Aaron Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 After 4 days of research and testing with a couple of hair-tearing moments thrown in I've finally made myself the ultimate Windows XP SP1 CD! This CD installs Windows XP SP1, and some of my favourite essential applications, registry hacks, Pre SP2 hotifxes, without any user interaction and without setup asking you questions such as your name, product key, regional settings etc as this is all pre-set in a custom made winnt.sif file.What it does:Allows you to choose hard disk and formatting options in text-mode setup then proceeds to...Run Setup in GUI mode without user interaction.Once Windows setup is finished it will reboot and load for the first time, but before the desktop loads, it silently installs:All pre-sp2 hofixes and IE/OE Cumulative patches up to end of April '03Installs Symantec Antivirus Corporate, Kerio Firewall, Flashget 1.4, Diskeeper 7.0.427 and then updates to build 428.Installs DirectX 9.0a Redist, MSN Messenger 5.0, WMP9, MovieMaker 2, .NET Framework 1.1, MS Java VM Build 3810, and lastly a couple of powertoysPatches the uxtheme.dll to allow hacked visual stylesInstalls all my favourite registry hacks, and removes all of windows default wallpapers and screensaversAfter that, it will automatically reboot, and your PC is ready to useImpressed? You can get started with making your own by following a simple guide to get the Windows Setup part done automatically at TackTech, and then if you want to go advanced and install applications, and reg hacks etc. go to Unattended.netfirms.comI'll be around to help out, but I will only be able to help you if I know the answer depending on what I've made on my own XPSP1 CD. The best way to test out your unattended cd would be to load it in Virtual PC as an ISO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedative Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Sounds like a productive time killer. I'll have to give this a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted May 7, 2003 Author Share Posted May 7, 2003 yeah, I made a couple of very lame mistakes. It should take about 2 days if people ask questions on parts of the process before attempting to do it.heh, I think I've installed Windows XP about 15 times now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 heh, I think I've installed Windows XP about 15 times now lol I've installed it about 11 times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNwar Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Impressed? Yes sir! Cheers :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted May 7, 2003 Author Share Posted May 7, 2003 gamehead200, I was referring to installing Windows XP 15 times in the 4 day period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 gamehead200, I was referring to installing Windows XP 15 times in the 4 day period. Whoa! That's crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rstryker Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Awesome dude...and thanks for the links.I have been wanting to do this myself.I am going to give it a try.And thats a great idea to use VM for testing. I use it to test everything from wierd setups to beta software.GREAT JOB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATA7 Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 why you people dont just make a image of u hd then went the problems come just run 1 image back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNwar Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 MATA7, because some people have more than one PC. This is perfect for people who dont have the time to sit through all the installations on more than one PC or for people with a single hard drive that is used for beta testing. A lot of people here do a lot of beta testing, game testing, or just simply corrupt their hard drives with new software. The CD has a lot of uses.In the case of OEM System Builders this method of unattended installation in remote locations is also valuable. Using AaronXP's method you could install Mandrake or any free OS with other free software that you have tested to be a perfect combination and save a customer big bucks in software alone not to mention the added bonus of providing them a System Restore CD.Just some ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 This is perfect for people who dont have the time to sit through all the installations on more than one PC or for people with a single hard drive that is used for beta testing. A lot of people here do a lot of beta testing, game testing, or just simply corrupt their hard drives with new software.That's me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rstryker Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 This is sooo cool.Do you know how to make it install DX9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted June 2, 2003 Author Share Posted June 2, 2003 yep, instructions to do that should be at that link I posted in the first post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rstryker Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 It says DirectX9 but it is just text...there is no link to the instructions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted June 2, 2003 Author Share Posted June 2, 2003 Download: http://vzone.virgin.net/aaron.stevens/Dire...Silent_Inst.mhtThat's the saved webpage from back then. Looks like they're redesigning the site.You won't need to include both Directx9.0 and Directx9.0a like the instructions say, it was fine with the 9.0a redistributable itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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