Custom OEM Installation

[ethanmcf]

Hi,

Im new here at MSFN, and this may be a re post, if so im sorry,

I bought a new laptop a while ago, and the Sysprep had obviously been set up.

But they had their own Custom Little Windows Introduction, where you would give your User name, Product key Etc

I was wondering how they done this,

The secotion of the installation i mean the the very last part before you logon. Where it asks if you want to Register with Microsoft

Any help with this would be great

Thank you

Ethan.

[MGadAllah]

Welcome to MSFN mate

I think you are talking about the way to handle different setup answeres

Take a look here especially [unattended] section

[ethanmcf]

Hi, and thanks.

no its not that,

ill give you an example

Say you go and buy a new computer.

and its all installed for you, and at the end where xp asks for a user name of all the user, if you would like to regiter with Microsoft etc etc

When it plays that music in the background

I want to know how to add custom pages to it, because i bought a new Acer Laptop, and all thouse screens were different.

Thansk for the Quick Reply, hope u understand my problem better

[Sonic]

If remember but I'm not sure, you can edit files in C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe folder.

[ethanmcf]

but i dont wish to use SYSPREP i wunt to add them screen to a unattened install of XP From CD/DVD, so i can use it for distribution.

so then the user enters there own Serial, and Name etc etc

[MGadAllah]

I'm afraid that I do not know what do you mean exactly, because every thing in unattended setup can be handled, can you get any snap shot of what do you mean exactly, I mean install your copy on VMWare or any other toll, and print screen what you are talking bout?

Thanks

[ethanmcf]

No i cannot, becuase the Installation is done via Sysprep and copied using Norton Ghost, so im a bit stuck there, ill google it, and see if i can get a pic for you

[Bezalel]

but i dont wish to use SYSPREP i wunt to add them screen to a unattened install of XP From CD/DVD, so i can use it for distribution.

so then the user enters there own Serial, and Name etc etc

I'm afraid that I do not know what do you mean exactly, because every thing in unattended setup can be handled, can you get any snap shot of what do you mean exactly, I mean install your copy on VMWare or any other toll, and print screen what you are talking bout?

Thanks

I think Ethan wants to make a CD with the OOBE interface instead of the Setup interface and distribute it as recovery media. I'm not sure if this can be done but System Builders are not allowed to distribute external recovery media.

[ethanmcf]

Hi, yes thank you, you got it lol

Someone understand, can i use it for my own Personal use then, say for my own software, when i wish to load it onto my own system

Thank you

Ethan

[Bezalel]

Hi, yes thank you, you got it lol

Someone understand, can i use it for my own Personal use then, say for my own software, when i wish to load it onto my own system

Thank you

Ethan

You can make a fully unattended CD that runs sysprep when finished. You can use it when rebuilding a customer's PC but you can't give them the CD.

[ethanmcf]

how would i add sysprep to the unattened install

will it use MiniSetup then or something?

Thanks

Ethan

[Sonic]

But they had their own Custom Little Windows Introduction, where you would give your User name, Product key Etc

I was wondering how they done this,

It's a syspred' system with minisetup enabled and customized and if I remember this interface can be edited in .html/.hta file of oobe directory,

I'm not sure for customization of minisetup

[ethanmcf]

so forget minisetup isit?

and use sysprep, the chose factory so i can edit the HTML Files in the System32/OOBE Directory?

will windows automatically know to use the HTML Screens ?

Thanks

Ethan