nagual678

As some of you may already know, the default VAIO XP install is bloated, full of "bonus" software that renders the computer sluggish, constantly popping up "helpful reminders" from all sorts of pre-installed applications. Yes, a nightmare. The computer is a TX2XP, and could really use less load on the 1ghz processor.. I'd install a fresh regular XP but there are many drivers, etc.. that I need to keep for the VAIO to preserve full functionality. To pursue the goal of a nice fresh and clean install I have two possibilities : slipstream VAIO drivers in regular XP (too complicated for reasons i won't go into, let's just say i want to avoid this) and "hacking off" unwanted pieces of application, etc.. from the install cd. <= this is the better option for me. Now, you have to create the install cd by burning it from the restore partition there is on the hard drive, which isn't a big deal. The problem is that Nlite will refuse to work with this install. Has anyone ever successfully done anything like this ? Is there a work-around ?