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Making a custom XP cd
tinjaw:
Thanks for the info Nighted. I have two boxes that are on my todo list to put WinXP on for software testing. Maybe I will use nLite when I do it to see what it has to offer.
MrCrispy:
I just made my custom xp cd -
- RyanVm's update packs (ryanvm.net) for post sp2 updates, IE7 and othe rmisc tweaks
- used nLite to remove all kinds of junk and make it unattended (except for cd key)
- added all the drivers from driverpacks.net
Total size was 350MB with no major compoents removed from xp! Tested under VirtualBox and it works great. My next step will be to make one with sp3 rc integrated.
Deozaan:
I think you mean RAID. XP supports SATA interfaces.
You can integrate drivers into your XP install disc. Then they are automatically installed when you load Windows, no floppy drive or interaction needed.
-Nighted (November 27, 2007, 04:16 PM)
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There's always the chance that I could be wrong, but my hard drives are not set up in a RAID. I just tried to install XP SP2 on my SATA drive and windows didn't recognize the drive.
I tried using nLite to make an install CD with the drivers but I kept getting BSODs during the install or upon booting up.
f0dder:
Deozaan: unfortunately it's possible to remove critical stuff with nLite so you get boottime BSODs, but if you only integrate drivers/hotfixes and don't mess with anything else, then that shouldn't happen.
Once you get into component removing, be careful, and test in vmware before installing :)
Deozaan:
Deozaan: unfortunately it's possible to remove critical stuff with nLite so you get boottime BSODs, but if you only integrate drivers/hotfixes and don't mess with anything else, then that shouldn't happen.
Once you get into component removing, be careful, and test in vmware before installing :)
-f0dder (November 28, 2007, 04:01 PM)
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Problem with VMWare to test is that it uses virtual hardware, so there was no way to test if my SATA drivers would work. At least not to my knowledge. But now that you mention it, maybe I did get the SATA drivers working and I caused BSODs from removing stuff.
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