Welcome!
Have you ever wanted a
Windows CD that would install Windows by automatically putting in your name,
product key, timezone
and regional settings? And
have it merged with the latest Service Pack to save time? Followed by
silently installing all your
favourite applications along
with DirectX 9.0c, .Net Framework 1.1 and then all the required hotfixes,
updated drivers, registry
tweaks, and a readily
patched UXTheme.dll without any user interaction whatsoever? Then this guide
will show you how you can
do just that!
Through the course of this
guide, you will create a CD that does all the installing for you. The CD
will be fully updated with the
latest hotfixes, and install
all your programs for you.
This guide has been broken
up into three parts: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced.
It has been done so, to help
you understand what you're doing and not to get over your head too fast.
There are pages upon
pages of information on this
subject, and this guide only covers the tip of the iceberg.
The Beginner portion
will cover the updating of your CD, along with automating setup itself.
The Intermediate
portion covers adding Drivers and Applications to your CD, as well as
User creation and other little tidbits.
The Advanced section
is where it gets really fun. We'll customize the look and feel of your
setup, as well as add hacked files to
remove the limits put upon
the system.
I must strongly suggest that
you adhere to the sections untill you feel you have completely mastered
them. You don't want to go
sailing without knowing how
to sail.
Target Audience: Home
users - who are taking up a time-consuming process of re-installing Windows,
manually installing
essential applications,
downloading windows updates, and tweaking their OS to perfection on every
re-format.
Difficulty: Requires
an intermediate experience of Microsoft Windows and a basic knowledge of how
batch commands function.
Though batch scripts are
briefly covered, it will be a good idea to brush up on your skills before
starting.