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unattended
Yes. It is used for an unattended installation of Windows 2000/XP.
A script is a file that contains a set of commands to be performed. Instead of you manually entering all of the commands into the console, the script is run and does it automatically.
answer file
An unattend fileWindows Server 2008: Answer File
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.
.bat indicates a batch file, which is a script. You can see what it contains by opening it with a text editor, such as notepad.
In general each command in a script file is on a separate line, so it is terminated with a line terminator character (put it automatically when you press the Enter key). Unlike some programming languages, a script file does not need a special terminator for the end of the line.
A .sh file is a shell script.
An attended installation is one in which someone is present at the computer and will answer questions / select options while installing. This is in contrast to an unattended installation, where the installer reads an answer file and thus no one needs to be present.
It is a file that installs a program.
The i386 folder is contained on a Windows installation disc, and contains all the necessary files to perform an installation of Microsoft Windows.