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You'll loose all your data if you set Repartition to 1.

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You can with XP Pro SP2. http://www.<<spam>>.net/forum/...howtopic=126109

Here's what I did: Imported my hardware configuration into Target Designer Modified the Target Device Settings* (using the Settings panel) Added the Information Appliance Design Template Configured the Information Appliance component (using the Settings panel) Ran a Dependency Check (F5) Removed components that I don't use Added components from Software > Sytem > User Interface Added the Windows Installer Service and Autologin components Configured the User Interface Core component (using the Settings panel) Added and configured the Automatic Logon component (using the Settings panel) Built the target image without running a Dependency Check (F7) * specifically, Boot ARC Path and Boot Partition Size I'm having problems installing the nForce and ATi drivers though.

OK, I now have a copy that takes 3 minutes to install and boots up in 20 seconds.

XP Embedded is fantastic. My Windows folder is about 200 MB, it takes about 10 minutes to install and about 30 seconds to boot up.

Surely following your guide would create a CD that would only work in VMWare? You said it would only work on one hardware configuration, and the hardware configuration we use would be the VMWare one.

Where can I download the SLD file from?

Thanks very much for this.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en

You have to provide answers for AdminPassword, FullName and OrgName... and maybe some more, I'm not sure.

Yes, you can. That's how I install Windows XP. You'll need to boot into an OS (if none are installed on the hard drive, you'll probably have to boot off a Windows PE CD), then run something like: SET XPCD=Location of your XP install files SET INSTALL=Drive letter you want to install XP on to "%XPCD%:\i386\winnt32.exe" /syspart:%INSTALL%: /tempdrive:%INSTALL%: /unattend:%XPCD%:\i386\winnt.sif /s:%XPCD%:\i386

Not while it installs, you don't.

You'll find this much easier when SP2 comes out.

\Documents and Settings\Default User\Desktop