manuleka 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2012 I do a lot of Windows Installations on friends and relatives machines, even my own setup gets re-installations every now and then... so i figured i would create some Windows ISOs that already have latest service packs, updates, patchesAny recommendations on tools for this purpose? Mainly just to add updates/sp onto my original Windows 7/XP ISO/DVD I have played around with nlite before but that was sometime ago, just wanna see what you guys use or have in mindcheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wutske 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2012 I do a lot of Windows Installations on friends and relatives machines, even my own setup gets re-installations every now and then... so i figured i would create some Windows ISOs that already have latest service packs, updates, patchesAny recommendations on tools for this purpose? Mainly just to add updates/sp onto my original Windows 7/XP ISO/DVDI have played around with nlite before but that was sometime ago, just wanna see what you guys use or have in mindcheers nlite is the best solution. You can do it manually if you want, but that'll take you a lot of time. You'll need some tool to download the patches manually: http://www.wsusoffline.net/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Logan Deathbringer 0 Report post Posted November 2, 2012 You could also do a fresh install then use a program like Acronis True Image to create an image of the drive prior to installing any software. If you want an image with software installed then you can image after you install, though that image will be a heck of a lot larger.The last version of True Image I used allowed images to be burned to CD/DVD, and large ones I had stored on external drives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manuleka 0 Report post Posted November 2, 2012 You could also do a fresh install then use a program like Acronis True Image to create an image of the drive prior to installing any software. If you want an image with software installed then you can image after you install, though that image will be a heck of a lot larger.The last version of True Image I used allowed images to be burned to CD/DVD, and large ones I had stored on external drives. size don't matter for me as i no longer use DVD/CD... i rely more on external HD or USB sticks these days... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Logan Deathbringer 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2012 In that case, as long as your computer will boot from USB, I think you should be good to go. I'd stick with the Acronis True Image program I suggested and get your image set up. After that, your system reinstalls should go a lot easier then they currently are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manuleka 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2012 In that case, as long as your computer will boot from USB, I think you should be good to go. I'd stick with the Acronis True Image program I suggested and get your image set up. After that, your system reinstalls should go a lot easier then they currently are. I'll give Acronis a go.. thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted November 4, 2012 Just be careful on a small detail. Acronis, as other system backup softwares, create a backup image on your current system. This backup is designed for being reinstalled one the same computer. In most of cases it will not boot on a different computer (different processor, different devices).If your second computer is not exactly the same as the first one, you should not choose a backup/restore method, you should stick to fresh install methods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manuleka 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2012 I think i'm more interested in creating images with customizations... for exmaple: a Windows 7 Image with all the latest patches/updates and plus additional softwares that i would normally install like VLC, MS Office, 7zip, Paint.NET, Flash, Firefox, Opera, Filezilla etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FirefoxRocks 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2012 I think i'm more interested in creating images with customizations... for exmaple: a Windows 7 Image with all the latest patches/updates and plus additional softwares that i would normally install like VLC, MS Office, 7zip, Paint.NET, Flash, Firefox, Opera, Filezilla etc...I would just keep the installation files of these programs on a USB stick or some other media and launch the installers after you do a fresh install of Windows. The latest patches and updates are downloaded automatically through Microsoft Update anyways and I don't really see a problem with that unless you're installing on a computer with no Internet connection (or a dial-up connection, which may take days to download). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manuleka 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2012 yea i just realize that every installation i do usually involves installing these programs which are a must in a lot of desktop systems now a days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
