Setting up an unattended network Windows XP install

2 . Answers? You want answers? Once you've finished answering all of those setup questions, the wizard proceeds to copy all of the necessary installation files to the distribution folder specified earlier in the process. It also produces the all important answer file, an example of which can be seen above. It might look unimpressive but it does the job and there's a whole lot more you can do with it. If you're so inclined, the file can be modified to auto-activate XP, for instance, or automate the installation of third party drivers and applications. In the above answer file, for instance, we've added an extra line under GuiRunOnce. This fires up a batch file that runs a silent install of several standard applications. You could automate the installation of Microsoft Office in this way if you wanted to.