GreenLED

Sorry for this late, late response. Thank you all for your excellent information. It was very helpful!

When you say there is a Tweak, are you talking about the "Tweaks" page in the Wizard? Is there a checkbox for it?

I have wanted for a long long time to be able to control the default user experience. Meaning, I DO NOT want things like "Take a tour of Windows XP" ballons to show up, etc. Is there any method to do this. This may not necessarily be an nLite tweak, but possibly someone here could provide some insight into this.

Thank you for your response. Is there an other way to find out what these tweaks means, maybe a short description of each or am I going to have to take a journey on Google for each one of them?

The tweaks that nLite provides are great, and having worked with MANY machines over the past 15+ years, most of them are easy to understand, but it would be helpful if some of the items had descriptions. I don't want to create an incomplete revision of an install disc and have to go back and re-burn a new one just because I wanted to update 5 tweaks. Is there some sort of "glossary" I can look up? (BESIDES Google!) I also want to understand how the tree is laid out. For example, some of the options have "Enable" and "Disable" so, am I to assume that these options that are selected are the defaults from the disc or are they the current settings on the box I'm using nLite on? Is it pulling from the current machines registry? A little guidance here would be much appreciated. (Please save the sassy remarks for the kiddies ). Here is the screen I'm talking about . . .

Well, I like the first solution, but what I'm really looking fo here is maybe a unix clone as far as file permissinos go. YES, I know it's not going to operate the same, obviously, but I think maybe some more research could be done on this, as far as testing and development. Those programs sound interesting (and scary). There MUST BE (and I'm sure there is) a way to simplify this hodgepodge of mess. The fact that the system is overly-complicated is not an issue of debate for me. And as you say, the speed increase and performance aspect is there as well. Maybe we can start by looking at the linux system and see if it's doable. I'm glad someone has researched this a bit, looks promising coming up with a solution.

I'm looking to simplify the fire permission matrix in Windows. As I see it, there should only be 3 listed users/groups with access to a file/folder. Root (a.k.a. the admin), the user (a.k.a. let's clal him John) and the system (I don't even like having this extra one, but it seems necessary). Has someone come up with some sort of simplified approach to the file permission system in Windows, there are WAY too many users/groups with access, that can lead (and I'm sure has) to utter confusion and a administration nightmare. Please be constructive in your response. If you haven't tried it, and think it's a waste of time, I'd rather you not respond. Hopefully some others can benefit from the responses to this post. Also, if someone could clarify the difference and the point of having the modify AND write permission, it seems very -- extra, although i'm sure it has some tangible benefits.

The tweaks portion of the wizard is a bit confusing for me. I'm confused how to manipulate the tick boxes. It has been a while since I've looked at the page, but as i recall there are tick boxes on each item. Some of then are unclear whether I'm enabling or disabling them. Can someone clear this up for me? If you could, please use a JPG or something to demonstrate.