View Full Version : How would I go about creating a pretweaked install of XP?
afireinside
10-03-2005, 11:45 PM
How would I make an XP pro disk with everything already removed? Like all the reg tweaks, ricky tweak, and other changes? Just install it, install drivers, ghost, and go? I'm sick of having to re-do everything every time I change hardware...
mrlobber
10-04-2005, 12:08 AM
Ghost would be one choice (for example, a clean Win install with all the tweaks and benchmarking software, just drivers left to be installed accordingly to 3d benching or whatever).
The other way would be to create an unattended install cd: http://unattended.msfn.org. Not sure, how much tweaking you're able to put in there, although registry tweaks are certainly possible.
afireinside
10-04-2005, 12:34 AM
Wouldn't ghost be bad since you install it on say NF3, ghost, then switch to NF4, load the ghost from NF3 pre drivers, and windows would freak out "OH NOEZ NEW HARDWARE DETECTED TIME TO CRASH!!!"?
dicecca112
10-04-2005, 04:38 AM
try using nlite
i found nemo
10-04-2005, 06:10 AM
^^^^ what he said
D_o_S
10-04-2005, 12:29 PM
Yep, nLite works great.
Ugly n Grey
10-04-2005, 01:47 PM
I use Barts ..... pretty powerful tool
[XC] moddolicous
10-04-2005, 04:14 PM
I use Barts ..... pretty powerful tool
Never heard of Barts. :(
I use Nlite and it works fine and is pretty easy to figure out. There are porbably some tweaks that u wont be able to do on nlite though.
Ugly n Grey
10-04-2005, 04:37 PM
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
Is a great overview... Windows crumbles before the power of Barts!!!!! All hail Barts!!! Barts will take over the world...
ermmm uhmmm... well anyhow it's pretty darn good...
i found nemo
10-04-2005, 04:56 PM
just so you know, even though it's a bit off topic barts no work for win 64-bit. or so i hear
There was a walk through on overclockers.com that MrB wrote up.
here (http://overclockers.com/tips1158/) and here (http://www.overclockers.com/tips1167/).
Ive used that to create an auto-install disc, not totally what you're wanting, but should be editable to what you do want.
Couple other links here (http://jdeboeck.msfnhosting.com/) and here (http://www.unattended.msfn.org/).
Going to check out that 'Barts' too personally.
Ugly n Grey
10-05-2005, 06:34 AM
It can also be used for things like forcing redect of new hardware on your existing installation, editing and fixing a broken install, it's very cool. I use it a lot and I have the official windows PE environment tools from microsoft, and this is better in my opinion.
D_o_S
10-05-2005, 07:40 AM
Yeah, I've tried Barts PE too, a very useful program when Windows refuses to boot.