nastronomical

Is it possible to create a WPI CD that's standalone and can be mounted on a virtual drive with a shortcut to the Desktop, So when i want to install a program i just click and run? The disc is just a pure WPI no windows installed also it's for XP.

I am almost finished with a class project that will show the differnce btw a modifed os and a stock os. I was wondering which is the best benchmark tool to use to do a comparison btw the 2 OS's?

Are there any other software that can do the same as Nlite?

I am trying to decide on a school project. Which one would be best XP or Vista? I am trying to show how by gutting a OS one can increase performance and reliability. I have a HP dv4t-1200 Vista and a samsung NC10 XP.