Mensagens
Markymoo posted a very simple way to convert a Dynamic Disk back to Basic Disk some time ago and now "crashman" is proposing a even simpler way.
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=3463
Bill Gates Luv Him Hate him?, Feed back please?
ispy found a little lesson of life gaven by Mr Bill Gates himself to a class of young students. According to his opinion, kids are not getting prepared to survive in the tough world of grown ups. Nice story to read, post your opinions.
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=4435
pe21, Build WinPE 2.1 from WAIK 1.1
Allanf has just released a new version of the PE2 project which is now creating Windows PE 2.1 boot disks from the latest Windows AIK for Vista. This project is very simple and straightforward. Just install the WAIK on your machine and let this project roll out..
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=4431
App scripts created or updated this week:
notepad++ - http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=4436
Vista SP1 - A Tale of Woe and Thanksgiving, or - How Not to "Improve" a Working OS
A short story of experience when Arvy decided to install the SP1 on his Vista machine. Worth reading if you're in doubt wether or not to install the latest Service Pack.
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=4439
Damian666's projects
This talented member has released and updated some his projects this week on the Project Forge section, check them out if you're interested in quick and small sized tools that are focused on providing user friendly interface.
SelfBurner - http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4398
UPX Gui - http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4429
Image forger - http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4425
WIM Mounter - http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4452
Tutorials
Did you ever wanted to learn how to create an app script?
Read the quick tutorials posted this week by Nuno here:
App Scripts Guide - Introduction - http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4415
App Scripts Guide - Creating a new app script - http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4424
More tutorials are expected to be published soon.
And also another tutorial by shirin:
How to place your own Boot screen in XP setup CD - http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=4448
New version of MakeScript
Pedrole15 has resumed his work on MakeScript and released a new version of the MakeScript program that is targeted to help users created their own app scripts with ease.
Read all about his work on the topic presentation here: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=508
UXP Version 2
There is a new version of UXP - the project that targets to build the biggest XP possible..
This time the changes include Parted Magic as multiboot option, the use of WPI (Windows Post Install wizard) to install programs when windows is installed to disk and the full set of driverpacks. Be warned that the project download is over 500Mb and will create a XP DVD over 1.1Gb.
Check out this project presentation and release changes: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=3651
Is it legal to distribute Windows PE 2.x?
Hectorma has placed a valid question: Is it legal to distribute a Windows PE 2.x image that is built from a Windows 2008 if it is a free download from Microsoft?
Place your opinions and read what other have to say about this matter here: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=4461
In conclusion..
At the community there was a lot of active talks regarding vista and more learning about the things that have changed from XP over to Vista.
The WIM format is one of the changes that came with this new release that we are still learning more and more as each day that passes. Feel free to place your questions or wisdom along with the rest of the community, you're really welcome to drop us a visit.