nLite CD plan, with a few questions

[Ambassador]

I am formatting my PC soon, and planning to use nLite to make a custom CD. Here are the key points:

- The source CD is a Windows XP SP1 (Version 2002) "Upgrade"

- SP3 will be slipstreamed

- All available hotfixes will be slipstreamed.

- Some unnessesary drivers and components will be removed.

- WMP 10 will be slipstreamed depending on whether or not this is possible.

My first question directly relates to the final point. Does the Windows XP source CD I mention above include WMP 9 or WMP 10? If the former, is it possible to slipstream WMP 10 in a similar fashion to the method of slipstreaming WMP 11 included in the FAQ portion of the nLite Website.

My second question refers to the Windows Update 951698. Since I will be installing the latest DirectX after the installation, should I exclude this update, or is it safe to include it?

My third question is far more broad, but I need to know what not to remove, if only with a broad idea. My computer's hardware is as follows

- Samsung SH-S162A CD/DVD burner drive

- Generic CD-ROM drive

- ACPI PC

- Maxtor 6Y060L0 Hard Drive

- ATi Radeon 9000 Series Graphics card

- Generic Floppy Drive

- USB 1.0/1.1

- Microsoft LifeCam VX-1000

- Standard Keyboard

- USB wired mouse

- Samsung Syncmaster 960BF Monitor

- D-Link DFE-530TX PC Fast Ethernet Adapter

- SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

- AMD Athlon XP 2100+

- Creative SB Live! Value Sound card

I will be either using the drivers included with Windows, or install drivers after install. Is there anything that I definitely should not replace?

Edited August 20, 2008 by Ambassador