Test nLite on Older PCs Before Burn?

[genosmm]

Am recycling older PCs for Very Basic Text use. Normally I like to transfer the Windows install files for 9X to the Hard Drive (HD) and then start from a Floppy. Got started with this since W95 did not have a bootable CD and some of the older PCs had no CD drives.

Now many new apps do not run on 9X so am slowly migrating to WinNT.

Since these old PCs are generally hardware limited, I would like to do some initial testing of nLite WinXP before even thinking of burning a CD.

Have searched the forums concerning this http://www.google.com/custom?ie=UTF-8&...D%3A1&hl=en

Saw mention "best way to test is to install virtualbox and 'mount' the iso that you create with nlite in it virtualbox is a program that lets you run a 'pc within your ...." http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t114160.html

Because of the hardware limitations would like to first try running the nLite reduced WinXP from a slave HD and even better if it works from a Flash Card/Drive.

Am Totally new to nLite (have never made a usable nLite reduced WinNT OS). Am just now working on my first nLite reduced Win03.

Would be especially interested in any suggestions from everyone who has done this.

Thanks

Gene OHara

[Ponch]

I don't really see any question in your post. How old is "old" ? I'd say the minimum usable would be ~300MHz, 64MB, 2Gig (PC from ~1998).

I think CDRW install is the way to go for your testing on that kind of machine.

Edited April 4, 2008 by Ponch