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Hi there jaclaz, Going from what you said I gave WinSetupFromUSB_1-6_x64 another try, I chose the option to add my WinXPSP3.ISO and then, ticked Auto format it with FB and chose NTFS as the file system. I let it create the bootable USB again and tested with the same blinking cursor result. When checking through the options i found that this utility has RMPprepUSB so i've followed your suggestions XP/BartPE, NTFS, Boot as HDD C: 2PTNS, then chose the grub4dos box and pressed ok to any popup notifications which followed. When i tested again on my test machine I got passed the flashing cursor and got the grub4dos menu. This had the option to install Windows XP which I'm going through now. After XP is installed to my test computer. I'll have another go at making the multiboot usb WindowsXP/7/Warez

Hi, i've never really thought of it as warez but I guess you're right.

Hi there, I have a custom Windows7 image that is about 8GB in total and I have a Windows XP image that is 1.1gb. My goal is to create a multi boot USB which will display my OS's and then some other utilities like SOME WAREZ/ Trinity rescue kit. I've not yet managed to get this working. I have found some guides which i've followed using WinSetupFromUSB-1-6 and Xboot neither have been successful. WinSetupFromUSB-1-6 looked good but when I tested this in my test machine is just showed a black screen with a flashing cursor in the top left. Xboot just gave me an error and never created the disk. I've also tried rufus_v1.2.0.exe just to install my XPSP3 disk but when booting from USB it just fails and boots the installed version of windows from the HDD. To test with I have a 2gb usb and a 64gb usb. I'd like if possible all my ISO's on the 64gb usb. And if possble I'd put the XPSP3 install on the 2gb usb. My 8gb w7 will need to be on a ntfs formatted disk and I'm suspecting all these boot utilities that im trying need a fat32 partition. Can anyone give me some tips and let me know if what i'm trying to do is possible. Thanks.

Thanks both for your replies. I've managed to sort out everything with jaclaz earlier suggestion of using the Windows post install wizard. I created post install script to make the directory and copy the files i needed from copy "%wpipath%\Install\ I used this to install all the missing applications too. Has worked great so far. Thanks for all your help.

Hello. Thanks for explaining. It's much clearer now. What I thought was possible isnt, and I need to approach things differently. I'm looking into the Windows Post Install Wizard for my applications. One other question. After the windows xp deployment how would I get a folder on the root c:\install with my applications in? Do I just make one on the root of the install media called "Install" ? thanks.

Hi, I apologise for using that as an example. I was just trying to make my question more clear. I've edited the post so the file name is no longer there and i've tried to explain what it was instead. What I'm after is finding out how to turn Windows XP back into an ISO after it's been fully configured and sysprepped.

Hi, I came across this issue. If I hid the update and ran sysprep after the machine was deployed the update would unhide itself and would need to be re-hidden. I did a bit of research and testing and found that I could install the update and set a registry key to prevent the update from showing in the notification area. The below fix survives a sysprep and no users see the icon. If you just want to disable the GWX (Get Windows X) app, and keep the update installed, use the Registry Editor (Regedit) to create the following registry key and value. Or, copy and paste the following code into a text file with .reg extension, and then execute it. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx] "DisableGwx"=dword:00000001 https://www.basic.co.uk/news.nsf/items/get-rid-of-windows-10-update.htm I've tested this on Windows 7 Professional and so far it's worked great.

Hello. Thanks for taking the time to reply with a detailed answer. There are some nice new tools for me to check out there and some things I can try. I will ready through those forums that you posted too, they look quite interesting. I have been looking at adding Winxp.wim into winpe_x86.iso and have this install the wim, I may use that method but i'm trying to figure out the below mystery. I recently come across a download of an auto-install xp sp3+raid drivers+all windows updates+flash that came as a windows xp iso. Which had the same file structure as the original xp disk. It didn't look like any 3rd party software was used to create it. Someone has set up a fully updated auto-install Windows XP SP3. I'm not sure exactly how this was created. But having tested this i'm very curious on how this was put together. I haven't see any traces of nLite and the above is downloaded as an ISO. So I'm guessing the creator installed this on a VM / Physical machine and then managed to Windows update it, add flash and sysprep and somehow turn it back into an ISO. (although i'm just guessing) I would really like to learn the secrets of how it was made and mimic it in my auto install. i'm after adding some additional apps to it too citrix receiver, adobe reader, flash, java, silverlight, .net framework. I don't know if this is even possible with out some 3rd party imaging software.

Hello. I'm looking for some information about deploying a custom sysprepped image of windows xp via USB. I know this OS is old but it's still used quite a bit in businesses some legacy apps don't play well with windows 7. I'm ok with installing the reference image, configuring the software and creating the answer file. What i'm wondering about are the steps that come after that. What do I do then? I know for windows 7 i captured install.wim and replaced this on the install media sources directory. But what about windows xp? I've not seen any .wim files on the install media. I've seen a bit of software available for installing windows xp from usb. But I want a fully updated pre-configured sysprepped xp sp3 with all the latest lan/wlan drives. I know how to inject these drivers to the image already. But how do i get a fully installed/configured windows xp back to winxp.iso with all my customizations? is it possible? Please can someone assist me with the next steps. Thanks.