Batch installing Windoze XP ? One for SuperZingle ? - Page 2

Paul K · 12-01-2007, 11:35

It's not an official XP

Gareth · 12-01-2007, 11:43

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Originally Posted by Aragorn

CRC - if you're installing XP in an existing Active Directory (may also work without AD iirc), MS has a built-in tool for this, Remote Installation Service (RIS). A quick google pulled up this how to on RIS installs for XP. Probably more info on the MS site.

RIS works great, you just hook up the bare PC to the LAN, sit at any other desk and initiate the process. It's so easy to use, yet is fully scalable for enterprise use. Works a treat, which is quite surprising for a MS product.

The Jackal · 12-01-2007, 12:12

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

Superzingle went to bed early and had a lie in too

Lazy git no rep for you.

Just kidding reps in the post as usual : used all my reps i think

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul

It's not an official XP

Linky

Nice 1

**Maggy** · 12-01-2007, 12:24

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Originally Posted by CrC-3rr0r

Lazy git no rep for you.

Just kidding reps in the post as usual : used all my reps i think

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Nice 1

Let us know which post did it for you by nominating in the Most Helpful Post thread.

The Jackal · 12-01-2007, 12:40

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

Let us know which post did it for you by nominating in the Most Helpful Post thread.

Oooo its gonna be tricky to answer that one Incognitas they were all good replies

if I could nominate all of them I would.

Think Paul gets it on the account that Zingle was fast asleep lol

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Out of curiousity...

NLite doesnt support network installs ? Yay someone is too lazy to burn cds

No its just that when I build a distro I dont want to keep burning new cds when I tweak or faff up.

Or is it gonna be CDRW/ DVDRW town ?

Stuart · 12-01-2007, 12:47

Well, we use a scripted unattended install for XP in combination with boot disks (we can only get RIS to work with Microsoft DHCP servers, and although the uni DHCP server could be re-configured, we are not allowed access). Although one of the techs actually wrote the script manually using the docs at Microsoft.com, you can do it fairly easily with nlite ( http://nliteos.com ).

For software installs, we use a program called WinInstall. Which mostly works, but, IMO is a pile of crap.

bopdude · 12-01-2007, 16:38

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Originally Posted by CrC-3rr0r

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Which XP are you talking about mate /.?

I'm too late, answered already, I have a few different versions, of course with the size scale you have to do awy with some parts of the original, depends on what you want to use the machine for as to what version to use, i.e. gaming / internet etc etc.

As suggested, you can use nlite to 'create' a copy and leave in / take out what suits you and your needs.

HTH's