XPE Deployment

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I have El Torito CDs that I've created that contain an image that gets
deployed to my target boxes using a script. The problem is that the CD is at
694 MB between the El Torito boot image and my deployment image. I dont think
i can streamline them that much more. I'm using 700MB CDs and I'm concerned
that next time i need to upgrade the deployment image, i'll run out of room.
Anyone using or know of any compression options or ways around this? Span
across multiple CDs (not a desired option)? DVD is not an option for me. The
target boxes do not have DVD readers.

Thanks,
Tim
 
Tim,

I am in roughly the same boat. I am over the 700MB,however.

Currently I attach a USB drive and copy the files using xCopy.

Have you consider using sdiLoader? You would then have the whole CD,
but you would have to boot from a floppy. You could then execute
sdiLoader.exe mySdiFile.sdi /D1 from the floppy which could be
msDos6.22 or later bootable.

Hope this helps, although I wonder if there isn't a better way. I
think there should be a compression tool out there that would do it.
After all doesn't XP pro fit on a single CD?

Best Regards,
 
Good point Terry. I'm looking into comressing the image. I'll post it if i
figure anything out worth mentioning.

regards,
Tim
 
I am using Win-PE for deployment (then you don't have two partitiones on the CD)
I take the output from the Target designer and compress into one (or more) ZIp-file(s)
of 1 max 1GB.
Then I have wriiten a small MFC-application to Quick-format the target harddisk and to
unpack the zipfile.
I have modified the Win-pe configuration so instead of connecting to a network, it starts
my unpack utility.
If you don't want to write you own application, PKunzip.exe can be used in a batch file.

Using WIN-PE you can even make bootable DVD's so by a compression of aprox 50%
you will be able to deplay an image of 8GB.

Remember to include the whole path when you make the zip file.

br
Per Praem
 
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