Hello all,

I read Galapo post but I can't get the whole image about What is the use of OfflineSysPrep?


I think that 1 & 2 have the same meaning, Nothing different !!!
And Is that mean that OfflineSysPrep can be used to make LIVE CD?!!

1) refers to the ability of running from PE environment.

2) refers to the ability of running from normal OS environment.

In both cases sysprep tasks are performed on an offline system.

Regards,
Galapo.

What are you mean by running from?
Is that mean OfflineSysPrep can't make live CD?!

Also what are you mean by running from normal OS environment?
Is that like run OS inside OS like vmWare ?!

It means the environment from which you start/run the program, namely OfflineSysPrep.

Of course OfflineSysPrep can't make a LiveCD. It is a program which one may optionally run from a LiveCD/PE environment or your normal OS (whether that be under VMWare or not is up to you). It's basically just a front-end for sysprep.exe which allows it to sysprep an offline/non-booted system plus some other features like the ability to set HAL etc.

Regards,
Galapo.

I see, OfflineSysPrep is a front-end for Microsoft Sysprep.exe which used to deploy windows setup to more than one PC (which are not connected with each other by any kind of network) at the same time instead of setup Windows on each PC, All the needed is to install one version in tone PC then copy this version to the other PCs then install each PC's own drivers by the configuration file that the setup use to contain setup at each PC (it use less time than install Windows from beginning) [right ?]

let me guess OfflineSysPrep make it easy to edit Sysprep.inf file entries!!

Can Sysprep be loaded from PE system or should I use OfflineSysPrep?

Yep - but doing so makes no sense as you would sysprep the running PE - which of course fails and wouldn't make any sense.

OfflineSysprep allows to use sysprep from within PE - and you use it to sysprep not the running PE but an offline Windows

Editing sysprep.inf is possible in the OfflineSysPrep "process" by selecting the option to use SysprepInfEditor.exe prior to the sysprep.exe run.

You may use SysprepInfEditor.exe stand-alone, too


Nothing to add to Ulli's comments above. The whole point of OfflineSysPrep is providing a tool which enables sysprep to run from PE on an offline system.

Hope this helps!

Regards,
Galapo.

Ah, I get what is the different between Sysprep and OfflineSysprep but what about


Am I right with the task of sysprep or I miss something?!!

Yes. Sysprepping a machine allows an image to be then captured of a configured machine to then be applied onto same or different hardware. "Installation" is basically the application of an image, like what Vista now does with WIM images, say.

Regards,
Galapo.

I see
it is Normal OS -> Live -> back Normal

good