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Oh yeah one more thing, the heading [setupSourceFiles.x86] in txtsetup.sif is actually [sourceDisksNames.x86]

Ok I finally got hold of an unbranded OEM disc, as it turns out dpcdll.dll, pigen.dll and the 4 oembios files are exactly the same for Retail and OEM discs, there are however the following differences: acc_dis.ch_ accessib.ch_ eula.txt iesupp.ch_ iewebhlp.ch_ setupp.ini supp_ed.ch_ The help files on the OEM disc obviously tell the user to refer to the manufacturer instead of MS for support, it's not a major deal but if we are looking to install 100% faithful versions it might be useful.

Thanks for the awesome guide, it'd be great to see this functionality in powerpacker or winsetupfromUSB. Are the Retail and (unbranded) OEM versions of dpcdll.dll, pidgen.dll and the oembios files the same? I can't find a verified hash of an OEM disc so I'd rather use the retail files and just modify setupp.ini.

Thanks! I searched the USB forum but that topic didn't come up, exactly what I was looking for!

Would be possible to make a multi-boot usb drive that allows you to inject (or modify) a different pid in setupp.ini before starting XP setup? This way only one source would be needed to install OEM, Retail and VLK versions, saving space and maintenance time.

So far you have to keep: Game explorer Crash dump Manual Install SQM Windows Firewall and dependancies and you can't touch the unattended settings.

If anyone's interested, after messing around with vlite i noticed windows 7 won't finish installation if you remove the game explorer or SQM (along with crash dump (not verified by me) and manual install). One of IIS-tree dependencies causes an error message towards the end too, not IIS itself which can be removed, just one of the items that gets unticked if you leave IIS in. Incidentally System Restore can be safely removed.