Spartanicus

Thanks. Am I right that I should use HFSLIP to slip in SP4, IE6 etc, and that I should then on the output result of HFSLIP run nLite to create an install that doesn't include Outlook Express, VBS etc?

Can IE6SP1 be streamlined into W2K? I'd hate to simply include it on the CD, I have downloaded the full installer but I really do not want Outlook Express, VBS and other junk being installed.

What is it that triggers console mode for the installer, slipstreaming in a service pack doesn't seem to be the trigger, is it caused by other customizations, or is it caused by the way nLite creates a bootable CD?

I'm a bit nervous about using the nLite customized w2k CD to install to my 2 partition machine with currently W98 on c: and another w2k installation on d: I'm looking to replace my current W98 install with w2k (via a fresh install), after that fresh install XP on my d: partition. With the w2k GUI setup I get a warning that I can't upgrade W98 to w2k due to multiple OS's being installed, this assures me that it has recognized my multi boot config and will probably preserve the MS bootloader. I don't get that warning with the nLite generated w2k CD, and it occured to me that should my bootloader get removed I wouldn't know how to get out of that pickle. Any reassurences that my bootloader will be safe?