Do it yourself to create a universal Win XP image file

Although Microsoft wants users to hurry to a more beautiful and safer Win7, after all, some friends have limited computer configuration, or have other needs to run specific software and games, and must stay on XP. But they definitely want to experience the latest Win7 system or experience Vista. Before you experience Win7 and Vista, you have to consider how to "return" afterwards.

Do-it-yourself Windows XP image file

As a computer administrator of a company or company, you often encounter computer system reinstallation. Although there is no technical content to reinstall the system, answering prompts, installing drivers, installing software, etc. during the installation process is also time consuming. If you use the Ghost program for mirroring, it's much simpler, but if you use your own Ghost image file on someone else's computer, you will often have hardware problems. Making a mirror of a versatile Ghost file that can be used on all computers is much more convenient.

I. Getting Ready

Install Windows XP and use Windows Update to upgrade the latest system patches (including SP3 and other latest Hot fixes). 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

Regardless of whether you need to burn the final Ghost image file to the disc, you should lose weight on Windows XP to minimize the Ghost image file. Capacity. 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 it in the Command Prompt window. Sfe.exe/purgecache" will remove it.

2. Clear the page file

Right-click on "My Computer" and select "Properties". In the "System Properties" dialog that opens, select the "Advanced" tab, click the "Settings" button under "Performance", select the "Advanced" tab in the "Performance Options" dialog box that opens, and then click the right The "Change" button in the lower corner opens the "Virtual Memory" dialog. By default, the virtual memory file is saved in the Windows XP installation directory. We just need to select the "No paging file" option below, and then click the "Settings" 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 System Restore

In the "System Properties" dialog that opens, select the "System Restore" tab and check the check box before "Turn off System Restore on all drives". The box is fine.

4. Other methods

We can also use other conventional "weight loss" methods such as deleting help files, deleting unwanted input methods, font files, etc. to further reduce Windows XP. The size of the partition.