SmarterStart - a fully automated Compaq and Windows 2000 CD based build.
If you have many servers to configure, and you have identical configurations, wouldn't it be great to simply stick a CD in one, go do something else, and come back to fully configured servers, with Windows and all the Compaq drivers installed?

Now you can. I like to call it, "Smarterstart".

SmarterStart installer :
Download {3,244kb} - Link Updated 13/10/2004

Distributing the whole ISO image has been virtually impossible, so I've put together a series of install scripts that auto-generate the ISO image for you.All you need is:

* a Compaq SmartStart server setup CD
* a copy of Windows 2000 server
* a PC that can write CDs
* The smarterstart installer package
* a blank CD
* Some servers to configure.

(Many thanks, once again, to Bart Lagerweij for allowing me to distribute CDRPack 1.2 with the installer.This makes the process infinitely easier.)

So, here's what you do:
1) Download SmarterStart installer.
2) Unzip the files and folders to your local hard drive.
3) Run CREATE.BAT
4) Insert each disc when prompted.
5) modify your unattend.txt to initiate the Compaq agents
6) Create the CD image and write the CD
7) sit back and relax as your servers build fully automagically before your very eyes!

Contact m
e with any queries. I always read and answer e-mail.

If you find the process useful, please consider donating using the paypal link below.

Original SmarterStart documentation              :
Download (280k) {removed for now - Updated soon}

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