How to make your own/modify windows to your needs

This post will explain you how to make or modify an windows Xp.
Windows installation files are in compressed format. example: logonui.exe( this is the file responsible for logging on screen of your computer), but this file will be in compressed format in the installation cd like logonui.ex_.
To edit this file we need to decompress this file...

Starting the process:
Step 1:- First of all you need to download these softwares.
1. Nlite
2. Resource Hacker

Step 2:- Secondly, insert the XP installation cd in the cd rom and copy all the files into your Local disk in a new folder.

Step 3:- Understanding Files.
In this step you need to know what files and which files you need to be edited...
How should your customized windows should look like...

Step 4:- Suppose the installation file you copied is in local disk c:\
Copy the only files you need to be edited into local disk d:\
Now open a command prompt window and start the decompressing process

Sample files list:
logonui.ex_ This is for the login screen or welcome screen.


now in command prompt type the following:
expand -r d:\logonui.ex_
supposing the logonui.ex_ is in localdisk d:\
this will create a new file in d:\

Step 5:- Now open Resource Hacker and open the new file which you have got now..
and edit the bitmaps and whatever you need..(Editing bitmap means replacing with new bitmap images).
now click save.

Edit as much as files you need.

now again open a command window and type the following:
makecab d:\logonui.exe

this will compress that file and will make how it was before..

Step 6:- Now copy the compressed file to the original installation location ie; local disk c:\

Step 7:- Now open the nlite software.
follow the onscreen instructions for an unattended setup..
so that the user may not need to enter the product key and other information during set up.
Choose the create iso or bootable image in the setup at the beginig.

now atlast you will see a option for creating bootable iso

now burn this image to a cd or dvd..

and run the setup..


For more information regarding the files to be edited and other infos. please comment..