[Unattended Install vs. Norton Ghost]

Im making an unatteded install DVD.

Going to use that as the Install for new PC's.

After the install, I do the ghost image, as always.

There is other apps that are equally good I guess but

I have yet to try, I heard ImageDrive is an app that

actually compresses the image more than Ghost,

go figure, im just use to using the ghost by now.

Recently got me new hardware and I had to try if it boots up with

the ghost image from the older PC, it didnt. Maybe there's a workaround

for that, but now I find the Custom Unattended more interesting,

maybe because it will work on most PC's and I can Customise the setup too.

"Normal" install from my XP Pro cd takes some time

but thats not all, I also have to install them apps I like,

firefox, incredimail, firewall/antivir, huge audio-apps (samples up to gigabytes)

and of cource, tweak the helll out of it,

disable most of the services I dont need etc.

and that will take a lot of time if done manually.

Ghost image takes about 10 to 20 min. to throw on the partition, depends on the size,

and it can be burned on several cd's or dvd-r's, which is cool if one has

many gigabytes of extra programs.

The next move now is for me to make a Xp Pro unattended booting

from a dvd so I can automatically install my favorite apps, all of them.

I got a unattended CD that works allready, was pretty basic, but

now I want more, he he, custom Setup screen with all the bells and whistles...

I know I could strip down the Xp a lot to make a room for my favorite

audio apps, but I wont, I want to have the

opportunity to install Win. Components later if I needed.

Sounds a bit silly but thats the way things are.

Simply, Ghost is pretty easy and fast to use, perfect way of making a backup,

but my Unattended install will probably work better on other PC's etc.

laters...

[Bitdefender 7.2 install]

Ah, thanks a lot. I found the key now.

I'll be back here if I dont make the install work for me

...laters.

[Bitdefender 7.2 install]

Hey hey.

Im new here so I just have to ask some more questions about this, its a tradition, really.

I got just about everything lookin good on the folders to make the ISO,

using RunOnceEx.cmd to install some apps and the registry tweaks,

just like the amazing guide says... Going to test it on the VMware Workstation later.

The last app. I want to be installed, before the the reboot is

also BitDefender 7.2.

So, how exactly im gonna go about this if you ppl dont mind me asking?

Here's some things that are currently on the shade in my brains:

I have the BiDef. installed allready in my PC, where do I find the key?

In registry perhaps?

If so, where? I did a search but I didnt find it and I assume im looking in the wrong

places...

Whats the talk about win.ini file? And the sfx?

Self Exracting something-something...?

I got a feeling there's something about this I have completely missed...

It would be great if some of you could tell me how exactly you go on about

the install.

Cheers.