Windows 2000 SP4 install speed-up

[caps_buster]

At start of instalation of Windows 2000 SP4 (well, that same is true for many windows anyway) is the install loading drivers for many and many and many different hardware configurations, only to not use them - well, mostly ever. Like SCSI Floppy drive Many SCSI adapters. So if I did not intend to ever use the install CD on any SCSI-machine, should I remove these drivers?

And if yes, then... how? Just modify the install script or something like that?

[GrofLuigi]

1

2

3

There's got to be something in there for you.

I bet on 3.

GL

[caps_buster]

Yes, the 3rd link is fantastic, however I do have MANY questions there and I hope somebody can wise me up

Thanks a LOT for the links

[fdv]

Yes, the 3rd link is fantastic, however I do have MANY questions there and I hope somebody can wise me up

Thanks a LOT for the links

brand new answers provided in thread in link #3.

Edited March 2, 2009 by fdv

[caps_buster]

Indeed, thanks a lot. I starting to study your files as well, as others and looks like there is plenty to discover.

As far as the empty lines removal question go - I did not aiming with that to speed up the install. I aiming for more relable TXTSETUP.SIF file, that it is.

When reading it, I stumbled upon a ForceScsi = 1 option in the [setupData]

I think that changing it to 0 will result with the same as adding the ,noload to every scsi devices in a much more elegant way. Maybe?

[fdv]

When reading it, I stumbled upon a ForceScsi = 1 option in the [setupData]

I think that changing it to 0 will result with the same as adding the ,noload to every scsi devices in a much more elegant way. Maybe?

No -- it doesn't work like that. You have to comment out the individual drivers.

BTW if you use MS or VMWare however, those "pretend" to use some older drivers, I forget which ones. So you cannot comment them all out and have it work in VMWare (I don't know if you are using VMWare).

[caps_buster]

Good point. Not only VMWare could suffer badly from that, also Deamon tools, used to simulate a CD from file on HDD will likely cease to work. Bad idea, okay. Now if I just figure the HJSPLIT out and I burn the result on first testing CD and test install Windows modified by that way

There are my problems, lol, almost fixed now: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=130611

Edited March 2, 2009 by caps_buster