At first it used to take me around 2.5 Hours to do a full reinstall with all updates!
Yesterday it took me 39 mins for a re-install with all updates including graphics card updates...

How long does it take you? (Thats if you ever have to re-install).

Heres how I did it:~

Follow the Tutorial below~
Sliptream Vista SP2

When you have reached item 7. ~ Then open the run command box and type in Compcln.exe to remove redundant files.

you can now use this method to update SP2 with all the 'at present' updates, and update your graphics card so that your 'Slipstreamed disc' is as up to date as possible!


Whist in OOBE mode goto Network and sharing centre
Click on 'more information' click on connect to internet!
Then goto windows update and update as far as you can...
once updated return to item 7 in the Tutorial and follow procedure as before.

When finished you will have a 'Slipstreamed disc that contains all the 'At Present' updates for your computer including graphics card!


DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADD OTHER SOFTWARES AS YOU WILL EXCEED THE DISC SPACE LIMIT.

All tried and tested! have fun...





For use on your own private computer only!

cool post.

Belive me or not, it takes me 8-10hrs to reinstall.

52mins to install OS and 8-10hrs to install all my other crap and my tweaks and get the look and, and, and...

so what I've been doing is clone my drive every 3-4weeks

Roxio Creator is what you use to image your computer ?

Originally Posted by JimJoe

Roxio Creator is what you use to image your computer ?

not at all, I use segate disk wizard



once you have the machine just the way you like it, do the below sugestions


Buy this Seagate drive
Seagate Momentus 7200.3 ST9320421AS Hard Drive - ST9320421AS - Buy.com

and this enclosure
Rocketfishâ„¢ 2.5" SATA Hard Drive Enclosure Kit RF-AHD25 - eBay (item 260385309567 end time May-28-09 10:45:27 PDT)

then download this free software to clone drive or make backups and such.
DiscWizard | Seagate


I clone 1X/month my vista laptop and my XP tower (maxtor drives)

edit..... this is for a laptop ( sorry about that )

Originally Posted by pacinitaly

Originally Posted by JimJoe

Roxio Creator is what you use to image your computer ?

not at all, I use segate disk wizard



once you have the machine just the way you like it, do the below sugestions


Buy this Seagate drive
Seagate Momentus 7200.3 ST9320421AS Hard Drive - ST9320421AS - Buy.com

and this enclosure
Rocketfishâ„¢ 2.5" SATA Hard Drive Enclosure Kit RF-AHD25 - eBay (item 260385309567 end time May-28-09 10:45:27 PDT)

then download this free software to clone drive or make backups and such.
DiscWizard | Seagate


I clone 1X/month my vista laptop and my XP tower (maxtor drives)

edit..... this is for a laptop ( sorry about that )

Why would you go through all that when you have Roxio creator?

I was looking at the bottom of the top screen shot you posted.

I do have a DVD burner that came with Nero software. I think it will image a hard drive.

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