nativeEx
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Overview
nativeEx is a project that will build your boot disk from a Microsoft Windows XP Install CD.
The boot disk will attempt to use all
languages strings available from the XP source, hense the project prefix "native".
This project is used as base for other projects like LiveXP and
nativePE, the difference is that it is intended to be a very
minimal, barebones only, adding the minimum needed to have an
efficient system.
It is ideal for situations where a small sized (31Mb up to 50Mb) disk
is required and is also updated very frequentely since it is used as
base for testing with new features from wb.
You can find support and newer developments on the respective discussion forum here: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/nativeEx-and-LiveXP-f52.html
Compatibility
This project can be used under Windows 2000 and above. Under Windows
Vista you will need to disable the UAC (User Account Control) to allow
the creation of needed registry hives.
You can also use scripts that come from the LiveXP and NativePE
projects.
To build a bootable disc you will need to use a Microsoft Windows XP
Install Disc. The type of XP (home, professional) is not relevant but
we recommend always using a retail or corporate version of XP with SP2 included.
As an alternative you can use regular Windows XP, without SP or SP1, or Windows 2003.
If you don't have a satisfatory CD to use as souce then you should
download a free trial version of Windows 2003
from the Microsoft site and use this image to build your project
(only the first image is needed to download - around 500Mb).
Usage
You only need to tell the project where to find the needed files to copy
from the source.
We recommend that you copy all your files from the CD to a folder on
disk and use this folder as source before following the below usage details.
- Click on Play (big blue triangle)
- You will be prompted to enter a valid source before
continuing - click on the open folder button and select the folder
where your source files are placed.
The used source only needs to be inputed once or changed whenever you
wish to use another source. To manually change the used source you can
always click on the "Paths" tab found on the main window next to the
"Script" tab.
Don't forget that most scripts also have options to customize it's
defintions. This is usefull is you wish to change the screen display
settings or disable features you don't want.
Bugs
When posting for bugs related to this project please include the following details:
- log.html (click on save log from the "Log" after running the project)
- Version of WinBuilder (including beta number if available)
- Type of partition where the project is built (FAT32 or NTFS)
- Active antivirus or Spyware protection
- Steps to reproduce the bug
If you run a project and it won't work as you expect, then you should
click on the log tab for more information. The log will display where
an error has occurred.
It is very important that you upload this log.html when reporting a bug on the forums
related to the project. This file contains
details which help us understand the conditions under which the project was
built. This file is usually sized around 1Mb - 2Mb, but it can be
compressed by any popular archiver (7zip, winrar, winzip, etc) to a
compressed file sized of about 20Kb.
When posting a message or reporting a bug, please try searching the
previous posts for similar reported problems. In most cases if a
solution has
already been found, it will have been posted. This can save
everyone a lot of time when looking for answers.
Change log
You may find more information here:
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/nativeEx-and-LiveXP-f52.html