win xp clean install

[fuzzynavel]

I am going to do a clean install of my slipstreamed winxp pro + SP2... after this I want to ghost the image of the HD so that I can have a clean install next time I do it quite quickly.... Is there any way to stop windows installing drivers so that my ghost can be used easily on other computers...( NON PIRATES I have some friends with legal copies of XP pro!!! don't like piracy)

thanks for any help

 

[GTL2000]

Why do you want to not install drivers! The system won't work unless they are installed!

 

[rumptis]

I'm pretty sure you can sysprep it and have it redetect the hardware during that, I don't remember the options it gives you and I don't have the files on my computer at the moment and I'm to lazy to dig them out.

Edit,

I got off my lazy butt and looked, you tell it to do a Minisetup, I'm pretty sure this will work.

Edit again,

Select the PNP also.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: fuzzynavel
I am going to do a clean install of my slipstreamed winxp pro + SP2... after this I want to ghost the image of the HD so that I can have a clean install next time I do it quite quickly.... Is there any way to stop windows installing drivers so that my ghost can be used easily on other computers...( NON PIRATES I have some friends with legal copies of XP pro!!! don't like piracy)

thanks for any help

You could ghost it easily, or you could use sysprep. Both scenarios assume a few things, like a supported disk device and the same HAL, but generally speaking it'll work fine.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: rumptis
I'm pretty sure you can sysprep it and have it redetect the hardware during that, I don't remember the options it gives you and I don't have the files on my computer at the moment and I'm to lazy to dig them out.

Edit,

I got off my lazy butt and looked, you tell it to do a Minisetup, I'm pretty sure this will work.

Edit again,

Select the PNP also.

PNP won't help unless you have ancient ISA hardware that's PnP-capable. In other words, you probably don't need to specify it.