WinNTSetup - universal Windows Installer

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Features:

  • Install (unattend) Windows 2k/XP/20??/Vista/7/8.x/10/11 x86/x64/arm64
  • Practically runs even on the most minimalistic WinPE
  • selectable drive letter for the new Windows installation
  • Fully automated with save/load setting in ini file and various command line options
  • Install Windows also if nlite/vlite has remove winnt32.exe/setup.exe
  • Integrate Drivers: normal PNP and Textmode Drivers
  • Patch uxtheme to allow unsigned Themes
  • Some common registry tweaks and *.reg file import
  • DISM APPX removal, feature enable/disable
  • Simple VHD creation and Installation
  • Support “Windows to Go” for Windows 7 and later installs
  • Supports WimBoot and CompactOS option for Windows 7 and later
  • Supports all current WIM files: WIM/SWM/ESD and ISO files
  • WinCapture - capture a Windows installation to WIM or ESD file
  • MinWin - simple trimming WIM in memory before apply
  • WinCopy - copy an existing Windows installation to another partition
  • Offline Hotfix uninstall
  • Offline password reset

Not Supported:

  • - No Windows embedded version (this includes WinFLP)
  • - No upgrades of existing installations

About driver installation:

Every driver added in NT6.x windows will be added to the driver store.
So it’s not recommended to add countless driver, but rather more really required ones.

NT5.x massstorage driver integration is possible thanks to Mr dUSHA powerful MSSTMake.exe tool

To the Unattend option:It’s possible to use an unattend.xml to run the Setup unattended.
But as the actual WinPE Setup Phase isn’t effective in that way of install, all Winpe related settings inside the unattend.xml
won’t be applied.

Ini config fileIt’s possible to save all GUI-settings to a ini file:

push Ctrl + S to save all settings to an ini.
push Ctrl + L to load all settings from an ini.

A WinNTSetup.ini file in the same dir as the app itself will be loaded automatically at startup.

It also can be selected via command line:

WinNTSetup.exe /cfg:”C:\mysettings.ini”

If you want to modify ini settings yourself, click-click has made a nice PDF for it.

For advanced users there are also hidden settings described in the included WinNTSetup.ini.txt

Command line:

- Press F1 to get list of all options

To install Windows in a VHD file:- requires Windows 7 as OS and Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise or Server 2008 R2 as Source
- create a partitioned VHD and assign a drive letter (push Ctrl + Shift + V to use build in diskpart wrapper for this)
- select the VHD drive as installation drive (make sure you boot drive ist a active primary partition on a physical disk)

If you get an Antivirus warning from your AV software, please report it to them as a false positive and let them check it.

Current Version: 5.4.1

Download: Mega - MediaFire

Edited December 29, 2024 by JFX

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Image 4: jaclaz

It looks like a nice tool. Image 5: :thumbup

And it shouldn’t be dedicated to “USB only”, if I am not mistaken. Image 6: :unsure:

Let’s hope that whoever tests it will be so kind as to (please read as “anyone testing it please do”) provide - for the benefit of the less expereinced users - some details on the various available options, and their usage.

Usual bothering request to the developer Image 7: :blushing: :

  • Any chance that it will ever support command line? (or provide a pre-set in the form of a .ini file?) Image 8: :whistle:

jaclaz

Image 9: JFX

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And it shouldn’t be dedicated to “USB only”, if I am not mistaken. Image 10: :unsure:

Well, you right, not the most correct forum section

Let’s hope that whoever tests it will be so kind as to (please read as “anyone testing it please do”) provide - for the benefit of the less expereinced users - some details on the various available options, and their usage.

hmm, yeah i could add tool tip/balloons for every check box

Thanks for reminding about the ini file Image 11: :) Added to first Post

More command line options could be added, if requested.

  • 2 weeks later…

Image 12: lama

Thanks for the link @ reboot.pro wonko, but, how come this v 2.0 was not even mentioned by original creator? Excuse me but,…Did i missed the part where JFX became “was_JFX” there? Image 13: :huh:

Image 14: jaclaz

Thanks for the link @ reboot.pro wonko, but, how come this v 2.0 was not even mentioned by original creator? Excuse me but,…Did i missed the part where JFX became “was_JFX” there? Image 15: :huh:

Evidently yes.

And however I don’ t think it is part of your business.

jaclaz

Image 16: wimb

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