What's the difference between XPCreate and Xplode?

#1 Sgt_Strider

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Posted 15 May 2004 - 03:17 AM

Also does either of these programs help make it easier to quietly do a unattended install of apps and drivers? Thx

#2 Alanoll

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Posted 15 May 2004 - 08:23 AM

XPCreate updates the source with hotfixes....

XPlode is just a replacement of batch file and runoncex. XPlode allows for full customization of the program appearance.

#3 Sgt_Strider

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Posted 15 May 2004 - 08:10 PM

Can XPCreate implement drivers and appz? Thx

#4 Alanoll

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Posted 15 May 2004 - 10:50 PM

define implement?

think of it as a commandline tool, only graphical

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Posted 16 May 2004 - 03:05 AM

Like slipstreaming the drivers into the os.

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Posted 16 May 2004 - 04:32 AM

Thik of it this way: XPCREATE is for setting up the OS, XPlode is for setting up the applications.

I quote from the Web Site ...

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XPCREATE is a utility program that will combine an original XP distribution and assorted hotfixes and updates to produce an up-to-date XP Distibution CD. XPCREATE allows the user to define custon installations and setup programs, but it's main richness lies in the slipstreaming of most available updates and hotfixes, thus insuring the integrity of both the initial installation, and the physical CD media. Slipstreaming the latest hotfixes and updates is important in avoiding possible vulnurability attacks during the setup phase, and in avoiding the need to re-apply hotfixes after a windows component is added or removed.

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