How to put the computer to out of the box state

hey

I did this in windows xp a while back, when you are building a pc for someone you install windows, install all the drivers and install all of the important software for it then you can
put the computer to "out of the box" state so when it is turned on the next time it will ask the next user for usernames and initial setup configurations.

Is there a way to do something like that on windows 7 or am i just dreaming again?

Please help!!

Thanks in advance.

Hi Birupesh, welcome to the Seven Forums.

This tutorial might answer your question: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/197255-windows-7-installation-prepare-pc-sold.html

Kari

Thank you bud. If you were in new zealand i would buy you a beer.

However is it possible to invoke the out of box experience without installing a clean windows again? I bougt a samsung laptop for a friend. I dont know whether if it is because the laptop is old or because samsung is "weird" when i restore the laptop to factory settings it already has a username called "user" on it. I have already installed all the latest update to it so i would rather not install windows again.

So is it possible or am i just trying to be too nice to my friend?

Thanks again though. You a legend.

Let me check the flights, a beer is worth some efforts

Yes, it's possible. Do like this:

Start SysPrep as told in that tutorial step 9. Boot to Audit Mode by selecting Enter System Audit Mode and Reboot and then clicking OK as shown in this image:



PC reboots now, entering a so called Audit Mode. Delete everything you want to, for instance that account called User.

Again, start SysPrep. This time select Enter System out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) and Shut Down, check the box Generalize as shown in this image:



This syspreps your PC, generalizing it:


That's it.

Additional reading: Understanding Audit Mode http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744337(WS.10).aspx

Kari

Thank you bud.

2 beers from me if you wake up one day and find yourself in New Zealand.