Comments on: How to Autoinstall Required Software after a Windows Reinstall

By: juagan

juagan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:16:37 +0000

hi i am jagan
Please help me how to install software’s automatically after formatting the system

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:52:58 +0000

I have been slowly familiarizing myself with Linux of many flavors. However as most newbies, I have been drawn into Ubuntu. For its ease of use, with a great following.

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install software — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:00:41 +0000

Almeza MultiSet do this.

By: sourav

sourav — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:09:22 +0000

i heard there is a software named dragon that allows you to do the same stuff. I do have a customized win xp service pack 3 cd. its ultra convenient man! ALL the much needed applications from office to nero get installed in one go and that too without prompts.

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By: d3vkit

d3vkit — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:56:45 +0000

I’d rather update already existing programs than reinstall them one by one and then update them, or go find the updated program on the net and redownload them all. Most programs will update in the background on their own anyway. You may need to updated a few programs manually but in contrast to not doing this, this really isn’t a problem.

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By: raghu

raghu — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:01:32 +0000

cool!

By: Claw

Claw — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:58:52 +0000

Another program: InstallPad

Regards!

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shakazzolo — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:18:05 +0000

I wish stupid Microsoft would make something like aptitude or yum…

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By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:17:11 +0000

How about making a backup of all your system with a backup software or linux dd ? All your windows/others OSes will be restaured and all your software just like there were.

Took me 2 hours to restaure a 30 gb zipped image of my 230gb hard drive (obviously my disk was not full of data). Pretty good time if you think that i had one single line of code to enter on a linux command shell after booting a ubuntu live cd.

By: Me

Me — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:25:43 +0000

Why don’t people just use ghost? You have windows, your drivers, and all of your applications already installed then. Someone mentioned you still need to install the updates, but that’s true if you just installed the OS from scratch.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:53:58 +0000

The only prolem with this is the same problem as with images. You have to constantly update your script with the latest versions of everything. If you only re-install every year then this is more maintenance then its worth. FWIW, I have been running Vista since it was released to MSDN in late 2006 and haven’t had any need to re-install. While Vista has its problems, this is one area I see tremendous improvement in. I could’ve never run Windows XP for 2+ years without reinstalling to clean it up.

Sean

By: Colin Surridge

Colin Surridge — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:52:20 +0000

I think this would be a bad thing to do if you think there is ANY chance you have a virus. I know that’s the only reason i’ve ever reinstalled windows.

Safer all round to download (unless you have the install CD’s) any apps after you have reinstalled your OS and protected it.

By: Liinker

Liinker — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:51:57 +0000

Why haven’t I thought of using something like this before? Very cool.

By: Adar Wesley

Adar Wesley — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:02:55 +0000

Can you somehow capture currently installed programs into the install set?
I mean, does it have an option to scan the current machine and find installed packages (software or drivers) and ask me
which of them I want to reinstall on a new machine?

I don’t mind if it asks me to supply further information per software package, like where to take the installation source (MSI) from.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:22:56 +0000

you should create silent installs of the applications. Command line switches that allow you to auto agree to EULA. I dont know what it would do otherwise as i never used it for anything but silent installs. I guess it would treat it as a normal install.

By: Max

Max — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:13:29 +0000

This looks a bit like Almeza Multiset.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:03:49 +0000

when it comes to eulas and other agreements where a USER is required to agree, does the program stop?

By: Varun Kashyap

Varun Kashyap — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:43:36 +0000

You would have to either enter them on prompt or you could enter them with the command itself, in any case you would have to search around for the options available for your specific application.

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By: Juanito

Juanito — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:13:39 +0000

Do u know Windows Unattended Edition?¿

Im sure they use this software or sth similar

By: chris

chris — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:33:36 +0000

I create silent installs with the keys already inputed. Cant do it with all of them but most of them

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:16:36 +0000

How does this render applications that require license keys?

By: Varun Kashyap

Varun Kashyap — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:14:17 +0000

Yes, you can. Infact, the concept and effort really pays off in such situations!

By: HiteshChavda

HiteshChavda — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:10:24 +0000

Can we use this customization on other pc?

By: chris

chris — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:07:22 +0000

right but what this app does is all you to quickly reinstall everything you have. If you just have a office suite and updates then this may not be for you but if you have 10 to 20 different things that need installed (including drivers) then this is the app for you. I use it for my machine and for work when i install from a image i created.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:37:07 +0000

….or you could just reinstall things one by one