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Q250237: Using ScriptIt.exe to Automate Setup of Partitions and Printers

Article: Q250237
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
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Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article discusses use of the ScriptIt.exe utility to automate the setup of
partitions and printers with Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0.

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The ScriptIt.exe utility is a tool for automating interactive software
installations and system configuration tasks that are not part of the current
Unattend or Deployment process provided with Windows NT 4.0. ScriptIt can be
used to start a process, monitor the window titles of active processes, and when
appropriate send a set of keystrokes to the correct window.

You can download the ScriptIt.exe utility from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/winnt/

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Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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