ok, with help from a friend who did me a slipstreamed version of windows to use with my current cd key i now have one that is up to date. the only problem is i need to tweak it a little and i want to slipstream some apps into it to automatically install e.g. firefox, winamp etc. i had asked on other forums if it was possible to do this using the slipstreamed version of windows i already have and creating another copy on other forums with no definite answer. can anyone help me with the answer??