image - based installation
C:\Windows\Sysprep\ See the "Sysprep Files" section for reference here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc961056.aspx
winnt.sif
winnt.sif
c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe
An .MSI file usually is a Microsoft Windows installation file, associated with "Windows Installer." It contains control information that identifies several installation criteria for a Windows application.
You would use the partition FAT.
Yes. It is used for an unattended installation of Windows 2000/XP.
In Microsoft Windows NT, you can automate the installation of a domain controller using unattended Setup, or while performing a normal, attended installation.
unattended
winnt.sif
winnt.sif
The function of this file is to provide information for the installment of Windows 9xMe.