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Thanks for that. I've got it all working by making an image and installing using VMWare. I've never known Windows work so effortlessly! :¬) G

Hmm, suffice to say it didn't work. I'm installing XP on my Mac using VMWare Fusion. I need it for only a couple of Windows-only programs. VMWare just didn't recognise the disc I put in - "Can't find OS" it told me. So, two questions immediately spring to mind: 1. Are the any settings I *must* enable in nLite to ensure VMWare Fusion will like the disc? I didn't automatically create a bootable ISO last time... is this required? 2. If I have to keep going back to nLite to create different versions, is there a short cut to going through the whole process of copying install disc folders again (since nLite overwirites these)? Cheers G

Ahhhh, it's the copied folders - they've been modified! Cheeky. Let's give it a go then. Take a deep breath... G

Ok, here we go! WinXP arrived. Copied everything over to the hard drive. Ran nLite (super piece of software, thanks - managed to halve the installation size). Pressed Finish. nLite closes. Ummmm, what next? How do I create my disc to actually install the reduced version of XP? Where is it? Sorry for dreadfully naive questions once more... Regards Giles

Hold your breath folks.... the new, sealed, OEM disc of XP I just got my hands on turns out to have... (wait for it) Microsoft Office 2003 on it!! This explains everything. I wondered why the hell I couldn't find the i386 folder. Suffice to say it's been returned and I'll no doubt be back here with further questions when I get a replacement, try again and hit my next hurdle. But with the correct software, I hope to at least overcome this first one! Thanks for the replies guys. G

Hi, sorry for naive question... Have searched forums and only come across one other similar post. I have an OEM version of Windows XP Pro. I have copied the entire contents of the disc across to a folder on my C: drive, that I have named "XP_source_folders". When I run nLite, whether I point it at the disc itself, or I point it at this folder (or indeed, when I point it at any of the sub folders!), I always get a pop up that says: "Make sure that the selected folder or drive contains the 'i386' or 'AMD64' directory and proper Windows installation files..." etc What am I doing wrong? I have only ever seen an 'i386' folder in my C: drive itself (from a previously installed, different version of Windows XP). Do I need to copy this folder into my "XP_Source_folder" too? (This doesn't make sense to me, as that would be old installation and new installation folders mixed together). Confused! Any help much appreciated. Cheers Giles