Re: Extra RAM Installation Blues Vol 3

"Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> pmj wrote:
>> Barbara Posted...
>>>
>>> Rather depends whether it's a "silent unattended" one or not
>>> surely? ;-)
>>
>> Yep!!!
>> I've been trying (for a long time) to get Sandra (& various
>> other people) to realise the usefulness of that sort of thing.
>> :-)
>
> Come on then, tell us the benefits pmj :-)
>
> I have 3 x desktops and 3 x laptops here (ignoring PDA's and
> RISC-PC), each has completely different h/w

Well, assuming that they all get Installed from an ordinary Install CD,
then the Unattended Install File can be used for Entering the bits of
Info that are Common to them?
Or you can prepare a different Answer File for each one, if you want.

>... and the laptops have recovery CD's/partitions.

That's fair enough.
If the Recovery Partition has the stuff (& Settings) on it that you want
to use.

> What am I going to save by using an unattended install?

It would Save you having to Enter the various differtent bits of Info
during the Install Process.

>... At the moment I boot from the CD, tell it to wipe the disk and
> do the hoovering, popping back to put in my key and network details.

Well, you can have that Information (along with teh TimeZone & Keyboard
Locale Information etc,) in the Answer File.

But yes, admittedly, if you have several *different* machines, then
using an Answer File with an Unattended Install may not have quite as
many benefits as it would for someone doing an Install on the *same*
Machine, (or group of similar machines) from time to time.

>... If I am feeling lazy I do my mail etc.
> and have a cup of tea instead of hoovering, where's the saving?

See above.
:-)

& you can also include in the Answer File a whole load more Info
& Settings & options, which normally have to be done *after* the
Install has finished.

--
pmj


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