combine Windows and software at a setup disk

[andylmh]

who can help me?

when i setup Windows xp, i hope the other software can install at the same time, how can i do it?.......Any software or method, can help me to combine the Window XP and some software into a Setup Disk?

thx for your help........

[getwired]

There are two ways to install Windows - scripted setup (unattend file) or Sysprep (RIPrep, if you are using RIS). If you can invest the effort to go with images, doing what you asked about will be markedly easier.

Regardless of which you choose, you should probably consult the deploy.cab in the support\tools\ directory of your Windows CD, which has documentation on both.

If you use an unattend, you will need to hook the installers for your software in the GUIRunOnce section of the unattend file. That will let you install any applications that are scriptable themselves. If they aren't all scriptable installs, then using Sysprep is probably your best option.

Sysprep/imaging allows you to build out the source system, including system updates, service packs, and any applications, and then run Sysprep and capture it up using an imaging utility. Though it requires more work, if you are deploying to multiple systems, you'll find this scales much better than an unattended setup.

HTH