Greetings ! I'm a (half-)french old user currently trying to set-up a good slipstream version of XP Pro SP3 x86 before the countdown to extinction ends, based on my SP2 original CD, preferably with RAID integration since I use that on all my rigs. Now, the problem is I haven't been toying with files, commands, and complex software (at least more complex than Notepad !) since the days of slipstreaming CDs for W98SE and therefore, though I've already spend hours reading posts and tutorials, gathering upgrades, installing NLite, WDU, VMware, etc., I just can't remember at all a few (very) basic facts about that whole operation. So a few gentle indications would really help me get the job done... 1) I've copied my CD and integrated SP3 in it, using NLite, and saved it as such in order to obtain a good working base. Last time I did this kind of thing (for W98SE), I was using CDs, but I've read about people using DVDs for their ISOs... So a first (very) basic question : is this absolutly normal now to use a bootable DVD and does it require any specific preparation or integration ? My objective is absolutly not to achieve an uber-optimised and specialized version, but rather a lengthy multipurpose one I could be sure of, whatever the machine on which I'll use it. I've read about several files and folders which could be safely deleted, but I would rather avoid taken any risks - even very unlikely ones - and actually, I need the "LANG" folder (for example) quite often, since I travel a lot and change language options often. Therefore, a quick mental calculation, adding everything I've already gathered (the hotfixes, IE8, WM11, .NET vX up to 4.0, the language packs, etc.) gives me a sum that may exceed the size of a CD... Is this perfectly safe ? 2) Now, regarding the integration itself, I've really appreciated the impressive tools and tutorials I've found, but it brings me nonetheless to a second basic question : since 90% of all this material concerns the US/english version, can I use and mix those, especially the hot-fixes - for WDU in french hasn't been updated since 2010... -, without causing compatibility problems ? I guess I can't use anything from the hotfixes stocked in the (up to date) "Windows" folder of my C: hard drive, downloaded from the Microsoft website, since they're packed in *.msi (& Co) format. Am I correct ? That's a shame, since I've always kept all those well ordered, hoping it would be useful one day... Anyway, I've founded what seems to be really marvelous scripts and packs to compensate, like the UDC or OnePiece's Post SP3 pack, in addition to remembering (a bit) about the /integrate command, which I should be able to use (after a few tries) if needed, I just can't remember wether or not different langages do cause conflicts both during installations and afterwards... 3) As an extension of the preceding question, I've read several times warnings about files which should be integrated before using NLite, like WM11 (without previous versions, I guess ?), and this makes me think about problems I've had in the past, trying to install IE8 over SP3 : I finally had to return to an SP2 version of XP, because IE8 required a small update in order to get the IME services working, and that update was supposed to be installed before SP3. In the wrong order, you were screwed - to say it in a polite way ! -, meaning you had to follow the order SP2 -> (this specific) update -> IE8 -> SP3 -> (other) updates. That was years ago and it may have been corrected since then, but I'ld rather avoid ending up in the same situation... So, is there something else, except WM11, which needs to integrated before something else or before using NLite, especially considering everything will be based on a french CD ? 4) Lastly and without tackling the RAID subject - I'll see with user Fernando, which seems to be quite an 'expert' about that, should I have any problems integrating a whole lot of RAID drivers, so that XP will hopefully be able to recognise my mirrored hard drives -, I've read about creating USB boot devices from an ISO file, which seems interesting. Does it require any specific integration or preparation, apart from those required for a standard CD or DVD ? That's just instant curiosity rather than a real need and I admit I haven't searched a lot (yet) on this particular subject... Anyway, those are just (very) basic details I really don't remember... Any help or remark would be welcomed ! Thanks in advance, both for the help and for maintaining such an impressive website !