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NOTE: For automated image based deployment scripts, please refer to the
EMBR.ZIP file instead of this document.
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This document explains how to setup the BootIt NG (1.28d+) installation

diskette to ease deployment to a large number of computers.

There are several ways you can setup the installation diskette to ease
deployment. This document explains only one level, all settings, users, and
menus. If you didn't want something to migrate from the base machine such as
the default menu then between step 2 and 3 you would delete the DEFAULT.MNU
file.

Although you can deploy all the BootIt NG settings, users, registration, and
boot menus; you can *not* deploy specific changes to the partitions
themselves (including naming).

Assumptions:
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You have several machines with the same OS and partitions. You would like to
configure one of the machines with BootIt NG and then deploy it (BootIt NG
settings) to the other machines.

Step 1
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Configure BootIt NG on one of the machines. Once all settings/users/boot
menus are created and working, move on to step 2.

Step 2
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Use the Backup option on the BootIt NG desktop to backup BootIt NG to the
diskette drive. To do this check the "BootIt NG" box then click OK.

When it asks for a diskette, use your BootIt NG installation diskette as the
target.

When it says files exist, choose the None option.

Once the backup completes, continue with step 3.

Step 3
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In this step you'll create an auto response file for BootIt NG setup to use.

Create a text file named AUTORESP.BNG on the BootIt NG installation diskette.

You can use notepad or your favorite text editor to do this.

When installation finds this file on the diskette it knows it can proceed
without asking serveral questions and that it should configure the machine
to match the base machine you configured in Step 1.

You can override the default settings and/or the settings from the base
machine by adding the following items to AUTORESP.BNG:

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LimitPrimaries=0 - Don't limit primaries
or
LimitPrimaries=1 - Limit primaries (if possible) (**)
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EMBRMPartition=DS - Install to dedicated if possible otherwise shared.
or
EMBRMPartition=SD - Install to shared if possible otherwise dedicated.
or
EMBRMPartition=D - Dedicated if possible otherwise ask if shared is okay.(*)
or
EMBRMPartition=S - Shared if possible otherwise ask if dedicated is okay.
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MouseTest=0 - No mouse test.
or
MouseTest=1 - Perform mouse test (*)
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IgnoreBackupFail=0 - Won't prompt with warning if backups fail.
or
IgnoreBackupFail=1 - Will prompt with warning if backups fail. (*)
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(*) Default.
(**) Default unless overridden by base machine.

Note that only the first three characters are actually used so "Lim=0" is the
same as "LimitPrimaries=0".