snag Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 Made me a .wim image and have tested it on multiple configurations...and EVERYTHING works WindowsXP, all patches and updates via autopatcher, various apps, and BTS drivers all installed with first boot going straight into sysprep -factoryi am stoked. That knocked off over an hour on each and every install I do now (OPK + RIS...but now I guess I am going to be using WDS )Now I have to do it with OEM Home Edition (since that is the most commonly used).
twig123 Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 WOW, Sounds Impressive! 15min install!!!Can you share the wealth of how you got it to this point?...maybe even a little Tut. would be awsome!
snag Posted July 28, 2006 Author Posted July 28, 2006 WOW, Sounds Impressive! 15min install!!!Can you share the wealth of how you got it to this point?...maybe even a little Tut. would be awsome!Well....don't have it 100% down yet to do a tutorial, but it is just taking my RIS/OPK deployments and making a wim image out of them...The key is WDS though...I mean, the time it takes to install Vista as compared to using the dvd is insane!! Less han 30 minutes to do a Beta 2 vanilla install.
tap52384 Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 (edited) what is WDS? Windows Deployment Services? Edited July 28, 2006 by tap52384
mmarable Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Yes, Windows Deployment Services. Which, although buggy as hell right now has the potential to be a great replacement for RIS.Snag, I'm guessing you're going to do a custom WinPE 2.0 image that ImageXs your WIM down to the workstation?
IceBlackIce Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 how did you make a wim install of winxp? it works the same way as vista? (install files and then configure the drivers?)
ZileXa Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 (edited) 15min? What are the specs of your system?My install, with updatepack, drivers (BTS), apps and lots of other stuff (1 CD) takes up 25 minutes on new computers (>=2GHz, 512/1024MB, new modern 7200rpm harddisk). And 35-45 minutes on older pcs (around 35 minutes on a 1.6Ghz/512MB Centrino laptop, 40-45 minutes on an old 1.0 Ghz Athlon/256 MB SDRAM). And on older computers (800mhz and lower, 192/128 mb sdram) it can take up 1,5-2 hours or more because of 7z compression etc.Just with RunOnceEx @T12/13 & a 2nd RunOnceEx for some final tasks at first boot + Wihu for user creation. Edited August 1, 2006 by ZileXa
nuhi Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 That is great for full Windows.Mine, trimmed to the bone, installs in 5-10mins depends on drivers integrated and their detection/installation.
matthewk Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 I am wondering how this is done too. Will someone say? Thanks
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