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I'll be damned... I started from scratch and now it's working... Only difference is that removed stuff (folders, languages, etc.).... Weird! Thanks anyway!

Nope! No Nero and no Firefox. Weird thing is that it's the exact same configuration than before (except not removing stuff in nLite). Btw, I'm using XP with SP3 slipstreamed...

Nope! No Nero and no Firefox. Weird thing is that it's the exact same configuration than before (except not removing stuff in nLite).

I need some help with that one please. Since yesterday I get this message when WPI is about to start installing my applications (after final reboot): D:\WPI\WPI.hta is not a valid Win32 application. Now, the thing is weird because it was working perfectly the days before. The only thing I changed in my ISO (created mostly win nLite) is that I didn't remove anything and didn't do any tweaks. Only things I did were to add some drivers and make it unattended.... WPI works just fine when I populate it on my PC but when installing in Virtual PC it's a no go... Any suggestions? Thanks!

Yes!

np man! Same as GreenMachine... Only these 3 show-up. Windows Messenger WILL appear if you have it disable during install...

Amazing how the link opens up to MS' home page... There's one http:// too many... Just edit it and it'll work... Here's the "bad" one:

Yeah! It's listed alright! I found out why tho. I have it disable during install via a regedit. I reinstalled it (to check) and went back to windowsupdate. It wasn't listed anymore. Strange tho! One would think that windowsupdate would see the program even tho it's not active.

Mine is about 375. I just have WinRAR and my VIA chipset added to the install. I reduced the size using Gosh's method. I slipstreamed SP2 over a XP SP1 cd. (Clean CD, no hacks, no reduction, just the slipstreamed SP1)

Well! I did a clean install with my new unattended SP2 cd and the only fixes available at windowsupadte were these 4 (all in Optionnal): -Microsoft Windows Journal Viewer -Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 -Windows Messenger 4.7 -Update for Windows XP HighMAT Support in CD Writing Wizard (KB831240) Note that my cd didnd't contained ANY hotfixes (type 1 and 2)... I emptied the folders before burning the ISO just to see how many I would get at windowsupdate. So there you have it. An unattended SP2 cd containing NO hotfixes whatsoever should give you the same results.

Yeah! Thx! It's working perfectly... On SP2 final here too...

Ok! Tried to installed from the link above. It's in German.... but I still don't know if it's the real thing...

I d/l from that link but I'm wondering....

It worked great for me... Thx! Btw, I'm a noob when it comes to AutoIT... Do you know where I should go to understand how to use it?

Thx man! Btw, I meant .js files... I'll give the 2nd method a go... Thx again!

I'm trying to create a new unattended CD with SP1a with nLite. Problem is that I don't have the SP1 anymore... The only one I can find is the SP1a. Since I have a bunch of .vbs files to run at the end of my install it's quite a problem. I did try the method described HERE, but it didn't work. I managed to find the 3809 (as described) somewhere else, but during the install, I get an error (empty box with a X) and it doesn't install.... Anyone have another solution? Thx!

Ok! Thx man! And once again, kudos for your hard work. I really appreciate it...

First of all I must say GREAT JOB... I mean, this tool is incredible. I read all 40 pages from the beginning and unless I missed something I have a problem that I haven't seen so far. I read that since build 8.5 you fixed gosh's slimming method. But I still get errors. My XP folder is a "pre-Gosh" slim, meaning I did the whole thing (Boot and i386 folders, editing the setupldr.bin file, etc). I always leave that folder open in case I want to add some other stuff later. I DIDN'T compressed it yet. Now, I use Nlite and remove stuff I don't want and then choose CREATE ISO. When I try to boot the system (VitualPC) I get a setupldr.bin missing. So, instead of using Nlite to create the ISO, I tried with the cmd command provided by Gosh. The ISO will now boot, but during the copying of the files I get a lot of missing files errors (.ttf and .dll) I would like to know what I'm doing wrong. Should I just start fresh without using Gosh method? Anyway, if this question was asked before, I'm sorry. Like I said, I didn't find it... Thx! edit: Btw, I'm trying this on a french copy of XP.

Nevermind... I found my answer on page 5... Sorry...

Yeah I know! But since I don't know VB or any other programming for that matter, I had to use an external program. It's AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0. There's a free trial available HERE. I didn't have the time to check all the functions but maybe it can do what you want...

How about something like this: XP Setup Menu

Yeah! That's what I did and it's working really well.... I made 2 cds actually. One in english (for myself) and one for work in french (with our corporate key). After the reducing process I had about 250megs free so I was able to add a bunch of suff, like the Novell Client. Let's just say that the technicians at work (School District) are VERY happy with that.... No more key to enter, all the regionnal stuff is in and they don't have to fecth for their Novell cd... Hehehehe! And to say I'm "just" a librarian... You should have seen the look on their faces when I showed them my XP cd... Thx to all...

You're right! I was just erasing my Windows content. I went too far, I should have (like you said) delete the partition instead of just deleting Win. The other reason was that I wanted to format in NTFS. But I found the command to that in the winnt.sif file. Thx!

I would like to know if it's possible. It would be a quick format in NTFS. Thx!

That would be cool indeed. I could use something like this myself...