how do you copy os disc to be used for other installs?

[thunderquake]

i read on here people making iso of os discs and deleting this and that file so they can you this disc to reinstall the os using the coa.

how do you do it?
and can this be done with oem discs?

 

[l337]

you can just make an iso of any cd. iso is just a complete copy of the disc.

if u copy an oem disk it will install fine u wont have no problems u would if you used an original disc.

as for deleteing this and that im thinking maybe you mean customising ur oem install cd well this is possible u can slipstream the latest service pack in or use programs like Nlite to packages typical drivers and additional updates such as wmp 11 or ie7 and so on

 

[thunderquake]

will would you not have to delete some stuff off of the iso before you put it onto a cd so that you don't have any problems with the registration? i know about slipstream and nlite for custominization.

 

[l337]

i think you might be refering to an unattended install cd (u put it in and it installs with all ur cd keys and etc)

the defualt xp oem cds i find most common require manual input of regestration and product key info so u might have to search for one of these. if not u might be able to use nlite on the cd youve got to remove the unattended part of it

 

[thunderquake]

no not an unattended disc. so if i found like a xp os disc, burned an exact iso of it and used it to upgrade/reinstall a client's os all i would have to do is use the client's coa either on the tower or jelly beaned and register it that way? what if you were to iso a oem disc and burned it onto a cd it would it not work if it was used on a different pc brand? that is why i am asking what files need to be removed from the iso before you put it on a cd.

i read on here that people find all these different types of os cd, either oem or retail and then they make an iso of it, remove some files so they can use it on many different pc, then copy on to cd and now they have a os disk that they can use on any type and brand of computer.

 

[MHCG]

I used nlite on a Dell OEM disk to sliptream SP3 and hotfixes into it, strip out license keys and dell logo information. Using MagicISO, I then deleted the $OEM$ folder from the ISO nlite created. I then burned the ISO to CD and voilà, generic OEM CD.

 

[thunderquake]

MHCG that is exactly it. now can nlite strip out the liscense keys and logos easily?

 

[MHCG]

it's pretty simple, just explore all the options available. I don't remember where it's at, but it's in there.

 

[thor999]

check this thread: http://www.technibble.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3412&page=4 Also, have a look at MSFN forums, some mighty interesting stuff over there, especially OEMScan!

 

[thunderquake]

what about the older os discs from 95,98, me and so, nlite doesn't support them, is there any other program that'll do what i needed to do?

 

[Methical]

Go buy them
I'm sure now you'd pick them up next to nothing.

 

[MHCG]

I don't think so.

 

[thunderquake]

mhcg, i don't think so to my last question or to methical?

 

[MHCG]

To you. I'm just guessing though. There's not a lot of demand for customizing install disks on those older OS.

 

[TimeCode]

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

Install it on your laptop and create an ISO of any disc in minutes.

 

[MrMille]

i read on here people making iso of os discs and deleting this and that file so they can you this disc to reinstall the os using the coa.

how do you do it?
and can this be done with oem discs?

Search is your friend

http://www.technibble.com/forums/showpost.php?p=28610&postcount=32

1. get hold of a DELL cd
2. use nlite
3. click on the unattended option and the component removel option
4. remove any components that are dell specific
5. then on the unattended page look for oem preinstall and disable it
6. and delete the product key
7. then create an iso (you could use MagicISO)
8. and from the iso delete the $oem$ folder and
9. recreate the iso that's all
10. don't forget that you will need the product key to install
11. the point of this is to take a dell cd and make it install on any computer dell or not with the original key (the one from the cd )
12. you then change the product key to the one on the COA

 

[thunderquake]

okay nlite does not support me or older o.s. thus i cannot do the above procedure, so is there any alternative way to make this gateway oem disc able to be used on different machines?

another question, with making these disks is it okay to use them to upgrade an older windows version using the computers coa? or are they just meant to be used as current o.s. replacements and the customer would have to buy a new o.s.?

 

[thor999]

Give it some time, and you will run into computers where your OEM copy of, say, XP will work on some computers, but not all. There is nothing worse than going to activate and you don't have the right license key, what you're doing here is making a disc that KNOW will install correctly, AND have no problems at the activation point. So, every disc you get your hands on (even the Vista Anytime Upgrade disc) you must make an ISO of it, and label it correctly (i.e. XP Pro OEM, XP 64 bit Retail, etc.) so you don't get confused, as an OEM disc is absolutely necessary to complete this project. Trust us. In answer to your most recent questions:
1: Quite difficult, albeit possible. OEMScan is your answer, check the MSFN forums. (Seem to recall Nlite being able to do those though, hmmm.)
2: You cannot "upgrade" a license key, it will only be valid for that specific flavor of windows. You cannot even downgrade it.

 

[daeemann]

I heard you are allowed to downgrade to Windows XP Pro, if you bought a computer that came with Windows Ultimate or Windows Business. But you have to legally get your hands on either Windows XP Pro Generic OEM, XP Pro retail, or XP Pro Volume licensing Ed. installation disk. Then when it comes to activating, you have to call the telephone number and give them your Vista Product Key and explain that you're downgrading. Hopefully they don't give you problems and give you a product key that works for XP.

 

[thor999]

You may actually be correct, I misunderstood the question then. I do believe downgrading Vista is an option, and why shouldn't it be, it would be a total profit scenario for MS!