Task 1: Copying Windows 95 Files to a Server

To place the Windows 95 source files on a server, you must run the Server-based Setup program. Using netsetup replaces the setup /a method used for Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups.

Note The procedures for Task 1 are the only steps you need to complete if you want to place Windows 95 source files on a server for installation on computers that will run Windows 95 from their local hard disks.

You can install the source files for shared Windows 95 installation on one of the following networks:

• Banyan® VINES® 5.52
• Microsoft Windows NT Server
• Novell NetWare 3.x and 4.x

You can also place the Windows 95 source files on servers for installing Windows 95 locally on the following kinds of networks:

• Artisoft® LANtastic® 5.x
• DEC™ PATHWORKS™
• IBM® OS/2® LAN Server 1.2 or greater
• Microsoft LAN Manager 2.x
• Microsoft Windows 95 peer server (for Microsoft or NetWare networks)
• SunSoft™ PC-NFS® 5.0

To get ready to copy Windows 95 source files on to a server

• From the network administrator's computer, log on to the network file server where you will place the Windows 95 source files.

  Make sure you log on with security privileges that allow you to create directories and copy files on the network file server.

To run Server-based Setup

1. Run Windows 95.
2. Insert the Windows 95 compact disc in the CD-ROM drive, and make sure that it is the active drive. Then switch to the ADMIN\NETTOOLS\NETSETUP directory.
3. In Windows Explorer, double-click NETSETUP.EXE.

   The Server-Based Setup dialog box appears so that you can begin installing source files and other tasks.

The Server-Based Setup dialog box shows the currently selected server where source files are to be installed.

The following procedure summarizes the steps for installing source files using Server-based Setup. The following sections provide details about the steps required to set up the server.

To install Windows 95 source files on a server

1. In the Server-Based Setup dialog box, click the Set Path button, and then specify the server path. Then click OK.

   The button name becomes Change Path if a server path was defined previously.

2. Click Install. Server-based Setup presents a series of dialog boxes so that you can complete these actions:
   • Set the server path where the source files are to be installed
   • Specify how users can install Windows 95 from the server — on a local hard disk, as a shared copy, or as the user chooses
   • Install Windows 95 source files in the shared directory you specify
   • Specify whether you want to create a default setup script, and then define the settings in the script, if you choose to create one
   • Provide a CD Key number for product identification

Tip After installing the Windows 95 source files in a network directory, make sure to copy any required VxDs or DLLs from other vendors into the appropriate Windows 95 subdirectory on the server. For information, see Chapter 5, "Custom, Automated, and Push Installations."