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Nope, that's not what I wanted. I just tried nLite, and it wrapped WIN XP in a very large file. Still wondering how can I get it down to 20 MB !! Any ideas ??

Aegis: yes that's exactly what i want to do Aegis. I need to get the files down to 20 MB, do you know how ??? This will help me understand better the start process for windows. However after that I can add a small exectable to the registry to be executed after the boot, and mount the remote drive. Now, I guess you can help, if you know how to get th eimage down to 20 MB or close. Thanx

Gouki: Thank you, I will try this then I will let you know if this is what I need !!! Basicly what I want to do is, have a minimal XP OS boot with very few files, just enough to mount a remote share drive, then boot the whole real OS. I'll get back to let you know. Thank you anyway.

Bezale: This wont help, I'm not looking to use any new product. IMO i should be able to customize and build WIN XP fro th ereal installation. On the other hand, the embeded XP is alot of files. The link you sent says it used more than 10,000 component !!! My target is to have a small OS from XP to boot.

I had a recovery partition as an installation meduim, and recovery CD, but a real installation CD, not really. However if your intention is to install Windows from the CD and disable or remove the optionla software, then that's not what I'm looking for. I'm looking only for the files neede to boot up to the login screen. Thanx

Hi everybody: I'm looking to build a minimal windows XP station. I 'm looking to copy the files neede from my C:\ drive to the new partition, and I need no extra functionality beyong loging on. Any body have an idea about this. A link or a tutorial to will be a great help. Thanks