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Inside Vista's Image-Based Install Process

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the how-the-whole-bloody-thing-works dept.

KrispyGlider writes "Vista's installation process is dramatically different from any previous version of Windows: rather than being an 'installer,' the install DVD is actually a preinstalled copy of Windows that simply gets decompressed onto your PC. It is hardware agnostic, so it can adjust to different systems, and you can also install your own apps into it so that your Vista install becomes a full system image install. APCMag.com has published an interview with a Microsoft Australia tech specialist on the inner workings of it as well as a story that looks at some of the pros and cons of image-based installs."

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  1. does vista break ghost then? by jd142 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Has anyone else tried using ghost with vista? I did an experiment this morning where I created a ghost image of a vista box and tried to restore it on another, identical computer. Vista wouldn't boot; it said that the selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt. Booting from the install cd and selecting repair fixed it though.

    Haven't had a chance to google this yet, so it may be a known bug.

  2. Re:dual boot? by syntaxglitch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Good'oh, now we are all friends again we can go for a cooling pint down the pub eh?

    And us Gentoo folk can even be generous and buy a round or two, using the money we've saved by not spending huge wads of cash to buy Windows licenses! :D