System 7.x: How to Prepare a Network Install Folder

Yes. There is only one version of the Installer and it can be setup to perform a network installation. This same process works for all versions of System 7.

This is how you do it:

1. Create a folder called Net Install on a shared volume.

2. Drag all disk images needed for the installation (all disks except the Disk Tools disk) to the Net Install folder. A folder will be created inside the Net Install folder that corresponds to each diskette.

3. Drag the Installer and the Install script from the Install Me First or Install 1 diskette to the top level of the Net Install folder.

4. The Net Install folder is now prepared for remote users to use for performing system software installations. Once they log into the remote volume, they double click the Installer icon and the installation process will run.