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http://www.setupstudio.net/Features.aspx features main application screenshot Windows Basic Setup Automatic Windows type detection The detection mechanism detects over 700 license, build, SP and language variants. Windows setup settings Complete support for basic Windows setup settings such as EULA, serial number, registered Owner and Organization, Computer Name, Regional settings, Network settings, and User accounts. main application screenshot Service Packs and hotfixes Pre-SP, SP1 and SP2 support Allows to add a service pack for all Windows builds. Manual addition and download support Possibility to add both the SP and the hotfixes manually or through download. MD5 check mechanism Prevents adding a wrong SP to the project in both manual and download addition methods. One click update Download the service pack and load it into the project with a click of a button. Hotfixes WebUpdate WebUpdate is similar in its principles to the Window Update site. You are presented with a series of hotfixes from which you choose what to install. Hotfix cache Hotfixes that were at least once downloaded, are stored in a cache. In case you create an another project, hotfixes that are resolved as valid are not downloaded again and you accomplish the update in a few seconds. Hotfix revisions Even if the cache already contains a hotfix, if there is a new revision or build (this happens occasionally), Setup Studio automatically downloads the new build and adds it to the project and the cache for future use. Hotfix information You can find out about hotfixes in MS knowledge Base by clicking on the "i" icon in the hotfix list. Custom hotfixes You can also add a custom hotfix to the project and specify a installation switch for it. Hotfix list Update The Update revises your hotfix list in the project. Since this project was created in the past, its hotfix list is possibly not up-to-date. therefore, The Hotfix Update deletes all expired hotfixes, downloads hotfixes with new revision and also new hotfixes that are missing. Finally it reorders the installation list according to the recent order on Windows Update size. main application screenshot Drivers All driver types supported Setup Studio support standard drivers, mass storage drivers as well as drivers that have an executable installer. Various modes for driver addition Allows you to add a single driver, add a driver from a previous driver search and also from a preloaded DriverPack. Search mode The Search mode saves your time. Just select a folder and Setup Studio will look for all drivers in it and show the list of found drivers. DriverPack support You can open a DriverPack, select a driver from it and load it into the project. Custom names You can change the name of the driver in the list for you convenience and easier orientation. Driver information You can find various information about the driver in the driver list such as version, manufacturer, release data, HW class and Windows compatibility. Native support Executable drivers such as NVIDIA and ATI drivers are natively supported. You simply add them to the project and the rest is done by Setup Studio. main application screenshot Programs Installation modes Setup Studio supports three unattended installation modes - native, compatible and foreign. Native mode If the program is already known to Setup Studio, you just have to add its installation files into the program list. Compatible mode You add the program and select an installation algorithm from one of the known, natively supported programs. This is useful in case the program is not in the database but it is probable that it will be successfully installed anyway. Foreign mode Add the program into the project and provide the installation data such as the installation switch, name etc.. Installation order change In case there is a dependency between some of your installed programs, you can reorder them according to your needs. Search mode You can tell Setup Studio to search in a given folder for all natively supported programs. After that, you are presented with a search list and you can add all the programs to the project at once. main application screenshot Windows Configuration Control Panel concept All Windows configuration settings are available in a Control Panel interface style. UI similarity Dialogs are almost 95 percent similar to Windows User Interface for easy orientation and options selection. the rest is optimized for better experience. Dialog docking For an even easier selection, you can dock the dialog into the main workspace to the right part of the screen. main application screenshot Tweaks Pure "non-UI" tweaks Compared to other tweaking solutions, our collection contains only real tweaks for settings not normally available through the Windows user interface. main application screenshot Advanced Tasks Special Windows Setup options Change some of the more specific options for basic windows setup such as formatting the hard drive, Autoactivation, Autologon etc. OEM options Support for "Out Of the Box Experience" and OEM customization. Engine options Set options for Setup Studio Engine installation behavior such as level of interactivity, program selection page etc. main application screenshot Data preserver Preserve your personal data Data preserver allows you to preserve and transfer your personal data into a new installation. The data is automatically restored into its appropriate location during the installation process by the Engine. Drag and drop Data preserver supports Drag and drop. You can drag an item from Windows and move it into the backup list instantly. main application screenshot Finalization Drives Support The finalization module supports all CD-RW and DVD-RW drives on the market. ISO Creation You can create an ISO image of your installation project and burn it later. Batch processing With the help of Batch processing you can create multiple media from one project and at the same time differentiate them according to the computers they are assigned to. You can assign a media label, computer name, serial number and IP Address to every particular medium. main application screenshot Slipstreamer Automated Service pack integration Slipstreamer allows you to integrate the service pack directly into the operating system installation build and create a more up-to-date version of Windows for your unattended project. Built-in service pack download You do not need to search for service packs; it is possible to download them directly in Setup Studio. Various building modes You can create an installation media, ISO image, or you can only update the Windows source package without creating a new package. Burning included It is possible to burn the slipstreamed Windows build onto a media instantly. main application screenshot DriverPack Creator Easy DrivePack creation DriverPacks are packages of handpicked drivers bundled together for easier manipulation and consistency. DriverPacks help you create projects that support a very broad range of hardware within a single project. Integrated in Setup Studio DriverPacks are supported in the Drivers module. You can extract a driver from the driver pack very easily and add it to the project. main application screenshot Setup Studio Backup Easy to use standalone backup tool In case your data exceeds the capacity needed for preserving the data in the project, you can create a separate backup file and restore the data manually. Custom restore paths You can change the restore path for every item in the backup list and even select custom root extraction folder. Drag and drop Setup Studio Backup supports drag and drop for easy data addition. main application screenshot ISO Burner Projects ISO burning ISO Burner allows you to burn previously created project ISO images onto the media. main application screenshot Project Concept Multiple projects support You can work on more unattended projects at once. Just save your whole work as a project and open it later. Direct mode Setup Studio uses direct project manipulation. Due to the typical project sizes that often exceed 1 GB, projects are not loaded into memory. On the contrary, all changes are instantly valid. Setup Studio uses direct access. Therefore a "Save" button is not needed. Should you encounter a crash, you consequently do not need to recover the project. Export/Import It is possible to export the whole project into a single file and transfer it to another computer very easily. This ensures that the project integrity remains intact. Import from Setup Studio CD/DVD You can import a project from a CD or DVD made by Setup Studio back into the program to add additional enhancements and programs to the project. main application screenshot Installation Engine Installation Engine Setup Studio uses a specialized graphical user interface for unattended installation that is launched the moment the basic Windows setup is completed. The Engine installs everything from patches to programs and performs all the advanced tasks that are not part of basic Windows setup. Standard mode/Interactive mode Standard mode provides comprehensive information about the installation. While the Standard Mode is completely unattended, the Interactive Mode provides interactivity and allows the user to actively influence the installation and interact with it. Minimode You can switch to Minimode to gain access to the background, dialogs and processes. This is useful for resolving problems that might occur during the installation. Engine Report The Installation Engine provides you with a complete Report after it finishes. You can review the project installation summary or the full log. main application screenshot Engine Script Actions Robust scripting system Each installation task consists of series of actions. This concept gives you great flexibility in supporting programs that require more complex scripts in order to be successfully installed. main application screenshot Database Hotfixes, drivers and programs database Setup Studio maintains a database of some of the most important hotfixes, drivers and programs. You don't have to search for installation switches, they are already there. Updates A very flexible update system allows you to download new signatures and support for newly released programs.

well the answer is simple.. I have been a Microsoft Beta tester for 5 years and more.. seeing a Longhorn ver 4015 was when they started building it.. so 4 years is my guess.