Recompilation of Vista or 7 Disk

[I2aMpAnT]

Is it possible to recompile your installation DVD to include your programs so that you don't have to do a massive reinstallation everytime you reinstall your OS? Well I know it's possible due to people making such Warez as "Vista Lite" and such, but is it more effort than it's worth?

 

[tdk08]

Is it possible to recompile your installation DVD to include your programs so that you don't have to do a massive reinstallation everytime you reinstall your OS? Well I know it's possible due to people making such Warez as "Vista Lite" and such, but is it more effort than it's worth?

I just install from a USB drive and make a seperate folder with all the setup files for programs I know I'll want on there so you could do that if you want.

 

[z3r010]

I'm not sure if vlite supports Windows 7 yet, but why not just image your system once everything is loaded.

 

[I2aMpAnT]

I'm not sure if vlite supports Windows 7 yet, but why not just image your system once everything is loaded.

I want it to be just like an OEM DVD from like Dell with lots of preloaded <edit>, only instead of that preloaded <edit> it's my programs....

I just install from a USB drive and make a seperate folder with all the setup files for programs I know I'll want on there so you could do that if you want.

What???

 

[tdk08]

What???

I made a bootable Windows 7 flash drive and made another folder separate from the W7 installation on the drive with all of the setup files for apps I will want on there, get it? Then you just install them after the W7 install.

 

[I2aMpAnT]

I made a bootable Windows 7 flash drive and made another folder separate from the W7 installation on the drive with all of the setup files for apps I will want on there, get it? Then you just install them after the W7 install.

I don't mean to sound rude, but honestly what's the point of that?
I believe I may be missing something...

 

[tdk08]

I don't mean to sound rude, but honestly what's the point of that?
I believe I may be missing something...

So that, when you reinstall, (which you probably will be once or twice since it is a beta) all the programs you want to have on the system are easily installed because all of the setup files are right there, you don't have to go download them and its easier than remembering which programs you normally have on your PC after every install. I just think it makes it easier

 

[johngalt]

The app installs are not slipstreamed, but they are *readily* available - no media swapping needed to get them all installed.

It is basically an intermediary between a vanilla W7 install and manually re-installing / installation of all apps and a slipstreamed W7 *with* apps install.

But, here is the really really *really* good part - the W7 SDK has been out for a couple of days now as well....

Download details: Microsoft Windows 7 SDK: BETA

So, I suspect nuhi is probably already hard at work on developing 7lite as we speak....

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

But why not just image your system once everything is loaded.

Hello I2aMpAnT.

Have a look at this, at the link below; it's free.

http://www.sevenforums.com/software/92-free-great-programs-window-7-a-8.html#post8655

Keep us informed!







Later Ted

 

[I2aMpAnT]

The app installs are not slipstreamed, but they are *readily* available - no media swapping needed to get them all installed.

It is basically an intermediary between a vanilla W7 install and manually re-installing / installation of all apps and a slipstreamed W7 *with* apps install.

But, here is the really really *really* good part - the W7 SDK has been out for a couple of days now as well....

Download details: Microsoft Windows 7 SDK: BETA

So, I suspect nuhi is probably already hard at work on developing 7lite as we speak....

Oh I understand. I already have all my installation exe's and stuff in a folder ready to install from my 1TB Drive.

What I want to know is how preload stuff onto DVDs, I'm messing around with Vista's installation with vLite and I don't see how to preload programs.

Hello I2aMpAnT.

Have a look at this, at the link below; it's free.

http://www.sevenforums.com/software/92-free-great-programs-window-7-a-8.html#post8655

Keep us informed!





Later Ted

I don't want an image of my OS with Programs Installed. I want a DVD that installs the OS and the Software Preloaded such as one that you get from your OEM that comes with proprietary software.

 

[johngalt]

That's not what he is asking, Ted - he wants a slipstreamed system that he can take with particular apps already on the DVD - so they are *preinstalled* - as in take it to a new machine and blow the partition away and install.

I used to do this with XP, because I could actually tell XP which partitions to use for what - so I had a system partition with nothing but the system drive, and a separate partition that actually created Program Files and the entire Documents and Settings structure on that partition - meaning I had a very small system partition *and* all my settings were saved whenever I blew away the system partition and started from scratch.

In the same manner, a slipstreamed DVD also contains drivers for your system, apps that you always want installed, etc - it is your own home made installation brew not for *backup* purposes but for *future installs* purposes.

I2 - you can use the multi button at the right to quot multiple people at one time - it makes it easier to read than making separate posts for each quotation....

 

[I2aMpAnT]

In the same manner, a slipstreamed DVD also contains drivers for your system, apps that you always want installed, etc - it is your own home made installation brew not for *backup* purposes but for *future installs* purposes.

YES! That's exactly what I want, how do I do that?

 

[tdk08]

That's not what he is asking, Ted - he wants a slipstreamed system that he can take with particular apps already on the DVD - so they are *preinstalled* - as in take it to a new machine and blow the partition away and install.

I used to do this with XP, because I could actually tell XP which partitions to use for what - so I had a system partition with nothing but the system drive, and a separate partition that actually created Program Files and the entire Documents and Settings structure on that partition - meaning I had a very small system partition *and* all my settings were saved whenever I blew away the system partition and started from scratch.

In the same manner, a slipstreamed DVD also contains drivers for your system, apps that you always want installed, etc - it is your own home made installation brew not for *backup* purposes but for *future installs* purposes.

I2 - you can use the multi button at the right to quot multiple people at one time - it makes it easier to read than making separate posts for each quotation....

You know, now I'm interested in making one of these DVD's...

 

[johngalt]

As I said, nuhi is probably already working on a 7lite project - just wait, or check out the projects forum at NeoWin to see if he is or not.

Nuhi is the developer of nLite and vLite, and NeoWin has several dedicated forums to slipstreaming, so if you want advanced knowledge detailing slipstreaming apps and drivers into ISOs I'd check there.

Finally, a caveat - although I had that kewl XP via nLite, Vista does not allow you to *pre-specify* partition locations for various components like XP - so I stopped slip streaming and started just manually moving the special folder locations by hand.

now that I know I have certain apps I use *all the tie* I think I am going to check out slipstreaming again.

 

[I2aMpAnT]

As I said, nuhi is probably already working on a 7lite project - just wait, or check out the projects forum at NeoWin to see if he is or not.

Nuhi is the developer of nLite and vLite, and NeoWin has several dedicated forums to slipstreaming, so if you want advanced knowledge detailing slipstreaming apps and drivers into ISOs I'd check there.

Finally, a caveat - although I had that kewl XP via nLite, Vista does not allow you to *pre-specify* partition locations for various components like XP - so I stopped slip streaming and started just manually moving the special folder locations by hand.

now that I know I have certain apps I use *all the tie* I think I am going to check out slipstreaming again.

I have vLite for Vista and I can't see where to add your own programs to it...

I2 - you can use the multi button at the right to quot multiple people at one time - it makes it easier to read than making separate posts for each quotation....

I know, but when they come in at different times, you can't quite do that

 

[johngalt]

True that lol.

The *really* kewl thing, though, about the multi button, is that it places the quoted text in the order that you click the multi button....

As for adding apps - there was a side project over at NeoWin detailing exactly how to add apps, as nuhi just made vLite about removing stuff from the basic Vista install....

 

[I2aMpAnT]

True that lol.

The *really* kewl thing, though, about the multi button, is that it places the quoted text in the order that you click the multi button....

As for adding apps - there was a side project over at NeoWin detailing exactly how to add apps, as nuhi just made vLite about removing stuff from the basic Vista install....

So how do I add stuff as opposed to removing it?

 

[johngalt]

Oops - I said NeoWin - I should have said *MSFN* forums....

See MSFN Forums -> Member Contributed Projects

Happy reading

 

[I2aMpAnT]

Oops - I said NeoWin - I should have said *MSFN* forums....

See MSFN Forums -> Member Contributed Projects

Happy reading

Thanks very much, +1 for you if I find it

 

[johngalt]

Oh, it is there - I promise you - I had started working on making a slipstreamed install with Office and WinRAR and a few other little goodies - then ran into the brick wall of not being able to pre-define the location of my special folders - and gave up.