Although it is not a technically significant thing to reinstall the system, installing software, installing drivers, etc. during installation will be time consuming and very troublesome. The versatile xp image file, the redo system is much simpler. Let's learn together, how to make a versatile xp image yourself.
First, get ready.
Install Windows XP and use Windows Update to upgrade the latest system patches (including SP3 and other latest Hot fix). Also install the required application at the same time, but don't be greedy, because installing the application on the C drive is not recommended, and it will cause the Ghost image file to be too large.
Second, for Windows XP to lose weight
Whether you need to burn the final Ghost image file to the disc, you should lose weight on Windows XP to minimize the capacity of Ghost image files. The main items that can be deleted are as follows:
1. System File Protection Cache
It is located in the C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\Dllcache directory. We only need to run “sfe.exe/purgecache&rdquo in the command prompt window. ; you can delete it.
2. Clear the page file
Right click on “My Computer", select “Properties”. In the "System Properties" dialog that opens, select the "Advanced" tab, click the "Settings" button under "Development" and select in the "Performance Options" dialog box that opens. “Advanced” tab, then click the “Change” button in the lower right corner to open the “Virtual Memory” dialog. By default, the virtual memory file is saved in the Windows XP installation directory. We only need to select the "no paging file" option below, and then click the “Set” button. The virtual memory file is deleted after you restart your computer. Pay attention to the hard disk image file and then reset the virtual memory.
3. Turn off the system restore function
Select the "System Restore" tab in the "System Properties" dialog box that opens, and check the check box before "Close System Restore on all drives". The box is fine.
4. Other methods
We can also use other methods such as deleting help files, deleting unwanted input methods, font files, etc. to further reduce the size of the partition where Windows XP is located.
Three, the operation of the driver
Because we are going to make a versatile Windows XP Ghost file, the hardware configuration on the target computer and the current computer configuration are definitely not exactly the same, so we have to be on the current computer Device driver removed.
1. Delete the normal driver
1 In the “Run” dialog box, enter “>devmgrnt.rnsc” and press Enter to open the “Device Manager” console window.
2 Locate the network adapter, right click on the NIC device name under it, and click the “Uninstall” menu item on the pop-up menu.
3 Use a similar method to uninstall device drivers such as universal serial bus controllers, video game controllers, graphics cards, and sound cards. It should be noted here that if the system prompts you to restart, you must not restart the machine, so as to avoid the system self-assertion and reinstall the driver.
2. Update the ACPI attribute
Then we need to change the computer's ACPI attribute to Standard PC. This is because if there is a different type of ACPI in the target computer, the newly cloned target computer cannot implement the computer soft shutdown. And it may crash after the first boot! The steps are as follows:
1 Right-click on the Device Manager console window and click on "Computer”→“ACPI Uniprocessor PC”, on the pop-up menu Click "Update Driver" menu item;
2 In the "Hardware Update Wizard" dialog box that opens, select "Install from the list or specified location (Advanced)" option and click under "Under" One step & rdquo; button;
3 In the next page, select "Don't search, I have to choose the driver to install" option, and click the "Next" button;
4 then Select the “Standsrd PC” option and follow the on-screen prompts Next, but only when prompted to restart, do not reboot!
3. Update IDE controller properties
For device drivers The final step of the procedure is to change the IDE ATA /ATAPI controller. Remind everyone that this step is very important, because everyone knows that different motherboards, such as Intel, Nforce 2, VIA and other motherboards, the IDE ATA /ATAPI controller drivers are very different, can not be universal!
1 Right-click the IDE ATA /ATAPI controller, Intel (r) 82371 AB /EB Bus Master IDE Controller in the Device Manager console window, and click on the "Update Drivers" menu item on the pop-up menu;
2 In the "Hardware Update Wizard" dialog box that opens, select the "Install from the list or specific location (Advanced)" option and click the "Next" button;
3 on the next page Select "Don't search, I choose the driver to install" option, and click the "Next" button;
4 and then select "Standard dual-channel PCI IDE controller" option, And according to the screen prompts all the way to Next, but the last prompt is whether to restart, do not restart!
Fourth, prepare the main image file
Delete the driver on the "master", can not say that After the horse is successful. This is because each computer has a unique security identifier (SID: security identifier). If you copy the disk image directly to another computer, all other computers will have the same SID, so you need to remove it with the Sysprep tool. “ The parent machine's SID, which forces the target computer to generate a new SID.
1. Auto Answer File
When the target computer resumes the clone backup, the system will start a Mini-Setup wizard process, which will prompt us to enter specific computer variables, such as administrator password, computer name, etc. . However, since the driver is removed from the clone backup, it is not possible to interact with the keyboard or mouse at this stage. However, we can create an auto-install answer file that will automatically answer the questions raised by the installer.
1 Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, release the DEPLOY.CAB file in the \\SUPPORT\\TOOLS\\ directory to the C:\\Sysprep directory;
2 and then run the setupmgr.exe file in it. In the installation type interface, select “Sysprep Install”Options;
3 Fill in the necessary information according to the on-screen prompts, and click the “Next” button until you finally enter the dialog box for saving the configuration file. Be sure to ensure the last The installation script path is C:\\ Sysprep\\ sysprep.inf.
2. Repackage
Now you can use the Sysprep tool to remove the SID of the "mother machine", very simple: run the Sysprep.exe program in the C:\\Sysprep directory, then click in the window that opens “ Repackage & rdquo; button. Next, you will be prompted to regenerate the SID on the next boot, click the “OK” button, and wait a moment, the computer will automatically shut down.
Five, clone the main image file
After the computer is shut down, we can use the Ghost boot disk to boot the computer, and then click the "Local→Partition→ To Image” command, specify the source partition as the C drive, then set Start the backup by the path and file name of the Ghost image file. After the backup, we have a versatile Windows XP image file!
It seems that these operations are very troublesome, and the various steps are dazzling, but we only have to trouble this time, make a versatile xp Mirroring, reinstalling the system in the future will not be so troublesome, it can save you more time.