1 Reply by Karl08

(14 replies, posted in Universal Imaging)

OverFlow, thanks once again for your detailed help - I learn much better when people break things down in to steps.  I used to be a school teacher before returning to IT, and I know that people learn best when they are shown how to break a problem down in to manageable steps.
I'm going to follow your advice and create a DVD driver pack disk - then I only need to install the Mass Storage txt mode drivers in to the UWXPCD and later run the DPInst.exe; unless installing ALL driver packs to a UWXPDVD is a better choice.

Jaak, thanks also for reminding me about data loss; you never can be too careful  cool
'Are you sure you want to format C as NTFS ?'    {Click Yes}  I mean noooooooooooo. yikes
With regards to removing the native windows drivers; I really thought I'd struck gold with that suggestion, but later I realised that surely you guys would have spotted that long before me and added it to the DP instructions.

Onwards and upwards friends.  I need to get some sleep.

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2 Reply by Karl08

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Sounds good.

How do you have 'multi-manufacturer OEM activation' built in?  I'm sure I could do with this.
In fact, I'm using a DELL oem XP pro cd and I'm not sure if this is causing the problem of the product key described in my earlier post.
Also, can I run DP_Inst.exe from a USB hdd I plug in to the computer to collect the drivers?  If so, where do I put the drivers - E:\driverpacks\d.....

I really appreciate the support everyone is offering.

Karl

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3 Reply by Karl08

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Just remembered something else ...

I'm using nLite to slipstream SP3 and remove some components.
When removing components there is a section to remove the Drivers that come on the XP cd - should I remove them before I install the Driver Packs?  My reasoning is to cut down on the size of the ISO, and since I am installing Driver Packs do I need the microsoft supplied drivers? 100+mb

Karl

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4 Reply by Karl08

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Thank you for your reply.

You're absolutely right smile
I've spent most of the day on this issue and I'm only a fraction closer to trimming down the time to re-install XP.  Now I can see that it isn't worth the hassle.

I do, however, have a few remaining questions.

What is UWXPCD?
Do you recommend that I install ALL the driver packs into the XP cd?
Do you recommend that I choose Method 1 and QSC to install DP's.
Should I choose the option to KTD ?

I'm now looking at the option to slipstream SP3 into the CD instead of RVM's file, but I'm in the process of doing this (on a Vista machine) and the new install won't accept my genuine Product Key - our survey says, "uh uhhhhh"
After a little check on the internet it seems I'm not the only one, but I haven't found the solution yet.

Karl

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5 Reply by Karl08

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Thank you, I appreciate your help.

Did as you suggested, installed fine on my test laptop (old Thinkpad 390).
However, I was hoping to speed this process up; perhaps using a universal image?

I would like to take an image of a generic system and then use that image to rebuild a customer's machine.  It seems possible from what I read in this forum, but I'm not certain on which route to follow; Do I use normal MS sysprep, OfflineSysPrep, Acronis Universal Restore, etc. ???

Kind Regards,
Karl

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6 Topic by Karl08

(14 replies, posted in Universal Imaging)

You guys know so much and work so hard that I feel a little out of my depth here.

I've been reading most of the 2008 posts in this forum and now my head hurts roll

I started my own IT support business and I've come to the conclusion that I'm not going to wrestle with viruses on customer's machines; instead I'm going to wipe the wretched disk and re-install XP for them.

I felt like Aladdin when I stumbled across this forum, but now I'm sat on the side, surrounded by all this treasure, confused, and not sure which is the right solution to pursue.

Please could you help me to know which is the best solution for my needs:

I will be re-installing XP on a wide range of hardware.
The computers will typically be standalone.
Would like to have the new XP up and running within 30 minutes - with all updates and basic settings.
I know how to use Nlite, Acronis True Image 10, and to a limited degree VMWare player (with manually created VM's)

I'm sure I've forgotten to say something, but that's the beauty of forums.

In anticipation,
Karl

P.S.  I'm more than happy to play my part in any testing you need me to do.
Thanks

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