Hi,
May I know how can we create a "restoration" CD like Dell? It will let us inset the CD, and just click on the "restore" button, then it will restore the entire system back to the original stage.
I know ghost is one of the options...but is there any other solution? Prefer a free solution?
And we do have Microsoft OEM Preinstallation Kit as well, will that help?
Please Advice.
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The way this is done by dell and other companies is by editing certain files inside the install the easiest way is to use NLITE to create the custome
!386 folder with all the tweaks and drivers and updates you want on the that computer and then placing that folder in a drive and editing the boot.ini folder to point toward the setup.exe file. The guide is here http://www.nliteos.com/gui
the download is here http://www.nliteos.com/dow
You already mentioned Ghost. The other popular commercial XP imaging backup/restore product is Acronis True Image (www.acronis.com).
There are two currently-free backup/restore imaging products that I'm aware of:
Drive Snapshot
http://www.drivesnapshot.d
Drive Image XML
http://www.runtime.org/dix
Myself used this guide to install Windows XP http://unattended.msfn.org
1. Create first a basic winnt.sif with "SysPrep Deployment tools" (find with google)
2. Edit your winnt.sif using the reference help file to tweak your settings.
3. Copy it to a floppy or in the i386 folder on the CD.
4. Use Virtual PC to try the ISO cd before burning to CD (If it's a DVD mount it with Daemon-Tools and then choose the DVD-drive in Virtual PC)
All the god reading is on the above links.
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by: MeretePosted on 2006-05-27 at 19:28:28ID: 16777773
one way is to use the windows back up utility and back up to another hdd.
Suggested reading to famialirise yourself. It really pays to get all the facts so that down the track all is well.
be aware that using an OEM may not be suitable if change any computer components as it is bound to this computer.
How Do I Back Up, Transfer, Erase, or Recover Data from My Hard Drive? DEL:
http://support.dell.com/su
Backing up Your Hard Drive with Ghost
http://www.duke.edu/~janic
Using SYSPREP to Create XP Pro Images
http://www.uea.ac.uk/itcs/
Good Luck
Merete :)