Do it yourself to create a universal Windows XP image file

Although Microsoft hopes that users will quickly go to the more beautiful and safer Win7, but some friends have limited computer configuration, or have other needs to run specific software and games, must stay in XP system. 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:WINDOWSSystem32Dllcache directory, we only need to run "sfe.exe/purgecache" in the command prompt window. "You can delete 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

Select the System Restore tab in the Open System Properties dialog box and check the check box before "Resume 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.

Third, the operation of the driver

Since we are making a versatile Windows XP Ghost file, the hardware configuration on the target computer and the current computer configuration are definitely not the same, so We are going to remove the device drivers on the current computer.

1. Delete the normal driver

1 In the "Run" dialog box, type "devmgrnt.rnsc" and press Enter to open the "Device Manager" console window.

2 Locate the network adapter, right-click the NIC device name under it, and click the Uninstall menu item on the pop-up menu.

3 Use a similar method to uninstall device drivers such as universal serial bus controllers, video game controllers, graphics cards, and sound cards. It should be noted here that if the system prompts you to restart, you must not restart the machine, so as to avoid the system self-assertion and reinstall the driver.