Well, I don't know if its the best way but the way I install Windows XP is via the unattended sourceforge project. See: http://unattended.sourceforge.net/ It is kind of a lot to set up but once you have it, it's real easy. I don't even worry about getting viruses because if I suspect any problem, I just re-install Windows. You just boot from a CD and come back 40 minutes later to a fresh install. You can even automatically re-install your software. I have it automatically re-install nvda, foobar, etc. The one thing I never figured out is how to automatically install jaws, much less re-authorize. But I did set it up to automatically re-install nvda so after the 40 minutes I come back to a talking computer. You need a samba server and access to DNS though. I already had all that when I started setting it up so it was easy for me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Watson" <rwatson@eckeranch.com> To: "Blind sysadmins list" <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 9:50 AM Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] unattended install of windows xp
Good morning listers, I have a system which needs rebuilt and I have access to an xp pro cd. What is the best way to install without sighted assistance? I want to reformat the drive and start over.
Thanks Rick
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