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NICE.

@nuhi: Thanks for the link. I'll be dissecting that cab file. @seapagan, RogueSpear: Definately a good direction to take this in.

I'd most likely suspect a virus/spyware/toolbar.

Every folder or just one specific folder?

Two heads is always better then one when it comes to coding.

One of the largest issues I have with AMD is cost. Performance for performance, you pay 2 to 3 times more for an AMD based performance system then an Intel one.

You don't need to use RegEx for simple tags that have no parameters. Just use a straightforward Replace. _msg = _msg.Replace("[list]", "<ul>"); _msg = _msg.Replace("[*]", "<li>"); _msg = _msg.Replace("[/list]", "</ul>");

OCZ has been doing a hell of job dropping latencies on DDR2.

You're out of line and obviously don't know what you're talking about. Even Canadian English is different the US English. If it wasn't for the fact that I do programming, I'd still be writing COLOUR just like the brits do. @neilw2: Welcome aboard mate, don't let the random thorns turn you away. Welcome to MSFN.

Indeed, they are at the moment. However, I was thinking of changing that. Since you have to be connected to the internet to download the updates, I could have the utility automatically retrieve an XML style updates list using my personal domain as a host, therefore excluding the need for people to update their executables. This could be interesting to look at. Do you have a link? What language do you code in? @everyone: Thank you for all the positive feedback and support. Much appreciated, it's encouraging to find people finding my little slap of code so useful.

Nice. The only thing I have left to check bug-wise would appear to be the connectivity issue.

@nuhi: Bug noted. I'll be checking that. I'm glad to see that you're interested in a plug-in type option. I love nLite and I admire the quantity and quality of the work that you've put in it. Do you code in C#? @others: Multi-lingual interfaces and downloads will be available in the future. At the moment, it will remain exclusively for the english version of XP until the utility has become stable enough to include multiple language options. It's hard enough to be 100% bug free in one language, let alone in twenty odd languages. Not to mention the whole unicode mess.

Those of you who are having errors with the Windows Installer download, I'm pretty sure I corrected the problem. Bug test it?

If you look at various motherboard tests, you'll often see that the same hard drive will transfer at higher bandwidth on integrated controllers then on 3rd party secondary controllers. Probably due to the lower latencies in data communication with the CPU and the like.

I have a feeling the AMD / Intel debate could go on for a hell of a long while. lol.

Nice. Just what I wanted to know. Thanks.

New version up. I added quite a few of the options you guys asked for. Test it for bugs.

The RAID SATA controller is not bad, it's just that your southbridge controller is faster then the RAID one. As for PCI bus mastering, the IDE/SATA controllers are still part of the PCI bus even if you don't have any actual PCI cards. PCI Bus Mastering improves performance, with or without PCI cards installed.

My argument about the integrated memory controller? You AMD guys are stuck still using DDR whilst all of Intel fan boys have moved to DDR2.

If you're an Intel and Asus fan like I am, your best choice is none other then the Asus P5N32-SLI. No better way to go dual-core then with that rock-solid gaming board.

For optimal configuration, I'd suggest you transfer what you have on your IDE hard drive and remove it out of the equation. Then install one DVD-RW per IDE channel (one drive per cable). Installing the SATA drives on the southbridge controller like you have now is the best choice for SATA speed. Make sure that you have 32bit transferring enabled in your bios and PCI bus mastering.

Just a curiosity. Does XPize manually edit each system file, replacing the file's resources, or does XPize replace system files with a pre-patched version?

Agreed 100%.

I've noted everything everyone has said (See first post). Something that's struck me as an interesting possibility while reading all the feedback is this... What about providing command-line switches that could be used to allow this utility to work as a plug-in for nLite, HFSLIP and/or XPCreate. If the authors could provide feedback on that?

I made this very small utility that allows you to download all of the Microsoft Critical Updates for Windows XP with a single mouse click. See thread.