Manufacture Disks
Generally when pc's are supplied with restore disks it is optimal to use them...
However you can install a standard XP OS on any machine....
And here is how it can be done.
Step One: Splitting the manufacturer disk
When the restore discs are created the manufacturer simply merges thier drivers and programs with the XP installation.
This means that all you need is to seperate, in your case, W2K from those drivers.
Insert the disc you usually use that works and explore it in my computer.
You will notice that either
A. Windows has its own folder and the manufacturer programs / drivers have another - in this case it is easy
Simply copy the folder into your root drive (c
Give it the name " Drivers " and follow the steps above explaining how to streamline SP2 with XP, only this time where it mentions to merge SP2 replace this text in the command prompt with " Drivers " - the items you took from the restore disk.
There you have it - XP streamlined with all your drivers
Works for around 90% of all windows OS machines
B. The windows installation files are in the root of the cd and appear to be scattered and unorganised, but your drivers will have its own folder.
You will have to determine which folder contains the drivers etc.... It shouldn't be too hard as the folder normally has a name that is similar to that of the Manufacturer, your machine make or model.
Once again simply copy those drivers and programs to your root drive (c
and follow the steps above.
The restore disks are made in the first place right? And so they can be replicated or created from scratch in the same manner....
You should be able to find all the drivers you need for your machine by checking the manufacturers support page on their website....
Unless of course it is an extremely old machine and they no longer offer support
In this case you have a problem
However most Pre-Programmed installer disks have specific drivers that are compatible with that Model and Make only....
Did you know:
You can also streamline third party drivers, programs, practically anything into an XP installation in the same way you can with SP2.....
I for one have an XP DVD that installs everything all in one - Including all my office programs, nero 7, ACDSee, SP2, ALL windows XP updates and much more...
What is more I added a user interface created in VB that allows you to tick boxes, selecting each component you wish to install.
All this can be done at once, Even on a first time install !!
How cool is that?
If anyone would like to try this or needs help / tips on how to do this - Please feel free to PM me or send me an Email...
I will be more than happy to help
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