Network installations operate in much the same way that they did in Windows NT 4.0. There are still the following three requirements for starting a network installation:

The steps for network installation are also nearly the same:

  1. Use network client software to start the local computer.
  2. Connect to the distribution server.
  3. Run Winnt.exe to start the Setup program.
  4. Winnt.exe creates the $Win_nt$.~ls temporary folder, then copies the Windows 2000 installation files to the temporary folder. Setup does not create the Setup floppy disks as it did in Windows NT 4.0.

  5. Setup restarts the local computer, and begins installing Windows 2000.