View Full Version : CHROOT in windows XP?
kevin11951
January 6th, 2011, 03:13 AM
Does anyone know if its possible to chroot into an external hdd with Windows XP installed on it?
Basically, I need to install an application onto Windows XP SP3 for a client without booting the Windows install itself.
psusi
January 6th, 2011, 03:28 AM
Umm... no. If you want to install windows software into windows, you have to actually boot windows.
Chronon
January 6th, 2011, 03:33 AM
No, chroot doesn't work like that. You are running it from Linux. You can't simply change root to some HD that doesn't contain a compatible system.
RiceMonster
January 6th, 2011, 03:35 AM
You CAN mount the NTFS drive and copy files onto the drive, but you cannot run a windows installer from Linux.
I don't understand why you want to install without booting into Windows in the first place.
kevin11951
January 6th, 2011, 03:38 AM
Wait, when I say chroot, I just mean the Windows equivalent...
I work for a local high school, and they have a Windows XP image that self sets up during boot. I have to install some stuff into the image w/o booting the image.
psusi
January 6th, 2011, 04:04 AM
There is no windows equivalent, and if there were, you would still have to boot windows to do it.
Austin25
January 6th, 2011, 04:59 AM
Can you change the install directory in the installer?
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