout settings.

3. Select the appropriate system locale, user locale, and keyboard layout or ensure that they are correct for your language and location, and then click Next to continue.

Setup displays the Personalize Your Software page, prompting you for your name and organization name. Setup uses your organization name to generate the default computer name. Many applications that you install later will use this information for product registration and document identification.

4. In the Name box, type your name; in the Organization box, type the name of your organization; and then click Next.

Setup displays the Licensing Modes page.

5. Click Per Server. Number Of Concurrent Connections, enter 30 for the number of concurrent connections, and then click Next.

Setup displays the Computer Name And Administrator Password page.

6. Type Server1 in the Computer Name box.

If your computer is on a network, check with the network administrator before assigning a name to your computer. Throughout the rest of this self-paced training kit, the practice sections will refer to Server1. If you do not name your computer Server1, everywhere the materials reference Server1, you will have to substitute the name of your computer.

7. In the Administrator Password box and in the Confirm Password box, type password, and then click Next.

Setup displays the Windows 2000 Components page indicating components that will be installed by default. You can use the components page to add or remove components.

8. Click Next to continue.

Setup displays the Modem Dialing Information page.

9. In the What Area Code (Or City Code) Are You In Now? box, type your appropriate area or city code.
10. In the If You Dial A Number To Get An Outside Line, What Is It? box, type the number you dial to get an outside line. If this option doesn't apply to your phone line, leave the box empty.
11. Select either the Tone Dialing option or the Pulse Dialing option, and then click Next.

The Date And Time Settings page appears.

12. Set the appropriate date and time for your location.
13. Under Time Zone, select the time zone for your location.
14. Select the Automatically Adjust Clock For Daylight Saving Changes check box if you want Windows 2000 to automatically change the time on your computer for daylight saving time changes, and then click Next.

Setup displays the Networking Settings page and begins to install the networking components.

15. When prompted, ensure that Typical Settings is selected, and then click Next.

Setup displays the Workgroup Or Computer Domain page.

In this practice you are installing Windows 2000 Server as a stand-alone server in a workgroup. In a later practice, you will create and join a new Windows 2000 domain.

16. On the Workgroup Or Computer Domain page, make sure that No, This Computer Is Not On A Network, Or Is On A Network Without A Domain is selected, that the workgroup name is WORKGROUP, and then click Next.

Setup displays the Installing Components page, displaying the status as Setup installs and configures the remaining operating system components according to the options that you have specified. This process will take several minutes.

Setup then displays the Performing Final Tasks page and displays the status as Setup installs the Start menu items, registers components, saves settings and deletes temporary files.

Setup displays the Completing The Windows 2000 Setup Wizard page.

17. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive, and then click Finish to continue setting up Windows 2000 Server.

The computer restarts.

1. Log on by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
2. In the Log On To Windows dialog box, in the User Name box, type Administrator, if necessary, and in the Password box, type password
3. Click OK.

The Windows 2000 Configure Your Server window appears.

4. Click I Will Configure This Server Later, and then click Next to continue to the next wizard page.
5. Clear the Show This Screen At Startup check box, and then close the Windows 2000 Configure Your Server window.

Installing Windows 2000 Server is a four-stage process. The four stages are as follows: run the Setup program, run the Setup wizard, install Windows 2000 networking, and complete the Setup program.

To start Setup, insert Setup Disk 1 into drive A, or if your computer supports booting from a CD-ROM, insert the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and turn on, or restart, the computer. A minimal version of Windows 2000 is copied into memory and starts the Setup program. Setup then starts the text-mode portion of Setup, prompts you to read and accept a licensing agreement, to select the partition on which to install Windows 2000, and to select a file system for the new partition. Setup copies files to the hard disk, saves configuration information, restarts the computer, and then starts the Windows 2000 Setup wizard, the GUI-mode portion of Setup.

After installing Windows 2000 security features and installing and configuring devices, the Windows 2000 Setup wizard prompts you for information about you, your organization, and your computer. The information requested includes the following: language, locale, and keyboard settings, the name of the person and the organization to which this copy of Windows 2000 is licensed, the licensing mode, the computer name, the password for the Administrator user account, and any Windows 2000 optional components you want to install.

The third stage is the installation of Windows 2000 networking. The Setup wizard detects and configures any network adapter cards that are installed in the computer, and prompts you to choose to install networking components with typical or customized settings. By default, the client for Microsoft networks, the file and printer sharing for Microsoft networks, and TCP/IP are installed. You can choose to install other clients, services, and network protocols now or anytime after you install Windows 2000. The Setup wizard also prompts you to decide whether the computer will join a workgroup or domain, and then installs and configures the Windows networking components that you selected.

During the last stage, completing the installation, Setup copies any remaining files, such as accessories and bitmaps, applies the configuration settings that you specified, saves your configuration settings to the local hard disk, deletes any files that it installed for use only during installation, and restarts the computer. This finishes the installation of a stand-alone or member server from a CD-ROM.

After you log on, Windows 2000 displays the Configure Your Server window, which allows you to further configure your computer. This step completes the installation of Windows 2000 from a CD-ROM as a stand-alone or member server.