Thursday, February 21, 2008

Creating INF files using BATCH.EXE

Creating INF files using BATCH.EXE

1. The main program available to create INF files is BATCH.EXE
The following screen shots are from Version 2.
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2. Here you can enter the Computer, Workgroup, Description etc.
3. Clicking on Network options brings up the following screen.
From here you can enter the protocols, TCP/IP settings, file and print sharing, network clients etc.
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4. Click on Installation Options brings up the following screen.
From here you can select basic install options, time zone, automatically add printers, when to stop for a response, screen resolution and color depth etc.
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5. Clicking on Optional Components brings up the following screen.
From here you can set what Windows apps you want to load such as Defrag, Dial-Up networking, etc.
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6. When you are finished with all the settings, select File / Save
7. To use your new INF file for an installation, type SETUP INF_FILE

A great program for creating INF files can also be downloaded from:
INF-Tool (294 K)

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