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Is it possible to install NT without using boot disks or temp files?

April 26, 2017boot disks files install NT possible

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Is it possible to install NT without using boot disks or temp files?

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A. This is not possible on the Intel platform. On Intel you can either have it not using disks (winnt(32) /b) or not using temp files but not both. On the Alpha platform, it is possible to boot from the retail or MSDN CD of NT 4.0 and install so no boot disks or temp files are used. The Compaq servers allow you to boot off of the CD, by making the CD a bootable device. Other hardware may also be able to do this, it will depend on the motherboard.