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Things You'll Need

Windows XP installation CD

1 Set upward any reference computer together with Windows XP, all third-party gadget drivers, and some 3rd-party software that needs to be deployed across all computers. The reference PC does not need to be totally identical to the computers the reference disk will be installed on. It does need to maintain the identical hard drive interface, like being IDE.

2 Go to "Start," "My Computer," consequently double-click the CD drive the Windows XP disk is located within. Click the "Support" folder then the "Gear" folder. Double-click "Deploy.cab."

3 Click "Edit" consequently click "Select All." Pick out the "Copy to Folder" option. Pick out "Make New Folder" and title it "Setup Chief." Click the folder to get into it plus then suitable-click and choose "Copy." Double-click "Setupmgr.exe" to make use of a magician to create any answer file. Enter all the information needed in the magician, such being the item crucial. Click "Following" until you reach the closure of the wizard and then click "Finish." An answer file automates all of the user-entered information asked with throughout the Windows XP installation. Creating any answer file allows you to run installations fully hands-off.

4 Go to "Start" after that "Run." Type in "sysprep.exe." This utility prepares the Windows XP installation for image creation. Once the use has completed the system preparation, it restarts the PC. You can duplicate the hard drive and simply put in the duplicates into other PCs or create a disk image and use a CD or DVD to deploy all sysprep installations. When the computer is powered on for the initial spare time, the Windows XP installation starts automatically. Once the installation is complete, the new computer yous matching to the reference computer.

References

Microsoft Technet: How to Prepare Images for Disk Duplication with Sysprep Microsoft: The way to employ the Sysprep device to automate flourishing deployment of Windows XP

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