XP question

[wolfeking]

Okay, this might be a really stupid question.

I know you can slipstream drivers. I have already done that with the ICH8 drivers for the D630. But can I do it with other drivers? Like could I slipstream all of the drivers so that the laptop is ready to go right out of the install?

I got the idea from the restore disk for most computers that installs everything strait away. Can I create the same thing?

 

[NyxCharon]

Just make a image of a install after installing all the drivers.

 

[voyagerfan99]

Just make a image of a install after installing all the drivers.

This. But yes, you could use nLite to slipstream all drivers if you want.

 

[wolfeking]

How do I do that? And could that image be used on any drive installed to this laptop? Like if I get another SSD, or a bigger HDD I could still use the image?

 

[johnb35]

http://www.google.com/search?source...US431&q=how+to+slipstream+drivers+using+nlite

Should be many examples on how to do it in that search link.

The drive won't matter.

 

[wolfeking]

No, I was asking how to make a image of the install. I know how to use nlite.

 

[voyagerfan99]

No, I was asking how to make a image of the install. I know how to use nlite.

Use something like Acronis True Image. Otherwise there is a list of free apps here: http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-drive-imaging-program.htm

 

[wolfeking]

okay, I will try some of them and figure it out.

 

[johnb35]

No, I was asking how to make a image of the install. I know how to use nlite.

I took a 50/50 chance you were talking about nlite. lol. Anyways, its always best to just create an image. Acronis is probably the easiest program to use for it. And as long as the drive or partition is bigger than the image, your good to go.