Bart's PE and MULTI-BOOT DVD of editios of Vista

[Mazzaroc]

HI

Since I'm creating a custom DVD of Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit Retail (4
editions included in the DVD) and having read that you can initiate a
custom installation of Vista with the command "setup.exe /unattend:
<Unattend file>" I thought about using Bart's PE or similar programs
so that when the Vista DVD to boot, you just see a menu where you can
choose which custom edition install. How do I do this?

THANKS

BYE

 

[AJR]

Forget it! - The version (edition) of Vista installed is dependent on the
product key - use of "unattend" requires use of an "answer" file which must
include the product key.

 

[Ian D]

HI

Since I'm creating a custom DVD of Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit Retail (4
editions included in the DVD) and having read that you can initiate a
custom installation of Vista with the command "setup.exe /unattend:
<Unattend file>" I thought about using Bart's PE or similar programs
so that when the Vista DVD to boot, you just see a menu where you can
choose which custom edition install. How do I do this?

THANKS

BYE

There is only one image on the DVD, which is copied to your HD,
then features are removed during the installation process to match
the purchased version. For Ultimate, all features are left intact.
There are two ways to select the version. Entering the product key
will cause the matching Vista version to be installed. If you do not
enter a product key, you will be presented with a list of all versions
and must select the one to be installed. Then you have to tick a
box to verify that your selection is the version you bought.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Forget it! - The version (edition) of Vista installed is dependent on
the product key - use of "unattend" requires use of an "answer" file
which must include the product key.

The answer file does not have to include a product key, but if it is
omitted it will stop and ask for one, which kind of defeats the purpose
of using an unattended install method.