another possible work around
install with shared cdrom or network.
or take a look at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/ntwrkstn/proddocs/start/xsh05.mspx?mfr=true

replace the nt server part with whatever you got and modify accordingly:
You can definitely install NTW via LAN, using one tool built into NT Server
and another from the NT Resource Kit. There's always 3rd party software
available to do the same thing, but the MS Client 3.0 software just happens
to come free with NT Server. The price, as they say, is right.

First, format a bootable DOS diskette. Take it to your NT Server. Run the
Network Client Administrator from the Administrative Tools menu. Have your
NT Server source tree of files (which you copied from the CD) available and
shared. Choose to make a network installation startup disk.

Now, choose the NIC that your NT Workstation has and follow the prompts,
selecting the network protocol you use. After the diskette is made, modify
the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to map a drive to the share point on your network for
the NT Workstation source files, wherever WINNT.EXE is. Test your diskette
by booting it on one of the new machines where NT Workstation is to be
installed.

Go back to the NT Server and run the SETUPMGR.EXE tool from the Resource
Kit. This will prompt you to make an Unattended Installation Information
file, commonly referred to as UNATTEND.TXT. Modify your diskette's
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to include the /u: switch and your unattend.txt file, e.g.
z:\NTW\WINNT.EXE /u:UNATTEND.TXT. Make a separate UNATTEND.TXT file for each
machine if you wish, or make "Uniqueness Database Files" to cover what is
different among the workstations, such as computer name.

If you have a TechNet CD handy, (you do have one, right?) search for
references 155197:Unattended Setup Parameters for Unattend.txt File and
142857:How to Create a Network Installation Boot Disk for more information