help with xp sp3 unattended install

[FITZY-10]

Hey guys am new here hope i can get help with what i want well here goes what, i want to do is make my own windows xp sp3 that looks like vista with icons and themes wallpappers ect, but i would also like to no how i can make the programs i want install silently if it can be, done and a few .reg tweaks after the install all without me clicking my mouse of keyboard, at all if it can be done will someone here help me out abit please :unsure: it would be cool if i could make it like black xp 4.0 that looks good, but full of virus sadly but would be awsome to make my own xp like that. cheers matt

P.S i have Nlite and my xp cd on my h.d.d and i am running windows 7 i have all my xp updates ready.

[SyntaxError]

You will find all the info and more that you need at MSFN.org. It's the holy grail for unattended Windows info.

[FITZY-10]

thanks i have had a look ther but don't seem to find much and when i do i don't get how it's done but thanks anyways.

[SyntaxError]

You didn't look very well then. Look in their forum, and on the dedicated unattended website. The links to both are located on the main page.

http://www.msfn.org/board/forum/70-unattended-windows-2000xp2003/

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/

I'm not trying to brush you off, but there's no way I'm going to rehash the wealth of info they have.

You will be surprised at how easy it really is once you get a basic unattended disc working. My advice is to start with just getting windows to install unattended without any custom stuff. Then slowly add custom stuff and test often.

I would avoid silent installing apps, but it's a personal choice. I prefer to use portable software as much as possible on a different drive. That way when I do a clean install, I don't have to install and customize everything all over again, plus I avoid the work of making silent installers and such. I also don't have to backup anything before formatting because I keep nothing on C:

Edited March 8, 2010 by SyntaxError

[notuptome2004]

Hey guys am new here hope i can get help with what i want well here goes what, i want to do is make my own windows xp sp3 that looks like vista with icons and themes wallpappers ect, but i would also like to no how i can make the programs i want install silently if it can be, done and a few .reg tweaks after the install all without me clicking my mouse of keyboard, at all if it can be done will someone here help me out abit please :unsure: it would be cool if i could make it like black xp 4.0 that looks good, but full of virus sadly but would be awsome to make my own xp like that. cheers matt

P.S i have Nlite and my xp cd on my h.d.d and i am running windows 7 i have all my xp updates ready.

Why not ditch XP and just straight plain windows 7 since you say at the bottem you are running windows 7 thus just run windows 7 why bother trying to make windows XP Look like windows 7 or vista for that matter . yea ya can simulate- Mimic the look sorta of windows new look but you wont get none of the features or functionality let alone the Performance gains you will get from it

[xdot.tk]

For your silent install programs use add-ons. You can make your own with nLite Add-on Maker or find some at these URLs...

http://www.msfn.org/board/forum/132-application-add-ons/

http://www.winaddons.com/nlite-addons

http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=7

http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?/forum/88-wpi-nlite-and-rvm-addons/

Reg tweaks can be added by using the $OEM$ folder and GuiRunOnce that's located in the unattended section of nLite.

You say you have your XP updates already. Make sure to check what you have against this list...

http://win-x.co.cc/updates.html

[FITZY-10]

thansk guys and SyntaxError i no your not trying to brush me off ther is alot to say, but thanks for ther help so far ill have a read over all these sites and i might have a nice xp soon, and notuptome2004 i want an xp to look like windows 7 for my mums pc as she loves my windows 7 but her pc will not, run it and she won't give me cash to upgrade it for her lol.

[notuptome2004]

thansk guys and SyntaxError i no your not trying to brush me off ther is alot to say, but thanks for ther help so far ill have a read over all these sites and i might have a nice xp soon, and notuptome2004 i want an xp to look like windows 7 for my mums pc as she loves my windows 7 but her pc will not, run it and she won't give me cash to upgrade it for her lol.

what is the specification of her PC cause i installed windows 7 ultimate on my moms AMD Athlon XP 32bit 2200+ system with 1.5gig ram and a 8400GS graphics and it works just fine it works better then XP with SP3 and that is both having a fresh install

[FITZY-10]

well it's and amd sampron 1.8ghz with 768mb memory and ati 8mb gfx card very old pc needs to be updated but as she only uses it for card games and internet then it's ok for her, as last time she got my windows 7 pc she killed it with downloading games :angry:.

P.S i am hoping to build her a new 1 but i need a cpu for it an amd am2 as it will also take ddr2 memory, i have a few spare an a old ati readon x850 gfx card to have but, can't find any cheap sites or shops it get a cpu from.